Lucian vs Azir
How to Beat Azir as Lucian
based on 4,121 Lucian vs Azir matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Lucian vs Azir Matchup Summary
Best Lucian vs Azir Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Azir as Lucian
Tips for Playing as Lucian against Azir
For optimal burst, try to combine Relentless Pursuit into Piercing Light.
Ardent Blaze actually explodes in a star pattern. Try to line it up so the spokes hit enemy champions.
Because of Lightslinger, Lucian benefits more from Attack Damage than he does from Attack Speed.
Once you have chosen an angle for The Culling, you cannot change it. Pick your moment well!
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.
Lucian vs Azir Counter Stats
How to Counter Azir with Lucian in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here emphasize several vital Lucian against Azir matchup stats that can help you figure out the distinctions between this pair of champs. For instance, Lucian’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Azir’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Lucian may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Azir..
Lucian normally has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his counter does. Commonly, he takes a similar amount of damage to Azir. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, but it can also show that the champ with higher health has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Lucian and Azir
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Who is Better, Lucian or Azir?
Both LoL champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Lucian usually fairs equally well when taking on Azir, with a 49.4% win rate. Therefore, Lucian makes an ok counter for Azir.
While Lucian does have a lower win rate than Azir, when facing one another, Lucian also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less complex champ to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Lucian into Azir.
Moreover, Lucian has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Azir. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Lucian vs Azir matchups, Azir is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.
Lucian is a somewhat poor counter for Azir. You will do well by focussing your play on keeping up your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Lucian against Azir.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Lucian in order to counter Azir during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips displayed above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Lucian most often picks up a similar amount of CS relative to Azir. Champs who on average don't take much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling well 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 situation, try to exceed the values reported here to do well.
The top items to have in your Lucian versus Azir build consist of Bloodthirster, Essence Reaver, and Navori Quickblades. When Lucian incorporated at least these three items in his build, he did much better versus Azir than with many other common item sets. In fact, Lucian boasted an average winrate of 49.4% when countering Azir with this build.
To have the best chance of crushing Azir as Lucian, Lucian players should equip the Press the Attack, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Magical Footwear, and Biscuit Delivery runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the runes that we analyzed for Lucian vs Azir face-offs, this set of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 49.4% winrate overall.
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