Ranked #53 out of 59 in MidDiscover all Mid champions who counter Azir. Use our statistics and learn how to counter Azir in League of Legends and win in Champion Select! Azir Data for all roles taken from 15,6981844723,31511,377352 matches.
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Tips Against Azir in Middle Lane Tips Provided by MOBAFire Guide Authors
Daers says “Try to keep up your farm and avoid his soldiers. You can afford to trade with him earlier but not as possible once he gets attack speed. Only all-in on jungle ganks.”
Avucado says “Always take Dorans and resolve in this matchup because his poke is almost as bad as Xerath. You can use W to make the soldiers stop attacking you, which will make him either have to play close or just not be able to kill you. Save W for after an E engage as he will most likely try to trade back as you are running away. Hook him to bait his E, then go in with your E if possible, or just E through him to force him to go sideways to escape (Azir will hit you with his dash if you're in the way of his sentries). Very easy to execute and great trades if you start them. ”
Halfhand says “This matchup can be surprisingly hard if the azir player is good. Try to not get poked too hard by his sand soldiers early. You will be alot more useful than him when you can ult to sidelanes. ”
Aethlo says “Azir has the wave clear advantage. ||
Azir wins pre-3 ||
Azir wins pre-6 ||
Azir loses slightly post-6 ||
Azir scales much better than Annie. ||
TIP: Azir just outclasses you - so what makes this a rating of 4/5 not 5/5? Well it's simple - he may win the fights but he runs out of mana very quickly. All you have to do is thin the wave every time he shoves you in to reset and quickly bounce it back - reach level 6 and from there you one shot him. The issue is when he kills your entire team with his insane DPS (like an ADC). So make sure to deal with him for the rest of the game (poke him early because he runs out of mana quicker than you and then one-shot him from 6 onwards to the best of your ability. ”
iZianni says “Range is nearly identical, Azir has more mobility making it easier for him to punish misplays.
If you ever burn flash, there's a high possibility of being Shurima'd into death multiple times.
Otherwise, your priority is playing to max range and avoiding trading outside of your E windows until you have a kill opportunity.
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Yeager says “Use fleet foot + resolve/domination secondary + Doran's shield. Play defensive first few levels and just let him push the wave. After you get tier 2 boots you can start looking for kills. What makes this match up easy is the fact that azir is very vulnerable to champions who can easily get past his soldiers and straight into him. His ultimate is also useless against yours because you are unstoppable, so his only reliable form of anti-engage post level 6 is gone. When looking for all-ins, try to bait out his E dash first. If he tries to trade with you, he will end up going OOM really fast because Azir is pretty mana hungry.”
Vicksay says “Bird man is not a very strong champion til he has some items, and he also needs to be piloted /extremely/ well to even be slightly useful. You can easily push him in early game and his mana costs are atrocious for early game poking. Once you get 6 if you know where the jungler is you can freely R in his face to try to land an E. If he doesn't take Cleanse enjoy the free gold.”
Drewmatth Taliyah says “Corrupting + maybe a Doran if you struggle.
This matchup can be annoying but you are not necessarily going to feed, perhaps you might lose some CS but in general you shouldn't be completely destroyed. Azir wins the trades mostly after level 3 because of his annoying Q spam and soldiers auto attacks, so if you feel opressed just try to push and roam bot. In this matchup post 6 you have to be extremely careful for the insec dash ult combo that will certainly kill you if you don't have flash so absolutely do not fight him unless you have it up (or you know he has R CD). Heal could work good as a summoner spell in this matchup. Always stay away from CS as he will mostly put soldiers there to farm, so dodge his soldiers by not staying near your own CS. Soldier auto attacks will also trigger minions as far as I know so you can abuse that.
Push Early. Must have: Minion Dematerializer. Ganks shut him down heavily.”
XayLies says “You can't really block any of his abilites. But he is weak early game. If you can CC him with Q while he's dashing with his E, you can lock his mobility for a long time and Kill him due to his low deffense and hp. (This dude rushes Nashor + Luden's, not HP+AP Items)”
Impossible2Gank says “Can be very annoying to lane against but luckily if you can read his patterns you can avoid his guards and trade well enough to setup for a kill. Your ult can counter his very easily once you get the timing down.”
Polarshift says “Outranges you and outdamages you in the earlygame and lategame. He has a dash that gives him a shield and you don't have any form of shielding anymore.”
iZianni says “Annoying match up since he slightly outranges us making our Q/E combination more difficult, if you fail to land your stun it leaves you extremely vulnerable to poke damage.
Azir should always go merc treads here and just out poke you early, losing flash in this match up means being shurima shuffled and removed from the game :(
If you're able to play the early levels decently, you'll have a good chance at one shotting him if he doesn't pick up merc treads, it's just a range difference typically in this match up.
Track sand soldiers to know when his dash is available and maintain a healthy distance for the shuffle.”
LunarVortex says “He outranges and outdamages you at any point in the game. He also has ways to dodge your Q and get out of your R. You also cannot really stop him from scaling through the roof. Your only saving grace in this matchup is that you can put him in really bad situations by predicting and spellshielding his R when he tries to insec you. Be very wary of him trying to R you into his jungler.”
harris tegas says “well i know that he is annoying with his soldiers and his R but when he dive with he soldier do W and he will not do something.you can dive him easily you must just wait his R to do your E and all will be fine.”
Curt Mcbeltpants says “Azir is also a rare pick but he will outrange you and it's very hard to gank for, don't get caught with his ult flinging you under his turret. Earlier mercs is also good”
Fuzzmonkey says “Not really hard, he might poke you early but as soon as he uses his Q on you, walk up to him and start dealing damage. Don't let him get away with abusing his Q on you.”
Hullos says “While in theory this guy would be hard to deal with, he has mana problems so cant poke you well enough. Even when he does an all in with ult as long as it is not under his tower, you will likely be close enough to q and out damage him. ”
iZianni says “Skill match up, both have good range its just easier for Azir to utilize. When it comes to the 1v1, if you ever blow flash the shurima shuffle will kill you 100%.
You do get to perma farm though so it once again comes down to team fighting!”
Fuzzmonkey says “Bit difficult for Syndra since you both have long range, the only problem is that Azir has the mobility with his E-Q combo. I'd recommend playing as aggro as possible early before his 6. Call for ganks if needed.”
Katawina52 says “Really hard early due to his poke. Go d shield with second wind in secondary runes and try to engage after he uses Q, but mostly u wanna do nothing in this lane and wait for jungler/skirmishes. D
uring an all in be mindful of his ability to R you into danger (tower, enemys etc) so always E infront of him and walk back. Try and make sure you have your E up by W'ing instantly when you go in and if he ults you there will be a dagger waiting to disengage. Do not all in until you have a health advantage.”
Coldsong says “After his rework, Talon can no longer dodge Azir's ult and soldiers with the removal of his old E, so now your best bet is to roam as he'll just poke you outta lane. Be careful of his Shurima Shuffle, as it is one of the strongest combos in the game. A tip when fighting Azir is that you can E over his ult once it stops.”
Bughans says “He's kinda... Odd. Insanely good Azirs can predict your engage and either ult you away or e-q or the likes, but mostly you're gonna stomp him in lane and after ”
Coldsong says “Azir is a tough matchup due to his poke and extremely long range, plus he has an incredible late game. Stun him before he can Shurima Shuffle your team and play safe.”
AniviaBot says “Azir additionally is a hard matchup. This champ as alot of buildt in harass and can safely farm minions and hit you from a distance. He's also extremely hard for a jungler to gank if he position well on the map.”
MikaeraKun says “He can poke the shit out of you. He can run away. He can R you into his turret or away from him. You'll probably lose this matchup unless camped”
7daysko says “Bird Fight! Theoretically it's a very tough matchup as he has superior range, a knockup and a reliable escape. There's not many people who can claim to be skilled with Azir though, so this matchup could work well for you.”
eiensiei says “I avoid long trades with him, as his sustained damage is too much for Lux to deal with - short trades are the way to go. I'll try to use my Q as he casts his soldiers and has a harder time reacting to skillshots. Being next to his tower post-6 is usually a bad idea if his R is up, a good Azir can quickly push me under his tower or cost me my Flash.”
Kippari says “Azir has laser auto attacks, which means you're not gonna be hitting too many kegs if he knows the timing well. He also has pretty spammable abilities so it's hard to play against, I suggest taking Fleet.”
