Viktor vs Azir
How to Beat Azir as Viktor
based on 1,074 Viktor vs Azir matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Viktor vs Azir Matchup Summary
Best Viktor vs Azir Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Azir as Viktor
Tips for Playing as Viktor against Azir
Make sure you choose the right augment at the right time.
Death Ray is a powerful poke and a strong area of denial tool. Use it in combination with Gravity Field to control your enemy's position.
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.
Viktor vs Azir Counter Stats
How to Counter Azir with Viktor in LoL
The stats shown here clarify several strategic Viktor against Azir counter statistics that can help us understand the distinctions between the pair. As an example, Viktor’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Azir’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Viktor may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Azir..
Viktor normally has a similar longest kill spree as his foe does. Typically, he takes less damage than Azir. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also hint that the champion with higher health has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Viktor and Azir
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Who is Better, Viktor or Azir?
Both League champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Viktor usually wins when taking on Azir, with a 51.6% win rate. As a result, Viktor makes a good counter to Azir.
While Viktor does have a higher winrate compared to Azir, when on opposite teams, Viktor also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more difficult character to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Viktor into Aziras his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Moreover, Viktor also has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Azir. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Viktor vs Azir matchups, Viktor is the better champion with a higher win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.
Viktor is a decent counter to Azir. Focus your actions on maximizing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Viktor against Azir.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Viktor in order to counter Azir during both the early game 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 tips displayed above, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Viktor usually gets a similar amount of CS as Azir. Champions who typically don't take much CS usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values reported here to do well.
The top items to focus on in your Viktor versus Azir build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Viktor combined at least these three items in his build, he did much better when fighting Azir than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Viktor boasted an average win rate of 51.6% when countering Azir with this build.
To have the greatest likelihood of coming out on top against Azir as Viktor, you should use the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Manaflow Band, and Transcendence runes from the Inspiration and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the runes we have analyed for Viktor vs Azir battles, this combination of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 51.6% winrate overall.
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