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

Azir vs Nidalee

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

based on 438 Azir vs Nidalee matchups
Win Rate
51.6 %
K/D/A
2.09
Pick Rate
0.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of recently ranked League matches each week. Within our dataset, Azir fought Nidalee in 438 games. Using so many matchups for Azir versus Nidalee gives us a lot of faith in our capability to provide useful stats and a pro build to annihilate Nidalee. This particular counter matchup is relatively rare. Azir fights Nidalee in only 0.7% of his matches.

Azir vs Nidalee Matchup Summary

Azir has done a decent job of countering Nidalee. Typically, he wins a acceptable 51.6% of matches the champs oppose one another in. In Azir vs Nidalee matches, Azir’s team is 0.2% less expected to get first blood, implying that he most likely won't get first blood against Nidalee.

Best Azir vs Nidalee Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
DaggerFiendish Codex

Core Azir Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapNashor's ToothZhonya's Hourglass

Optional Items

Lich BaneShadowflameLuden'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 ForceMagic Resist
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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W
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Guide to Countering Nidalee as Azir

Tips for Playing as Azir against Nidalee

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 Nidalee

Nidalee's Javelin Toss deals more damage the farther she is. If she is far away, it's imperative to dodge it.

Nidalee's Takedown deals extreme damage to Hunted targets, but she has to get close to use it. Save your crowd control or defensive abilities for when she goes in for the kill.

Nidalee's Hunt debuff is only applied with Javelin Toss and Bushwhack. Avoiding being hit by these abilities will impair her ability to deal follow-up damage.

Azir vs Nidalee Counter Stats

Azir Image
Win Rate
51.6 %
VS
Win Rate
48.4 %
Nidalee Image
6.2
< Kills >
7.5
5.7
< Deaths >
5.8
5.7
< Assists >
7.6
1.47
< Killing Sprees >
1.67
190
< Minions Killed >
39
0.13
< Dragons Killed >
1.18
0.55
< Inhibitors >
0.49
654
< Physical Damage >
1,120
22,648
< Magic Damage >
17,204
503
< True Damage >
1,051
23,806
< Damage Dealt >
19,376
21,295
< Damage Taken >
31,063
12,074
< Gold Earned >
11,686
2.4
< Towers >
2
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.32
3,049
< Total Healing >
16,993
14,806
< Experience >
13,124
18
< Vision Score >
25
9
< Wards Placed >
7
170
< Time Dealing CC >
139

How to Counter Nidalee with Azir in LoL

The stats shown on this page show some important Azir vs. Nidalee counter stats that can help you distinguish the differences and similarities between the two. As an example, Azir’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Nidalee’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Azir may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Nidalee..

Azir often has a similar longest kill spree as his enemy does. Typically, he receives less damage than Nidalee. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also show that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Azir and Nidalee

Damage Types Compared

Azir
Nidalee
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Azir
Nidalee

Who is Better, Azir or Nidalee?

Both League champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Azir usually wins when facing off against Nidalee, with a 51.6% win rate. Thus, Azir makes a good counter for Nidalee.

While Azir does have a higher winrate compared to Nidalee, when on opposite teams, Azir also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more difficult champ to develop with. You should be careful when picking Azir into Nidaleeas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

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

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Azir vs Nidalee matchups, Azir is the better champion with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Azir is a decent counter for Nidalee. You will do well by focussing your strategy on increasing your CS and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Azir against Nidalee.

Additional Information for Azir Players

How We Calculated Our Azir vs Nidalee Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Nidalee as Azir, we analyzed 438 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 Nidalee 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 learn all of the intricacies of Azir in order to counter Nidalee during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips displayed here, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Azir on average accumulates much more CS as Nidalee. Champs who typically don't take many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values reported here to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Azir versus Nidalee build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Nashor's Tooth, and Zhonya's Hourglass. When Azir used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better against Nidalee than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Azir boasted an average win rate of 51.6% when countering Nidalee with this build.

To have the best probability of crushing Nidalee as Azir, Azir players 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. Out of all the rune sets players picked for Azir vs Nidalee counter picks, this order of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 51.6% winrate overall.

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