PlayCabex says “Its very hard to farm agaisnt him , your should "try" to farm somehow and ask your jungler for gank . after you get protobelt , you can start to trade with him. and you have very high chance of killing him bcs he issquishy.
pretty much your early game is super hard. next , you need to worry about late game. in late , he is super strong , 4 to 5 hits and ur dead , only way to kill him is by doing a flash combo , or if he comes to your e q range.”
ShadowSlayerMain says “Low damage in Early but Heavy in Late Game, always keep away from his soldiers, use your shadow to poke him, dodge his R using your blinking or your R”
Ambitieux says “Azir has very high dps even in the early game, he can take easy chunks out of you if you're not watching the footwork. You will out trade him if you land charm but he can outplay with E as well. Save charm until 6 were you can get up-close and personal with charm. Make sure to poke him down with Q. You out damage him after 6 as long as you can out footwork him. ”
1 Am Zed says “Same story as orianna, Completely outranges you, and you can't do anything about it. Recommend dodging if you're playing vs azir, as that matchup is very hard if the azir knows what he's doing.”
ChimpNA says “Nearly impossible matchup, look to avoid laning by rushing ironspike whip, shoving, and roaming. Very hard to outrade him as he can just harass behind his minion wave, you dashing in will only draw minion agro on you always forcing a bad trade. All in's are especially difficult as he can just R you away once you dash on him and at that point you won't be able to reach him since you don't have your gap closer.”
shidonryoku says “Very unpleasant up to lvl 6. Can hold back your snowball. His W + AA + Q + AA will do more damage than your combo. Remember that he has large E cooldown. Azir also scales a lot and takes a lot of damage after buying Nashor's Tooth, so he can't be feed. From lvl 6 we can kill him, but carefully with his R. Many Azir are afraid of Kassadin, because they consider you their counter-pick, but in fact, you should also be afraid of him on the lane. However, in the late game you can easily kill him.”
Akali187 says “Has very heavy poke against you and is annoying to vs. If your able to get near him you should kill him, just watch out for his ultimate and dont let him throw you under his tower.”
UnoTrickCho says “Very annoying matchup, its nearly impossible to get onto him, he can hit you from ridiculously far away. Also, if you ever ult behind him he can just ult you back into his tower and make you hate your life.”
duhnx says “His poke is annoying and that's it. He scales harder but you can still kill him once he uses E. Use Second Wind and Doran's Shield. Roaming is really good in this matchup as his E stops you from killing him most of the time but he can never kill you. Help your team get ahead.”
DJ_Y4SSIN says “Legit just rush verdant and kindlegem and salvage as much cs as possible, u ain't doing anything vs a good azir until at least first item, this guy pokes u harder than a poker. Bring tp cause ur gonna get ur butt blasted”
KataTocDo says “Pretty hard matchup. He will just poke you until you reach Heaven. You should not try to 1v1 him. If the Azir is good, you will never beat him unless he messes up. If he is bad, he will always mess up and you should punish him when he wastes his abilities.
Runes: Electrocute-Prec.
Starting Items: D. Shield”
AniviaBot says “A good azir will punish you alot, you will almost always be outranged by him, this also makes the range of your Everfrost range is too short to hit unless he desides to walk up randomly.”
Yeetmeister57 says “Similar to Orianna, play safe and don't push the wave in to set up for a gank or a level 6 all in. This goes for most extremely long range control mages.”
Aramigo says “Er hat ziemlich guten Poke und seine Dash + Ultimate Combos ab level 6 können sehr anstrengend werden. Zudem scaled er sehr gut und mit dem Moonstone Build kann man ihm im 1v1 nichts entgegensetzen. Hier sind Teamfights wichtig oder ein Aggresiver Ap Build statt dem Moonstone Build”
Sanctuar says “Very safe laner that can keep his distance due to his kit. Max Q and farm safely into the mid-game. Experienced Azir players will use their ultimate to hit you back to their turret which will put you into a difficult position. ”
Elite500 says “More so an experience matchup, it's hard to explain, make him waste his soldiers early trying to poke you outside of your minion range so he can't use them efficnetly, know his range well, if he spams Q he'll go oom really quickly, he's very oneshottable if you bait out the E”
DarDarThePenguin says “Azir has heavy poke and solid self peel. His teamfight impact is comparable to Yone's as well. Luckily, Azir's dash can be stopped, and he is quite squishy. Take the Fleet page with MR.”
Yamikaze says “Hard matchup, he can shove you in as much as he wants. His only way of repositioning his soldiers is with Q. The moment he waste his Q, you want to dash in and punish him. That is the only window you got in this matchup.”
1Recycle Bin1 says “be careful of the sand bois and try to poke him when you get a chance, dont forget about his E shield and his passive, you can dodge his R by shunpoing him or a minion behind you(depending on your cds and kill potential)”
BubbaStudmuffin says “Azir is tricky. He has good mobility and good range. You really just have to be better. No special tips. Out mobility him. Out play him.
You have better roam than he does so maybe consider scooping up a kill or two bot lane and come back with extra damage.
Note: He has better damage level 2. Just don't pick that fight.”
Timowatzki says “A good Azir is a really hard matchup. You wont see him often, but when you do, its gonna be hard. Ask for ganks and dont get in range of his soldiers.”
rajsovsky says “stupid champ, shield, dash, damage, ult, pretty anoying. You need wraiths in this matchup. Just try to farm, don't fight him unless you have advantage or your jungler is going to help you.”
invalidd says “Has really obnoxious poke so it can be a hard lane, W over to him after he uses his Q for harass to hook him for a good trade, preferable to not
E into him when he has ult up. Complicated to gank.”
ITSDEBEAR says “Positinoing, positioning, positioning,
positioning, positioning, positioning, positioning, . Long story short dont get too chunked down, trade only emp qs and just flash at him with your entire combo to finish him off. Make sure that if he is plaiyng with barrier its down when you do so. Both rune pages are playable here but flash gives you an option to get close to him so electro will be better here if you are against a good azir.”
Rermo99 says “Bird like to push. Bird don't like being pushed. Bird puts soldier and needs to attack you to attack with soldier. Bird can't attack under your R.”
Sylvan Lore says “I find this match-up quite even, but i would favor it slightly towards the Azir. In lane the idea is really to make trades as short as possible. After level 2 he has strong consistent damage that he can move to wherever you are. The best way to counter this is with long range Q poke and QW poke . This should beat out his base Q-auto trade and slowly pressure him out of lane. Anytime post 6, he is a major threat with his all in. Azir also has very similar scaling to Orianna, but the difference is to land his game-changing ult, he has to dash into battle. This is where you excel in changing teamfights from a safe distance. If your jungler comes to gank, try to make him use his dash aggresively to ensure the kill.
Recommend: Dmg Build or Vs AP Assasin if you fall behind.
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Aikairi says “Very annoying to fight as he is a control mage. Whenever he uses Q or E, abuse it by trying to go in on him. Make sure you don't fight him too near his tower as he can simply ulti you onto his tower and make you unintentionally towerdive him.”
Gtoxer says “Runa recomendavel: Cometa. Feitiço de invocador: Curar ou ignite. 1)tente chama seu jg para te ganka. 2)tente puxa a wave, para ajuda seu jungle no caranguejo, ou vai da roaming, 3)não tente fazer um x1 contra ele. ”
Kirito OTP Xerath says “El Emperador Azir, un enfrentamiento bastante sencillo si se juega bien, Azir es un campeón que depende de sus soldados para hacer daño, y pero en consecuencia, tiene que estar cerca de estos, lo cual, lo deja expuesto a nuestras habilidades, simplemente cuídate de no ser tomado por su R y lanzado bajo torre, suele pasar.”
PASS10NE says “Azir can be hard to lane against since he will use his sand soldiers to harass you. Once you get close to him, you've won already. Just be careful of his R (You can flash out of Azir's R or you can simple use your E over his R. Take down his turrets because Azir earns gold from it.”
Cornifa says “Really depends on how good he is, if he knows his tricks, he'll keep his range, watch out for his cooldowns and try to play around them.”
TheHostileCat says “Annoying if he's good, still annoying if he's bad. Cs with long q's and poke him when he steps up to poke you. Keep flash so that you can kill him level 6, flash over his ult because he'll try to throw you into tower each and every time.”
