How to win lane as Samira against Aphelios · 54.83% win rate over 3,159 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Samira | Aphelios has no dash and swaps to defensive guns at level 1, so you can walk him down and stack passive freely. |
| Level 2 | Samira | At 2 you out-trade any weapon rotation that lacks burst, keeping the lane in your favor. |
| Level 3 | Samira | Level 3 E plus W lets you gap-close onto an escape-less target whenever he misuses ammo. |
| Levels 4-5 | Samira | Through 4-5 he still cannot physically disengage your dash, so sustained pressure stays yours. |
| Level 6 | Samira | Your Inferno ult converts any support CC into a lethal all-in on an immobile carry. |
| First item | Samira | A first-item spike lets you dive through his Onslaught chip before his range fully comes online. |
| Two+ items | Aphelios | With two items his Infernum and Calibrum range plus moonlight burst delete you before you dash, flipping the matchup to Aphelios. |
You own levels 1-2: Aphelios has no dash, no escape, and swaps between two guns that often leave him without burst, so walk him down and stack your passive with Q autos whenever his current weapon is a defensive one. Hold your E for engage rather than a poke tool and last-hit safely behind your caster minions so his Calibrum long-range autos cannot free-poke you off the wave.
The full Samira vs Aphelios 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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