Azir Counters

How to play against Azir

To beat Azir in Mid on patch 26.20, start by knowing what you are up against: Azir is an off-meta pick this patch with a 46.3% win rate across 92,550 ranked games at a 1.6% pick rate. The champions that beat Azir hardest right now are Vel'Koz, Xerath, Veigar: Vel'Koz wins 61.8% of the lane against it. Any of these is a safe counter pick. Azir scales: its win rate climbs to 51.1% past 40 minutes, so deny it farm early and force fights before it comes online. Playing the matchup itself: 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. Try to think of Sand Soldiers as fire. Don't stand in the fire. Pick a counter from the list above, respect Azir's power spikes, and track its cooldowns so you only commit to trades when its key abilities are down. Counter data updates automatically every patch.

Pros have picked Azir in 2 of the last 111 recorded games (2%), winning 50% of them. See the pro build.

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