Akali vs Azir MID Matchup Guide | LaneStomp

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Akali vs Azir

Updated Jun 5, 2026

Overview

Akali must leverage early lane pressure to deny Azir his calm scaling and soldier setup.
Prioritize snowballing through aggressive trades and punishing Azir's inability to safely place soldiers early.

Trading pattern

Initiate trades with (Q) poke into passive autos, then commit with (W) for safety and (E) for follow-up damage.
Respect (R) and soldier zones; avoid committing when (R) is available to disengage or punish.
Punish Azir's overcommit or (E) cooldown by collapsing before he can reposition or escape.

Danger windows

(R) displacement can punish (W) if committed too early or too deep; avoid overextending.
Avoid walking through well-placed soldiers during extended trades to prevent poke and slows.
Akali is vulnerable when (W) is down; back off to avoid poke or forced trades.

Early game

Use level 3 power spike to trade aggressively with (Q)-(W)-(E) combo, creating safe windows with (W).
Avoid extended fights before level 3 when Azir's soldiers and poke control the lane.
Punish Azir if he uses (E) aggressively or mispositions soldiers early to force him off the wave.

Power spikes

Akali's level 3 unlocks full (Q)-(W)-(E) trading combo; use this to force favorable trades.
Level 6 (R) grants Akali strong all-in and roam potential; track availability to time kills or resets.
Respect Azir's level 6 (R) for disengage and his first completed mage DPS item for soldier damage spikes.

Win conditions

Use (W) to create safe all-in windows when (E) and (R) are down and punish cooldowns.
Deny Azir free farm by pressuring the wave and exploiting soldier placement mistakes.
Reach level 6 and item spikes to burst Azir before he scales into strong soldier DPS and zone control.