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
  恕瑞玛的传承

  阿兹尔可以从友方或敌方防御塔的废墟中召唤太阳圆盘。

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

• Q
  狂沙猛攻

  阿兹尔把所有黄沙士兵派往一个地点。黄沙士兵会对沿途的所有敌人造成魔法伤害，并施加持续1秒的减速效果。

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

• W
  沙兵现身

  阿兹尔召唤一个黄沙士兵来为他攻击附近的敌方单位。如果敌方单位在士兵的攻击距离内，那么士兵会代替阿兹尔进行普攻。士兵的攻击会对一条直线上的敌人造成魔法伤害。

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

• E
  流沙移形

  阿兹尔暂时套上一层护盾并冲向他的一个黄沙士兵，伤害敌人。如果他命中了一位敌方英雄，那么他就会准备好一个新的黄沙士兵并中断他的位移。

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

• R
  禁军之墙

  阿兹尔召唤一道由禁军组成的人墙向前冲锋，对敌人造成伤害和击退效果。

  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.