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Samira & Alistar vs Xayah & Brand

Bot Lane Matchup

Samira vs Xayah (with Alistar & Brand) BOT matchup tips: who wins, how to trade, wave control and common mistakes.

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Who Wins

Pre-6, you and Alistar win this lane convincingly: Alistar's level 2 W+Q combo onto Xayah forces Brand to either waste his combo defensively or watch his ADC die, and your dash lets you follow up immediately on whoever is displaced.
Post-6, Brand's R becomes a serious threat to your R usage — you cannot freely spin into both of them if Brand has his combo ready, so post-6 fights require Alistar to hard-CC Brand first before you commit.

Your best trading pattern is to let Alistar initiate with W+Q, then dash in on the displaced target and chain your abilities to build style stacks rapidly, finishing with R if you reach S rank — do not dash in before Alistar's CC lands or Brand will stun you mid-dash setup.
Use your Q to knock back Xayah's feathers mid-trade to prevent her root from interrupting your combo.

Play for short, explosive all-ins rather than extended poke trades — Brand's poke pattern rewards longer fights where he can stack his passive, so force quick burst windows where Alistar's CC decides the outcome before Brand can complete his rotation.
After a successful kill or flash burn, crash the wave and look to extend your lead through vision control rather than overextending for a second kill.

Do not dash onto Xayah when she already has feathers placed behind her — you will land directly in her root zone and Brand will immediately follow with his full combo while you are immobilized.
Avoid using R when Brand's E is already on you, as the bounce damage will stack his passive and potentially kill you during your own ultimate animation.

Created on 08/12/2026

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