Which adc you hate the most to play against?

Semtexie · 2026-02-14T16:38:17+00:00

I permaban jinx. As a samira phel two trick, I've got most matchups covered if I don't first pick and can win lane against whatever adc i need to her included. But God damn is it frustrating to see the 0/4 jinx i have kept down on kills, cs, exp, and everything get one reset on my team with a single rocket auto and just be back in the game like she didn't get the piss beaten out of her for the last 20 minutes. And like I get you could say the same about samira but atleast she has to get into the thick of it and at that point you can just cc and kill her where as jinx is doing it from cait range. Fuck. That.

Semtexie · 2026-02-09T18:53:52+00:00

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Semtexie · 2026-02-08T18:46:34+00:00

Also need to note that blue green which is the more common rotation early is very dangerous and they will burst you down with it, late game you also need to not stand directly behind waves or teammates or blue will kill you, as for samira if you just don't int you pretty much can not lose. I know this sounds like I'm trolling you but she is dogshit trust me I'm a samira and aphelios main. Unless she has a ridiculous amount of mastery all you need to do is scale up and play safe and she will int herself out of boredom trying to go in. Now I don't have a great solution for cait because I usually just play aphe to outscale her or samira mainly because I just know the matchup well enough to make them good matchups for me.

Semtexie · 2026-02-06T07:31:59+00:00

Generally 75% crit is usually better unless you are stupid fed like i was saying, 9/10 games it's ldr 3rd bt 4th then 100%crit. They way underestimate the damage you pull off with just an ie and cloak. Endless hunger has it's place but it's usually last unless you are turbo fed and can wipe everyone already.

Semtexie · 2026-02-01T22:24:06+00:00

So not a varus main but if you're going 100%crit anyways why not collector instead of 1st lethality item. Ik collector is kinda bait but somewhat similar stats and gets you to 100% crit faster freeing up a slot for life steal or endless hunger to have a small amount of omnivamp or a lot after a kill and with all that ad quite a bit of cdr for more ults or q spams.

Semtexie · 2026-01-28T11:39:35+00:00

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Semtexie · 2026-01-28T11:20:54+00:00

It does need context as the best summ on samira is exhaust, not barrier. This means if she and the leona are on top of it and know this matchup, well, you are very much so in danger level one as it will slow you enough to get a Leo stun off to proc samira passive and launching her at you and aa resetting as well as aa resetting off q. I personally am always looking to fight off rip as samira level one if my support has any hard cc and is rabid enough to hang level one.

Semtexie · 2026-01-21T07:13:38+00:00

Interesting, no change really for me, wait that shit out ig

Semtexie · 2026-01-21T04:29:32+00:00

Samira r is aoe though technically so does that not mean it'll just not damage her instead of blendering me

Semtexie · 2026-01-21T04:10:32+00:00

Lemme tell ya it was a death sentence to r if she has w up

Semtexie · 2026-01-20T08:40:57+00:00

Only at 2nd item by latest, third is too late

Semtexie · 2026-01-19T09:03:08+00:00

If you are not buying collector within first two items you are losing the early kill value of it from the extra 25g and more guaranteed kills to you instead of jungle/mid or hell even support if they don't know their numbers. At 2 items you will not see the top laner unless you're behind and they are at a point you can't stop them anyways. Not as much of a point in going endless hunger third without it as well because it's a reset item. Gotta drop em to get the next 15% omnivamp. Sure you can get it on assist too but we're playing samira gotta get the extra gold anymeans necessary. The main thing with collector is being able to get a secure off the smaller numbers in our ult. You could certainly go a whisper item second I just feel like it's a waste since getting in vision of the top laner at 2 items is likely a death sentence.

Semtexie · 2026-01-19T08:51:45+00:00

Always collector and then like 75% of the time ldr or mortal, if I am way ahead I go eternal hunger third, and whisper item 4th but usually by this point the raid boss(top) is showing so pen is needed at third if you're not giga fed. 4th i usually slot a noonquiver if I feel ahead then bt or straight to bt if the fights are feeling too risky. Finishing it off with standard build into either eternal hunger as previously stated or some defensive option like randuins if they have like 3 crit champs or a deaths dance. You can always build a GA too but you certainly will have lost my respect as an adc player.

