Azir

Breath of Light (Q) cone out-ranges Azir's Arise! (W) soldier auto range. Astral Flight (W) follows him through the Emperor's Divide (R) knock-back and Cosmic Creator scaling burns through the Shifting Sands (E) shield before Conquering Sands (Q) chains a slow.

Across the Veil (W) invisibility breaks Azir's Arise! (W) soldier auto target lock. Twofold Hex (Q) recast bursts him outside Conquering Sands (Q) soldier range before Emperor's Divide (R) lands.

Squishy mid-range mage whose soldiers do the fighting gets one-shotted once Irelia hits Trinity Force. Shifting Sands (E) single dash is the only escape from Flawless Duet (E) stun setup, and Emperor's Divide (R) wall is sidestepped by Bladesurge (Q) reset chain.

Demacian Standard (E) into Dragon Strike (Q) closes the gap from out of vision, and the Cataclysm (R) walls take away the spacing Azir needs for his soldiers. His single Shifting Sands (E) dash cannot clear the arena before your team finishes him.

Frozen Tomb (R) on Azir cancels the Emperor's Divide (R) Shuffle mid-cast. Ring of Frost (W) root zones him out of Arise! (W) soldier range and Glacial Path (E) catches him on the recall after teamfights.

Azir has no fast escape against Naafiri's Hounds' Pursuit (R) target dash. Conquering Sands (Q) plus Arise! (W) soldiers cannot peel after R lands and Darkin Daggers (Q) plus auto-attacks finish him before Shifting Sands (E) reaches a soldier.

Azir's Conquering Sands Q requires soldier placement and Shifting Sands E dash needs a soldier target — both leave him zone-anchored. Twisted Fate's Destiny R lets him leave lane the moment Q is on cooldown, his wave commitment with Arise! W soldiers turns into a free roam kill.

Arcanopulse (Q) charges to 1450 range, well beyond Azir's 740 soldier reach. Shocking Orb (E) stun catches him during Shifting Sands (E) windup and Rite of the Arcane (R) finishes him from off-screen.

Wind Wall (W) eats every Conquering Sands (Q) soldier line and the Emperor's Divide (R) wall projectile follow-up. With his main poke neutralized Azir is a melee mage with no melee tools, and Steel Tempest (Q3) plus Sweeping Blade (E) all-ins him.

Spirit Cleave (W) shields off the Conquering Sands (Q) soldier chain poke. Soul Unbound (E) closes distance while his body stays untargetable, and Fate Sealed (R) blinks through the Emperor's Divide (R) wall for a Mortal Steel (Q) knock-up finish.

Living Shadow (W) plus Death Mark (R) chains two dashes onto Azir pre-6 when Shifting Sands (E) is on a long cooldown. Razor Shuriken (Q) plus Shadow Slash (E) marks burst him before Arise! (W) soldier chain matters.

Time Warp E slow plus a Time Bomb Q under his feet pins Azir in place. Shifting Sands E needs his soldiers nearby for the dash, and Conquering Sands Q soldier movement is too slow to escape. A clean Q + W + Q chain stuns Azir before Emperor's Divide R cast.