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
  シュリーマの遺産

  アジールは敵や味方のタワーの残骸から「太陽の円盤」を召喚できる。

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

• Q
  征服の勅命

  すべての砂塵兵を指定地点に集結させる。砂塵兵は進路上でぶつかった全ての敵ユニットに、魔法ダメージと1秒間のスロウ効果を与える。

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

• W
  目覚めよ！

  アジールに代わって敵を攻撃する砂塵兵を1体召喚する。砂塵兵の射程距離内にいる対象にアジールが通常攻撃をすると、砂塵兵が対象の敵に向かって槍を突く。砂塵兵は直線上にいる敵ユニットすべてに魔法ダメージを与える。

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

• E
  流砂の衝撃

  アジールが少しの間だけシールドを獲得して、指定した砂塵兵に向かってダッシュし、触れた敵ユニットにダメージを与える。敵チャンピオンに衝突するとその場で停止し、直ちに新たな砂塵兵のチャージを獲得する。

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

• R
  皇帝の分砂嶺

  兵士たちの壁を召喚する。兵士たちは前方に突進し、衝突した敵にダメージとノックバックを与えたあと、その場で敵の進行を防ぐ壁となる。

  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.