KASSAW1N says “Kass vs Azir: Tienes que mitigar el daño de los soldados con tu Q, compra escudo de doran si quieres, tu jg tiene que intervenir si el no tiene flash y ayudarte (Compra hielo eterno para evitar su escape) trata de no tradear hasta lvl 6 y que sea desde lejos y rapido pues tiene buen daño.
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PrimeRex226 says “This champ really requires scaling to start dealing damage but he might poke you a lot. You should be able to beat him though in lane.”
Dr Eggmund says “Azir's early game damage and range can be very hard to matchup against in lane however this is fine let him push the wave if he wants too. If he is pressuring you under tower your Jungler should give you a gank and easy early game kill. Your main concern is avoiding his soldier's damage early game and focusing at farm at the same time.”
Tortoise_Maniac says “- Azir outpokes you in lane and can escape most things with his E
- You have to push with your Q and passive and try to roam/help your jungler
- When trading, wait for him to waste his E or Q so he cant dash far then look for an E on him.”
Scyrine says “Easy matchup, but has an annoying amount of poke. bait him out under his turret and hard engage him. You kill him easily once you have R. ”
Noodles912 says “Farming competition. Play aggressive when he uses Q or E. Save R to go over his ult. Be careful, as he has good gank setup. You scale a bit better than him.”
ThePandaEvan says “He constantly pokes you down with his Q. You can poke him level 1. He has some mobility with Q+E combo. Go try to harass much as you can pre-6. Ask for ganks if needed.”
BCota says “Laning phase is kinda rough because of his poke dont be afraid to literally almost int trading with him he doesnt heal shit. Take DShield and you are good”
eternalkuuseki says “careful he if he Rs you before your w dagger procs when you ewq you become little more than a minion, either burn flash to get to the dagger or disengage in that case. if he has no r hold your q in case he dashes away, his dash is deceptively far.”
Chili Dog says “More so an experience matchup, it's hard to explain, make him waste his soldiers early trying to poke you outside of your minion range so he can't use them efficnetly, know his range well, if he spams Q he'll go oom really quickly, he's very oneshottable if you bait out the E. Phase Rush is recommended. ”
Noodles912 says “He can poke you out of lane, but you get him easily at level 3 and 6. Kill him as much as you can early, because this sand bird will outscale you in the late game. Remember to play safe if he has ult, so save E, and use Q if Azir uses his Q. Look for roams, and to cut off his dash to soldiers, which is shown by a line of sand.”
Dafioske says “Personaje molesto que no se alejara de torre si ve que tú lo dañas mucho y en pelea de equipos es muy bueno molestando se le puede ganar pero eso sí no te confíes su jungla lo ayudará mucho”
Niqkl says “You cant really kill him because he will usually stay far away and use his W to farm and poke, the same goes for him though, and you win the scaling game. Just farm well.”
FalleN3 says “Azir has LOTS of range and is a serious lane bully which makes it a difficult early game for Annie. He is squishy so if you can get up-close to him after lvl 6 you should be able to kill him, especially with jungler help.”
SkellyBirb says “Azir can be pretty dangerous because he has a lot of burst and mobility for a mage and can displace you in team fights. However, you can burst him down pretty quickly. ”
Snow Day Zoe says “He can dodge you e and also if he gets hit he can run away from your q range if the player is good, he might poke you early (before 6), after 6, you can out poke him.”
vCraze says “Azir is one of Xeraths easiest matchups as he doesn't do too much damage early and if he tries to poke you out he will run out of mana fairly quickly. You have a large range advantage over him and he is a squishy champion. Make sure to punish him if he ever uses his e in lane as it has a long cd early. ”
Last Roar says “Not very strong for how difficult he is to master. Can outrange him with Qs. He's Squishy, medium ranged but very mobile.
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Obj: Keep your distance and poke. Outroam him.”
OxiteoMyst says “If he decides to go all on, he loses. When you get lich bane you actually one shot him. Azir is really squishy and although he can poke you, you can somewhat match that with your E. Easy matchup, just don't get azir shuffled into a jg gank.”
SkellyBirb says “Azir has some poke, but he's pretty weak in the meta right now. You can E past his soldiers right onto him and burst him. Be careful of tower diving because of his ultimate.”
Sadkid says “Azir will poke you in lane early on. Once you hit 6 his threat diminishes as long as you tether him correctly. Also watch out for his gank setup. ”
Katfire says “Azir is relatively easy, especially considering the fact that he is one of the hardest champions in the game, and he isn't amazing in the Soloq environment.
Avoid getting poked and don't all in him if he is near his turret and has R, he can push you into turret with it.
If the Azir is good he will never allow you to E W as he will R you away from your W and make you awkwardly walk toward the dagger and possibly kill you as you try to reach it. Bait out his R and kill him when its down. He is very squishy so it shouldn't be hard.”
PedrinhoXD says “You should be able to survive this lane, but you'll never be able to kill Azir, so you should focus in helping your jungle or your teammates”
WolfRider01 says “Can poke you out of lane, but can't really fight you when you're in his face. Be assertive of your presence, but do not over extend. If he goes to poke with his soldiers by pressing Q, go through minions and fight him, then back off.”
MagicalFartz1 says “Electro with ignite. You just win lol.
He cant do much against you he needs item to do anything. He has good harsh pre 3. After 3 u can literally run him down with ignite even if he has everything(Unless he has cleanse).”
hickeyo says “A great azir player will keep the distance and keep the poke up. Usually a matchup you would want to avoid simply because he out-trades you all the time. ”
MINISE says “Both are even because Azir's build is somewhat all over the place, Lucian's isn't. He has cc, you counter the ultimate with your dash so its on an even state. ”
IncursioOCE says “Azir will not let you farm, will not let you roam and will poke you down the entire laning phase this is one of the only matchups i suggest going doran's shield”
Akali go skrrrt says “Annoying in Lane as he can harass from far away. Give up a few cs, its not worth getting killed for a few minions. After lvl 6 you can all in, be carefull about his R when you dive him.”
ZephD4C says “Depends on the Azir player. If they know how to play him well then you just die inside, if they don't play him that much its a free stomp. VERY annoying early poke though.”
Bobbab says “Azir has heavy poke, but if he uses his q to poke you have a good window (15 seconds lvl 1) to engage and kill him as he struggles to escape if you e behind him and block his e. His ult can be dashed over with your e.”
Revengeancee. says “He'll poke you early, and always use your W towards him after your ult. He'll try to throw you under his tower with his ult when you ult to him. ”
sweodigaming says “Heavy poke, play passive. But you still want to trade so you don't get bullied to much. He is squishy, so an all-in would not be a bad idea. However ask for ganks in this lane. ”
VyoS says “Poke first then ult, play passive till lvl 6 when you have the same hp as him you can trade him and w in, but you have to be sure that you hit your q's.”
JoshAy says “He scales well but you can abuse your mobility. If he wastes his Q then you can easily maneuver away with E1/E2. Stay out of his soldiers range and you'll be fine. He can hard push so roams will be punished. Good ult to take.”
DixonTheGuideMaker says “Azir’s are forced to start with their W first. At level 1, their soldiers are very immobile, and so is Azir. At level 2, he'll probably take his Q. He shouldn't have escapes until level 3. Ask your jungler for an early gank to try to snowball lane. Azir's E has a generally long cooldown. If he has dashed recently, take advantage of his escape being down. Be careful if he turns around on you. His shield gives a lot more protection than you think. Azir has to get close for his ultimate to be effective. If he's dashing into a dangerous situation, you can assume he's about to ult”
Manzey says “Azir can be hard if the player is playing flawless, but really weak pre-6 since you can just run away from the sand soldiers and no damage would be made towards you.”
Grayified says “Azir is able to keep his distance, so when you fight him you need to be 100% committed, or you will lose. Most Azir players below platinum are terrible.”
KormitLeFrag says “His poke is honestly ridiculous and he can seemingly 5 shot you level 3.
You're forced to stay back and let him shove. Its basically a farm lane.”
elnino9 says “Play around his soldiers' range and keep an eye out for that when trying to last hit minions. If he Qs his soldier in aggressively, go in if you didn't get hit by his Q as he will lack a great portion of his damage. You can also dodge his Q by Shunpoing in and it will catch him off-guard. He's vulnerable after using Q, take advantage. At level 6, you can outplay his ulti with shunpo if done right and with correct dagger placements.”
