TOP 5 SAMIRA COUNTERS ADC

Samira is a high-risk, high-reward snowball ADC built around one core fantasy: dive in, press R, and wipe the team. With Inferno Trigger (R), style meter mechanics, and W (Blade Whirl) that blocks projectiles, she can turn chaotic fights into solo highlights if allowed to reset and thrive.

But Samira has one of the worst laning phases in the ADC pool. She’s short-ranged, item-dependent, and extremely vulnerable to poke, peel, and CC. If you shut her down early or prevent her from getting into range safely, she becomes a glorified melee minion until 2–3 items.

The top 5 counters to Samira bot are: Nilah, Jhin, Ashe, Swain, and Varus. These champions deny her engage, break her combos, and prevent her from ever stacking up to that dangerous S-rank ult moment.

Top 5 Samira ADC Counters

1. Nilah

• Playstyle: Melee skirmisher ADC / sustain carry
• Strengths:
  • Out-sustains and out-scales Samira in extended fights.
  • Passive XP sharing and healing give better laning with enchanters.
  • R (Apotheosis) pulls Samira in mid-combo and interrupts her engage.

Play Tips:

• Take short trades early with E + Q — your sustain beats her attrition game.
• Pair with healing supports like Nami or Milio to neutralize her burst.
• Use R when she ults — the CC will cancel her channel and swing the fight.

2. Jhin

• Playstyle: Long-range burst ADC
• Strengths:
  • Outranges her hard — Q + 4th shot trades chunk her.
  • W (Deadly Flourish) roots her if she over-commits or gets tagged by allies.
  • Forces her to play passive unless she has a hyper-engage support.

Play Tips:

• Keep wave slow-pushed to trap her under tower with poke.
• Use W to cancel her E engages or ult channel from a safe distance.
• Pair with a CC support to chain root and shut her down.

3. Ashe

• Playstyle: Utility ADC / perma slow kite
• Strengths:
  • Perma-slow autos make it impossible for Samira to gap close.
  • R (Enchanted Crystal Arrow) cancels her ultimate and locks her down from long range.
  • Kites her permanently with Q + slows and spacing.

Play Tips:

• Position safely — let your slows do the work while your support zones.
• Save R specifically for her R or if she tries to dive in off a knockup.
• Build Kraken Slayer or Shieldbow depending on her support matchup.

4. Swain

• Playstyle: AP drain-tank support / zone controller
• Strengths:
  • Passive (Ravenous Flock) and E (Nevermove) punish her short-range engages.
  • W + E combo zones Samira off from wave and catch setups.
  • R (Demonic Ascension) lets Swain survive her burst and melt her team mid-dive.

Play Tips:

• Land E when she engages — if she gets pulled, her combo ends instantly.
• Use W for vision denial and spacing — she can’t all-in through it freely.
• Pop R during teamfights as soon as she dives — she can’t survive your drain DPS.

5. Varus

• Playstyle: Poke ADC / burst threat
• Strengths:
  • Poke build (Lethality Varus) forces her to back or die before she can engage.
  • R (Chain of Corruption) roots her mid-dash or ult, canceling her engage.
  • Scales better with less risk — wins most 2v2s if played safely.

Play Tips:

• Go poke or on-hit build depending on support — both shut her down early.
• Use Q to chunk her pre-6, then all-in with ult or play for dive setups.
• Hold R for her dash — she can’t W while channeling.

Bonus Tips to Beat Samira:

• Don’t clump — spread during fights so she can’t stack style or hit multiple targets with R.
• Interrupt with CC — roots, knockups, and stuns all break her engage and cancel her ult.
• Punish early — she’s weak before Mythic + Vamp — press advantage hard in levels 1–5.