Samira vs Nilah Counter Pick
Matchup Summary
What the Data Means
Samira is a marksman/assassin hybrid, Nilah a fighter/assassin hybrid, and they meet in the ADC lane. 754 tracked games on 16.13.1 put Samira at a 45.1% win rate into Nilah. Sitting 4.9 points below the 50% line marks Nilah as a genuine problem pick for Samira.
The exchange usually opens with Wild Rush (E) or Formless Blade (Q). Level six shifts things: Inferno Trigger on one side, Apotheosis on the other.
physical damage sits on both sides of this lane, which simplifies what Samira and Nilah build against each other. Starting health splits 630 to 570 in Samira’s favour, with armour at 26 against 27. Samira scales to 2466 health by 18 while Nilah reaches 2287. That 335-versus-340 difference matters most when either leaves the lane.
Samira holds a 275-unit range advantage (500 to 225), and that shapes how the lane is traded out. Until Nilah closes that 225-to-500 gap, Samira dictates the pace.
Nilah is the more demanding of the two to pilot (10/10 versus 6/10), which quietly shapes the win rate. Behind 45.1% are 754 games against Nilah, not a handful of anecdotes.
FAQ
No — current data marks this as a counter matchup: Nilah has the statistical edge. Samira wins 45.1% of the recorded games.
45.1% from Samira's perspective, measured on patch 16.13.1.
754 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.