Yasuo vs Azir — Mid Lane Matchup Guide

How to win lane as Yasuo against Azir · 48.96% win rate over 1,538 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27

Verdict: Closer than it looks — Yasuo owns 7 of the 7 game windows, but the win rate still favours Azir: you have to convert those windows or the game slips away. Yasuo wins 48.96% of games vs Azir in mid lane (1,538 Emerald+ games analysed).

Favour timeline — who owns each window

StageFavouredWhy
Level 1YasuoYou favour L1: Azir has no early dueling tools and must farm passively with soldiers.
Level 2YasuoYou favour L2: a second point lets you E-Q trade before his soldier zone is set.
Level 3YasuoYou favour L3: your gap-close plus stacked Q punishes any Azir who steps up to CS.
Levels 4-5YasuoYou favour L4-5: Wind Wall neutralizes his soldier autos and you snowball short trades.
Level 6YasuoYou favour L6: Last Breath and Wind Wall both counter his Emperor's Divide peel.
First itemYasuoYou favour 1st item: Shieldbow/Kraken outpaces his poke and lets you commit through soldiers.
Two+ itemsYasuoYou favour 2+ items: you dive past his zone, though a saved R can still wall you off your target.

Early game (levels 1–5)

Azir is a scaling immobile control mage with no waveclear insurance at level 1, so you walk the wave and threaten Q pokes while he has to farm with soldiers.

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The full Yasuo 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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