How to win lane as Malzahar against Azir · 57.58% win rate over 917 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Malzahar | You out-stat and out-trade Azir at level 1 with sturdier bases and a Q silence into his frail early game. |
| Level 2 | Malzahar | At level 2 you shove first and deny his weak soldier trades, keeping tempo on your side. |
| Level 3 | Malzahar | Level 3 E waveclear lets you pin Azir under tower and starve his farm before his spike. |
| Levels 4-5 | Malzahar | Through levels 4-5 you keep the wave crashing and control the lane, holding priority over him. |
| Level 6 | Malzahar | At 6 your point-click R suppresses immobile Azir before his soldiers can peel, giving you the kill window. |
| First item | Azir | At his first item Azir's soldier DPS and range come online, letting him zone you off the wave. |
| Two+ items | Azir | With two-plus items his ult wall and full soldier uptime kite your immobile combo and outscale you. |
You are simply the better level 1-2 champion: stronger base stats and Q Call of the Void silence beat Azir's mana-hungry, weak early soldier trades, so hold priority and set up the crash.
The full Malzahar vs Azir report continues with the mid-game plan, the late-game and teamfight plan, every power spike to play around, and the win conditions for both sides — plus cooldown tracking and the live enemy-jungle tracker inside the app.
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