FalleN3 says “Play safe in lane and concentrate on farming or zone him hard and be the aggressor, it really depends on how well the Azir play. He has the ability to chunk you for quiet a lot of health and seeing as you are immobile it can be difficult to distance yourself from him. Start with your (Q) and use the ball to zone Azir off his farm. After level 6 you hsould have reasonable kill preasure but be careful not to get into extended skirmishes with him.”
Lunasta says “There's not any secret ,just burst him down, but never try to dive him, or else you WILL die, be careful with the enemy jungler as Azir is quite a safe champion”
TheCatOfCheshire says “Not a real threat if you know what you're doing. He'll try to poke you early on, so focus on dodging, then, when he's using his soldier he can't move, so you can charm him quite easily. Don't forget that YOU CAN'T PASS THROUGH HIS WALL WITH YOUR ULT. Nothing more to say about that matchup, the champ is pretty weak atm.”
KajiKumihoAkukei says “Azir needs quite some time to scale in to the game. You can abuse this really hard as Akali once your reach level 6. He will have nowhere safe to go, not even his turret because you can just use your shroud to stop the tower from attacking you!”
FalleN3 says “Azir is a squishy, medium-ranged mage. He will use his poke to bully you off your farm and out of lane. It's possible to trade with him using your Q+W combo and either use E defensively or land on him with it as you feel is necessary. Pre 6 you may have some trouble against him but after 6 he is easy picking. You can use your E to leap over his wall.”
AP WormMaW Mid says “Azir after rework is a bit easier during laning phase, because his soldiers range was reduced, so you might have easier time to farm, but his overall strength is higher, which means that you shouldn't mess with him in face-to-face trade. Just farm up and poke from distance, if you feel confident, that you are ahead enough and your health level is currently way higher than his, you can try to all in, but be cautious, it can easily backfire and you will just throw your advantage straight to his hands.”
Veigarv2 says “Has mid priority, Scales okay. Your cage completely ruins him in teamfight so thats really nice. his damage in lane is really low so you outsustain with corruption potion timewarp and biscuits. when youre without flash be careful for his insec combo”
Frixen says “Azir is one of the worse matchups there is simply because he has great shoving power which is one of the easiest ways to beat TF, as well as great extended trades, even greater so, than TF itself, which is horrible for TF as the extended trades are usually his bread and butter. Try to take short trades, avoid his soldiers at all costs, and try to not get pushed in to the turret as much as possible.”
FalleN3 says “Azir has LOTS of range and is a serious lane bully which makes it a difficult early game for Akali. He will use his soldiers to zone you off your farm and the annoying this is they can stand under your turret poking you too. He's squishy though so if you can get up-close to him after lvl 6 you will have no problem killing him, especially if you have some jungler help. Very annoying lane pre 6!”
SkellyBirb says “Azir has some poke, but he's pretty weak in the meta right now. You can E past his soldiers right onto him and burst him. Be careful of tower diving because of his ultimate.”
ProGuidesLol12 says “He can poke u down with his soldiers,
He`ll try to stay behind minions, All in at lvl 1 u win after that, try to throw ult in other lane to get assists to outscale Azir”
Reason97 says “A tricky matchup. A GOOD Azir will mess you up, hard, and get away before you can even retaliate. However... well, Azir is a reallllyyy hard champ to be THAT good at. If you go up against him, play it safe, focus on farm, and avoid him. He out ranges you, and can get in and out of a fight very quickly. His soldiers let him attack from outside your range, so try to keep away from them and wait till late game where teamfights break out or for him to make a mistake. ”
orangepenguinhead says “He outranges you like Xerath and his ult can cancel your ult if he hits it. However there aren't too many Azir players so just play safe in this matchup. ”
BloooodTV says “D-Blade. There will be times where you need to just give up a cs or two to not lose half your health bar. once you get ult you can ask for help from your jungler and all in. You can all in if he misplays but don't go too far up, because he can R you into his tower for a free kill. A good Azir will destroy you. Outscales you. Take Fleet.”
Phoenizxxx says “Extremely hard for Qiyana, Azir outranges her and will be poked to death. Don't be afraid to let some minions go for the first 4 waves.”
arcanejhin says “only vs 1 azir who knew how to play. Otherwise it should be easy to go in after they move the minions. If you do enough damage, I suggest you do not E so you can chase him down after Q2. This will allow you to grab him without rubber banding back to your body before you get a combo off.”
OverjarlZane says “You slaughter him early *knock on wood* he's practically got no defense against your early aggression and cant do much til post-6 which you should be able to delay by either forcing him out of lane or killing him. And by then you've probably snowballed.”
Shock_101 says “He will probably ult you when you ult him, putting you into tower range or into a spot where he can get away, so make sure to burn that before you go in or fight him pre-6. Don't stand in his sand soldiers, as they pump out a healthy bit of damage early game, and once he gets nashors, if he's anything besides behind or even, tread carefully.”
DaggerTV_ says “Azir will be extreamly anoying and poke you like oriana would. I'd recomend to buy doran's shiled, to mitigate some of that poke, and stay safe during lane. You need to try to roam and look for kills outside of lane.”
JustQ says “champions in this tier are either very mobile or can outrange ur e or even boath these champions are very hard to deal with in lane
(i will update matchups over time depending on my opinion of them)”
ShockMaster says “This Chicken is baddest one here..poke him with Q,when he is nearly 70% HP you can go all in if he used already his Q,but behind him,cause it will be very hard for him to use ult”
xXkillercrackXx says “Azir has strong waveclear, coupled with strong poke and sustained damage. You can't ever fight him in a straight up 1v1. Try your best to farm up until level 6. He can't follow your roams as he doesn't have much mobility, so thats how we win the matchup.”
Yuki H. says “Another hard matchup for Zed. Just like Sol, make sure to avoid extended trades and go for all-ins or quick trades. Azir excels at roaming and team fighting from afar, so make sure to burst him down before the fight is lost.”
stziswhatihave says “Prioritise farm and don't get poked out of lane. Be careful where you place your turrets.”
Heimerdinger by stziswhatihave | Heimerdinger Player
Proma says “Dshield
Second wind + revitalize
You can easily sustain out of his poke.
This matchup comes down to player skill but it should be an easy win if you play it correctly. Look for engage and try to predict his dash with your hook/ult”
Chiefsnake says “Haven't played much of this matchup but you need to avoid his Q so he doesn't get his sand soldiers on you. Push him in early and try to make it as hard as possible for him to farm”
DarkM3tal87_ says “Azir can farm from a safe distance
and poking you at the same time. Try to get closer to him and abuse him before level 6, after level 6 be aware of his insec. Do not try to dive this guy.”
Defensivity1 says “Dont be affraid to trade with azir, once you turn your back on him thinking your only option is to run is where he will go in and burst you down, so use your abilities wisely.”
Veralion says “MANY BEADS. Oh boy. They keep buffing him and won't stop. Expect to see more and more of this, unfortunately. Azir starts off alright, he doesn't do much damage and you can farm alright for a couple of levels, but he quickly becomes too oppressive to handle by level 4 or 5. It's very easy for him to completely deny you under turret with how his soldiers work. His soldiers deal reduced passthrough damage, so try to make sure you have a shield between you and them. He's squishy, but you can't just all in him through his ult and/or shuffle. Look to roam between waves and kill bot turret ASAP; mid will be a lost cause. Then have bot go mid to deal with the chicken while you farm back up to relevance in a side lane.”
Bartoos says “He can waveclear pretty easily from great range but if he ever gets close enough to you you can instakill him. If he charges at you with his E you can knock him back so he doesn't end up throwing you with his R.”
Man0Vit0r says “[Eng]: Azir has much more range than you, allowing him to cause you a lot of damage, and he can escape easily. A match up kind of hard in the early game
[BR]: Azir tem muito mais alcance que você, permitindo que ele lhe cause muitos danos, e ele pode escapar facilmente com suas habilidades caso você consiga emboscalo.”
Mr38i3 says “Can Poke her infinitely using his Guards. Farm under tower when your against Azir. When you reach level 6 try to execute a full ability combo on him and he will be dead. You will have about 60% HP if the fight was perfectly done by you.”
tyelp says “Pay attention to his soldiers. Never stop looking at them. They Do Not Make Good Dance Partners. Most Azirs are smart, that is dangerous. He is the only other attractive bird in the game, and that increases his threat level.”
