Like aggressive spell casters and minions to marshal?
By Alex Walker on August 28, 2014 at 8:30 am
When your game revolves around the heroes you can play, it's important to release new ones every once and a while. That's why the release of Azir, Emperor of the Sands, is so important for League of Legends, because of the vast impact his presence could have on the metagame, including the careers of many teenagers and young adults competing in various League competitions around the world.
But let's not get ahead of ourselves. Azir's advertised as a "right-click focused champion", with his Sand Soldiers slowing, damaging and protecting the Emperor's existence. The most interesting skills are the passive Will of the Emperor, a reduction which increases Azir's attack speed, and Disc of the Sun, which takes the place of any destroyed turret (but not on the ruins of enemy nexus and inhibitor turrets) and gives Azir gold for any minion or champion kills accrued.
Riot's landing page confirms Disc of the Sun can be used to "resurrect their inner turret", causing all manor of havoc by "trapping the enemy team inside their crumbling base and making counter-engages a dangerous proposition". Riot recommends Ziggs, Kassadin and Maokai as counter-picks against Azir, while Yasuo, Sivir and Sejuani are champions that sync well with the Emperor's abilities.
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