ADC Matchup

Samira vs Ezreal

Patch: 15.24 (25.24)
League: Platinum+
Samira

Samira

the Desert Rose
ADC
Samira ADC Overall Win Rate
49.99%

Matchup Win Rate

52.3%
Samira vs Ezreal Wins
⚔
47.7%
Ezreal vs Samira Wins
Ezreal

Ezreal

the Prodigal Explorer
ADC
Ezreal ADC Overall Win Rate
48.26%

Samira vs Ezreal - ADC Matchup Guide Patch 15.24 (25.24)

Samira ADC vs Ezreal ADC - Who is stronger?

Samira ADC has an advantage against Ezreal (52.3% win rate) based on 1552 games. The matchup leans toward Samira.

View detailed statistics below: items, runes, and counter builds for Samira ADC vs Ezreal ADC in patch 15.24 (25.24), including win rates and pick rates. With proper study, this can improve your chances of victory up to 64.1% in this matchup.

Statistical Matchup Analysis

With 4.4% popularity, Samira constantly encounters meta-dominant Ezreal (12.1%, 5th place out of 30 ADC champions). Understanding how to play against this popular champion becomes essential for consistent Samira performance in the current patch. Meta strength confirmed: Samira's superior tier rating (B+ vs B) translates into a solid 52.3% matchup win rate. This performance explains why Samira ranks 16th in win rate among ADC champions. Optimize for consistency: Conqueror paired with Triumph (62.0% win rate, 2.4% popularity) provides the stats you need, while the item sequence The Collector > Infinity Edge > Bloodthirster with Plated Steelcaps delivers 64.1% win rate against Ezreal.

Lane dominance: Samira not only wins the matchup but crushes CS (7.28/min vs 6.64 for Ezreal). This 0.64 CS/min advantage generates significant gold leads that compound your already favorable position. Complete superiority: Samira dominates both win rate (52.3%) and damage output (926 vs 867/min, 2nd among ADC). The 59 damage/min difference creates massive snowball potential. Intriguing anomaly: Samira wins the matchup (52.3%) despite a lower KDA (2.20 vs 2.60). This suggests you win through macro influence and clutch plays in key moments rather than consistent individual performance.

Samira vs Ezreal - ADC Stats Comparison

Samira ADC
Samira ADC		Versus
Ezreal ADC
Ezreal ADC
B+TierB
52.3%Matchup Winrate47.7%
49.99%Role Winrate48.26%
#16Winrate Rank#25
4.4%Pickrate12.1%
2.2Average KDA2.6
458Gold per Minute433
7.28CS/Min6.64
0.27Wards per Minute0.31
926Damage per Minute867

How to Beat Ezreal as Samira (ADC)

The Samira versus Ezreal matchup as ADC is favorable with proper positioning. Use your statistical advantage and prevent the opponent from realizing their potential.

Except for rare builds, Samira deals physical damage. Focus on eliminating enemy carries. Ezreal has mixed damage, be careful as it may be harder to defend if the opponent gets ahead or plays aggressively.

An important advantage of Samira is higher farming statistics (ranked 6th among role champions) (versus 19th for Ezreal), which provides a stable gold advantage in extended games and allows faster access to key items. Meanwhile, their higher KDA (2.6 versus 2.2) suggests they participate more effectively in team fights.

Key aspects of the Samira ADC versus Ezreal ADC matchup

Despite the statistical advantage in the matchup, overconfidence can be the main mistake. It is important for the Samira player to maintain constant pressure on Ezreal, not allowing the opponent to safely scale up, and actively use the advantage gained to help their team.

Samira vs Ezreal: ADC Summoner Spells

Most Popular

Flash
Flash Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Barrier
Barrier Gain a brief Shield.
54.8% Win Rate80.8% Pick Rate

Highest Win Rate

Flash
Flash Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Ghost
Ghost Gain Move Speed and ignore unit collision for the duration.
75.8% Win Rate0.4% Pick Rate

Samira vs Ezreal: ADC Runes

Most Frequent Runes

Primary Path
Precision
Conqueror
Conqueror Basic attacks or spells that deal damage to an enemy champion grant 2 stacks of Conqueror for 5s, gaining 1.8-4 Adaptive Force per stack. Stacks up to 12 times. Ranged champions gain only 1 stack per basic attack.

When fully stacked, heal for 8% of the damage you deal to champions (5% for ranged champions).