RikudouDovahkiin says “Azir may be one of the hardest matchups for Vladimir, especially when in a skilled hand. His high attack speed allows him to pierce through magic resistances easily, combined with Rylai's Scepter you will not be able to chase down him easily. Despite the spike he gets at mid-game, his early game is almost weaker than yours whicy you can utilise. You should land 3rd Q with a proper combo to kill him at early and in late game unless somehow they overfeed you, its kind of difficult to get rid of him in team-fights due to his mobility/slow/R/Zhonya/barrier. If your team has a dedicated assassin type, try to land R before he/she descends upon Azir. For it'll cause Azir to take 10% increased damage from aa/skills. His playstyle is centered around positioning, and that alone combined with his shyness and DPS output MIGHT give you a hard time in teamfights. Care for his 'Zhonya'' invulnerability card, which can also render you defenseless in the middle of a teamfight. So consider that he might pull off surviving your all-in with his Zhonya in a crucial teamfight.”
xSealed says “Lissandra can fight against opponent with a bit longer in attack and ability range but if they are a poke/dps type, most likely she will lose most of the trades in damage and being a bit greedy against Azir is a mistake. He might often stay nearby to his turret so he could ult his enemy towards to it. So avoid close combat when he is too nearby in his turret.”
Nooldles says “Similiar to Orianna in the idea that it is very hard to farm early in the game, He does have a good Ultimate to steal however the all in against Azir is very difficult if he is good. Azir's range is so high that you have to use E1 and LAND E2 to even get onto him but once you are on top of him he can just R you back into his turret or back where you came from, negating all of your ability and allowing him to potentially kill you. Again, like Orianna, outscales you in front to back teamfights later onto the game as well.”
Zoe Sparklepop says “Low Extreme
Outranges you so he's gonna bully you a lot but he doesn't take hits that well himself so try to trade with him if you see him throw out both his soldiers in a bad place with Q down, ganks would be appreciated in this lane and ignite would be the best option.”
Dzsuz says “Annoying to play against because he is ranged but if you focus on farming early and punish him when he makes mistakes you have a big chance.”
AlolanFairy says “A good Azir will keep you at bay and save their E to escape.
This matchup is mostly down to player skill. Poke him when you can, farm under tower if they're good at poking, and avoid those soldiers.”
The PaIe King says “Sustain Karth
Summoner Spells: Teleport/Flash----
Build Path: Rod of Ages, Sorcerers Shoes, Liandry's Torment, Rabadons Death Cap, Void Staff, Zhonya's Hourglass.
----Rune Page: Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transendence, Scorch, Prescence of Mind, Last Stand .----
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snukumz says “He's shifty and quick, which VK doesn't like.
His waveclear and poke are good but you out range him.
His ult can stop your ult so be careful, don't try full combo him unless you land your knock up first. ”
PG Venom says “Soldiers give azir close to equal range. always get out of range of soldiers. W when he dashes to you and run out of soldier range before using E. Outscales you. ”
1256 says “hob azir can be an early problem, he should keep shoving you so ping your jungler to come, he scales good but your champion is just better against him
fleet+dom”
LightningTemplar says “Electrocute setup. Long Sword + Refillable start. Farming in lane is going to be a struggle as he can easily zone you, giving up cs is going to be necessary to avoid taking too much poke. However, Azir struggles against champions with good gap closers and all-ins, use W+E+Q for frequent trades. Avoid using W before R as you'll need a gap closer when he uses R or E. ”
Art1val says “Never played against him as Zoe. I assume though that he can out poke you and beat you in a 1v1. Use walls to your advantage when using your e.”
PepeOnDrugs says “Azir has LOTS of range and is a serious lane bully which makes it a difficult early game for Akali. He will use his soldiers to zone you off your farm and the annoying this is they can stand under your turret poking you too. He's squishy though so if you can get up-close to him after lvl 6 you will have no problem killing him, especially if you have some jungler help. Very annoying lane pre 6!”
Lobban says “Azir has hard poke early, easy cancel on your ultimate and great escape after you use ult. If you face up against a really skilled azir you might aswell /ff. But you never want to dive him under tower. Know his R cd. And poke him from far.”
huynhlinhquyhoa says “So uneasy with him W, He can fled easy.
Bird like to push. Bird don't like being pushed. Bird puts soldier and needs to attack you to attack with soldier. Bird can't attack under your R.”
Ekko Rush B Guides says “Really oppressive Lane. Azir pokes you much from a safe distance, so you should start with a corrupting potion. If he used his Q for minions, or to poke you, you can blink on him, because then you will have few seconds where Azir can't send his soldiers back to him to trade. If he ults you away, wait a bit until your ghost is on top of him and ult back in. Also keep in mind that he has the ability to dash out of your stun and has a small shield with his E when fighting him.”
SorenBjerg says “A good Azir will 100% win against a Ryze at all stages of the game. Basically just flash his ult and try to read him. I can't actually think of any other bad matchups in mid as long as you have good mechanics.”
forever0lp says “Free elo. Beat him to lvl 2 and bully him hard with Q + E whenever he gets too close. His miserable damage and pitiful waveclear makes him a non-threat in the laning phase. He has no proper disengage, is extremaly squishy and after your first back boots purchase lane is pretty much yours. Unfortunately for Garen mid players noone picks Azir.”
Debonair Karma says “Annoying long range poke. Get Corrupting Pot. You're probably not going to kill him in laning phase so just focus on farming.
Take teleport.”
Gageowago says “Super annoying poke pre-6. Try not to step up to trade because he will win unless you land charm. He heavily outranges you. Once you hit 6 you have the chance to all in him because you can ult through his ult wall but he can dash away if he's quick.”
topal says “After 6 if the azir player is fast he can R your E.Don't stay inside his solders because they can deal massive damage.Great muchup for Galio.”
Papapostolou says “This guy is like a marksman with much much damage and a great escape. Thank god you have your W (Sanguine pool) and you can dodge his R. Try to Farm early and beat him late.”
ZombieZack1 says “Azir does not deal high amounts of Burst Damage like Lux and Lux can easily Shield and Dodge her way out of it, Care about your Positioning when Versing Azir”
Lil Tidepod says “Azir is really annoying when playing Ryze. A good Azir is hard to find, but when you find them, he'll lock you out of lane. He outdamages you and can easily outplay you at all points of the game. If you manage to get fed off of roams, you can fight him, but beware of his ultimate, it will ruin your combos. He'll probably dash away before you can get a full combo off, too, so early game trading is off the table. Just push him under turret if you can and look for roams.”
Fhizzikx says “This matchup depends on how you play it. You should be keeping your distance and not be in range of his q. If he manages to get a good r on you then you're probably dead so play it safe since you have more range.”
Capparelli says “He needs time to scale...You do not. His poke is annoying so if he wastes his Q force the fight he wont have anywhere to go, good Azir's will scale and win, lucky for us they are rare, He is not a bad matchup provided you get a lead in some way.”
BigBushMan says “Not too much of a threat till late game, just stay back and poke him as much as you can, as you still have the range advantage, but not by much. Late game though, good luck. ”
MartinMorningstar says “He will outpoke you, outtrade you, outrange you, all with very few consequences unless he allows himself to be rooted.
His dash/flash R isnt a threat if you keep E for it. Honestly a bit funny if you do as he is now within R range with no minions to hide behind. ”
Astalfo says “The difference in hard stomping an Azir and becoming his b*tch is the player, he's not picked often, but the fact that he can sit behind his soldiers without being hurt is annoying, use your E as a gap closer or an escape.”
serruh says “Azir's early laning is surprisingly good, pair that up with the fact he outranges you and it makes a bit tricky to navegate in the early levels. with that being said, you can probably match his shove at 6 and look for roams with realm warp. do NOT try to outscale him, he will be massively more useful in teamfights.”
RockitoAhri says “Do not be afraid to walk up for a Q. The trade ends up equal. If you don't do that he will poke you freely and gain lane authority. Its a skill matchup. - Walk up, - Q , W , Auto attack AND walk back right after. Do the same when you have your electrocute up again. This is a winning trade for you. When he is low enough, freely go for the kill. at around 35-40% HP you can go for R - Q - W - Auto attack - Ignite. This will be enough to burst him. He will push you away with his ultimate, but it will be too late.”
