Azir vs Lissandra Counter Pick
Matchup Summary
What the Data Means
Azir, the Emperor of the Sands, meets Lissandra, the Ice Witch, in the Mid lane. Over 327 ranked games on patch 16.13.1, Azir closes out 52.6% of them. A 2.6-point edge is what puts this matchup in Azir’s column.
With both sitting in ranged range (525 against 550), neither side gets a free poke pattern.
Glacial Path (E) is the ability Azir has to respect, just as Lissandra plays around Conquering Sands. Whoever spends Emperor’s Divide or Frozen Tomb first hands the other a window.
With Azir and Lissandra both dealing mixed damage, stacking a single stat answers most of it. Azir opens on 575 health and 25 armour, Lissandra on 620 and 22. By level 18 that becomes 2411 health and 110 armour for Azir against 2490 and 93 for Lissandra. Azir covers ground faster from level one (330 against 325).
Azir is the more demanding of the two to pilot (9/10 versus 6/10), which quietly shapes the win rate. Azir players logged 327 of these games to produce the 52.6% figure.
FAQ
Yes — Azir holds the statistical advantage in this matchup. Azir wins 52.6% of the recorded games.
52.6% from Azir's perspective, measured on patch 16.13.1.
327 ranked games at Emerald rank and above, across all regions.
The current Azir build — items, runes and skill order from the same data set — is on the Azir build page.