Conqueror

Basic attacks or spells that deal damage to an enemy champion grant 2 stacks of Conqueror…

Triumph
Triumph Takedowns restore 5% of your missing health, 2.5% of your max health, and grant an additional 20 gold.


'The most dangerous game brings the greatest glory.'
—Noxian Reckoner

Triumph

Takedowns restore 5% of your missing health, 2.5% of your max health, and grant…

Legend: Bloodline
Legend: Bloodline Gain 0.35% Life Steal for every Legend stack (max 15 stacks). At maximum Legend stacks, gain 85 max health.

Earn progress toward Legend stacks for every champion takedown, epic monster takedown, large monster kill, and minion kill.

Legend: Bloodline

Gain 0.35% Life Steal for every Legend stack (max 15 stacks). At maximum Legend…

Last Stand
Last Stand Deal 5% - 11% increased damage to champions while you are below 60% health. Max damage gained at 30% health.

Last Stand

Deal 5% - 11% increased damage to champions while you are below 60% health. Max…

Secondary Path
Domination
Taste of Blood
Taste of Blood Heal when you damage an enemy champion.

Healing: 16-40 (+0.1 bonus AD, +0.05 AP) health (based on level)

Cooldown: 20s

Taste of Blood

Heal when you damage an enemy champion.Healing: 16-40 (+0.1 bonus AD, +0.05 AP)…

Treasure Hunter
Treasure Hunter Gain an additional 50 gold the next time you collect a Bounty Hunter stack. Increase the gold gained by 20 gold for each Bounty Hunter stack, up to 130 gold.

Bounty Hunter stacks are earned the first time you get a takedown on each enemy champion.

Treasure Hunter

Gain an additional 50 gold the next time you collect a Bounty Hunter stack. Inc…

Adaptive
Attack Speed
Attack Speed Increases attack speed by 10%

Attack Speed

Increases attack speed by 10%

Adaptive Force
Adaptive Force Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Adaptive Force

Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Scaling Health
Scaling Health Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

Scaling Health

Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

54.1% Win Rate73.8% Pick Rate

Best Win Rate Runes

Primary Path
Precision
Conqueror
Conqueror Basic attacks or spells that deal damage to an enemy champion grant 2 stacks of Conqueror for 5s, gaining 1.8-4 Adaptive Force per stack. Stacks up to 12 times. Ranged champions gain only 1 stack per basic attack.

When fully stacked, heal for 8% of the damage you deal to champions (5% for ranged champions).

Conqueror

Basic attacks or spells that deal damage to an enemy champion grant 2 stacks of Conqueror…

Triumph
Triumph Takedowns restore 5% of your missing health, 2.5% of your max health, and grant an additional 20 gold.


'The most dangerous game brings the greatest glory.'
—Noxian Reckoner

Triumph

Takedowns restore 5% of your missing health, 2.5% of your max health, and grant…

Legend: Bloodline
Legend: Bloodline Gain 0.35% Life Steal for every Legend stack (max 15 stacks). At maximum Legend stacks, gain 85 max health.

Earn progress toward Legend stacks for every champion takedown, epic monster takedown, large monster kill, and minion kill.

Legend: Bloodline

Gain 0.35% Life Steal for every Legend stack (max 15 stacks). At maximum Legend…

Last Stand
Last Stand Deal 5% - 11% increased damage to champions while you are below 60% health. Max damage gained at 30% health.

Last Stand

Deal 5% - 11% increased damage to champions while you are below 60% health. Max…

Secondary Path
Sorcery
Absolute Focus
Absolute Focus While above 70% health, gain an adaptive bonus of up to 18 Attack Damage or 30 Ability Power (based on level).

Grants 1.8 Attack Damage or 3 Ability Power at level 1.

Absolute Focus

While above 70% health, gain an adaptive bonus of up to 18 Attack Damage or 30 …

Gathering Storm
Gathering Storm Every 10 min gain AP or AD, adaptive.

10 min: + 8 AP or 5 AD
20 min: + 24 AP or 14 AD
30 min: + 48 AP or 29 AD
40 min: + 80 AP or 48 AD
50 min: + 120 AP or 72 AD
60 min: + 168 AP or 101 AD
etc...

