How to beat Azir

Common role: Mid

The emperor of sand soldiers — a lategame DPS army with a wall ultimate.

What makes Azir dangerous

Azir commands sand soldiers that attack for him from range, repositions them with Q slashes, dashes to a soldier (E, with a shield) enabling the famous insec, and his ultimate is a soldier wall that knocks enemies away — or scoops your whole team into his.

How to play against Azir

• 1Kill lane pressure: he's weak levels 1-5 with slow soldier cooldowns.
• 2Stand away from soldier range — they do the damage, not Azir.
• 3Respect the E-Q-R insec when you dive him.
• 4Force fights before three items — his lategame DPS is oppressive.

Weaknesses to exploit

• ✓Weak early laning and heavy mana costs.
• ✓Soldiers can't attack what's on top of Azir himself in melee gaps.
• ✓High skill floor — punishes his own misplays.
• ✓Scaling-dependent: behind Azir is a minion.

Abilities & how to counter them

What each of Azir's abilities does — and how to play around it.

• P
  Héritage de Shurima

  Azir peut invoquer le Disque solaire depuis les ruines des tourelles ennemies ou alliées.

  Strong: he raises a sun-disc turret from destroyed towers. Weak: situational — matters only in siege stalemates.

• Q
  Sables conquérants

  Azir envoie tous les soldats de sable vers une zone. Les soldats infligent des dégâts magiques aux ennemis qu'ils traversent et appliquent un ralentissement pendant 1 seconde.

  Strong: repositions all soldiers with a slowing sweep. Weak: soldier micro costs him time — jump him during the shuffle.

• W
  Dresse-toi !

  Azir invoque un soldat de sable qui attaque les cibles proches à sa place, remplaçant son attaque de base contre les cibles situées à portée du soldat. Les attaques du soldat infligent des dégâts magiques aux ennemis sur une même ligne.

  Strong: soldiers attack for him at range — he never touches you. Weak: soldiers are stationary — step out of their poke bubble.

• E
  Sables mouvants

  Azir s'entoure brièvement d'un bouclier et fonce vers un de ses soldats de sable, blessant les ennemis touchés. S'il touche un champion ennemi, il prépare instantanément un nouveau soldat de sable et la ruée s'arrête.

  Strong: a shielded dash to a soldier — engages and escapes both. Weak: needs a soldier placed — his mobility is prep-work.

• R
  Partition impériale

  Azir invoque un mur de soldats qui chargent vers l'avant, repoussant et blessant les ennemis.

  Strong: a soldier wall that knocks away or scoops teams (the insec). Weak: fixed width — flank around its edges in fights.

Itemization

Punish early, end mid-game. Dive with the insec in mind — bait his E-shield first, then commit.

This guide covers Azir's core kit and playstyle — advice that holds up across patches.