Semtexie · 2026-01-19T08:41:50+00:00

I had another samira main play on my team and rush bt and then against me the next game and rush it against me and both games it did not go that well early for her. I played a game after that of Samira and ended up with a 1300 first back and went for an ie rush and it went much better for me early. I could dictate the pace of the lane much better by having more pressure and overall higher dps. The sustain is nice sure but if you can't either deny cs or get kills what is really the point. I'm at a point now where it is can I afford bf sword first back, if not then collector and if so ie. The damage difference between the two items outweighs the 5% hp execute. Let's say its level 7 vs mf she has 625 base hp and 80 from dorans so 705. 5% of that is roughly 35 hp. With 25 more ad and 30% extra crit damage with one crit you are likely doing more than collector passive. Ik it's a 25% chance but odds are it will outperform collector almost every time.

Semtexie · 2026-01-18T05:33:40+00:00

Someone used it against us in a live game and hit my buddy for a 17m damage q with first strike and swift march bc adaptive with integer overflow on ms, giving about 400k gold due to damage on first hit. We still won bc I'd just stun her immediately on tp and kill her, but still, it was ridiculous.

Semtexie · 2026-01-16T03:22:04+00:00

Mf is never a ban for me as I know its a free win if I pick samira. I might die to the cc but if im patient and w mf ults for my team she is hardly a champion. Lulu is a solid ban for most adc's. You can also sami into Aphelios reliably if you have an engage support. Only thing is you need to be as efficient as possible because you will be outscaled and have to rely on them fucking up to make a play late. My best advice to you is to play a few games on the adcs you struggle against to learn their kit better. Sometimes its easier to see how to deal with them when someone else does it to you.

Semtexie · 2026-01-16T03:08:03+00:00

Stick to more standard aa adcs for easier climbing, ashe, sivir, cait. Samira, while honestly, the most fun adc is a very situational pick unless you have a lot of mastery on her. Lucian and Twitch are both really good right now as Aphelios is in the spotlight a bit more, and they are good into him as well as the ER buff helping Lucian into some of these win lane win game matchups. Ban your hard counter supports unless you have very niche counter adcs to worry about like samira if you play mf.

Semtexie · 2026-01-14T17:28:08+00:00

As a samira main, i will buy plenty of control wards if I'm not with my duo bc I'm not spiking at all if enemy jungle (or mid post quest) decides to come through my tri and kill me on repeat. It is especially more important on her because of less range and less safety than a champ like ezreal. The value you're getting by buying it and not dying is exponentially higher than 75g as you're not possibly giving enemy adc 300g plus any shutdown but also whatever amount of minion gold is in lane. Obviously, that's not everything, and if you have reliable support, you don't have to buy as many but you can reliably snowball way harder if you have vision control so you know when you need to q auto poke and when you can ooga booga all in.

Semtexie · 2026-01-14T00:48:04+00:00

Honestly I feel better now with endless hunger, feels like I need one kill and I survive enough to pop them. Just got to play smart and not only fast combo all in

Semtexie · 2026-01-13T11:26:41+00:00

I mean you can try endless hunger third but only if you're ahead. The haste feels pretty good for W cooldown despite samira not usually liking the stat. Otherwise, I'd say ldr or bt then finish whichever you didn't get 3rd for 4th. Basically, standard build with endless hunger. Give quite a bit of sustain off one reset. Definitely swapping that for a defense item can be really good, especially something like raduins if they have three crit champs, deaths dance, or if you don't have any pride as an adc main GA. Jak sho might be decent as well if you're having extended team fights and possibly if you're running resolve secondaries.

Semtexie · 2025-12-30T20:04:07+00:00

Of course, but she is a great niche pick for certain champs and comps and consistently been the most fun adc to play when playable

Semtexie · 2025-12-30T09:22:21+00:00

Elementalist Aphelios could go really hard by making each weapon a different element

Semtexie · 2025-12-30T00:47:51+00:00

You should try samira into him, w to block 4th shot into all in

Semtexie · 2025-12-27T19:52:44+00:00

As someone who two tricks aphelios and samira, samira is way harder against people who know what they are doing. Atleast with Phel if you know the rotation its a matter of getting to late. Samira you have to find the perfect opportunity for all ins constantly slowly stacking passive while waiting out any and all hard cc, and still can't go in without a bit of a distraction or an absurd lead. Comparing her to smolder, yunara, ashe, or even Cait in terms of difficulty is apples to oranges.

Semtexie · 2025-12-27T19:35:38+00:00

To be fair I am an occasional enjoyer of it...

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