How to win lane as Varus against Samira · 47.19% win rate over 1,602 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Varus | Varus out-ranges a pre-ramp melee Samira at level 1. |
| Level 2 | Varus | Level 2 poke keeps Samira from building her Combo bar safely. |
| Level 3 | Varus | At 3 your range zones her off every last-hit before she ramps. |
| Levels 4-5 | Varus | Through 4-5 she still can't out-trade your poke without a dash reset. |
| Level 6 | Samira | At 6 Samira's Inferno Trigger reset and W-negation dominate the 2v2. |
| First item | Varus | Your first item reclaims lane while her Wild Rush and W are down. |
| Two+ items | Samira | At 2+ items Samira's ult reset and shred outscale you in fights. |
Levels 1-4 are yours: Samira must build her Combo grade in melee, so out-range her with three-stack Piercing Arrow and Blighted Volley and deny her the dash-in trades she wants.
The full Varus 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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