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League of Legends Champion AzirAzir is in the a tier of champions

Azir

MageMarksman
Azir is a mageRolemage
DifficultyHard
Power SpikeLate-Game
Shurima's Legacy abilityp
Conquering Sands abilityq
Arise! abilityw
Shifting Sands abilitye
Emperor's Divide abilityr
StatsBuildCounters
Runes
Synergies
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Azir Build

based on 30,065 matches
Win Rate
47.9 %
Pick Rate
2.6 %
Ban Rate
0.5 %

How We Come Up with Our Azir Builds

We process over 1 Million League of Legends games every day to bring you the most accurate Azir build so you can destroy your enemies and improve you win rate. We've broken down our Azir builds by rank, position, and enemy team type, so you can find the most accurate set of Azir core items and runes for any situation.

Azir Build Summary

Azir is a a below average middle lane champ in League of Legends. His best rune sets are Precision Sorcery. Adding the highlighted runes shown below in your Azir build will give you the additional stats to help him play well through the laning phase of the game and into the late game. Azir players should start by leveling up his w ability first.

Best vsAll Build for Azir

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Sapphire CrystalRefillable Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Fiendish CodexLost Chapter

Core Azir Items

~22 Mins
Luden's TempestRabadon's DeathcapNashor's ToothBerserker's Greaves

Optional Items

Banshee's VeilZhonya's HourglassVoid StaffRylai's Crystal Scepter

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Azir to level upw
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Second ability for Azir to level upq
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Last skill for Azir to max oute

Runes

PrecisionConquerorPresence of MindLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
SorceryTranscendenceGathering Storm
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Azir's passive ability p
Azir's q ability q
Azir's w ability w
Azir's e ability e
Azir's ultimate ability r
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W
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Q
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E
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W
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W
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R
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W
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Q
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W
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Q
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R
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Q
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Q
14
E
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E
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R

Azir Matchups Overview

Azir is Weak Against

HeimerdingerHeimerdinger38.3% winrateBrandBrand42.6% winrateRumbleRumble42.9% winrateEkkoEkko43.2% winrate

Azir is Strong Against

TalonTalon54.4% winratePantheonPantheon53.5% winrateRyzeRyze51.6% winrateGalioGalio51.4% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

Kaynjungle+ 52.3% 2400 GamesZiggsbottom+ 52.7% 129 GamesCamilletop+ 53.9% 508 GamesGaliosupport+ 63.4% 82 Games

More Gameplay Tips for Azir Players

Tips and Tricks

Use your Sand Soldiers in a lane to kill minions and harass the enemy lane champion.

Shifting Sands is a great tool to enhance mobility and get you into the center of a teamfight. At that point you can use Emperor's Divide to break the enemy team's formations.

Azir FAQs

Q: What are some of Azir's greatest strengths?

A: Azir can deal a lot of damage to multiple enemies at the same time and from a relatively safe distance.

Q: What are some of Azir's biggest weaknesses?

A: Azir is very squishy. If his enemies get past his sand soldiers, they can usually kill him. You may want to include some additional mobility or tank in your Azir build to help you survive champions that can close with you quickly.

Additional Azir Build Insights

League of Legends Azir players will find him to be a difficult champ to build out properly. You will see that his build varies when he is playing against either diversified or highly focused team compositions, demonstrating you should not choose the same Azir build every round of League of Legends

The best items to incorporate into your champ's build include: Luden's Tempest, Rabadon's Deathcap, and Nashor's Tooth. Players who included these items in their setups had a much higher winrate than players who tried for other item builds for Azir. Likewise, if you are facing a well-mixed enemy team composition, you should strongly consider getting him the Precision, and Sorcery runes. In recent games, he won the largest number of his matches when built with these runes.

We set our Azir build suggestions by analyzing 30,065 recently ranked LoL rounds with him selected. We only recommend the highest winrate Azir builds that have been used by ranked LoL players enough times for us to propose them. With so many games in our data, we are very confident in our suggested builds.