Lucian vs Samira — Bot Lane (ADC) Matchup Guide

How to win lane as Lucian against Samira · 50.49% win rate over 5,795 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27

Verdict: Lucian is favoured — Lucian owns 5 of the 7 game windows to Samira's 2. Lucian wins 50.49% of games vs Samira in bot lane (adc) (5,795 Emerald+ games analysed).

Favour timeline — who owns each window

StageFavouredWhy
Level 1LucianLucian out-ranges Samira and pokes freely at level 1.
Level 2LucianLevel 2 Piercing Light punishes Samira before her style meter builds.
Level 3LucianLevel 3 Relentless Pursuit lets Lucian kite Samira's dash-ins.
Levels 4-5LucianThrough 4-5 Lucian's ranged double-shot keeps chunking Samira.
Level 6SamiraAt 6 Samira's point-blank Inferno Trigger and W-parry punish any all-in.
First itemLucianLucian's first-item spike reclaims tempo through ranged poke.
Two+ itemsSamiraBy two items Samira's reset-driven all-in and W denial out-duel Lucian.

Early game (levels 1–5)

You own levels 1-2: as the ranged side you poke Samira with Piercing Light and Lightslinger every time she steps up, and she cannot build her style meter without eating your double-shot burst first.

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The full Lucian 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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