Azir, the Emperor of the Sands, available now

Riot·Sep 11, 2014·5 votes·104,799 views

UPDATE: Azir’s returned to the store and game! His bundle will remain on sale an extra day to account for lost time.

The lost empire of Shurima rises at Azir’s command. Resurrected and ascended, Azir won’t rest until he’s restored his kingdom, his people—and himself—to glory.

Galactic Azir

The evening’s gentle darkness envelops a lone, rickety barn, its decayed walls sagging against the framework. A cool breeze glides across the surrounding fields. Suddenly, a dazzling beam of light punctures the clouds, enveloping the world beneath. The earth begins to quake, crumbling rotted beams as a massive vessel usurps the sky. It plummets through the air, halting its plunge before smoothly touching down. Settling to the ground, the front wall of the skip dilates open, revealing an imposing figure silhouetted against the pale glow of the ship’s interior. Galactic Azir has come to rule.

Command the might of an empire as Azir and his Galactic Azir skin for 1462 RP (normally 1950 RP) until the end of the weekend.

Learn more about Azir here:

345 Comments

GimonfuSep 16, 2014192 votes

PLEASE, give him an "Emperor Penguin"-skin. He could summon other penguins instead of Soldiers, made from snow instead of sand. They could use icicles instead of lances.

And most important: HE WOULD WERE A TAIL-COAT.

PS: I love the teleport rings from Stargate for the galactic recall animation.

Icy PharaohSep 16, 201416 votes

I would instabuy that.

DailyChallengeSep 16, 201421 votes

RITO PLZ

nonamewarriorSep 16, 201410 votes

He should have like a fish staff and a North Pole should appear when he takes a turret

B MurderSep 16, 201432 votes

Good job Riot! Delay a champion for ten years and then release him. OH!But wait! you disable him due to the bugs that you should have worked out in all the time you had him delayed! Good Going Riot!

Planet Zoo GamerSep 16, 201421 votes

"Ugh, fine we'll release Azir !" "Yay!" Disables and sneaks away "RITO! WHHHHHYYYYYYY"

elgrande404Sep 16, 201429 votes

I thought it would be e Azir than this to come up with a pun...

I Am HubertSep 16, 201444 votes

I dont much like your pun, I give it Azir o

elgrande404Sep 16, 20148 votes

I had Azir iously hoped that you would like it, but never mind. I do my best.

nonamewarriorSep 16, 201420 votes

No I don't, so put your Azir so i can kick it

Steakman5Sep 16, 201429 votes

Still waiting on Ao Shin

DaltroniksSep 16, 20145 votes

Toxic SystemSep 16, 20145 votes

Dusty the ManSep 17, 20144 votes

I have a Bard onSep 17, 20144 votes

Sr AuquariousSep 17, 201416 votes

Cha Cha Real Smooth!

c]:{D

VauIt HunterSep 17, 201417 votes

There once was a champion named Azir, Revived by his descendant, Sivir, They rebuilt his kingdom, From the ground up, Only to find they were out of luck. Azir opened himself to the world at last, But was disabled by Rito very fast. item 3070 Please let me play Azir

HoidSep 16, 201416 votes

Possible skins:

Captain Arrr'zir, commands pirates (turret built is a crow's nest/mast of a ship).
General Azir, commands modern day military soldiers (holding american flag?).
Jack Frost Azir, commands snowmen.
Santa Clause Azir, commands reindeer.
Roman Emperor Azir, commands roman soldiers.
Crazy Cat Lady Azir, commands cats.

WeepingLuniteSep 17, 20144 votes

I like the crazy cat lady azir the turrets would be scratching posts, that would be hilarious. Roman Emperor Azir could work too. The turrets could be catapults.

BrutalbeardSep 16, 201416 votes

I buy Azir and he is instantly DISABLED !! C'mon, Riot. Get your crap together !!!!!!!!! YOU HAVE ONE GAME TO CONCENTRATE ON!!!!!!

TehJazzSep 16, 201412 votes

You can spend your money for something that we're gona disable so you can't play him!

DarthjawafettSep 16, 201411 votes

"Available"

GunsengSep 17, 201411 votes

So hes disabled on the day of release, and THATS why everyone who bought him today will be getting a 20% refund....RIGHT? :*(

AwestrukSep 17, 20143 votes

a refund? Plz

SavageMurkdUSep 17, 20143 votes

a refund? Plz

i believe riot may owe people....take your loyal customers money then disable the product...."corporate pimps"

SUN SIN YISep 16, 20149 votes

im lvl 5... i wanna play only Azir plz send me T_T Azir or chosen yi skin plz T_T MasterYi

AzureValkyrieSep 16, 201423 votes

Here's what you do. 1: You play the game 2: Save up IP 3: Buy him yourself -OR- 1:Work 2:Earn money 3:Buy RP

P1erreDelectoSep 16, 20148 votes

You forgot the last step: 4: Profit

PentaWattSep 16, 201410 votes

Lastly: 5. Never find your wallet again

Mughi of RuckusSep 16, 20149 votes

Riot, are you trolling us?

Riddly DiddlySep 16, 20149 votes

Why the hell do you release him and then disable him? So troll, I wanted to play him already

ZydronSep 16, 20147 votes

Im stuck at school and I want to play Azir , send help!

RichardPensylvanSep 16, 201416 votes

you should really be doing schoolwork not commenting on azir

nC9NUw8xTPSep 17, 20147 votes

when is Azir enabled again?

SeitanSep 17, 20147 votes

I bought azir right away with the bundled skin and was super excited....wish I would have seen the error before I bought him....now I'm sitting waiting frustrated I spent ten dollars to get him...only to find I can't even play him....

Jeddy017Sep 16, 20146 votes

I'm calling it now:A Snow theme skin for Azir & the soldiers should be snowmen.

Umbral LightSep 16, 20146 votes

I know I've posted this before so I'll post it as a reply to my own comment.

Umbral LightSep 16, 201448 votes

Hey Riot, this might be a bit late but me and my friend, UltimateGargoyle, came up with an Azir skin that you might like (and I'm sure many others will too). How about a Dragonslayer Azir skin. He can fit in the role of a mid lane Dragonslayer. Here's the details:His Passive, Disc of the Sun, makes Dragon Statues that breath fire as turret shots. His W, Arise!, summons ghost drakes of past dragons slain by dragonslayers; these are made of ashes and they return to ashes just as the sand soldiers return to sand. His Q, Conquering Sands, does the same only with the drake ghosts. His E, Shifting Sands, is also the usual only he leaves some embers behind him (just for decoration, they don't damage). His R, Emperor's Divide, summons ghost drakes that use their wings to shield and block enemies instead of soldiers with shields. For the skin design itself His armor should be of a golden color (since all Dragonslayers use different color schemes, plus it fits his Shuriman theme, have a dragon head helmet. His scepter could be a thin dragon tail that leads up to dragon claws. And the ribbons Azir has on his arms could be dragon scales. Please consider this Riot, it would be perfect to make an entire team of Dragonslayers (plus the fact that me and my friend really wanna see this awesomeness made into reality, and I'm sure many other players do too now that we put it out there).

Witty PhantomSep 16, 20149 votes

It doesn't really make sense with who he is as a character. He isn't really the dragon slaying type.

NeirSep 17, 201411 votes

Void Fizz is a skin and it has almost nothing related to him