Gathering Storm

Every 10 min gain AP or AD, adaptive.10 min: + 8 AP or 5 AD 20 min: + 24 AP or …

Adaptive
Attack Speed
Attack Speed Increases attack speed by 10%

Attack Speed

Increases attack speed by 10%

Adaptive Force
Adaptive Force Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Adaptive Force

Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Scaling Health
Scaling Health Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

Scaling Health

Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

62.0% Win Rate2.4% Pick Rate

Samira vs Ezreal: ADC Item Builds

Most Popular Build

Starting Items
Stealth Ward
Stealth Ward (0 gold) Active (210 - 120s, max 2 charges)
Places an Invisible Stealth Ward that grants vision for 90-120 seconds.
Doran's Blade
Doran's Blade (450 gold) 10 Attack Damage
80 Health
3% Life Steal
Health Potion
Health Potion (50 gold) Consume
Restores 120 Health over 15 seconds.
50.5% Win Rate95.9% Pick Rate
Popular Boots
Plated Steelcaps
Plated Steelcaps (1200 gold) 25 Armor
45 Move Speed
Plating
Reduces incoming damage from Attacks by 10%.
50.7% Win Rate55.9% Pick Rate
Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads (1250 gold) 20 Magic Resist
45 Move Speed
30% Tenacity
52.6% Win Rate24.5% Pick Rate
Boots of Swiftness
Boots of Swiftness (1000 gold) 60 Move Speed
Fleetfooted
Reduce the effectiveness of Slows by 25%.
63.8% Win Rate2.8% Pick Rate
Core Build
Serrated Dirk
Serrated Dirk (1000 gold) 20 Attack Damage
10 Lethality
->
The Collector
The Collector (3000 gold) 50 Attack Damage
10 Lethality
25% Critical Strike Chance
Death
Your damage executes champions that are below 5% Health.
Taxes
Champion kills grant 25 bonus gold.
Infinity Edge
Infinity Edge (3450 gold) 65 Attack Damage
25% Critical Strike Chance
40% Critical Strike Damage
Lord Dominik's Regards
Lord Dominik's Regards (3100 gold) 35 Attack Damage
40% Armor Penetration
25% Critical Strike Chance
57.9% Win Rate23.0% Pick Rate
Final Build
Guardian Angel
Guardian Angel (3200 gold) 55 Attack Damage
45 Armor
Rebirth
Upon taking lethal damage, restores 50% base Health and 100% max Mana after 4 seconds of Stasis.
59.9% Win Rate26.4% Pick Rate

Best Win Rate Build

Starting Items
Stealth Ward
Stealth Ward (0 gold) Active (210 - 120s, max 2 charges)
Places an Invisible Stealth Ward that grants vision for 90-120 seconds.
Doran's Blade
Doran's Blade (450 gold) 10 Attack Damage
80 Health
3% Life Steal
88.3% Win Rate0.1% Pick Rate
Highest Winrate Boots
Boots of Swiftness
Boots of Swiftness (1000 gold) 60 Move Speed
Fleetfooted
Reduce the effectiveness of Slows by 25%.
63.8% Win Rate2.8% Pick Rate
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Ionian Boots of Lucidity (900 gold) 10 Ability Haste
45 Move Speed
Ionian Insight
Gain 10 Summoner Spell Haste.
63.0% Win Rate0.2% Pick Rate
Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads (1250 gold) 20 Magic Resist
45 Move Speed
30% Tenacity
52.6% Win Rate24.5% Pick Rate
Core Build
Pickaxe
Pickaxe (875 gold) 25 Attack Damage
->
The Collector
The Collector (3000 gold) 50 Attack Damage
10 Lethality
25% Critical Strike Chance
Death
Your damage executes champions that are below 5% Health.
Taxes
Champion kills grant 25 bonus gold.
Infinity Edge
Infinity Edge (3450 gold) 65 Attack Damage
25% Critical Strike Chance
40% Critical Strike Damage
Bloodthirster
Bloodthirster (3400 gold) 80 Attack Damage
15% Life Steal
Ichorshield
Convert excess healing from your Lifesteal to a Shield.
64.1% Win Rate2.8% Pick Rate
Final Build
Immortal Shieldbow
Immortal Shieldbow (3000 gold) 55 Attack Damage
25% Critical Strike Chance
Lifeline
Taking damage that would reduce your Health below 30% grants a Shield for 3 seconds.
62.5% Win Rate18.4% Pick Rate
Other Items
Bloodthirster
Bloodthirster (3400 gold) 80 Attack Damage
15% Life Steal
Ichorshield
Convert excess healing from your Lifesteal to a Shield.
62.5% Win Rate23.3% Pick Rate
Immortal Shieldbow
Immortal Shieldbow (3000 gold) 55 Attack Damage
25% Critical Strike Chance
Lifeline
Taking damage that would reduce your Health below 30% grants a Shield for 3 seconds.
62.5% Win Rate18.4% Pick Rate
Mercurial Scimitar
Mercurial Scimitar (3200 gold) 40 Attack Damage
40 Magic Resist
10% Life Steal

