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How to Win Azir vs Lee Sin Counter MatchupAzir is in the s tier of champions

Azir vs Lee Sin

How to Beat Lee Sin as Azir in LoLAzir is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Lee Sin as Azir

based on 2,099 Azir vs Lee Sin matchups
Win Rate
52.2 %
K/D/A
2.12
Pick Rate
3.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our counter stats from the millions of rated League games that we evaluate every week. This guide on how to beat Lee Sin as Azir came out of an examination of 2099 ranked games where both champs battled one another. This particular champion matchup is relatively rare. Azir fights Lee Sin in only 3.3% of his rounds.

Azir vs Lee Sin Matchup Summary

Azir does a good job of countering Lee Sin. On average, he wins a fantastic 52.2% of games the champions face each other in. In Azir against Lee Sin rounds, Azir’s team is 0.2% less probable to obtain first blood, indicating that he probably won't be able to get first blood versus Lee Sin.

Best Azir vs Lee Sin Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Recurve BowFiendish Codex

Core Azir Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapNashor's ToothShadowflame

Optional Items

Rylai's Crystal ScepterLich BaneZhonya's HourglassLuden's Companion

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 BandScorch
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
1
W
2
Q
3
E
4
W
5
W
6
R
7
W
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Q
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W
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Q
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Q
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E
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R

Guide to Countering Lee Sin as Azir

Tips for Playing as Azir against Lee Sin

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 Lee Sin

Lee Sin relies heavily on following up with his abilities. Use disables to prevent him from chaining together his abilities and attacks.

Stay spread out to minimize the impact of Lee Sin's ultimate, Dragon's Rage.

Lee Sin has powerful tools to combat physical damage in Iron Will and Cripple but he is still vulnerable to magic damage.

Azir vs Lee Sin Counter Stats

Azir Image
Win Rate
52.2 %
VS
Win Rate
47.8 %
Lee Sin Image
5.9
< Kills >
7.2
5.7
< Deaths >
5.8
6.2
< Assists >
8.3
1.39
< Killing Sprees >
1.66
192
< Minions Killed >
33
0.13
< Dragons Killed >
1.56
0.54
< Inhibitors >
0.43
633
< Physical Damage >
13,355
22,483
< Magic Damage >
2,672
524
< True Damage >
961
23,640
< Damage Dealt >
16,989
20,957
< Damage Taken >
35,224
12,065
< Gold Earned >
11,725
2.38
< Towers >
1.67
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.35
2,969
< Total Healing >
17,012
14,829
< Experience >
13,228
19
< Vision Score >
25
9
< Wards Placed >
12
167
< Time Dealing CC >
442

How to Counter Lee Sin with Azir in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page feature some important Azir versus Lee Sin counter stats that may help you understand the differences and similarities between the pair. As an example, Azir’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Lee Sin’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Azir may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Lee Sin..

Azir often has a similar longest killing spree as his matchup does. On average, he receives less damage than Lee Sin. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also indicate that the champion with higher health has less agility and thus is not able to escape further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Azir and Lee Sin

Damage Types Compared

Azir
Lee Sin
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Azir
Lee Sin

Who is Better, Azir or Lee Sin?

Both League champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Azir usually wins when taking on Lee Sin, with a 52.2% win rate. Therefore, Azir makes a good counter to Lee Sin.

While Azir does have a higher win rate than Lee Sin, when facing one another, Azir also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more time consuming character to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Azir into Lee Sinas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Azir also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Lee Sin. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Azir vs Lee Sin matchups, Azir is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Azir is an above average counter for Lee Sin. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on maximizing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Azir against Lee Sin.

Additional Information for Azir Players

How We Calculated Our Azir vs Lee Sin Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Lee Sin as Azir, we analyzed 2,099 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 Lee Sin 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 in order to counter Lee Sin during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips presented here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Azir on average accumulates much more CS compared to Lee Sin. Champs who on average don't get much CS usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values reported here to do well.

The most crucial items to prioritize in your Azir versus Lee Sin build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Nashor's Tooth, and Shadowflame. When Azir used at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better against Lee Sin than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Azir had an average win rate of 52.2% when countering Lee Sin with these items in his kit.

To have the highest chance of crushing Lee Sin as Azir, you should use the Fleet Footwork, Presence of Mind, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Manaflow Band, and Scorch runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune builds players chose for Azir vs Lee Sin counterpicks, this set of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 52.2% win rate overall.

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