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How to Win Ezreal vs Azir Counter MatchupEzreal is in the b tier of champions

Ezreal vs Azir

How to Beat Azir as Ezreal in LoLEzreal is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Azir as Ezreal

based on 3,940 Ezreal vs Azir matchups
Win Rate
48.8 %
K/D/A
2.62
Pick Rate
1.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our counter stats from the millions of recently ranked League matches that we get from Riot Games each week. Our guide on how to beat Azir as Ezreal resulted from an examination of 3940 ranked games where both champs opposed one another. This particular champion matchup is relatively rare. Ezreal has to counter Azir in only 1.7% of his rounds.

Ezreal vs Azir Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Ezreal does a below average job of beating Azir. Normally, he wins a acceptable 48.8% of the time the champions fight each other in. In Ezreal against Azir matches, Ezreal’s side is 0.2% more expected to earn first blood. This indicates that he most likely will be able to get first blood versus Azir.

Best Ezreal vs Azir Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionTear of the Goddess

Early Items

~5 Mins
SheenCaulfield's Warhammer

Core Ezreal Items

~22 Mins
MuramanaMaw of MalmortiusSerylda's Grudge

Optional Items

Spear of ShojinVoltaic CycloswordNavori QuickbladesFrozen Heart

Summoner Spells

summonerexhaust summoner spell D
summonerflash summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Ezreal to level upq
>
Second ability for Ezreal to level upe
>
Last skill for Ezreal to max outw

Runes

PrecisionConquerorPresence of MindLegend: BloodlineCoup de Grace
InspirationMagical FootwearBiscuit Delivery
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Ezreal's passive ability p
Ezreal's q ability q
Ezreal's w ability w
Ezreal's e ability e
Ezreal's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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E
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E
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Guide to Countering Azir as Ezreal

Tips for Playing as Ezreal against Azir

Use Arcane Shift to help line up your other skill shots.

You can line up Trueshot Barrage to hit multiple minion waves or even Monsters.

You can play Ezreal either as a Attack Damage carry or Ability Power carry depending on how you build him.

Advice to Win Against Azir

Try to think of Sand Soldiers as fire. Don't stand in the fire.

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.

Ezreal vs Azir Counter Stats

Ezreal Image
Win Rate
48.8 %
VS
Win Rate
51.2 %
Azir Image
6.9
< Kills >
5.9
5.3
< Deaths >
5.7
7
< Assists >
6
1.61
< Killing Sprees >
1.39
179
< Minions Killed >
194
0.17
< Dragons Killed >
0.14
0.52
< Inhibitors >
0.54
16,328
< Physical Damage >
647
7,571
< Magic Damage >
22,239
611
< True Damage >
494
24,511
< Damage Dealt >
23,381
20,181
< Damage Taken >
21,818
12,091
< Gold Earned >
12,059
2.98
< Towers >
2.33
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
5,748
< Total Healing >
3,223
12,896
< Experience >
15,020
17
< Vision Score >
18
8
< Wards Placed >
9
89
< Time Dealing CC >
169

How to Counter Azir with Ezreal in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page underscore some vital Ezreal versus Azir counter statistics that can help you realize the differences between the pair. For instance, Ezreal’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Azir’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Ezreal may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Azir..

Ezreal often has a similar longest kill spree as his foe does. Typically, he receives a similar amount of damage to Azir. This often reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also imply that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Ezreal and Azir

Damage Types Compared

Ezreal
Azir
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Ezreal
Azir

Who is Better, Ezreal or Azir?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Ezreal usually loses when playing against Azir, with a 48.8% win rate. As a result, Ezreal makes a poor counter to Azir.

While Ezreal does have a lower winrate compared to Azir, when facing one another, Ezreal also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less difficult champion to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Ezreal into Aziras his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Ezreal has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Azir. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Ezreal vs Azir matchups, Azir is the better champ with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Ezreal is a somewhat poor counter for Azir. Focus your gameplay on keeping up your CS and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Ezreal against Azir.

Additional Information for Ezreal Players

How We Calculated Our Ezreal vs Azir Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Azir as Ezreal, we analyzed 3,940 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Azir as Ezreal comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Ezreal in order to counter Azir during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and stats presented here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Ezreal often accumulates a similar amount of CS as Azir. Champions who on average don't acquire much CS typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values shown on this page to do well.

The most important items to focus on in your Ezreal versus Azir build consist of Muramana, Maw of Malmortius, and Serylda's Grudge. When Ezreal included at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better against Azir than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Ezreal had an average win rate of 48.8% battling Azir with this build.

To have the best probability of crushing Azir as Ezreal, you should use the Conqueror, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Biscuit Delivery, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players used for Ezreal vs Azir matchups, this mixture of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 48.8% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Azir as Ezreal are shown for all ranked divisions. If you would like to filter the stats and builds to an individual skill level, you should use the selection menu at the top of this page.