Questions about the role of Azir
His first role is to be a mage, then the second, 'marksman'?
Why can Azir be an AD carry? (Is it about his skills or attributes)
To follow up, if I am to play him as an AD carry, where should I rely most on my attacks? On skills or on auto-attacks?
Best Answer
"Primary role", "secondary role" and the bars displaying a champion's attack power, defense power, and difficulty etc, are mostly there to help new players get an idea about a champion.
I doubt they are meant to be accurate for ranked games. For example it would be a bad idea not picking an ADC like Jinx and instead getting Teemo, just because he has a "Marksman" tag on him.
In normal games, players tend to try out new things and not trying hard, so Azir Marksman might work. (By marksman i mean a build focused mostly on your autoattacks.)
ADC Azir would still be a bad idea since nothing scales with his AD.
Your soldiers cause magic damage when "you" autoattack. Your total damage would be mostly magic. Therefor, your primary type of damage would be magic. That means that you must build AP items, and perhaps get some item that increases your attack speed as well. A good fit for that would be Nashors Tooth, since it gives you AP, attack speed and cooldown reduction (which further increases your attack speed because of his passive).
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What is Azir good at?
8. Azir. Why he's good in pro play: Insane long-range damage and safety using his soldiers, Azir also scales like a monster despite being not terrible in the early game.How does Azir work?
Azir summons a Sand Soldier to attack nearby targets for him, replacing his basic attack against targets within the soldier's range. Their attacks deal magic damage to enemies in a line.Is Azir a marksman?
Marksman Azir attempts to do the same thing as a traditional ADC by maximizing their raw DPS output as fast as possible.What is Azir passive?
Passive: Azir gains bonus Attack Speed. When Azir has 3 or more Sand Soldiers, this bonus doubles for 5 seconds. Active: Azir summons a Sand Soldier for 10 seconds. When Azir attacks an enemy in a soldier's range, the soldier attacks in his stead, stabbing the target for magic damage.HOW TO PLAY AZIR SEASON 12 - FULL INDEPTH GUIDE - RANK 1 CHALLENGER MID
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