I've played a few mid champs against many different people playing him, and once Azir starts building AS it's pretty much over for counter play. It's absolutely oppressing. Is this what riot envisioned when he was created?
One q = 3-5 attacks with dmg plus slow... I mean is it too much to ask for that to be tuned down a bit? You can't flash away every time you see his q coming in.
RIP 
Leopards Ghost4 voteshe's the best laning champ in the game right now. and his dps is retarded. he's on the list with blitz & shako in bronze.
Jakra3 votesHe's strong, but he's hard to play.
...or at least he is to me, then again, I suck at this game in general.
Talandirath1 votespick a mobile champion.
Randomonium1 votesAzir is at a sub 50% win rate at literally every single elo and he is one of the hardest champions in the game to play decently. Once he uses his Q if you close the distance on him he is completely screwed. Most people make the mistake of backing off when he Qs though which is why he feels oppressive.
Beldair1 votesSo true.
I play Azir and even i know i need work on him. The positioning of his soldiers can be quite tricky which is why i try to have a soldier reserved for escapes.
Vaelentino3 voteslol, you're right, Azir is at 49.86% in the mid lane right now at platinum+
So technically you're right, but when you put it like that you attempt to make it seem like he he's at 36%ish like swain and morde
Randomonium1 votesAnd that's one of the highest win rates he's had in the past 18 months....
LaserDeathBlade1 votesWhy let him stab you down for free?
Azir winrate is terrible for good reason, he's too hard for most people to play. You can easily all-in most Azirs and kill them or at least cripple them to the point where they'll think long and hard before trying to stab you again.
His strongest suit is DPS, just fight him like you'd fight any ADC except his AA is actually dodgeable.
Vaelentino2 voteswin rate is at 49.86% atm, that's not actually terrible in the slightest.
Jakra2 votesCassiopeia, however...
[zombie-nunu-bummed]
Kledy McKledFace1 votesplay leblanc, watch him q to you you w-qr-e ignite he dies instantly and if he ults? w back away but you still have time to burst
cocacolalips1 votesI believe the only reason he is played at all competitively his for his Q > E > R plays.
All mages are oppressive in lane really.
Milkydragon1 votesWhy has Azir been getting all this attention recently? No body has cried about him since I started playing him til now
The Great Divide1 votes
"Oh, you're staying in one spot to q> auto me? That's silly." But seriously, I found that Syndra works wonders in this matchup. 99% of azirs will do very telegraphed movements, or stay in one spot to auto you, thus letting you hit him fairly easily. Your long range stun and burst will outmatch him in the laning phase immensely.