How to win lane as Ryze against Azir · 52.43% win rate over 534 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Azir | Azir's Conquering Sands soldiers out-range your Overload and poke you off every last hit at level 1. |
| Level 2 | Even / skill | Even at level 2 as he keeps kiting with soldiers while you gain Rune Prison but no kill threat. |
| Level 3 | Ryze | At level 3 your Rune Prison plus Overload burst punishes a mispositioned Azir before he stacks soldier range. |
| Levels 4-5 | Even / skill | Trades stay even at 4-5, decided by whether he lands soldier autos or you land your E-Q combo. |
| Level 6 | Even / skill | At 6 his Emperor's Divide disengage matches your Realm Warp flank threat, so neither pulls ahead. |
| First item | Ryze | Your first-item spike lets Q spread out-DPS his squishy soldier zoning. |
| Two+ items | Ryze | Full-build Ryze bursts Azir through his short soldier cooldowns before he can kite away. |
Azir owns levels 1-2: his soldiers out-range your Overload and chip you every time you go for a last hit, so give ground and farm with Q from max range.
The full Ryze 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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