Vladimir vs Azir
How to Beat Azir as Vladimir
based on 2,012 Vladimir vs Azir matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Vladimir vs Azir Matchup Summary
Best Vladimir vs Azir Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Azir as Vladimir
Tips for Playing as Vladimir against Azir
Transfusion instantly deals damage to the enemy before healing Vladimir, making it one of the best last hitting tools in the game.
Cast Hemoplague where it will afflict the most units.
Sanguine Pool pops incoming missiles, so it can be used to dodge disables.
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.
Vladimir vs Azir Counter Stats
How to Counter Azir with Vladimir in LoL
The stats provided here feature several significant Vladimir against Azir matchup statistics that can help us interpret the differences between the two. For instance, Vladimir’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Azir’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Vladimir may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Azir..
Vladimir usually has a similar longest kill spree as his matchup does. On average, he takes more damage than Azir. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also hint that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Vladimir and Azir
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Who is Better, Vladimir or Azir?
Both LoL champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Vladimir usually loses when facing off against Azir, with a 48.9% win rate. As a result, Vladimir makes a bad counter for Azir.
While Vladimir does have a lower win rate than Azir, when on opposite teams, Vladimir also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less time consuming champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Vladimir into Aziras his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.
Moreover, Vladimir has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Azir. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Vladimir vs Azir matchups, Azir is the better champion with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.
Vladimir is a somewhat poor counter to Azir. Make sure you focus your strategy on increasing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Vladimir against Azir.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Vladimir to counter Azir during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions presented above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Vladimir on average gets a similar amount of CS relative to Azir. Champs who on average don't earn many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values displayed on this page to do well.
The top items to prioritize in your Vladimir versus Azir build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Hextech Rocketbelt, and Cosmic Drive. When Vladimir used at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better vs Azir than with many other typical builds. In fact, Vladimir boasted an average win rate of 48.9% when countering Azir with these items in his kit.
To have the greatest likelihood of annihilating Azir as Vladimir, you should take the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Transcendence, and Gathering Storm runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the runes that we analyzed for Vladimir vs Azir counters, this mixture of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 48.9% win rate overall.
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