Recently picked him up, and I'm never really sure how to build him. There's tankier ROA build, or the build the emphasizes on early CD reduction/man regen, should you buy Nashor's Tooth, as all of the stats would appear to benefit him? In general he seems decently confusing with the kind of builds you can go with him, and I'm sure some of it comes down to how you as an individual play. Any help that might clear up what's good and bad on him would help a ton, thanks.
Drunk Rummate2 votesYou have 3 main options:
9 Scaling CDR glyphs. This gives you 15% CDR at level 18. Item build:
No CDR runes.
No CDR runes, attack speed mastery instead of CDR mastery
I recommend against Nashors tooth. It has low AP and the attack speed isn't really efficient unless you're getting 4+ autos off on every soldier between Qs. Most enemies move outside of your solider range after 1-3 autos so it's not as efficient as an item with more AP.
You can and should use Athenes instead of Morello if you are against a strong AP assassin like Leblanc or Fizz.
You can swap the Rylais out for a different item if you want. Banshees or Zhonyas for example. Rylais is nice because Azir has trouble chasing people down and keeping them inside the auto range of his soliders, so the slow on hit is very good for him.
I personally prefer taking CDR runes because sorc shoes give a much bigger powerspike in the early game than ionians, and double morello feels weaker the longer the game goes.
Truly Prideful1 votesThis post is 100% what I wanted to say. Scaling CDR blues and grabbing Morello's or in some situations Athene's is the way to go. Nashor's feels like a trap item on Azir to me. His base attack speed really isn't that great and his soldiers don't apply the on-hit so in many situations it's wasted. Morello's will secure more kills for you with the healing reduction.
Aboylova921 votesIs the ROA build out, even if you start with some sort of CD reduction glyphs? Don't see a ton of people build it, and in all honesty could only really see it being used against a few champions, mainly champs that can burst you down insanely quickly, ie Zed, talon, fizz. I guess it might depend on the team comp, and whether or not a tankier champ is needed if it is indeed a potential item.
I'm a big fan of rylais on him as I found it much easier to get reliable harass later on, or kite against enemies.
The only question I'd have is would you take CDR runes against an AP laner, or at least a strong AP laner like an LB? I certainly see the benefits of it, and honestly hadn't thought of using them, just wasn't sure how often you'd take it against a non AD matchup.
Leti the Yeti1 votes
well those 4 are a given...
Stars Shaper1 votesI have to admit I was against the use of Nashor but recently I saw that built as second item it gives quite the boost in attack speed and CDR combined.
Demonsolder211 votesYou put him in a box.
Spiritflare8681 votesAzir should ideally be played as a battlemage. It seems so appealing to stay by the backlines and only use your soldiers to fight, but your E isn't just an escape. You can do a lot if you're in the thick of things soaking a bit of damage for your team.