MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Samira vs Kai'Sa
How often does Samira beat Kai'Sa in ADC?
Samira into Kai'Sa in ADC: 53% observed win rate across 5,924 ranked games.
Global ranked sample: games from every region and every rank pooled together, not one server's stats. Data runs through patch 26.12; curves updated 2026-08-07.
By 15 minutes the median game has Samira ahead by 449 gold.
Samira at 15:00
- Gold: +449
- CS: +1
- XP: +131
Typical gap to Kai'Sa, from 5,886 games that reached 15:00.
Does Samira counter Kai'Sa?
The count says yes: across 5,924 ranked ADC games into Kai'Sa, Samira takes 53%. That edge is worth playing for. Check the rows below to see how much a gold lead at 10:00 adds, and what a bad start costs Samira.
Beating Kai'Sa: the Samira game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Samira at 62% across 3,605 games. Flip the lead and Samira falls to 38% across 2,317.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 62% | 3,605 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 38% | 2,317 |
| First blood | 59% | 3,613 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 63% | 3,018 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 62% | 2,906 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 62% | 1,085 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 77% | 299 |
Someone usually dies here around 4:52 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 7:31. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Samira's ADC build, with receipts
Into Kai'Sa specifically, Samira finishes The Collector first most often: 53.4% over 2,611 games of this matchup.
The most-finished core in this exact matchup is The Collector, Infinity Edge, Lord Dominik's Regards: 60.1% across 1,098 games.
The most-finished Samira core is The Collector, Infinity Edge, Lord Dominik's Regards: 57.6% across 12,717 games when all three got done. All matchups, patches 26.1-26.12.
Most games start Doran's Blade + Health Potion; the first finished item is usually The Collector (32,715 games).
Skill plan: Samira players max Q first and take Q at level 1.