Ezreal vs Samira
Skill matchup
Build vs Samira
Build adapted to this matchup
Recommended items for Ezreal: Tear of the Goddess, Trinity Force, Muramana, Ionian Boots of Lucidity, Spear of Shojin, Serylda's Grudge, Endless Hunger, Frozen Heart.
Starting items
Core build
Standard
Summoner spells
Anti CC
Other options
Power Spikes
Strength by game phase
Samira's abilities
Passive, spells and ultimate
Samira builds a combo by hitting attacks or abilities unique from the previous hit. Samira's attacks in melee range deal additional magic damage. Samira's attacks against enemies affected by Immobilizing effects will dash her to her attack range. If the enemy is Knocked Up, she also keeps them Knocked Up briefly.
Cooldowns
Cooldowns by spell rank
| Level | Q | W | E | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 6s | 30s | 20s | – |
| 6 | 4s | 30s | 20s | 5s |
| 9 | 2s | 28s | 20s | 5s |
| 11 | 2s | 26s | 20s | 5s |
| 16 | 2s | 22s | 16s | 5s |
| 18 | 2s | 22s | 12s | 5s |
Playing as Ezreal
Tips to maximize your impact
- Land as many Qs as you can
Land Mystic Shot (Q) as often as you can: each hit lowers all your cooldowns and adds a Rising Spell Force (passive) stack.
- Detonate the orb with a spell
Detonate Essence Flux (W) with a spell rather than an auto: the orb deals its damage either way, but a spell refunds its mana cost plus a bonus.
- Save your E to escape
Save Arcane Shift (E) to escape unless the kill is certain: it's your only way to reposition, on a 26 to 14 second cooldown.
- Finish across the map
Cast Trueshot Barrage (R) across the map to finish a fleeing target: it hits everything in its line, but deals less to minions and non-epic monsters.
Playing against Samira
How to counter and exploit weaknesses
- Trade after her Wild Rush
Take a trade once Wild Rush (E) is used: it's her only dash, and it only comes back if a champion she damaged dies within 3 seconds.
- Hold your projectiles
If you have projectiles, wait for Blade Whirl (W) to end: it destroys those that enter its area, but not spells without a projectile.
- Back off when she chains hits
Back off when she chains her hits: each one that differs from the last builds her Style, and at an S rating, Inferno Trigger (R) shoots every enemy around her.
Other Ezreal matchups
Patch 16.21.1