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Azir vs Caitlyn

How to Beat Caitlyn as Azir in LoLAzir is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Caitlyn as Azir

based on 6,005 Azir vs Caitlyn matchups
Win Rate
50.8 %
K/D/A
2.11
Pick Rate
9.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of ranked League games each week. Within our dataset, Azir battled Caitlyn in 6005 games. Including so many matchups for Azir versus Caitlyn provides us confidence in our ability to provide actionable stats and a recommended build to wreck Caitlyn. This champ pairing is somewhat uncommon. Azir encounters Caitlyn in only 9.5% of his games.

Azir vs Caitlyn Matchup Summary

Azir has done a ok job of countering Caitlyn. Normally, he wins a acceptable 50.8% of games the champs face off with each other in. In Azir vs Caitlyn rounds, Azir’s team is 0.2% less expected to get first blood. This implies that he probably won't get first blood versus Caitlyn.

Best Azir vs Caitlyn Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Blasting WandRecurve Bow

Core Azir Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapLich BaneNashor's Tooth

Optional Items

Banshee's VeilZhonya's HourglassShadowflameStormsurge

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionFleet FootworkPresence of MindLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
SorceryManaflow BandGathering 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
2
Q
3
E
4
W
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W
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R
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Guide to Countering Caitlyn as Azir

Tips for Playing as Azir against Caitlyn

Be a bird!

In the lane, try to position your soldiers between the enemy's minions and the enemy champion. This way you can use them both to last hit and to project threat onto your lane opponent.

Be careful about putting down both of the soldiers stored by Arise! Unless you're going all-in, always have a soldier in your back pocket if you need to escape over a wall or if you misposition your other soldier and need damage now.

Think of Emperor's Divide as a defensive ability first and foremost. Use it when the enemy engages on you or your allies. Remember that your team can walk through the soldiers summoned by Emperor's Divide and use this to your advantage when enemy melee champions engage on you.

Advice to Win Against Caitlyn

Keep behind allied minions if Caitlyn is harassing you with Piltover Peacemaker (it deals less damage with each subsequent target).

You can intercept Ace in the Hole's missile from hitting an ally if you stand in its path.

Azir vs Caitlyn Counter Stats

Azir Image
Win Rate
50.8 %
VS
Win Rate
49.2 %
Caitlyn Image
6
< Kills >
6.7
5.7
< Deaths >
5.7
6
< Assists >
6.7
1.38
< Killing Sprees >
1.55
190
< Minions Killed >
181
0.13
< Dragons Killed >
0.19
0.54
< Inhibitors >
0.56
626
< Physical Damage >
19,872
22,187
< Magic Damage >
1,460
492
< True Damage >
567
23,305
< Damage Dealt >
21,900
21,548
< Damage Taken >
19,284
12,014
< Gold Earned >
12,225
2.34
< Towers >
3.3
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
3,021
< Total Healing >
5,546
14,982
< Experience >
12,731
18
< Vision Score >
18
9
< Wards Placed >
9
169
< Time Dealing CC >
90

How to Counter Caitlyn with Azir in LoL

The stats provided here feature some critical Azir versus Caitlyn matchup stats that may help us explain the differences between the two. As an example, Azir’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Caitlyn’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Azir may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Caitlyn..

Azir usually has a similar longest kill spree as his enemy does. Typically, he takes a similar amount of damage to Caitlyn. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also show that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to escape additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Azir and Caitlyn

Damage Types Compared

Azir
Caitlyn
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Azir
Caitlyn

Who is Better, Azir or Caitlyn?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Azir usually fairs equally well when taking on Caitlyn, with a 50.8% win rate. Thus, Azir makes an ok counter for Caitlyn.

While Azir does have a higher winrate than Caitlyn, when they face off with one another, Azir also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more time consuming champ to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Azir into Caitlynas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Azir also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Caitlyn. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Azir vs Caitlyn matchups, Azir is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Azir is a decent counter for Caitlyn. Make sure you focus your gameplay on increasing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Azir against Caitlyn.

Additional Information for Azir Players

How We Calculated Our Azir vs Caitlyn Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Caitlyn as Azir, we analyzed 6,005 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Caitlyn as Azir comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Azir to counter Caitlyn during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats displayed above, you should increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Azir often accumulates a similar amount of CS relative to Caitlyn. Champs who typically don't get many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers reported here to do well.

The top items to prioritize in your Azir versus Caitlyn build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Lich Bane, and Nashor's Tooth. When Azir included at least these three items in his build, he performed much better against Caitlyn than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Azir had an average winrate of 50.8% when countering Caitlyn with these items in his kit.

To have the best probability of vanquishing Caitlyn as Azir, you should take the Fleet Footwork, Presence of Mind, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Manaflow Band, and Gathering Storm runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune builds we have analyed for Azir vs Caitlyn counters, this order of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 50.8% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Caitlyn as Azir are shown for all skill levels combined. If you would like to narrow the stats and builds to a particular division, you may use the selection menu at the top of this page.