| Samira | |
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| General Information | |
| Title | The Desert Rose |
| Pronouns | She/Her |
| Release Date | September 21, 2020 |
| Cost | 3150  790  |
| Attribute | Marksman |
| Statistics | |
HP | 630 (+ 108) |
HPR | 3.25 (+ 0.55) |
MP | 349 (+ 38) |
MPR | 8.2 (+ 0.7) |
MS | 335 |
AD | 57 (+ 3) |
AS | 0.658 (+ 3.3%) |
RNG | 500 |
AR | 26 (+ 4.7) |
MR | 30 (+ 1.3) |
| Developer Info | |
| DDragon Key | Samira |
| Integer Key | 360 |
| External Links | |
| Universe | universe.leagueoflegends.com |
| Game Info Wiki | wiki.leagueoflegends.com |
Samira is a champion in League of Legends.
Lore
- Biography
- Story
| Samira stares death in the eye with unyielding confidence, seeking thrill wherever she goes. After her Shuriman home was destroyed as a child, Samira found her true calling in Noxus, where she built a reputation as a stylish daredevil taking on dangerous missions of the highest caliber. Wielding black-powder pistols and a custom-engineered blade, Samira thrives in life-or-death circumstances, eliminating any who stand in her way with flash and flair.
In the city of Amakra, on the eastern edge of the Great Sai, Samira and her parents made a living as street performers. They dazzled, beguiled, and awed onlookers, which thrilled Samira, but worried her parents. Despite the fun their daughter had, they wished she could enjoy a more stable life. But wishes are as fickle as the desert rain. On the eve of Samira’s fourteenth birthday, armed strangers swarmed Amakra. Hidden among the rafters of her home, Samira watched as the strangers invoked the name of an ancient magus and seized innocent villagers. Many people were slain before her eyes. Samira did not cry. She did not scream. Instead, she seethed in anger—not at the killers, but at herself for hiding. She had never felt crippled by fear before, even when she attempted the most daring stunts. In that moment, Samira hated herself, and vowed never to feel so scared and helpless again. Though wounded, Samira and her parents escaped to Bel’zhun, a port city under Noxian rule, with a handful of others. To the Amakrans, Noxus provided a safe haven. To Samira, Noxus opened a door. While other refugees found comfort in living quietly, Samira was determined to reclaim her courage. She took to the streets alone since her parents, weary and injured, could not. Performing was no longer a job—it was her stage to be fearless. She outdid herself with every stunt, even when no one bothered to look. But it was still not enough to support her family. That was when Samira stumbled upon a call to join a Noxian warband. Drawn to the excitement and the financial resources it would provide, she enlisted. Her physical prowess amazed her peers. Deft with a blade and sharp with her aim, Samira reveled in her raw athleticism, excelling in combat… but faltering in discipline. After two years of training, her recklessness frustrated her commanding officers, save for one: Captain Indari. A former saboteur, Indari valued Samira’s fearlessness and offered her a position in her private warband—a specialized unit charged with missions that were deemed too perilous for standard military personnel. Hungry for the dangers it promised, Samira agreed without hesitation. She fully embraced Noxian culture, finding her own strength and style amid life-and-death shootouts and breathtaking sword fights. In her free time, Samira regaled her family with stories of her tattoos, each representing only her most unforgettable feats. To her, what mattered most was challenging herself to turn danger into thrill, and thriving off the constant risk that made her feel truly alive. On orders from the capital, Indari’s unit found themselves on the Rokrund Plains, sent to crush a secessionist uprising. As the warband located the enemy stronghold and approached the rebel leader, the fortress exploded. Samira dove headfirst into the chaos as the structure collapsed, permanently injuring her right eye. Feeling neither scared nor helpless, she wasted no time in recovering Indari, who had sustained a more serious injury—the captain could no longer move her legs. Indari, frustrated at her failure as their leader, disbanded the unit upon the return of its survivors. Discharged, and with no other opportunities rousing her interest, Samira drifted back home to Bel’zhun—but it was no longer a lifestyle she could endure. Samira returned to the Noxian capital and located Indari. She believed her former captain understood her craving for challenges in ways nobody else could, and wanted to make use of Indari’s connections in the military and noble houses. She proposed they team up again in a new partnership, where Indari could operate behind the scenes to find Samira high-stakes mercenary work. Reluctantly, Indari agreed, but it left her former protégé alone with no field support… And Samira couldn’t have been happier. She eagerly undertook missions meant for entire warbands—and thrived. Her daredevil reputation spread far and wide. From beating a chem-baron in hand-to-hand combat, to being the lone survivor of a Bilgewater raid, Samira completed every job no matter the odds. With Indari’s support, even the Noxian high command accepted her, recognizing there was no one better suited to take on their most perilous missions. Now, Samira shows no signs of slowing down. She can be found scaling mountain cliffs one day, and arm-wrestling outlaws in crowded taverns the next. But wherever she may be, one thing is certain: Samira never fails to find her next big thrill. | |
| "Virtues, I've got a few. Vices, a few more."
