Ashe vs Samira — Bot Lane (ADC) Matchup Guide

How to win lane as Ashe against Samira · 50.87% win rate over 5,614 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27

Verdict: Ashe is favoured — Ashe owns 4 of the 7 game windows to Samira's 2. Ashe wins 50.87% of games vs Samira in bot lane (adc) (5,614 Emerald+ games analysed).

Favour timeline — who owns each window

StageFavouredWhy
Level 1AsheLevel 1 is yours because W and Frost Shot poke the melee Samira before her combo exists.
Level 2AsheLevel 2 stays yours as more W lets you punish every step she takes toward CS.
Level 3AsheLevel 3 favours you since Q wins the trade whenever she tries to weave in.
Levels 4-5Even / skillLevels 4-5 are even as her Style combo ramps against your slow control.
Level 6SamiraLevel 6 flips to Samira because Inferno Trigger plus Blade Whirl and support CC all-ins you with no escape.
First itemSamiraFirst item favours Samira as her dash resets and lifesteal beat fair trades through your poke.
Two+ itemsAsheTwo-plus items swings back to you as permaslow and R stun her out of the combo and deny her dash chains.

Early game (levels 1–5)

Levels 1-3 are yours: Samira has to fight at short range and stack her Style combo, so W (Volley) and Frost Shot chunk her every time she approaches, and Q punishes any weave-in. Your permaslow strips the dash tempo she needs, so zone her off farm and deny her rhythm.

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The full Ashe vs Samira report continues with the mid-game plan, the late-game and teamfight plan, every power spike to play around, and the win conditions for both sides — plus cooldown tracking and the live enemy-jungle tracker inside the app.

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