Azir Mid build & stats
- 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
Start with
Build in this order
Boots
Runes
Precision +
Sorcery 
Hitting an enemy champion 3 consecutive times deals bonus damage and amplifies your damage until you leave combat with champions.
Absorb Life
Legend: Alacrity
Cut Down
Manaflow Band
Scorch
Summoner spells
47.2%
322 games
Max order
W
Q
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
Starting items
Boots
Legendary items by win rate
| Item | Win rate | Pick |
|---|---|---|
| 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 +
Sorcery
Hitting an enemy champion 3 consecutive times deals bonus damage and amplifies your damage until you leave combat with champions.
Presence of Mind
Legend: Alacrity
Cut Down
Absolute Focus
Scorch
Precision +
Sorcery
Precision +
Sorcery 
Keystones
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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
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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
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Fleet Footwork
Attacking and moving builds Energy stacks. At 100 stacks, your next attack heals you and grants increased MS.
55.6%5% pick
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Arcane Comet
Damaging a champion with an ability hurls a damaging comet at their location.
50.0%4% pick
Summoner spells
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Flash + Teleport
47.2%84% pick
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Flash + Ignite
46.3%11% pick
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Exhaust + Flash
37.5%2% pick
Abilities & skill order
Which ability to max first, from match timelines
W
Q
E
47.6%63 games
Most common first three levels: W → Q → E (43%), W → Q → W (50%), W → E → W (50%).
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PShurima's LegacyAzir can summon the Disc of the Sun from the ruins of allied or enemy turrets.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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REmperor's DivideAzir summons a wall of soldiers which charge forward, knocking back and damaging enemies.