Samira vs Katarina Counter Pick
Matchup Summary
What the Data Means
Samira is a marksman/assassin hybrid, Katarina a assassin/mage hybrid, and they meet in the ADC lane. Over 229 ranked games on patch 16.13.1, Samira closes out 56.8% of them. A 6.8-point edge is what puts this matchup in Samira’s column.
Mismatched profiles here: physical on Samira’s side, magic on Katarina’s. Samira opens on 630 health and 26 armour, Katarina on 672 and 32. Katarina starts 6 armour ahead, which is felt before either buys anything. By level 18 that becomes 2466 health and 106 armour for Samira against 2508 and 112 for Katarina.
Samira looks for Wild Rush (E); Katarina answers with Bouncing Blade (Q). Then it becomes Inferno Trigger against Death Lotus, and the one still holding it sets the terms. One spends Mana and the other None, which changes how long each can keep poking.
The 500-versus-125 attack range gap means Samira can contest the wave from outside Katarina’s reach. The burden is on Katarina: Samira has no reason to walk into an even fight.
Behind 56.8% are 229 games against Katarina, not a handful of anecdotes.
FAQ
Yes — Samira holds the statistical advantage in this matchup. Samira wins 56.8% of the recorded games.
56.8% from Samira's perspective, measured on patch 16.13.1.
229 ranked games at Emerald rank and above, across all regions.
The current Samira build — items, runes and skill order from the same data set — is on the Samira build page.