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How to Win Twitch vs Azir Counter MatchupTwitch is in the a tier of champions

Twitch vs Azir

How to Beat Azir as Twitch in LoLTwitch is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Azir as Twitch

based on 2,552 Twitch vs Azir matchups
Win Rate
51.4 %
K/D/A
2.47
Pick Rate
1.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup statistics from the millions of recently rated League matches that we evaluate each week. This guide on how to beat Azir as Twitch came out of an evaluation of 2552 ranked matches where both champions clashed against one another. This champ pairing is fairly rare. Twitch encounters Azir in only 1.7% of his matches.

Twitch vs Azir Matchup Summary

Twitch has done a decent job of beating Azir. On average, he wins a acceptable 51.4% of the time the champions face off with one another in. In Twitch vs Azir matches, Twitch’s side is 0.2% more likely to earn first blood. This implies that he probably will be able to get first blood against Azir.

Best Twitch vs Azir Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
PickaxeDagger

Core Twitch Items

~22 Mins
Runaan's HurricaneGuinsoo's RagebladeBlade of The Ruined King

Optional Items

Infinity EdgeRabadon's DeathcapThe CollectorExperimental Hexplate

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Twitch to level upe
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Second ability for Twitch to level upq
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Last skill for Twitch to max outw

Runes

DominationHail of BladesTaste of BloodEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
PrecisionPresence of MindLegend: Alacrity
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Twitch's passive ability p
Twitch's q ability q
Twitch's w ability w
Twitch's e ability e
Twitch's ultimate ability r
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Q
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E
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W
4
E
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E
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R
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Guide to Countering Azir as Twitch

Tips for Playing as Twitch against Azir

Contaminate has a large range; apply as many stacks of Deadly Venom as possible before using it.

You can catch up to an enemy out of attack range with Venom Cask.

Twitch's Attack Speed is among the highest in the game; try purchasing items with on-hit effects such as Black Cleaver or Wit's End.

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.

Twitch vs Azir Counter Stats

Twitch Image
Win Rate
51.4 %
VS
Win Rate
48.6 %
Azir Image
8.6
< Kills >
6.1
6.4
< Deaths >
5.9
7.2
< Assists >
6.1
1.97
< Killing Sprees >
1.44
148
< Minions Killed >
189
0.19
< Dragons Killed >
0.13
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.52
16,146
< Physical Damage >
614
3,428
< Magic Damage >
21,957
4,309
< True Damage >
467
23,884
< Damage Dealt >
23,039
21,276
< Damage Taken >
21,555
12,191
< Gold Earned >
12,013
2.52
< Towers >
2.27
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
4,895
< Total Healing >
2,974
12,625
< Experience >
14,840
20
< Vision Score >
17
9
< Wards Placed >
9
307
< Time Dealing CC >
165

How to Counter Azir with Twitch in LoL

The stats shown here show several valuable Twitch vs. Azir matchup statistics that may help you understand the differences and similarities between this set of champs. As an example, Twitch’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Azir’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Twitch may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Azir..

Twitch usually has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his counter does. On average, he takes a similar amount of damage to Azir. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also show that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Twitch and Azir

Damage Types Compared

Twitch
Azir
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Twitch
Azir

Who is Better, Twitch or Azir?

Both League champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Twitch usually wins when playing against Azir, with a 51.4% win rate. As a result, Twitch makes a good counter to Azir.

While Twitch does have a higher winrate than Azir, when facing one another, Twitch also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less difficult character to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Twitch into Azir.

Furthermore, Twitch also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Azir. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Twitch vs Azir matchups, Twitch is the better champion with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Twitch is a decent counter to Azir. Make sure you focus your actions on increasing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Twitch against Azir.

Additional Information for Twitch Players

How We Calculated Our Twitch vs Azir Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Azir as Twitch, we analyzed 2,552 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Azir as Twitch comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Twitch to counter Azir during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions presented above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Twitch typically picks up a similar amount of CS relative to Azir. Champs who typically don't earn many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. 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, typically need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers shown here to do well.

The most crucial items to prioritize in your Twitch versus Azir build consist of Runaan's Hurricane, Guinsoo's Rageblade, and Blade of The Ruined King. When Twitch included at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better against Azir than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Twitch had an average win rate of 51.4% when countering Azir with this build.

To have the greatest probability of annihilating Azir as Twitch, you should equip the Hail of Blades, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Legend: Alacrity, and Presence of Mind runes from the Domination and Precision rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players chose for Twitch vs Azir counters, this set of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 51.4% winrate overall.

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