ACTIVE
Quicksilver
Removes all crowd control debuffs (excluding Airborne) and grants Move Speed.
60.3% Win Rate4.6% Pick Rate
Mortal Reminder
Mortal Reminder (3300 gold) 35 Attack Damage
35% Armor Penetration
25% Critical Strike Chance
Grievous Wounds
Dealing physical damage applies 40% Wounds to enemy champions for 3 seconds.
57.8% Win Rate4.0% Pick Rate
Maw of Malmortius
Maw of Malmortius (3100 gold) 60 Attack Damage
15 Ability Haste
40 Magic Resist
Lifeline
Taking magic damage that would reduce your Health below 30% grants a magic damage Shield for 3 seconds and 10% Omnivamp until end of combat.
50.3% Win Rate3.2% Pick Rate
Death's Dance
Death's Dance (3300 gold) 60 Attack Damage
15 Ability Haste
50 Armor
Ignore Pain
A percentage of damage taken is dealt to you over 3 seconds instead.
Defy
When a champion that you damaged within 3 seconds dies, cleanse Ignore Pain's remaining damage and restore Health over 2 seconds.
61.2% Win Rate2.2% Pick Rate
Jak'Sho, The Protean
Jak'Sho, The Protean (3200 gold) 350 Health
45 Armor
45 Magic Resist
Voidborn Resilience
After 5 seconds of champion combat, increase your bonus Armor and Magic Resist by 30% until end of combat.
53.6% Win Rate1.1% Pick Rate

Samira vs Ezreal: ADC Skill (abilities) Orders

Most Frequent Skill Order

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Q
Q
Flair Samira fires a shot or swings her sword, dealing damage. If cast during Wild Rush, strike all enemies in her path upon completion.
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
W
W
Blade Whirl Samira slashes around her, damaging enemies and destroying enemy missiles.
W
W
W
W
W
E
E
Wild Rush Samira dashes through an enemy (including structures), slashing enemies she passes through and gaining Attack Speed. Killing an enemy champion refreshes this ability's cooldown.
E
E
E
E
E
R
R
Inferno Trigger Samira unleashes a torrent of shots from her weapons, wildly shooting all enemies surrounding her.
R
R
R
Max Order: Q > E > W
52.3% Win Rate80.7% Pick Rate

Highest Win % Skill Order

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Q
Flair Samira fires a shot or swings her sword, dealing damage. If cast during Wild Rush, strike all enemies in her path upon completion.
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
R
W
Blade Whirl Samira slashes around her, damaging enemies and destroying enemy missiles.
W
W
W
W
W
R
E
Wild Rush Samira dashes through an enemy (including structures), slashing enemies she passes through and gaining Attack Speed. Killing an enemy champion refreshes this ability's cooldown.
E
E
E
E
E
R
R
Inferno Trigger Samira unleashes a torrent of shots from her weapons, wildly shooting all enemies surrounding her.
R
R
R
Max Order: Q > E > W
91.9% Win Rate0.4% Pick Rate

Playing Against Ezreal

  • Ezreal is a very fragile champion so take the fight to him.
  • Ezreal is completely skill shot based, so make sure to keep minions in between you.
  • Mystic Shot applies on-hit effects including the Crest of Cinders.

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+2.5%
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+1.6%
Senna

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+1.4%
Caitlyn

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+1.2%
Draven

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+1.2%
Tristana

Samira vs Tristana

Samira
+1.1%
Lucian

Samira vs Lucian

Samira
+1.0%
Kai'Sa

Samira vs Kai'Sa

Samira
+0.7%
Yunara

Samira vs Yunara

Samira
-1.1%
Vayne

Samira vs Vayne

Samira
-1.1%
Sivir

Samira vs Sivir

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-1.7%
Ashe

Samira vs Ashe

Samira
-1.8%
Jinx

Samira vs Jinx

Samira
-2.0%
Twitch

Samira vs Twitch

Samira
-2.0%
Miss Fortune

Samira vs Miss Fortune

Samira
-2.0%
Corki

Samira vs Corki

Samira
-2.3%
Zeri

Samira vs Zeri

Samira
-2.6%
Smolder

Samira vs Smolder

Samira
-4.1%
Xayah

Samira vs Xayah

Samira
-5.0%
Nilah

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