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Azir

the Emperor of the Sands

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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.

At a glance

Attack
6 / 10
Defense
3 / 10
Magic
8 / 10
Difficulty
9 / 10

Abilities

  • Passive

    Shurima's Legacy

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

  • Q

    Conquering 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.

    Cooldown
    14/12/10/8/6s
    Cost
    70/80/90/100/110 ?
    Range
    740
  • W

    Arise!

    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.

    Cooldown
    1.5s
    Cost
    40/35/30/25/20 ?
    Range
    525
  • E

    Shifting 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.

    Cooldown
    22/20.5/19/17.5/16s
    Cost
    60 ?
    Range
    1100
  • R

    Emperor's Divide

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

    Cooldown
    120/105/90s
    Cost
    100 ?
    Range
    250

Base stats

Health
575 (+108/lvl)
Health regen
7 (+0.75/lvl)
Resource
320 (+40/lvl)
Resource regen
8 (+0.8/lvl)
Attack damage
56
Attack speed
0.63 (+5/lvl)
Armor
25 (+5/lvl)
Magic resist
30 (+1.3/lvl)
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.

Skins (7)

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