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DAREDEVIL IMPULSE
 The weapons shop looked grimy—just the way Samira liked it. A sign hung askew on the door: Lani & Miel Munitions. Samira heard about this Noxian hole-in-the-wall from Captain Indari, who’d received a tip from one of her old saboteur connections. That and the fact the apprentices here moonlighted as tattoo artists was enough to intrigue Samira. She stepped in, and Indari followed. The captain didn’t need to tag along, but it wasn’t like Samira could tell her otherwise. Inside, Samira smelled molten iron and saw tools rarely found in Noxian armories. A chirpy woman with two labret piercings welded Zaunite brass while her partner, a woman built like an ox, cleaned a hexcarbine. Tattooed apprentices helped wherever they could. “How much coin you wasting today?” Indari asked, adjusting the hand rims of her wooden wheelchair. Her voice carried the strength of many decades in service to the empire. Years ago, her disapproval would’ve stung. Now, annoying the captain was just a bonus. “Not nearly as much as I’d like to.” Samira saw two pistols displayed in glass. One had the color of charcoal. The other was a revolver, sleek and silver. Both contained untested Zaunite innovations. “These as easy on the hands as they are on the eyes?” Samira asked. “They’re the best we got!” the welder shouted. “Miel and I made ’em with materials imported from back home—my home, that is. Will cost ya a fortune.” Samira threw a sack of coins on a counter. Behind her, Indari crossed her arms. “That's the whole payout from your last mission!” Samira smiled. “A woman’s gotta have the right equipment for the job. Besides, the last firearms I had… weren’t that exciting.” Indari shook her head. “Sam. Even for you, this is reckless.” Samira beamed. “Just like you taught me.” The journey into the southern jungles took weeks, and to Samira’s disappointment, not even one person had tried to kill her. Standing near a large stone building, she double-checked the location the captain had marked on her journal—a compound near Qualthala rumored to house a weapon that threatened the empire. Orders were to retrieve the weapon and leave no survivors. The building, devoid of markings, loomed before her, its wooden doors smashed to pieces. “Huh,” Samira mused. She stepped forward, then stopped herself. Lifting up her right boot, she picked off a piece of warped iron stuck to the metal clasp. Strange, she thought, staring at its unnatural shape. Then came rushed footsteps. Two guards faced her, wielding spears. “Another intruder!” one shouted. “Don’t let this one get away!” My kind of welcoming party. Samira drew her pistols. Sliding to her right, she unloaded a flurry of bullets, executing the guards before they were within spear’s length. Samira’s brow furrowed. “Not much of a challenge, now, was it?” She pressed on, sprinting loudly past metal debris in the corridors of the compound, figuring this’d be the best way to attract everyone’s attention. Warmasons, alerted to the intrusion, ran toward her. Round two. Let’s make this fun. Out of the corner of her eye, she saw a table shoved against a wall. Samira rushed forward and jumped onto it. Leaping off the tabletop, she spun in a wild circle, mowing down her pursuers in a blaze of gunfire before her feet hit the ground. Without rest, she hopped over a crushed balcony to land in an open courtyard. Nearby was another building, its doors smashed apart. Someone must’ve beat me to this weapon, she thought, smirking. Been years since that’s happened. Samira’s pulse quickened. Hearing the faintest rumble, she spun around, guns pointed forward. Two massive figures charged into the courtyard. Samira smiled. Basilisks. Lucky me. Atop each was an armored soldier wielding a bladed axe. The hair on Samira’s arms rose in excitement. Looky here—target practice. “She here for the null kid, too?” one of the soldiers asked. “Doesn’t matter, kid’s gone. And this one looks nothin’ like the earlier intruder,” said the second soldier, turning to Samira. “What are you?” Samira raised an eyebrow. “What I am is the last thing you’ll see.” “Ha! This one’s got a mou—” A bullet tore into his head. “What a shame,” Samira said, checking her revolver. “Wasted my last round on him.” The soldier fell dead to the ground. His basilisk roared, charging headfirst toward Samira, its jaw snapping. “Come and get it, beast.” Samira crouched. She felt her heart race, but didn’t move a muscle. Won’t be as thrilling until… The basilisk drew close. Samira’s fingers itched. Just the right moment. She reared back her arms and chucked her guns at its eyes, dazing the beast for a moment. Turning her back, she leapt into the air, flipping her body in a perfect backward circle before landing on the creature’s saddle. Pulling the reins taut, she jerked her mount to face the remaining soldier. The soldier growled. “Rell send you to clean up the mess?” “Nope, never heard of ’em. Noxus sent me,” Samira answered, enjoying her foe’s confusion. “Sometimes, I’m sent to save the strong. Other times,” her eyes locked with the soldier’s, “to cull the weak.” Enraged, the soldier forced his mount forward. Samira loosened her grip and whispered, “Go.” Her basilisk lurched forward to meet the other rider. He came at her with his axe held high, aiming for her neck. Tsk, tsk. Common mistake. Samira arched her back as her mount met his, dodging his slash and unsheathing her sword in one swift motion. With a crescent swing, she struck her blade at his stomach. The soldier roared. “That won’t