EvilBird090 says “Azir has laser auto attacks, which means you're not gonna be hitting too many kegs if he knows the timing well. He also has pretty spammable abilities so it's hard to play against, I suggest taking Fleet.”
Loki029 says “AVOID POKE, DON´T Focus on him. Try too creep farm in the save Zone near Tower. Wait for his Mana too wear off (will be pretty early) and try too bait his important spells like E, so he can´t escape a gank. Fight him pre 6, Spirit Visage and Maw are great against him.”
jster131 says “A good azir will clap you with damage if you even think about getting near him due to the range of his Sand Soldiers. The safest bet is to just farm up and wait for either him to mess up or your jungler to gank.”
PrettyPinkPutin says “This chicken carries a lot of DPS at later stages of the game, once he uses his Q you can freely engage on him without worrying about the soldiers tho, you have little time to react on his R so as a friendly reminder, most people will try their hardest to shove you off as soon as the E stun ends.”
ur_mom_gay says “Really annoying to lane against, since he can poke you with W AA Q AA. Just trade with your combo when he goes up to poke you after level 4. Be careful of his wall. You can use Stylish's strategy of W to the side, then R, then take the shadow to dodge his R.”
chrisloths says “He has a weak laning phase and Zyra's is really strong. Poke him down and never get too close that he can combo and ultimate you into a tower.”
theboywhodominatedaplat says “he will try to poke you with his W ,
he's so squishy so try to use that on your advantege
and stay away from your minions since he will W your minions so he can CS”
Witchxry says “Azir is very annoying to go up against because he can safely poke you from behind the wave with his soldiers, but he lacks mobility so if he ever steps out from behind the safety of his minions, you can go for a quick E Q W combo and harass him that way.”
Sloyr says “All of the mages are really easy to counter, you just have to dodge their CCs with your E or wait for them to waste it, to then go all in.”
Gogicha55 says “Depends on How Good the Azir is, he can stay out of your range and just bully you until you rage quit so you should just try to shove and roam as soon as you can”
Daedralus says “Range is the biggest problem early on, and his ultimate can be an obstacle indeed. You must use your speed bonus to your advantage to dodge incoming soldiers and approach him in smarter ways. His cooldowns will then be the death of him on most cases unless he has his summoners or his ultimate, but even so you should be able to catch him. With well timed Q, you can follow his E, and even block his ult if very well timed as you are immovable at that time. Do not underestimate his tower though! By taking this build you are squishier than normal and you cannot life steal off the tower and the only reason this build works so well is the ability to keep yourself alive and as a pain train!”
MrRiots says “Starting Item: Dorans + 2/ps
This one is for me squishy.
I havent really fought enough of Azirs to give you a good pointer of what to do.
Early game you absolutly own him.”
NebuIa says “A good Azir can poke you out super heavily and you cannot contest it. I hate this matchup for that reason. You shouldn't die if you respect his damage, but be careful for Shurima Shuffles with his R. Very annoying matchup, but play safe and you'll be okay. If he E's away after your bubble you can get massive damage.”
TheBlueImperial says “Not a fun matchup but still winnable if played correctly, just play safe once he's 6 or you'll find yourself under a tower dead.”
Tartertoot says “Azir counters you in the poke situation, and every time you ult he can knock you away with his or he can dash away. But like anyone, bait out his kit and you can win.”
DirtyBellyDC says “Your best bet is to poke with Q. If he's dodging those then max our your W first and shove wave into tower.
Consider taking TP in this match up for a healthy laning phase.”
Impswitch says “Once he is 6 he has the potential to crush you by getting you into a full on fight with this ult. however if you got quick fingers you can knock him out of his dash or if he ults you deep in lane you can just ult him into turret and you win XD”
Dgraider says “Don't let him scale, because he will beat you later on. This matchup is honestly pretty even(skill-based). I'd take comet into this personally.”
cobbzy says “Make sure to dodge his poke and punish when he is on cooldown. Ask for jungle pressure often and take Doran's shield to make up for the poke. ”
Aizenvolt says “Azir isn't very difficult just poke and stay away from his soldiers also dont dive him unless you know he used ult or you are sure you can kill him in an insant because he can use his ult to do alot of damge to you and kill you under his turret. When you see him going near his turret be cautious because he will try to use his ultimate and throw you to his turret.”
yoink my r now says “Ein guter Azir bringt dich out of Game nur weil er Azir spielt. Gegen Azir einfach nicht sterben und hoffen, dass der Jungler was reißen kann. ”
MarkeleleYasuo says “After his soldier range was nerfed the lane is much easier to handle, but you will most likely push him so unless he is really low hp dont try to dive him, he will ult you to his turret and use his e to get a shield
farm and look for opportunity to kill him ”
Xelaadryth says “Outpushes you hard and he can easily ult you away from him. His zone control is ridiculous; just do your best to cs from far away and auto minions when you can. Getting into close range of him is suicide.”
spark2 says “Azir is extremely oppressive when the person using him knows what they're doing. The best thing to do is rush 30% CDR ASAP so that you can effectively farm from a distance, since he can easily zone you from melee farming with his soldiers. He's also got very high mana costs early game, which makes his early laning a bit less insane. Basically, just try to land a W on him and then run away after proccing your passive.”
HeisendongNA says “Max your W instead of Q and leave turrets at rank 1: Azir is just too good at killing your turrets. You can also take exhaust to reduce his damage.”
Cloud375 says “Azir is very annoying as he will poke you down with his soldiers. He is still beatable however if you are able to burst him down faster than he can burst you.”
Garybaldo says “From my personal experience this is a skill matchup, stay away from his soldiers and be able to commit to a fight when you all in (he might insec you), if you miss an E go out, ask for early ganks”
paykanishe says “Skill match up. He is strong enough at lane, so ask you'r jungler to help. If Azir is rly good, you can't do anything to him. Take Dematerializer and try to win another lane”
Novok says “Do not be afraid to walk up for a Q. The trade ends up equal. If you don't do that he will poke you freely and gain lane authority. Its a skill matchup. - Walk up, - Q , W , Auto attack AND walk back right after. Do the same when you have your electrocute up again. This is a winning trade for you. When he is low enough, freely go for the kill. at around 35-40% HP you can go for R - Q - W - Auto attack - Ignite. This will be enough to burst him. He will push you away with his ultimate, but it will be too late.”
wedefx says “Azir has even push power as Malzhar.
Azir could be a threat in teamfight where he outranges Malzhar. Glacial Augment will help you to catch him.”
SirZeros says “You can't really do anything but farming against Azir, don't stay close to him and his soldiers and wait for your team helping you. Try punishing his mistakes as he is, after all, still pretty squishy.
He is not necessarily stronger in a 1v1. Later in the game, try to ult him, stun him and then burst him down, but be aware of his Ultimate!”
baldmidget says “Another point and click champion
1.At level 1, make sure you hard shove the wave to get lane pressure ,if you dont (gg wp ff 15)why??? the reason is azir can simply poke u for so much anytime you go for a cs
2.Impossible to solo kill azir,focus on pushing wave and roaming
3.Goal of this game? make others lanes ahead”
Euphoric Toaster says “Can be annoying, but is generally just a weak champion in most peoples hands. Azir also locks himself into a brief animation when autoattacking with his soldiers which can make it hard for him to dodge your stun.”
Big Shawn says “You should avoid being around his soldiers (obviously). So in this case you should keep some good wave control to use the minions for your Mobility, in this case your E Ability.”
Fox1ne says “This is almost same as Anivia match up,difference is that his level 1 is really weak and you can gain wave control cause of it. His soldiers are strong enough to outdamage on trades,try to avoid trades when he has 2 soldiers up,or if he uses Q on you try to use charm and trade back,don't be scared to trade back cause this will make you lose. At 6 building gunblade will make you win the match up cause of the sustain war against him, and relocating yourself over his wall is a good way to avoid a lot of his damage.”
DanDosXR says “A good Azir can poke you early game and just push you if you ult at him. Try to poke him down with your Empowered E and play safe until you're strong enough to oneshot him. Getting Banshee's as your first item will let you ult him without getting knockedback or damaged by his ult when the spell shield is activated.”
