Samira: cheap cards into repeated rally turns

Samira needs cheap card plays and enough cards in hand to keep the Rally engine going. This build uses the rare-relic package Dreadway Chase Gun, Crownguard Inheritance and The Grand General's Counterplan. It replaces the earlier scaling Plunder slot with recurring cards; newer premium builds pursue the same cheap-play goal through different relics.

Dreadway Chase Gun

Summoning Samira creates two Warning Shot copies. They advance her card counter and can activate the Nexus-damage discount without spending mana.

Crownguard Inheritance

Her level-up Rallies. Level her with a ready board after using the existing attack token so the extra token becomes another attack.

The Grand General's Counterplan

At Round Start the champion copy becomes a champion spell while she is alive, or a replacement if she leaves play. This helps refill the card-play engine in longer fights. Fleeting still requires using the card that round.

Play Samira when the entry-generated Warning Shot can start the combo. Use a shot to damage the enemy Nexus, then spend the three-star discount on a useful card. Cheap Flair casts and additional shots advance the card-play counter without requiring a large mana investment.

Time her level-up so the Rally relic gives another attack with a ready board. The discount is only the first Nexus-damage trigger each round; a second shot in that round does not give another star-power discount. Tough or damage-protected Nexuses can stop the initial damage, so do not assume the same opening works Everywhere.

Keep cheap cards, card generation and draw. Running out of cards is the deck's main weakness; the recurring champion copy helps, but doesn't replace useful opening cards. Save enough mana for the play that reaches the next counter threshold.

The Scourge's Stash is an alternative when you can damage the enemy Nexus before playing Samira. Packed Powder's growing stats matter less in short fights; immediate discounts or more cards can matter more.

With epic relics, Perfect Hex Core gives a free created card every round, sometimes paired with Chosen by the Stars for Augment growth and a large Overwhelm attacker. The last slot is disputed. For more cheap plays in hard adventures, Spellweaver's Symphony or the entry shots are good substitutes. Those use more stars than this rare trio needs, and it won't clear every encounter they do.

Collect Your Bounty II

The first time you damage the enemy Nexus each round, the next card you play costs 3 less.

• Samira versus Zoe by u/SweetWeeabo, 2026-05-20, 6 points (observed 13 Oct 2026).
• Samira build using counterintuitive relics by u/DopeAFjknotreally, 2025-04-16, 26 points (observed 13 Oct 2026).
• What should I use for Samira's third relic slot? by u/DylanMoore417, 2023-11-27, 8 points (observed 13 Oct 2026).
• Player-submitted builds, collected 13 Oct 2026.
• Supporting champion guide, collected 13 Oct 2026.
• Champion mechanics, LoL Wiki, checked 13 Oct 2026.