Zoe vs Azir Counter Pick

Azir rates 9 out of 10 on the complexity scale, which places him near the demanding end of what a mid laner is asked to do, and this matchup leaves little room for sloppy play. Zoe has won 55.9% of her 177 games on patch 16.13.1, and the calculated difficulty is Easy.

His attack range is 550 to her 525, but Arise! makes that figure misleading: a Sand Soldier takes over his auto attack against any target within its reach, extending the threat far past the raw number. It does not keep him safe, though. He starts with fewer hit points, 575 against 630 at level one, and Paddle Star! deals more damage the farther it flies, so a missile sent back from long range strips away a large chunk of that pool. Sleepy Trouble Bubble then reduces magic resistance from a base of 30 while the target is asleep, which can make the follow-up deadly before Azir reaches his item spikes. He still has answers. Shifting Sands shields him and dashes him to a soldier, Emperor’s Divide sends a line of soldiers that shoves Zoe out of a fight she is winning, and because his damage is mixed, a single defensive item never covers everything he can deal. By level 18 he has 110 armour against her 100.9, while his 2,411 health versus her 2,432 keeps durability roughly even. A move speed of 340 to 330 is a slim gap, and it matters mainly because Portal Jump moves her for just one second.