work on this armor!” “Darling, I don’t work. I slay.” Samira pumped the slide barrel attached to the dull edge of her blade, and pulled the trigger. Black powder burst out behind her sword, forcing the blade forward to break open the soldier’s armor. With an excited yell, she split his torso apart before leaping off her mount to land on her feet, smoke billowing off her sword. Both basilisks, now riderless, stood still. Samira cut their saddles off. As the beasts fled to their freedom, she kicked the dead bodies aside, retrieving her empty pistols. On the other side of the courtyard, a crumbling stairway spiraled downward beyond the building’s smashed doors. Samira followed it to the remains of a stone prison cell, warped pieces of metal scattered everywhere. The front door was destroyed while the back wall was torn asunder, leaving a gaping hole that tunneled out into the jungle. “What were they keeping in here?” Samira walked around the space, examining the destruction. Split by jagged shards of metal was a small cot fit for a child. Shrugging, she took a seat, reached into her pocket, and pulled out a flask. With her boots resting on the wreckage, she leaned back and raised the flask high into the air. “Congratulations, weapon! Whatever—or whoever—you are, you’ve got my attention!” Weeks later, Samira was back in the weapons shop. A skeptical Indari sat nearby as a burly male apprentice touched up Samira’s tattoos with bronze needles. “Anything new today?” he asked. “Nah. Not quite thrilling enough… But something dangerous is on the way, so leave some space.” Indari rolled her eyes. “So. How were they?” “Exquisite. I’ll be playing with these for a while.” “Wow,” Indari said, feigning admiration. “The great Desert Rose… reusing guns.” “Life’s full of surprises.” Samira placed a handful of coins on the counter before walking out. “Keep the missions coming, captain,” she said with a salute. “You know where to find me.” Indari wheeled after her. “What do you mean, ‘I know where to find you’? Last time, you were jumping off some remote cliff in Shurima! My scouts nearly died trying to locate you!” But Samira was already gone. Frustrated, Indari returned to the shop. “One of these days,” she mumbled under her breath, “she’ll have to fend for herself.” The tattoo artist, now without the guise of dark sorcery, walked out from the shadows to reveal a woman’s shape, her face pale under the light. “Captain Indari. You will give her whatever she wants—the empire needs Samira.” |
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Patch History
W - Blade Whirl
Patch 11.5
Base damage growth increased. Q damage ratio increased later.
Samira is struggling to keep up after her nerfs last patch, so we're upping this thrillseeker's scaling so that she can continue to slay when late game rolls around.
Base Stats
Q - Flair
R - Inferno Trigger
Patch 11.4
Passive bonus damage ratio decreased early and now scales. Q damage ratio decreased early and now scales. W duration decreased. E targeting adjusted; dash speed decreased.
As it stands, our desert rose has consistently been warming the ban bench. Even when technically close to balanced, we believe she has several frustrating attributes that contribute to her high ban rate. We’re tackling this problem by giving her some balance tweaks so that both Samira players and her opponents feel more comfortable having her back in the ring.
To do this, we're reducing the power of her defensive tools and giving opponents more opportunities to play against her in lane. We're also reducing her all-in potential early game. In exchange, we're improving her kill potential mid to late game, so that when she does go in, she slays.
Passive - Daredevil Impulse
Q - Flair
W - Blade Whirl
E - Wild Rush
R - Inferno Trigger
Patch 10.25
Passive updated to extend Knock Up duration on already knocked up enemies. Q and R life steal effectiveness decreased. Q crit bugfix.
Samira's win rate isn't over the line, but her ban rate certainly is, which indicates an issue with game health. Cutting a frustrating knock up mechanic and the hard synergy she gained with new items.
Passive - Daredevil Impulse
Q - Flair
R - Inferno Trigger
Patch 10.24
Passive melee blade bonus damage ratio decreased; dash range against immobilized enemies decreased.
With more items that grant both lifesteal and crit at her disposal, Samira poses a menacing threat in lane, even when being actively zoned out. We’re nerfing her all-in potential so that she has to think twice before charging in, gun (and blade) blazing.
Passive - Daredevil Impulse
Patch 10.23
Bugfixes/QoL Changes
Passive - Daredevil Impulse no longer knocks up spell-shielded or untargetable enemies
Patch 10.22
Base attack damage and armor reduced.
Samira has quickly made her mark as a powerhouse ADC who can effortlessly slash, bash, and dash into a snowbally lead. We’re pulling out some of her early brawling power to reduce her reliability.
Base Stats
Patch 10.21
E cooldown increased; attack speed decreased.
Samira is at a place where her early game safety and mobility is a touch too reliable, so we’re bumping up her cooldown in a way so that she has to play more conservatively in the first stages of the game. We’re also trimming some of her damage so that her all ins are a little less potent.
E - Wild Rush
| COOLDOWN : | [15/14/13/12/11] | |
| ⇒ | 20/18/16/14/12 |
| ATTACK SPEED : | [30/35/40/45/50%] | |
| ⇒ | 20/25/30/35/40% |
Patch 10.19
Samira released.
Samira shows-off her moves in 10.19 on September 21.
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