Bruiser Azir Build

Bruiser Azir Build.

Bruiser Azir build with runes and items. Bruiser Azir guide offers in-depth how-to play, skill order and tips. Play Bruiser Azir build in League of Legends Patch 25.08!

Author: Wrekah

TLDR

Starting items
Tiamat should be final item in your build.
Quick Skill Order
Azir ability Shifting Sands should be leveled first.
E
Azir ability Arise! should be leveled second.
W
Azir ability Conquering Sands should be leveled third.
Q
Final items
Mercury's Treads should be final item in your build.
Titanic Hydra should be final item in your build.
Thornmail should be final item in your build.
Runaan's Hurricane should be final item in your build.
Force of Nature should be final item in your build.
Warmog's Armor should be final item in your build.
Quick Runes
Major rune Grasp of the Undying from Resolve tree.
Minor rune Precision.
Summoner spells
Pick Mark as your Summoner Spell.
Pick Flash as your Summoner Spell.

Bruiser Azir Runes

Resolve
Resolve major tree Grasp of the Undying rune.
Resolve major tree Aftershock rune.
Resolve major tree Guardian rune.
Resolve major tree Demolish rune.
Resolve major tree Font of Life rune.
Resolve major tree Shield Bash rune.
Resolve major tree Conditioning rune.
Resolve major tree Second Wind rune.
Resolve major tree Bone Plating rune.
Resolve major tree Overgrowth rune.
Resolve major tree Revitalize rune.
Resolve major tree Unflinching rune.
Precision
Precision minor tree Absorb Life rune.
Precision minor tree Triumph rune.
Precision minor tree Presence of Mind rune.
Precision minor tree Legend: Alacrity rune.
Precision minor tree Legend: Haste rune.
Precision minor tree Legend: Bloodline rune.
Precision minor tree Coup de Grace rune.
Precision minor tree Cut Down rune.
Precision minor tree Last Stand rune.
Passive
Passive tree Adaptive Force rune (+9 Adaptive Force).
Passive tree Attack Speed rune (+10% Attack Speed).
Passive tree Ability Haste rune (+8 Ability Haste).
Passive tree Adaptive Force rune (+9 Adaptive Force).
Passive tree Move Speed rune (+2 Movement Speed).
Passive tree Health Scaling rune (+10-180 Health (based on level)).
Passive tree Health rune (+65 Health).
Passive tree Tenacity And Slow Resist rune (+10 Tenacity and Slow Resist).
Passive tree Health Scaling rune (+10-180 Health (based on level)).

How it works

General

  1. You play Bruiser stacking HP, auto attacking and rushing one specific item. You adapt to enemy team, building tanky items.
  2. You rush Titanic Hydra and optionally Runaan's Hurricane.
  3. Runaan's Hurricane is cool item, that makes you Titanic Hydra attacks even more fun. The thing is, it delay tankiness. So consider carefully if you should get it - example
  4. Titanic Hydra can be your only damage item. Then go full tank.
  5. Your auto attacks are quite powerful, thanks to Titanic Hydra and Grasp of the Undying. It's your main source of damage + your abilities.

Champion

  1. Soldiers (W) proc your On-Hit effects.

How to play

General

  1. This build is focused on a single item - Titanic Hydra.
  2. How is this build different to other bruisers builds? The main difference is item rush order. You rush Titanic Hydra first, then adapt to the situation!
  3. If you want to go more damage, Sundered Sky is an excellent damage item for this build. It scales off your HP (so with Grasp, Overgrowth). It gives damage and pretty good sustain in fights. Remember to switch targets to maximize the effect!
  4. Runaan's Hurricane is quite a fun and optional item for this build. Buy it if you need damage AND do not need to be more tanky.
  5. A very effective way of poking enemies is to use Titanic Hydra Active and hit minions in front of them (closer to them, better the effect).
  6. Another effective way of poking enemies with Titanic, is to hit caster minions in the back.
  7. Enemy team heavy on AP? Buy MR. They heavy on AD? Buy Armor. You need some damage? Well buy that.
  8. Remember to consume your Grasp of the Undying procs!

Champion

  1. Your soldiers (W) started proccing your on-hit effects, so it works well with Titanic Hydra.
  2. Azir has really good auto attack animation, use it for your advantage.
  3. Azir gets ARAM bonus attack speed and has -5% damage taken, which makes a difference for this build.

Tips and Tricks

Champion

  1. You should stay near Shurima's Legacy (Passive), whenever possible. It loses Armor and Magic Resist if you are too far.

Riot

  1. Be careful about putting down both of the soldiers stored by Arise! Unless you're going all-in, always have a soldier in your back pocket if you need to escape over a wall or if you misposition your other soldier and need damage now.
  2. In the lane, try to position your soldiers between the enemy's minions and the enemy champion. This way you can use them both to last hit and to project threat onto your lane opponent.
  3. Think of Emperor's Divide as a defensive ability first and foremost. Use it when the enemy engages on you or your allies. Remember that your team can walk through the soldiers summoned by Emperor's Divide and use this to your advantage when enemy melee champions engage on you.
  4. Be a bird!

Skill Order

  • Azir [object Object] ability.
    Q
    Conquering Sands
  • Azir [object Object] ability.
    W
    Arise!
  • Azir [object Object] ability.
    E
    Shifting Sands
  • Azir [object Object] ability.
    R
    Emperor's Divide

Items

Starting items
Tiamat item.
Rush #1
Titanic Hydra item.
Optional #2 rush
Runaan's Hurricane item.
Boots
Plated Steelcaps item.
Mercury's Treads item.
Ionian Boots of Lucidity item.
Good bruiser items
Heartsteel item.
Titanic Hydra item.
Blade of The Ruined King item.
Sundered Sky item.
Wit's End item.
Sterak's Gage item.
Good tanky items
Warmog's Armor item.
Jak'Sho, The Protean item.
Overlord's Bloodmail item.
Good MR items
Kaenic Rookern item.
Spirit Visage item.
Force of Nature item.
Good Armor items
Dead Man's Plate item.
Thornmail item.
Frozen Heart item.
Randuin's Omen item.
Iceborn Gauntlet item.
Situational items
Trailblazer item.
Knight's Vow item.
For the last fight
Additional considerations for these items is advised!
Elixir of Iron item.
Elixir of Wrath item.
Example final build
Mercury's Treads item.
Titanic Hydra item.
Thornmail item.
Runaan's Hurricane item.
Force of Nature item.
Warmog's Armor item.