Azir vs Lissandra Counter Pick

Both mages poke from similar range — 525 for Azir, 550 for Lissandra — so the 52.6% Azir puts up across 327 games on patch 16.13.1 isn’t decided by distance so much as by space. Azir’s Sand Soldiers threaten multiple angles at once, while Lissandra has to commit her Ice Shard down a single line to start a trade.

Lissandra’s real threat is her all-in, not her poke. Frozen Tomb stuns solid when cast offensively, and Ring of Frost roots anyone caught nearby — dangerous if she catches Azir out of position, but reaching him first means closing through soldier zoning with only Glacial Path‘s claw-teleport as a gap closer, and that ability telegraphs well before the follow-up dash. Azir’s higher execution ceiling (9/10 versus her 6/10) means the matchup rewards precise soldier placement, and 52.6% across 327 games suggests that investment pays off more often than not. His passive, Shurima’s Legacy, also lets him rebuild map presence by summoning the Disc of the Sun from turret ruins, giving him recall and roam options Lissandra can’t easily punish. Players who can’t force a clean root before level 6 tend to fall behind against Azir‘s scaling.