Jayce vs Azir
How to Beat Azir as Jayce
based on 1,007 Jayce vs Azir matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Jayce vs Azir Matchup Summary
Best Jayce vs Azir Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Azir as Jayce
Tips for Playing as Jayce against Azir
For increased range and damage, try casting Shock Blast through the Acceleration Gate.
If you find yourself taking lots of damage, try using Jayce's Hammer Stance, as it grants you additional defenses.
Be sure to switch stances often. It will enhance your attacks and grant you quick bursts of speed.
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.
Jayce vs Azir Counter Stats
How to Counter Azir with Jayce in LoL
The stats shown on this page clarify some critical Jayce versus Azir matchup statistics that can help us figure out the distinctions between the pair. Jayce’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Azir’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Jayce may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Azir..
Jayce normally has a similar longest killing spree as his matchup does. On average, he receives a similar amount of damage to Azir. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also hint that the champion with higher HP has less mobility and thus is not able to escape additional harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Jayce and Azir
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Who is Better, Jayce or Azir?
Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Jayce usually loses when playing against Azir, with a 48.4% win rate. Thus, Jayce makes a bad counter to Azir.
While Jayce does have a lower winrate compared to Azir, when on opposite teams, Jayce also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less complex character to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Jayce into Aziras his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Furthermore, Jayce has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Azir. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Jayce vs Azir matchups, Azir is the better champ with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.
Jayce is a somewhat poor counter for Azir. Make sure you focus your strategy on maximizing your CS and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Jayce against Azir.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Jayce in order to counter Azir during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions displayed here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Jayce usually picks up a similar amount of CS compared to Azir. Champions who on average don't acquire many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values displayed here to do well.
The most crucial items to prioritize in your Jayce versus Azir build include Muramana, Serylda's Grudge, and Opportunity. When Jayce used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better vs. Azir than with most other common builds. In fact, Jayce boasted an average winrate of 48.4% when playing against Azir with this counter build.
To have the best probability of annihilating Azir as Jayce, you should use the Phase Rush, Manaflow Band, Absolute Focus, Gathering Storm, Biscuit Delivery, and Magical Footwear runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players chose for Jayce vs Azir counter picks, this set of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 48.4% win rate overall.
By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Azir as Jayce are given for all ranked divisions combined. If you would like to narrow the stats and builds to a specific player tier, you can use the selection menu located earlier on the page.