Wizboy73 says “Azir scales really well and is one of the only champs who actualy bullies you in lane. A good azir will get a lead going and not give it up, its hard to recover but if you get the lead his game is over since you can 100-0 him. Building rylais is good as well as a banshee if behind.”
EvilOranges says “Start D-Blade. He will constantly shove the wave, and he has an easy escape with his W-E-Q combo. He will poke you a lot, so take Fleet Footwork. Farm with Q, and keep in mind of his soldier range. When going in at level 6 make sure you don't go in too far, lest he use R to push you way into his tower.”
TruePvPYT says “Azir has alot of poke so you need to play around his soldiers, dont go for greedy cs, mainly cs with Q's and last hit, be carefull for his all in.”
Hunipop says “Everyone is practically a threat to our baby Lux.
Azir is very annoying, and you can lose almost half your HP just from 1 skill from him. Not fun.”
schulti012 says “Earlygame is hard to survive but once you're in mid-lategame he's no threat as you can just ult in his face and kill him. He also cannot trade with you without pushing the wave.”
Vispectra says “Usually this is an easy match up , Azir isn't favored in the meta but still a good one will give you a bad time by constantly poking you and staying just out of your range. His 6 might screw you over if you try to all in but your risks of dying to him are fairly low. Later on you'll just one shot him.”
talonmains says “Good Azir means bad time for Talon.
Shoves you in at insane speed, pokes you out of lane and hard to kill in lane. Work with your jungler or look for roams, in lane you can flash his r and wait in your r while he uses E to dash towards his soldier then use your combo and see if you can get a kill.”
SepekuAW says “This lane is hard because azir has range over you. You need to setup stuns by Q'ing the melee minions once, then when he goes to poke you, E him with the ball on the ground, follow up with a W + Q to proc electrocute. This is really the only efficient way to trade with azir.. Farm this lane out till you get a ludens, if he has no barrier you can solo kill him with ludens + 5 ball ult.
Be careful when he hits 6, if he ever throws a soldier out but stops attacking minions he's trying to bait you in so he can E to it and q behind you to ult you. Pay attention and avoid walking up when his soldiers are very forward and he stops attacking/using q.”
Zayach says “You will find it hard to get close enough to deal damage to him. If you can Q, W while he has no soldiers then you might be able to win a trade or two but a lane against Azir is a farming lane, and not a lane you will likely win without jungle help.”
Xavier Senori says “Azir's only strength against cassiopeia is that he can zone her pretty well his soldiers. That being said, his cooldowns early game are pretty long, so if he mispositions his soldiers, be ready to go aggressive. Don't be afraid to trade with him, just remember to move out of the range of his soldiers when you are trading. You will outscale him later in the game.”
Poleseas16 says “High burst damage early game from electrocute + consistent autos. Pushes you under turret. Has good escape. Often takes barrier. Can easily be one shot towards level 6, 9, mid game.”
ClemexD10 says “Be careful of his soldiers, but don't be afraid of them. The moment you have Electrocute up cast your Q and W onto him to activate it.”
Zeprius says “Not the worst but impossible to kill him, unless your in iron-gold and he doesnt know how to play Azir.... just farm up for late game and teamfights ”
unownreality says “After Azir was updated, he has seen a large spike in power, and lux will begin to struggle a bit more early game. Watch for the insec, and be cautious around enemy towers. Wait for him to use his dash prior to the all in. A single burst post morellos should kill him. ”
kilgta says “you both shove lane a lot and you are both hard to get caught. usually you wait ganks, catch him with the bushes or wait for him to make a mistake. You should be able to shove faster than him. Start corrupt pot or sapphire.”
MechaaZero says “Due to his soldiers not actually being like creeps, you can use your E to your advantage. If he goes in on you, E, run back and do a quick Q for some solid damage. He'll probably be more conservative with his dives after that.”
CC Diana says “Azir is a lane bully, but thankfully he's easier to deal with since his mini rework. You can start Q or W in this match up though if you start Q you may quickly find yourself running low on mana whilst taking too much damage while going up to melee range for CS. Play this lane safe, give up CS if necessary, wait for 6 or your jungler. Your window of opportunity for fighting Azir is the moment after he uses Q. Once he uses Q, he won't be able to have his soldiers dash to you so use that opportunity to all-in him. Since his rework, you are now able to dash through Emperor's Divide so it's not too big a deal if he ults you away.”
Im Jayce says “u can't melee units against him, but u can easily outclass this bird by predicting a insta cast skill, with your hammer E to kill him, easy isn't it? ._.”
maplecat21 says “A good azir is a big threat, an azir that knows how to w-auto-q-auto is annoying, a bad azir is a free lane. All depends on how good he is at Azir, and if he can shurima shuffle such that he cancels your r post-6.”
EvilOranges says “Corrupting Potion. Azir beats you early but as soon as you have Riftwalk you destroy him. He will push under tower, and since his soldiers last for half as long under tower he will use up his mana very quickly. You can out-sustain him easily with Fleet Footwork and Corruption Potion.”
RagexAddict says “Azir can be a very frustrating champion for Fizz to take on at pretty much all stages of the game. He has very decent harass with his sand soldiers and he can be a nightmare at level 6 with his ult if you were to try to all in him. The key to beating Azir is waiting for him to throw a sand soldier at you. If he misses his Q, go in on him because he will be very vulnerable, especially considering his only way out besides flash is to Q>E combo with his sand soldiers to dash away.
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adzzb says “Azir is super hard early. However post 6 he should be fine. Jump on him when you get a chance and also use your Twilight shroud to blink over his wall.”
SrSuders says “Azir ist stark, aber auch kein großes Problem, da er erst im Mid bzw. im Late Game erst stark wird.
Die Azir E+Q Combo kann stark sein, wenn man mit der Talon Q engagen sollte, sodass man mit der Talon Q unter dem Tower gepulled wird.”
LyndonK9 says “Azir is pretty annoying because he can zone you, but if you can stay away from the soldiers and trade back you will win. After hes low you can all in him and if he walls you, you can ult through it. Be careful when you are close to his turret because he can ult you into it.”
LighterDay says “Azir's soldiers can poke from a safe distance, but it won't prevent you from farming and stacking. Also, Veigar's W range is wide enough that you can get Azir if he is just poking with minions.”
hipstersora says “The soldiers hurt. Even if you get a few kills early, with some items he'll be able to just send soldiers your way and decimate your health.
Your only hope is really getting in his face where you can do damage to him also. Keep in mind he can jump to a soldier to avoid your ult, but you can E around his ult.
Note: This difficulty is assuming you are going up against a competent Azir”
MasutaKokoBot says “Azir can potentially be a mild threat due to the nature of his Q. If he sends his summoned soldiers to attack you in the back line, that can be problem, however, your mobility should be sufficient to get away from them quickly.”
borsamalac says “Love this matchup from both side. If he shove the wave do same, if he doesn't just farm both of you is a scaling champ . Care his lv2 is rly strong , don't let him free poke u with W+Q. With sheen your stronger but ur goal is just farm, roam with package and kill him with trinity. ”
Yenwai says “his early harass is obnoxious to say the least, and his ability to push then roam makes him hard to deal with.
just wait until you get your items and get him with your allies.
use your teleport to gank while he farms and help your team as you wont win lane easily.
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Ec40494 says “Has an easy escape with e so can be slippery. Try not to ult on him and get ulted by him into his tower. Save it for after his ult is down. Have to all in because of his soldier poke and don't stay for long fights.”
BL00dY3nD says “You can dodge his R and with Hextech Porotbel you can get close to him. But he can poke you while you CS so try to CS with your Q and dont get to close to minions. With a Hextech Portobel and F and Ignire R you could get some easy kills.”
Bughans says “Earlygame he's going to poke you lots, but if you can manage to survive laning phase, you're gonna be able to oneshot him until he begins to get ap-hp items.”
Helnakensbrorsa says “One of the hardest lane. Farm with Q and try to get lvl 6 before him. Ask for gank if you know that you wont get 6 before him. You will only be able to kill him if you have more gold after 6. ”
Best Karth NA says “Another easy matchup. Low kill potential if hes a decent player. Just make sure you keep him in check when he tries to go aggressive by landing some Qs. Most likely a boring farm lane. ”
Siand says “This is a reaaaaaaly annoyng champion to play against. I've tried playing passively - he outscaled me in the midgame, I've tried agressive play he outpokes me. Ask for ganks. A lot of them.”
