Vex vs Azir — Mid Lane Matchup Guide

How to win lane as Vex against Azir · 60.69% win rate over 407 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27

Verdict: Vex is favoured — Vex owns 5 of the 7 game windows to Azir's 1. Vex wins 60.69% of games vs Azir in mid lane (407 Emerald+ games analysed).

Favour timeline — who owns each window

StageFavouredWhy
Level 1VexAzir is a weak, short-ranged laner at level 1 before he stacks soldiers, so you own the opener.
Level 2VexAt 2 his soldier is still fragile and low-range, letting your empowered Q out-trade him.
Level 3VexBy 3 you can W-in or Q-poke faster than his soldier DPS ramps, keeping you ahead.
Levels 4-5VexLevels 4-5 he still lacks the range to punish your walk-ups, so you dictate the trades.
Level 6VexYour level 6 pick threat with R matches his, so you stay favoured entering the ult phase.
First itemEven / skillAt 6 Emperor's Divide neutralises your R engage as much as it saves him, making it a pure skill matchup.
Two+ itemsAzirTwo items in, stacked soldiers out-range and out-DPS everything you have, flipping the lane to Azir.

Early game (levels 1–5)

You crush the opening levels — Azir is a stacking champion who is weak and short-ranged before his soldiers come online, so punch him with empowered Q and W (Personal Space) burst every time he steps up to CS.

Read the rest of this matchup

The full Vex 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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