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the Emperor of the Sands

Azir Mid build & stats

MageMarksman D 383 games · patch 16.17
Win rate
47.3%
Pick rate
2.1%
Ban rate
1.1%

Recommended build

Chosen by win rate among builds with enough games, from ranked matches of high-elo players on patch 16.17

Solid sample

Start with

Doran's Ring
Doran's Ring
400 g
Health Potion
Health Potion
50 g
Health Potion
Health Potion
50 g
46.4% 69 games

Build in this order

Nashor's Tooth 1
Nashor's Tooth
2,900 g
Shadowflame 2
Shadowflame
3,200 g
Zhonya's Hourglass 3
Zhonya's Hourglass
3,250 g
9,350 g
72.2% WR 18 games

Boots

Chainlaced Crushers
Chainlaced Crushers
1,250 g
53.2% 47 games

Runes

Precision Precision + Sorcery Sorcery
75.0% WR
12 games · 3% pick
Press the Attack
Press the Attack

Hitting an enemy champion 3 consecutive times deals bonus damage and amplifies your damage until you leave combat with champions.

Absorb Life Absorb Life
Legend: Alacrity Legend: Alacrity
Cut Down Cut Down
Manaflow Band Manaflow Band
Scorch Scorch
Shards AS AF HP

Summoner spells

Flash Teleport 47.2% 322 games

Max order

Arise! W Conquering Sands Q Shifting Sands E 47.6% 63 games

Each line is the variant with the best win rate among those played enough times, not simply the most popular one. Win rates are smoothed so a lucky three-game build can't top the list. Sample sizes are shown next to every choice.

Tips for Azir

Generated from this patch's numbers

  • Azir wins 47.3% of games as Mid on patch 16.17 (383 games).
  • Most common core: Nashor's Tooth → Shadowflame → Rabadon's Deathcap — 43% win rate over 7 games.
  • Take Press the Attack as keystone: picked in 63% of games with a 49% win rate.
  • Best matchup: Lissandra (80% over 10 games). Hardest: Ekko (12% over 8 games) — consider a ban or a different pick when you see it.

Items

Core build in purchase order (from match timelines)

Core build

Nashor's Tooth 1
Nashor's Tooth
Shadowflame 2
Shadowflame
Rabadon's Deathcap 3
Rabadon's Deathcap
42.9% WR
7 games · 2% pick
Nashor's Tooth 1
Nashor's Tooth
Shadowflame 2
Shadowflame
Void Staff 3
Void Staff
50.0% WR
4 games · 1% pick
Nashor's Tooth 1
Nashor's Tooth
Shadowflame 2
Shadowflame
Zhonya's Hourglass 3
Zhonya's Hourglass
50.0% WR
4 games · 1% pick

Starting items

Doran's Ring
Doran's Ring
Health Potion
Health Potion
Health Potion
Health Potion
46.4% WR
69 games · 18% pick

Boots

Spellslinger's Shoes
Spellslinger's Shoes
47.9% WR
315 games · 82% pick
Chainlaced Crushers
Chainlaced Crushers
53.2% WR
47 games · 12% pick

Legendary items by win rate

ItemWin ratePick
70.0% 3% (10)
62.5% 19% (72)
56.7% 8% (30)
55.6% 5% (18)
55.0% 5% (20)
54.0% 23% (87)
53.7% 32% (121)
50.0% 14% (54)
49.3% 55% (209)
44.8% 80% (306)
43.8% 4% (16)
42.9% 7% (28)

Runes

Most played full pages and keystone win rates

Precision Precision + Sorcery Sorcery
54.5% WR
33 games · 9% pick
Press the Attack
Press the Attack

Hitting an enemy champion 3 consecutive times deals bonus damage and amplifies your damage until you leave combat with champions.

Presence of Mind Presence of Mind
Legend: Alacrity Legend: Alacrity
Cut Down Cut Down
Absolute Focus Absolute Focus
Scorch Scorch
Shards AS AF HP
Precision Precision + Sorcery Sorcery
48.4% WR
31 games · 8% pick
Press the Attack Absorb Life Legend: Alacrity Cut Down Manaflow Band Scorch
Precision Precision + Sorcery Sorcery
58.3% WR
24 games · 6% pick
Lethal Tempo Presence of Mind Legend: Alacrity Cut Down Transcendence Scorch

Keystones

  • Press the Attack Press the Attack Hitting an enemy champion 3 consecutive times deals bonus damage and amplifies your damage until you leave combat with champions. 48.6%63% pick
  • Lethal Tempo Lethal Tempo Attacking an enemy champion grants you Attack Speed, up to 6 stacks. At max stacks, deal bonus adaptive damage On-Attack. 48.0%20% pick
  • Fleet Footwork Fleet Footwork Attacking and moving builds Energy stacks. At 100 stacks, your next attack heals you and grants increased MS. 55.6%5% pick
  • Arcane Comet Arcane Comet Damaging a champion with an ability hurls a damaging comet at their location. 50.0%4% pick

Summoner spells

  • Flash Teleport Flash + Teleport 47.2%84% pick
  • Flash Ignite Flash + Ignite 46.3%11% pick
  • Exhaust Flash Exhaust + Flash 37.5%2% pick

Abilities & skill order

Which ability to max first, from match timelines

Arise! W Conquering Sands Q Shifting Sands E 47.6%63 games

Most common first three levels: W → Q → E (43%), W → Q → W (50%), W → E → W (50%).

  • PShurima's Legacy

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

  • QConquering Sands

    Azir sends all Sand Soldiers towards a location. Sand Soldiers deal magic damage to enemies they pass through and apply a slow for 1 second.

  • WArise!

    Azir summons a Sand Soldier to attack nearby targets for him, replacing his basic attack against targets within the soldier's range. Their attacks deal magic damage to enemies in a line.

  • EShifting Sands

    Azir shields himself briefly and dashes to one of his Sand Soldiers, damaging enemies. If he hits an enemy champion, he instantly readies a new Sand Soldier for deployment and halts his dash.

  • REmperor's Divide

    Azir summons a wall of soldiers which charge forward, knocking back and damaging enemies.