Azir Counters
Find Azir counters, difficult matchups and champions Azir performs well against.
Weak Against — Champions That Counter Azir
Win rate shown from Azir's perspective — lower means a harder matchup.
Strong Against — Champions Azir Counters
All Azir Matchups
| Opponent | Role | Type | Win Rate | Games | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viktor | Mid | Counter | 38.8% | 196 | — |
| Zed | Mid | Counter | 38.8% | 116 | — |
| Katarina | Mid | Counter | 39.1% | 133 | — |
| Syndra | Mid | Counter | 39.5% | 129 | — |
| Ahri | Mid | Counter | 43.6% | 165 | — |
| Yasuo | Mid | Favorable | 49.0% | 155 | Matchup |
| Akali | Mid | Favorable | 47.2% | 106 | — |
| Sylas | Mid | Favorable | 45.9% | 133 | — |
| Yone | Mid | Favorable | 44.6% | 139 | — |
| Locke | Mid | Favorable | 44.2% | 138 | — |
How to Use Azir Counter Data
Looking for reliable Azir counters? The matchup numbers below come straight from current ranked games in the Mid role, not from tier-list guesswork. The toughest lane opponents at the moment are Veigar, Fizz, Vladimir: against them Azir posts its lowest win rates in the current data set. The single strongest counter is Veigar, where Azir wins just 41.0% of 249 recorded games. On the flip side, Azir performs well into Mel, Ryze, Yasuo, making them safer picks to face.
Each card shows the win rate from Azir’s perspective and the number of games behind it — a matchup with tens of thousands of games is far more trustworthy than one with a few hundred. The Easy/Even/Hard labels are computed from those win rates (below 48% reads as Hard, above 52% as Easy); they are a reading aid, not a separate source stat. Data comes from ranked games at Emerald rank and above across all regions, currently on patch 16.13.1, and refreshes automatically every 48 hours, so the numbers move with the meta. Counters are only half the picture: check the current Azir build for the strongest items and runes, or the Azir champion page for abilities and full details.
Azir Counters — FAQ
Viktor is currently the strongest counter to Azir — Azir wins only 38.8% of 196 recorded games in that matchup. Other difficult opponents are listed in the Weak Against section above.
Azir performs best against Yasuo, winning 49.0% of those games — see the full Strong Against list above.
Automatically every 48 hours, from ranked games at Emerald rank and above across all regions (currently patch 16.13.1).
Yes — every matchup record carries the patch it was collected on, and the whole page refreshes with each data update, so the numbers always describe the current patch rather than an old meta.