Neeko vs Azir
How to Beat Azir as Neeko
based on 1,680 Neeko vs Azir matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Neeko vs Azir Matchup Summary
Best Neeko vs Azir Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Azir as Neeko
Tips for Playing as Neeko against Azir
You can set her passive to use hotkeys in the options menu. The default is Shift+F1~F5
Try to use Inherent Glamour sparingly, ineffective uses will put enemies on the alert.
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.
Neeko vs Azir Counter Stats
How to Counter Azir with Neeko in LoL
The stats provided here show some valuable Neeko against Azir matchup stats that may help you grasp the distinctions between the pair. For instance, Neeko’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Azir’s ratio of NaN, showing that Neeko may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Azir..
Neeko often has a similar longest killing spree as her opponent does. Commonly, she receives a similar amount of damage to Azir. This often reflects differing health capacities, but it can also show that the champion with more HP has less agility and thus is not able to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Neeko and Azir
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Who is Better, Neeko or Azir?
Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Neeko usually fairs equally well when facing off against Azir, with a 50.3% win rate. Thus, Neeko makes an ok counter for Azir.
While Neeko does have a higher win rate compared to Azir, when on opposite teams, Neeko also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes her a less complex champ to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Neeko into Azir.
Additionally, Neeko also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Azir. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Neeko vs Azir matchups, Neeko is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.
Neeko is a decent counter for Azir. Focus your play on increasing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Neeko against Azir.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Neeko in order to counter Azir during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and tips shown here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Neeko typically picks up less CS compared to Azir. Champs who on average don't take much CS typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values reported here to do well.
The top items to have in your Neeko versus Azir build include Hextech Rocketbelt, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Neeko bought at least these three items in her build, she did a lot better vs Azir than with most other common builds. In fact, Neeko had an average winrate of 50.3% when playing against Azir with these items in her kit.
To have the best chance of annihilating Azir as Neeko, you should equip the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the runes players picked for Neeko vs Azir face-offs, this combination of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 50.3% win rate overall.
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