Azir rework Idea

Hello 200k mastery points Azir here And I would like to talk to you guys of a possible azir rework idea, prepare for a wall of text.

Ok azir is the emperor of shurima who people thematically would believe would stay in the far back and have his soldiers fight for him and I totally agree with that but hear me out he loves his country and his people and I believe would die for them, so wouldn't he be in the frontlines fighting with his allies to protect the world he loves? This thematic ideology has caused a rift between many people to keep his range or keep his mobility. Like the girl from the old EL Paso commercial "why not have both?", but noveress you ask doesn't Azir already have both?, isn't this the reason that azir has to be reworked? I totally agree, but he doesn't have to have both at the same time. What I'm proposing is that azir have an ultimate surrounding the idea that he is the emperor who makes choices. Azir can choose to stay far behind or be in the midst of the fray. This is where his new ultimate mechanic would come in,choices,actually two choices.

Path 1 the long ranged emperor(name is still in question) Azir would begin with his normal kit in the beginning of the game exactly how it is today but at level 6 that's when the magic happens. Azir can choose to forsake his mobility in exchange for the range he has now and extra damage. His ultimate would have the duration it had prior to the nerf so it would be more of a wall then a knock back, His soldiers and enemies could get busy while he praises the sun in the background.His e would be like an instant atk speed buff which causes the enemy to be slowed after each auto, lasts around 3 secs, also in this path azir"s q would do no damage but would have increased range and significantly reduced cool down say 2 secs at 40% cool down reduction. His passive would also no longer be the turret one he would instead have a passive where sand soldiers stay longer when together. Example if he has 1 soldier which lasts for 5 seconds raising another one increases the duration of both and this increased amount is reduced after each soldier. So soldier 4 only increases total sand soldier duration by 1 second. By choosing this path azir would lose some magic resist and armour in exchange for the increased damage, it would be less then the amount he has now and assassin are key to killing him in this path. So if you can close the distance you can send him back to the sands where he belongs.

Path 2 the battle mage Azir at level 6 can forsake his range in exchange for a dash. The difference between his battle Mage dash and pre six dash is it gives a slightly bigger shield.He unlocks his passive, because his passive before hand wasn't useful until someone gets a turret which is like 10 minutes into the game. So to be clear Azir has no passive till level 6 so anyone can abuse his early game which is the whole point. This happens for both paths. Back to battle Mage path, azir's ultimate now more fluidly follows the shuffle path now being able to be cast during dash before or after and only last for 3 to 2 seconds(can be reduced even further to nerf). Azirs q deals increased damages has higher cool down and doesn't slow, damage after each soldier is slightly increased. Azir's battle Mage e also has another passive where he gains armour and magic penetration the closer he is to soldiers. this passive is lost if his e is on cooldown.His w's passive atk speed is removed for balancing reasons. This path is based on our emperor getting close and personal with his enemies and fighting alongside his soldiers and allies to set up plays. The problem with this path is the lack of cc yes his ultimate is there but it's a slight knock back

I believe azir shouldn't only be allowed to change his path after leveling his ult, by not allowing him to change the summoner must really make a choice based on the present and the future.This would help keep Azir unique and add a layer of depths so the summoner must regard the future and become like a ruler who protects the present and keeps the future in regards, exactly like azir. Riot could take certain things out of each path while as keeping azir easy to buff or nerf. When azir chooses a path a message will come up on the screen announcing the emperor of his goals in that game and everyone can act accordingly.

Thank you for taking the time to read this. I know this might seem wrong but can you please help get this popular and spread this around so Wav3break the one doing the Azir changes sees and considers these changes. The reason I don't post this on the rework page is because there are so many comments already. I believe this will help Azir be more detailed and fun at the same time. Thank you and see you on the fields of justice

Edit#1 removed azir's ability to change his path in the game at level 11. Azir is stuck with his level 6 choice throughout the game