the Emperor of the Sands

Azir

MageMarksmanManaPatch 26.20 · Data Dragon 16.20.1

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Attack6/10
Defense3/10
Magic8/10
Difficulty9/10

Abilities

Passive

Shurima's Legacy

Azir can summon the Disc of the Sun from the ruins of allied or enemy turrets.

Ability numbers come from Data Dragon. Riot notes Data Dragon may lag behind live servers right after a patch.

Stats at level 1

Champion level1

Health: 575+108.0 per level
Mana: 320+40.0 per level
Health regen: 7.0+0.75 per level
Resource regen: 8.0+0.80 per level
Attack damage: 56
Attack speed: 0.625+5.0% per level
Armor: 25+5.0 per level
Magic resist: 30+1.3 per level
Move speed: 330
Attack range: 525

Playing as Azir

Be careful about putting down both of the soldiers stored by Arise! Unless you're going all-in, always have a soldier in your back pocket if you need to escape over a wall or if you misposition your other soldier and need damage now.
In the lane, try to position your soldiers between the enemy's minions and the enemy champion. This way you can use them both to last hit and to project threat onto your lane opponent.
Think of Emperor's Divide as a defensive ability first and foremost. Use it when the enemy engages on you or your allies. Remember that your team can walk through the soldiers summoned by Emperor's Divide and use this to your advantage when enemy melee champions engage on you.
Be a bird!

Playing against Azir

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.

Lore

Azir was a mortal emperor of Shurima in a far distant age, a proud man who stood at the cusp of immortality. His hubris saw him betrayed and murdered at the moment of his greatest triumph, but now, millennia later, he has been reborn as an Ascended being of immense power. With his buried city risen from the sand, Azir seeks to restore Shurima to its former glory.

Skins (8)

Azir
Galactic Azir
Gravelord Azir
SKT T1 Azir
Warring Kingdoms Azir
Elderwood Azir
Worlds 2022 Azir
Attorney Azir

Ability videos

Riot hosts official ability preview videos on the champion's page at leagueoflegends.com.

Watch on leagueoflegends.com

Playing as Azir

Be careful about putting down both of the soldiers stored by Arise! Unless you're going all-in, always have a soldier in your back pocket if you need to escape over a wall or if you misposition your other soldier and need damage now.

In the lane, try to position your soldiers between the enemy's minions and the enemy champion. This way you can use them both to last hit and to project threat onto your lane opponent.

Think of Emperor's Divide as a defensive ability first and foremost. Use it when the enemy engages on you or your allies. Remember that your team can walk through the soldiers summoned by Emperor's Divide and use this to your advantage when enemy melee champions engage on you.

Be a bird!

Playing against Azir

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.

Lore