So, everywhere I read it says that Arcane Blade does not work with his soldiers' auto attacks. But everywhere I look the pros have a point on this mastery. Anyone mind explaining the reason behind this?
PS Sorry if this isnt the right board for this question
IllllllIIIIlllll1 votesWhenever I decide whether to put a point in a mastery or not, I think to myself "What would happen if I could put all 30 points into this mastery?". 30 points into arcane blade = 150% AP bonus damage with auto attacks = 1k damage AAs lategame.
Granted, 
rarely gets in range to auto attack himself, but it helps with csing a lot. 1 to 2 extra damage early game could mean getting one more creep which would pretty much pay off the mastery point.
Dyabolic1 votesSo you're saying that the point on Arcane Blade is basically just for cs'ing purposes? Cause other than laning phase I dont see why anyone would auto attack with Azir. =/
junglerboy162 votesIf you need to conserve mana you would just AA the minions.
junglerboy161 votesI put a point in that mastery regardless of the mage in question because if you are ever OOM or don't have any CDs up, that extra damage can save your life (late game it is usually about 30-40 free on-hit magic damage). it also makes last hitting without spells a lot easier.
Dyabolic1 votes"I put a point in that mastery regardless of the mage in question because if you are ever OOM or don't have any CDs up, that extra damage can save your life" - If you put it that way then yes, you may have a point. But in Azir's case, wouldn't he benefit more from Expose Weakness than Arcane Blade?
junglerboy161 votesthat depends entirely on how competent your teammates are to attack the same target, and is also 100% useless in any situation where you are fighting alone (either a lane fight, some sort of duel, or your the only man standing after a rough team fight). If you are mostly with allies and have reliable (and fed) allies, then yes, expose weakness can be the better option.
Dyabolic1 votesIve read that the effect from Expose Weakness also includes you not just allies. That's why I mentioned Expose Weakness. Not sure how entirely true this is tho.
junglerboy161 votesHuh, I've always heard it was strictly for allies, otherwise it would be nearly as strong as the final mastery in the whole tree, which is shouldn't be.
Dyabolic1 votesReally now? Hmmm interesting. This is where I read it. Albeit it's a little old.
http://www.mobafire.com/league-of-legends/mastery/expose-weakness-154
AyRe CoNteMpT2 votesexpose weakness does ONLY work on your allies, NOT on yourself
i dont use neither arcane blade nor expose weakness on azir.
i have 4 in cooldown, all 3 ap masteries full. butcher, feat and executioner aswell as double edged sword. and obviously the penetration and the 21th
Dyabolic1 votesIf Expose Weakness indeed doesnt work on yourself then I might have to tweak my masteries around a bit. It might sound kinda selfish but I can't rely on teammates in solo q. Lol
Ty for the input
Aevo 551 votesMany times people build nashor's on Azir in order to get more damage from his soldiers, and the arcane blade gives your auto's 20% scaling
Dyabolic1 votesI used to build Nashor's Tooth but the more I read and look around the more I think Im better off just going a different path. The passive from the item does not work with soldiers' auto attack.