Maokai vs Azir
How to Beat Azir as Maokai
based on 2,733 Maokai vs Azir matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Maokai vs Azir Matchup Summary
Best Maokai vs Azir Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Azir as Maokai
Tips for Playing as Maokai against Azir
Maokai's passive makes him extremely durable against focus fire from spells - so long as he can still basic attack something.
Try looking for flanks or other situations where Nature's Grasp is unavoidable or takes enemies by surprise.
Saplings can be tossed into brush for empowered effect - but don't stack well.
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.
Maokai vs Azir Counter Stats
How to Counter Azir with Maokai in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page underscore several influential Maokai versus Azir matchup statistics that may help us distinguish the differences and similarities between the two. Maokai’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Azir’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Maokai may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Azir. This observation is in large part caused by the differences in assists.
Maokai usually has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than his matchup does. On average, he takes more damage than Azir. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also hint that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Maokai and Azir
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Who is Better, Maokai or Azir?
Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Maokai usually wins when playing against Azir, with a 51.5% win rate. Therefore, Maokai makes a good counter to Azir.
While Maokai does have a higher winrate compared to Azir, when on opposite teams, Maokai also has a much lower learning curve that makes him a less time consuming champ to develop with. You should be careful when picking Maokai into Azir.
Moreover, Maokai also has a great deal of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Azir. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Maokai vs Azir matchups, Maokai is the better champ with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.
Maokai is a decent counter to Azir. You will do well by focussing your actions on maximizing your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Maokai against Azir.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Maokai in order to counter Azir during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips shown here, you should grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Maokai on average gets a lot less CS compared to Azir. Champions who on average don't take many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values shown on this page to do well.
The ideal items to prioritize in your Maokai versus Azir build include Trailblazer, Knight's Vow, and Locket of the Iron Solari. When Maokai used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better versus Azir than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Maokai boasted an average winrate of 51.5% when countering Azir with this build.
To have the greatest probability of beating Azir as Maokai, you should equip the Aftershock, Font of Life, Conditioning, Overgrowth, Legend: Tenacity, and Triumph runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players chose for Maokai vs Azir battles, this sequence of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 51.5% win rate overall.
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