AgreeableOtter says “Also a Dorans Shield/Second Wind matchup, he pokes the f... out of you in lane. You should be able to outroam and solokill him after Lv 4 when you have Hexdrinker.”
noolan says “I HATE AZIR, SO UNBALANCED, SO BROKEN. He will forever be one of my least favorite champions. Good luck in lane, he gets free poke every 5 or so seconds.”
Shderen says “Now, I'm writing this as of patch 7.2, right? If you're reading this in some future world where Azir is amazing again, please build a time machine and message me so I can tell you my address and you can take me there. You have permission to ice this fool.”
HerrSolahri says “Stay cool in early. Don't run into his Soldiers. Prevent him from pushing as good as you can and after 2 Items hes as easy to kill as a Vel'koz”
CharmingFeather says “If the Azir is good with their ult, do not bother engaging past more than half way through mid. Just try to poke with Q and sit back and wait for a gank. If you don't get a gank, then don't engage unless you have flash to flash over his ult (if you are under his turret that is).”
SmokeyEggs says “It's a skill based matchup as well, fighting Azir in the early game is gonna be hard since he's mobile and has a shield that can soak your damage, As well as good poke and pushing potential. Try baiting out his R with your R and just roam more or abuse him with ganks from your jungler”
QueenBrie says “Don't worry about this guy, just an average bird, he cant do much once you're level 6 and ready to rumble, wait for his soldier to run out because even though he's weak into you his soldiers are his main source of damage, he can escape from ganks pretty easily but only if he's smart, just dont be stupid and you win.”
TwitchTherapy says “He scales really well into late game, to the point of no return, his range on you makes it difficult to get up close, and his gap closer leaves much room for you to become vulnerable.”
AzureArmatt says “Azir was considered to be answer to Ahri for quite a while since he was able to punish her really hard when she got up close... but those times are long gone and Ahri can stand against Azir and even beat him. He's late game champion so you have advantage early. don't push under his turret or he will try to push you under it with his ultimate and avoid standing next to his soldiers. You can push him out of lane and even kill him if you catch him with your charm. the real problem here is his ability to dash to his soldiers that will make him escape from you quite often but it's still victory for you if you push him out”
OmegaSquadVeigar says “Annoying poke with his W Q and outshoves you early, but after getting full mana item you should be able to stomp him due to him not being able to ever dive the backline with his E Q R combo if you use your cage properly and being easily killed with your combo.”
Shaawn says “Hard matchup, he can shove you in as much as he wants. His only way of repositioning his soldiers is with Q. The moment he waste his Q, you want to dash in and punish him. That is the only window you got in this matchup.”
NocUout says “Fairly easy matchup, his early game will be very annoying, but he will need to back often because of mana problems. Push out under his turret and save your ult until he uses his, as if you ult him first he will just knock you back with his ult. ”
RemainingUchiha says “Early game he's going to push you out of lane very frequently because of his long range poke. Consider asking for Jungle pressure.”
muchlove says “Azir is pretty annoying at all points in lane, pre and post 6. His ult disrupts your combo, and his e allows him to escape (coupled with the usual barrier and flash summs) most trades unscathed. ”
Jenkinsu says “Noone knows how to play Azir, but if they do stay as far away from the soldiers as possible. Refillable Potion is recommended if he knows what he's doing”
Au5x says “this is probably one of the most difficult matchups there may be, as Azir is able to hit you from afar, ask for help in your jungle and try to play safe”
onetrick zed 11111 says “he can poke u a lot but after 6 its a skill match up , depending on if u are still even with him or if u are behind or ahead
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ikiilyou7523 says “En contra de un buen azir no puedes hacer mucho es como el talon, a excepcion que azir te pokeara y no dejara que farmees con sus soldados comprate escudo de doran al inicio si te toca contra el. :)”
Dr Wonderdrugs says “Azir est votre hard counter par excellance il pourra vous tuer à l'aide de ses soldat et si vous avez le malheur d'ult avant votre mort il vous tuera à nouveau sans réactiver de spell juste avec son clique droit.”
moutenn says “If the Azir is better then you he will win. Its a skillmatchup, but you do have the upper hand. Try and engage with w when he q's towards you. Reactivate before they hit, and start punching him. Then you should r when he uses his wall. You will mostlikely kill him, with your q's and e's. It will also look cool. You have to live with being bullied the first couple of levels.
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qasddsa says “Extremely difficult to deal with in lane because of his soldiers. I recommend starting with a Corrupting Potion and investing into an early Null-Magic Mantle or a MR shard. After laning phase, it gets much easier to kill him with Riftwalk.”
Calikarcha says “One of my 3 favorites (along side Karthus and ASol). Unfortunately, I've never played this from either side, but just try to avoid his poke and poke him as much as you can. Be careful of his shuffle though. ”
LCAU says “His sand soldiers if placed well enough is a struggle to deal against. However, if you bait his soldiers+his Q, you can jump on him with your E>W>Q>R. If you are in low elo, it's actually really easy since they have no idea what they are doing lol.”
Andicus says “He outpokes you early but post 6 you beat Azir easily. Don't get poked too hard by his soldiers while farming. I recommend farming with Q.”
rimzaki says “Hes shield can threat against bloodlord but he no match against ur nuke and sustain greatly try to save ur sanguine pool for hims ultimate
He will try poke with hims soldier but U are a bloodlord and They will kneel before u ”
Gambinos says “Thing about Azir is that a good Azir will outlane a Yas. He will poke you out pretty heavily, causing you to not be able to go in at all with your strong lvl 2-3. Avoid his minions from coming to you by Wind Walling the closes Azir's minion to you. It cannot advance if WW. But he can still poke you though so watch out. You'll win late game against him so play super passive if you can, or wait for a jg to gank.”
Autoswitched says “Annoying champion to deal with, only real way of winning is A. He's not skilled with the champ.
B.Farm safely and give up farm to harass
C. Get jungle ganks”
undeadsoldiers says “Azir is a mechanical nightmare. He has a very high skill curve, so not many players will be good on him. He shouldn't be too much of a problem, as Swain is ranged, so he doesn't have to be in the way on Azir's soldiers.”
Prenora says “Azir out ranges you by a lot, but he's telegraphed and mana hungry early, keep your wave cleared so you can harass him from a distance, he has poor wave clear under tower, after 6 try to wait for jungle assistance, if fighting, or just keep csing”
Witwickies says “You both want to poke enemy and farm from distance. Nevetheless, Azir's all-in is harder to perform and, as Zyra, it's less difficult to set up ganks. Try to time Azir's E, as with it he has easy escape route from your R.”
undeadsoldiers says “Poke Azir as much as you can until level 3, when he'll start to bully you.
Once Azir uses his E, you have several seconds to poke him for free or get a combo on him.
Let him push you in, though, because his soldiers don't last as long under your tower.
Banshee's Veil can block the knockback from his ult. You can also outplay his ult with your own ult by blinking over the wall as it's about to shove you.
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iiCrispi says “His ult is ineffective against your ult because it pushes you away, yet if you cast ult and it hits him you end up going back to him. Deny his cs by going aggro. Keep out for enemy junglers if you do this.”
Prenora says “Azir is very hard to get close to, but when you do he's fairly squishy with high cooldowns, use your dash to avoid his soliders, look to max Q and stay healthy”
AQRC Turtle says “Keep your distance from his soldiers and avoid extend trades. Hoverall it a skillmatchup but in zed favor after lvl 6. Wait for his ultimate to use your own for repositionning urself.”
DuhBrandon says “Azir Could be a problem but most times not really. Due to the fact he is very difficult to play, and the fact that he doesn't win against most champs. the only thing you need to worry about is you getting ganked and you don't have flash because his R can push you towards him making ganks easy and hell and the jungle or azir will just kill you. My advice is to just don't over extended on a azir and don't poke his tower without flash or the knowledge of the whereabouts of his jungler.”
dumb lucker says “Azir can also be very annoying with almost unlimited poke in lane, but you should be able to still combo him when his q is on cd to smack him with autoattacks for a kill. (also be aware of his ult as it will cuck you hard when trying to kill this guy) ”
Smol Jelly says “Azir can also be a rough lane. He's got great poke, and he scales insanely well. Let him push closer towards your tower, so you don't have the threat of being ulted under his tower.”
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