How to win lane as Samira against Lucian · 52.96% win rate over 5,853 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Lucian | Lucian favours level 1: his passive double-shot after any ability out-trades your raw autos. |
| Level 2 | Lucian | Lucian favours level 2: Piercing Light (Q) poke and E mobility let him win short trades and escape. |
| Level 3 | Lucian | Lucian favours level 3: his full early combo and dash tempo control the lane before your kit online. |
| Levels 4-5 | Lucian | Lucian holds levels 4-5 as his lane-bully spike peaks and you lack the R answer yet. |
| Level 6 | Samira | Level 6 flips to you: Inferno Trigger erases Lucian when his E is on cooldown. |
| First item | Samira | First item is yours: your crit spike lands as Lucian's scaling starts to fade. |
| Two+ items | Samira | You take 2+ items: superior crit, lifesteal, and teamfight resets outclass late Lucian. |
Lucian bullies levels 1-2: his passive double-shot and Piercing Light (Q) out-trade your autos, and his E lets him dash out of your combo range, so farm safe and dodge Q with W.
The full Samira vs Lucian 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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