Blitzcrank vs Azir
How to Beat Azir as Blitzcrank
based on 2,423 Blitzcrank vs Azir matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Blitzcrank vs Azir Matchup Summary
Best Blitzcrank vs Azir Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Azir as Blitzcrank
Tips for Playing as Blitzcrank against Azir
Using Blitzcrank's grab to pull an enemy into your tower range followed by a Power Fist will allow the tower to get several hits on them.
The 1-2-3 combo of Rocket Grab, Power Fist, and Static Field can devastate an individual opponent.
Advice to Win Against Azir
Try to think of Sand Soldiers as fire. Don't stand in the fire.
Azir relies on his soldiers to deal damage and can only move them so often. Try to capitalize on windows of time when his soldiers are stationary.
Azir has immense damage over a prolonged amount of time but lacks the upfront burst of other mages. Try to burst him out before he can turn a confrontation around.
Blitzcrank vs Azir Counter Stats
How to Counter Azir with Blitzcrank in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here show several important Blitzcrank versus Azir counter statistics that may help us grasp the differences between the two. For instance, Blitzcrank’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Azir’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Blitzcrank may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Azir. This observation is in large part a result of the differences in assists.
Blitzcrank normally has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than his counter does. Typically, he receives a similar amount of damage to Azir. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also illustrate that the champion with more HP has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Blitzcrank and Azir
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Who is Better, Blitzcrank or Azir?
Both League champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Blitzcrank usually wins when taking on Azir, with a 52.6% win rate. As a result, Blitzcrank makes a good counter for Azir.
While Blitzcrank does have a higher winrate compared to Azir, when they face off with one another, Blitzcrank also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes him a less difficult champ to develop with. You don't need to be too worried when picking Blitzcrank into Azir.
Furthermore, Blitzcrank also has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Azir. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Blitzcrank vs Azir matchups, Blitzcrank is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.
Blitzcrank is a good counter to Azir. Focus your strategy on increasing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Blitzcrank against Azir.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Blitzcrank in order to counter Azir during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats presented above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Blitzcrank often picks up a lot less CS as Azir. Champions who typically don't get many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions 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 surpass the numbers displayed here to do well.
The most crucial items to use in your Blitzcrank versus Azir build include Zeke's Convergence, Knight's Vow, and Solstice Sleigh. When Blitzcrank combined at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better when fighting Azir than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Blitzcrank boasted an average winrate of 52.6% battling Azir with this counter build.
To have the greatest probability of vanquishing Azir as Blitzcrank, you should use the Glacial Augment, Hextech Flashtraption, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Inspiration and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the runes players picked for Blitzcrank vs Azir matchups, this combination of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 52.6% win rate overall.
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