How to win lane as Samira against Caitlyn · 54.24% win rate over 9,867 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Caitlyn | Caitlyn out-ranges you at level 1 and pokes you off every last-hit, so the lane starts in her favor. |
| Level 2 | Caitlyn | At 2 her Peacemaker and range keep chunking you before your engage tools exist. |
| Level 3 | Caitlyn | Level 3 she can trap and headshot you while your E is not yet a safe dive, keeping her ahead. |
| Levels 4-5 | Caitlyn | Through 4-5 her zoning and range still beat your all-in unless your support bridges the gap. |
| Level 6 | Samira | Your level 6 Inferno gives the reset and range to punish her net and flip the lane to you. |
| First item | Samira | A first-item spike lets your burst overwhelm her squishy lane-bully build. |
| Two+ items | Samira | In teamfights her lone net escape leaves her strandable, so you flank and delete her. |
Levels 1-2 belong to Caitlyn. Her superior range and Piltover Peacemaker let her poke you whenever you go for a caster minion, and her traps zone the lane so you cannot freely walk her down yet. Play safe, soak XP, last-hit behind your frontline, and do not throw your E out as poke because you need it for the eventual all-in.
The full Samira vs Caitlyn 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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