Best supports to pair with Samira in LoL

If you’re wondering which supports synergize best with Samira, here are the five top champions you should be playing with her this season.

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The best supports to play with Samira in LoL

Samira was a refreshing addition to League of Legends. While she’s considered a marksman, her nature and playstyle are more similar to what an assassin or a bruiser champion does: she wants to go in and wreak havoc with her Inferno Trigger in the middle of the fights. She excels a lot in small-size skirmishes and whenever things get bloody, making her also one of the best picks for other game modes like LoL Arena and Nexus Blitz.

This distinctive characteristic is what differentiates her from the rest of the marksmen roster. That said, it also became quite difficult to balance her since she’s more of a situational pick who excels against specific team compositions or situations.

On top of that, Samira needs to play with specific supports, which are able to set her up for success with their own kit. She might not shine at all times, but when she does, nobody can hold a torch to her.

If you’re not sure which champions you should be playing with Samira, we have compiled a list of the best supports that work with her this season. We will be also explaining the key strengths and weaknesses of these bot lane duos, so you know exactly what to do and what to expect.

Nautilus – the no. 1 support for Samira

Samira and Nautilus are famously known as the strongest duo there is: if you have the chance, try to always play them together.

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The best thing about Samira-Nautilus is the synergy between the two kits. Nautilus has lots of knock-ups, which Samira can prolong with her own passive. Moreover, Samira is a champion that wants to fight in close combat, and Nautilus is one of the best engage supports in the entire game. Thanks to his ultimate, he’s basically guaranteed to crowd control someone to death.

The two only suffer a bit from Samira’s lack of damage early on. Make sure to find the right opportunities and, possibly, Samira’s item spikes to start the show. As long as you two are on the same page, you will smash most of the enemy bot lanes.

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Rell – The Nautilus alternative

There are times when Nautilus will be banned or picked by the enemy team, leaving you without Samira’s best partner. In that case, we recommend the best alternative: Rell.

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Similar to Nautilus, Rell offers a knock up with her W, which can be proc’d on two instances. On top of that, Rell also has a small AoE stun with her E.

While her engage might not be as reliable or consistent as the other support, Rell has arguably a better engage combo with Samira. The latter can follow up on Rell’s Magnet Storm (R) which pulls in all the targets toward her, allowing Samira to fully cast Inferno Trigger (R) onto those targets.

That said, finding these combos requires an insane level of coordination and good trust among each other. Make sure to get a good grasp of the two champions’ limits before jumping into solo queue.

Pyke – One of the most aggressive supports

Continuing the list of engage supports, we have Pyke. While he’s not as tanky as other champions on this list, he offers similar levels of playmaking potential. He can make up for Samira’s lower damage output in the early game to snowball faster.

Compared to other bot lane duos, though, this pairing is less forgiving. Since Pyke is quite squishy, he can be easily shut down when playing from behind. Make sure to ponder skirmishes’ risks correctly and take fights that you will likely be able to win.

Thresh – the most versatile support for Samira

If you’re looking for a more versatile bot lane duo, then we recommend Thresh to partner up with Samira. His playmaking and amount of crowd control matches well with her and unlike other hard-engage options on this list, he also has the chance to reposition his ally thanks to the lantern.

That said, Thresh is not an easy champion to master and requires great laning fundamentals as well as mechanics. Play it if you’re proficient at it.

Leona – One of the best supports to lockdown enemies

To round off the list we have Leona, yet another engage support. She is currently one of the best supports in the meta so her priority will be quite high. 

One of the best things about the champion is her ability to hard engages and initiate fights with her abilities, allowing Samira to quickly get into a position to follow up and all in. As long as Samira can quickly stack up her passive, there is a high chance the entire enemy team will get wiped out during the fight.

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