Malphite vs Azir
How to Beat Azir as Malphite
based on 2,328 Malphite vs Azir matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Malphite vs Azir Matchup Summary
Best Malphite vs Azir Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Azir as Malphite
Tips for Playing as Malphite against Azir
Despite his abilities scaling on Armor, some games require Malphite to get Magic Resist. When those games occur, try getting Aegis of the Legion, Mercury's Treads, and Guardian Angel.
Armor naturally reduces the rate that attacks go through Granite Shield, so Brutal Strikes will strengthen the shield against physical damage.
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.
Malphite vs Azir Counter Stats
How to Counter Azir with Malphite in LoL
The stats provided here highlight some strategic Malphite versus Azir matchup statistics that can help us distinguish the distinctions between the pair. Malphite’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Azir’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Malphite may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Azir..
Malphite usually has a similar longest killing spree as his foe does. Typically, he receives a similar amount of damage to Azir. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also show that the champ with higher HP has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Malphite and Azir
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Who is Better, Malphite or Azir?
Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Malphite usually fairs equally well when taking on Azir, with a 50.7% win rate. Thus, Malphite makes an ok counter to Azir.
While Malphite does have a higher win rate than Azir, when facing one another, Malphite also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes him a less challenging champ to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Malphite into Azir.
Additionally, Malphite has a great deal of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Azir. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Malphite vs Azir matchups, Malphite is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.
Malphite is a decent counter to Azir. Make sure you focus your tactics on maximizing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Malphite against Azir.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Malphite 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 lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and stats displayed above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Malphite on average racks up a similar amount of CS compared to Azir. Champions who typically don't get many minion kills often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values displayed here to do well.
The most crucial items to have in your Malphite versus Azir build include Kaenic Rookern, Sunfire Aegis, and Thornmail. When Malphite included at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better when facing Azir than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Malphite boasted an average win rate of 50.7% when playing against Azir with these items in his kit.
To have the highest probability of vanquishing Azir as Malphite, Malphite players should take the Grasp of the Undying, Shield Bash, Conditioning, Overgrowth, Manaflow Band, and Transcendence runes from the Resolve and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the runes players chose for Malphite vs Azir face-offs, this blending of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 50.7% win rate overall.
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