ADC build for close-range cleanup: Samira does not want to win the fight on the first auto, but at the moment space gets messy and her tempo reset matters more than enemy perfect positioning. The build must therefore serve access, immediate survival, and explosive conversion.
Three builds, one right answer per draft. The advisor reads the five enemies (and your allies) and names who triggers what — the same rule as the Draft MVP sheet and Ask Nexus.
Best Samira build (Dragon Lane): Infinity Edge › Phantom Dancer › Bloodthirster › Runaan's Hurricane › Lord Dominik's Regards, boots Berserker's Greaves, keystone Conqueror. Three variants and when to pick each are below.
Standard build maximizing damage output. Use on neutral matchups or when ahead.
15,500 total cost
Nothing dominates on the other side: the standard build maximizes your damage.
Open this draft in the tool →Anti-resist build for tanky enemies. Choose when multiple enemies build armor/magic resist.
15,600 total cost +100gDefensive build adding survivability. Pick this against high enemy damage or when behind.
15,600 total cost +100g
Scores out of 10: where this champion sits against the whole roster, phase by phase. The strip shows its own power ramp level by level — it does not compare across champions.
Your hardest matchups in this role, and the item from your situational list that answers each one.
Draven
Guardian Angel
Physical damage
Kalista
Serylda's Grudge
Highly mobile
Nilah
Mortal Reminder
Recurring healing
Caitlyn
Guardian Angel
Physical damage
Same advisor in the Draft (the MVP sheet applies it to your real draft) and in Ask Nexus, which explains the choice. On counters pages: the variant to take against each counter-pick.
Foundational item core, without recent situational additions — kept as a base for understanding the kit. For the up-to-date build, see the section above.
Samira only creates value if she survives long enough to ult and reset. Build balances burst and sustain.
Long Sword
Executes low-health targets, stacking Style grade S for R
Massive lifesteal during R Inferno Trigger
Anti-heal applied across the entire R Inferno Trigger AoE
Gluttonous Greaves
Stasis
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combos multi-spells to monter his style S stack Conqueror to a DPS massive.
Strengthens attaques hybrid AD in early with dominate the trades in lane.
Your all-in style opens on a full team — the healthy-target bonus inflates your climb to S rank.
Lifesteal for sustain in the R Inferno Trigger when She rotates in the middle enemies.
E (Wild Rush) dash triggers penetration physical on each dash.
Guardian Angel
Maw of Malmortius
Stasis
Quicksilver
Coup De Grace
Giant Slayer
Sudden Impact
Bone Plating
With Phantom Dancer, her entries become less binary. The shield and sustained DPS help her finish a target after the first burst, especially once the enemy has already spent their main crowd control.
