Most efficent Azir build: Thunderlord's Decree vs Fervor of Battle vs Deathfire Grasp

MrNuclearPumpkin·Apr 11, 2016·1 votes·2,648 views

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I've tried Azir with all these three and I honestly have a little difficulty telling due to several things. Obviously, Thunderlord's is for the early game, whereas deathfire is for the late game and Fervor of Battle is pretty much for all the game. I seriously wonder though.

While each of these keystones are good for certain situations, which exactly is the most efficient? I want to say Fervor of Battle, because it's effective throughout the entirety of the game, but Deathfire is definitely better for lategame then thunderlords, which eventually falls off in terms of damage.

So for any serious Azir mains. Which is honestly the best one overall for him?

6 Comments

coeurloyalApr 11, 20162 votes

What you're asking is a difference of playstyle. Thunderlord's Decree outdamages Deathfire Touch until level 15-16, depending on where you are with your build and assuming you have at least 200+ AP (which you should). This is mostly because DFT scales harder with AP but has much less base damage than that of Thunderlord's and applies in a smaller AoE. Also, burst is generally favored over DoT because it's harder to counter and removes the enemy from the fight faster--meaning less DPS applied to your team.

Because games usually end (or are pretty well decided) by the time you hit level 16, it's generally better to have Thunderlord's. If for some reason you're having a really hard time executing your combos or you have a lategame scaling team comp DFT may be a better choice, but in most cases Thunderlord's will prove to be more effective.

MecarApr 11, 20161 votes

Fervor of Battle was patched to no longer work with azir soldiers.

MrNuclearPumpkinApr 11, 20161 votes

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Fervor of Battle was patched to no longer work with azir soldiers.

Really? O.o That really...really sucks ._.

Augment ELOApr 11, 20161 votes

Well, according to Champion.gg, 12/18/0 with Thunderlords has the highest winrate. I think this is because soldiers count as two procs and q as one, so it's very easy to activate.

thumbnail9Apr 11, 20161 votes

Didn't they hotfix fervor so it didn't proc on sand soldiers?

MrNuclearPumpkinApr 11, 20161 votes

I've noticed even with Thunderlords, sometimes people will just live with about 30-40 hp. Moments like those, I crave for Deathfire over thunderlords.

Though even I do pick deathfire, I sometimes just lack the burst early game.

I just don't know what's more important, securing kills late game or bullying out the enemy laner, early game.