Mid Matchup

Twisted Fate vs Azir

Patch: 15.24 (25.24)
League: Platinum+
Twisted Fate

Twisted Fate

the Card Master
Mid
Twisted Fate Mid Overall Win Rate
50.77%

Matchup Win Rate

52.2%
Twisted Fate vs Azir Wins
47.8%
Azir vs Twisted Fate Wins
Azir

Azir

the Emperor of the Sands
Mid
Azir Mid Overall Win Rate
46.13%

Twisted Fate vs Azir - Mid Matchup Guide Patch 15.24 (25.24)

Twisted Fate Mid vs Azir Mid - Who is stronger?

Twisted Fate Mid has an advantage against Azir (52.2% win rate) based on 1384 games. The matchup leans toward Twisted Fate.

View detailed statistics below: items, runes, and counter builds for Twisted Fate Mid vs Azir Mid in patch 15.24 (25.24), including win rates and pick rates. With proper study, this can improve your chances of victory up to 70%+ in this matchup.

Statistical Matchup Analysis

Balanced meta clash: Twisted Fate (3.4%, 21st place out of 58 Mid champions) regularly faces Azir (2.7%, 28th place). Both champions hold solid meta positions, making this matchup knowledge a direct path to climbing and improving your win rate. Meta strength confirmed: Twisted Fate's superior tier rating (A vs D) translates into a solid 52.2% matchup win rate. This performance explains why Twisted Fate ranks 26th in win rate among Mid champions. Optimize for consistency: Arcane Comet paired with Manaflow Band (68.3% win rate, 5.5% popularity) provides the stats you need, while the item sequence Rod of Ages > Lich Bane > Mejai's Soulstealer with Boots of Swiftness delivers 70%+ win rate against Azir.

Win through macro: Twisted Fate takes the matchup (52.23%) despite falling behind in CS (7.06 vs 7.55/min). Your victories come through roaming, team fighting, and map pressure rather than 1v1 lane dominance. Quality over quantity: Twisted Fate wins through smart play rather than raw damage - despite lower DPS (697 vs 850/min), the 52.2% win rate shows superior utility, positioning, and team fight impact. Statistical dominance: Twisted Fate leads in both matchup win rate (52.2%) and KDA (2.40 vs 1.90) - complete superiority across all metrics.

Twisted Fate vs Azir - Mid Stats Comparison

Twisted Fate Mid
Twisted Fate Mid
Versus
Azir Mid
Azir Mid
ATierD
52.2%Matchup Winrate47.8%
50.77%Role Winrate46.13%
#26Winrate Rank#57
3.4%Pickrate2.7%
2.4Average KDA1.9
431Gold per Minute430
7.06CS/Min7.55
0.31Wards per Minute0.31
697Damage per Minute850

How to Beat Azir as Twisted Fate (Mid)

The Twisted Fate versus Azir matchup in the mid lane is favorable with proper positioning. Use your statistical advantage and prevent the opponent from realizing their potential.

The magic damage that Twisted Fate deals remains relevant in the late game. Look for opportunities to initiate or counter-initiate. Meanwhile, Azir deals primarily magic damage (91.99%), additional magic resistance may be required.

Consider the farming superiority demonstrated by Azir, ranking 5th (versus 16th for Twisted Fate) in farming efficiency among champions in this role. This means the opponent can build gold advantages more quickly. Meanwhile, their lower KDA (1.9 versus 2.4) suggests they are less effective in team fights.

Key aspects of the Twisted Fate Mid versus Azir Mid matchup

Despite the statistical advantage in the matchup, overconfidence can be the main mistake. It is important for the Twisted Fate player to maintain constant pressure on Azir, not allowing the opponent to safely scale up, and actively use the advantage gained to help their team.

Twisted Fate vs Azir: Mid Lane Summoner Spells

Most Popular

Flash
Flash Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Teleport
Teleport After a brief channel, become untargetable and travel to an allied unit. Upgrades into Unleashed Teleport, which significantly increases travel speed.
55.1% Win Rate88.4% Pick Rate

Highest Win Rate

Flash
Flash Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Ignite
Ignite Deals true damage over time to target enemy champion and reduces healing effects on them for the duration.
56.6% Win Rate6.5% Pick Rate

Twisted Fate vs Azir: Mid Lane Runes

Most Frequent Runes

Primary Path
Inspiration
Unsealed Spellbook
Unsealed Spellbook Swap one of your equipped Summoner Spells to a new, single use Summoner Spell. Each unique Summoner Spell you swap to permanently decreases your swap cooldown by 25s (initial swap cooldown is at 5 mins).

Your first swap becomes available at 6 mins.

Summoner Spells can only be swapped while out of combat.
After using a swapped Summoner Spell you must swap 3 more times before the first can be selected again.
Smite damage increases after two Summoner Spell swaps.

Unsealed Spellbook

Swap one of your equipped Summoner Spells to a new, single use Summoner Spell. Each uniqu…

Cash Back
Cash Back Get 6% Gold back when you purchase Legendary Items.

Cash Back

Get 6% Gold back when you purchase Legendary Items.

Biscuit Delivery
Biscuit Delivery Biscuit Delivery: Gain a Total Biscuit of Everlasting Will every 2 mins, until 6 min.

Biscuits restore 12% of your missing health. Consuming or selling a Biscuit permanently increases your max health by 30.

Biscuit Delivery

Biscuit Delivery: Gain a Total Biscuit of Everlasting Will every 2 mins, until …

Jack Of All Trades
Jack Of All Trades For each different stat gained from items, gain one Jack stack. Each stack grants you 1 Ability Haste.

Gain 10 or 25 bonus Adaptive Force at 5 and 10 stacks, respectively.

Jack Of All Trades

For each different stat gained from items, gain one Jack stack. Each stack gran…

Secondary Path
Resolve
Bone Plating
Bone Plating After taking damage from an enemy champion, the next 3 spells or attacks you receive from them deal 30-60 (based on level) less damage.

Duration: 1.5s
Cooldown: 55s

Bone Plating

After taking damage from an enemy champion, the next 3 spells or attacks you re…

Unflinching
Unflinching Gain 6 - 12 (level scaling) Armor and Magic Resist when crowd controlled and for 2 seconds after.

Unflinching

Gain 6 - 12 (level scaling) Armor and Magic Resist when crowd controlled and fo…

Adaptive
Attack Speed
Attack Speed Increases attack speed by 10%

Attack Speed

Increases attack speed by 10%

+2% Move Speed
+2% Move Speed +2% Move Speed

+2% Move Speed

+2% Move Speed

+65 Health
+65 Health +65 Health

+65 Health

+65 Health

55.1% Win Rate49.8% Pick Rate

Best Win Rate Runes

Primary Path
Sorcery
Arcane Comet
Arcane Comet Damaging a champion with an ability hurls a comet at their location, or, if Arcane Comet is on cooldown, reduces its remaining cooldown.

Adaptive Damage: 30 - 130 based on level (+0.05 AP and +0.1 bonus AD)
Cooldown: 20 - 8s

Cooldown Reduction:
Single Target: 20%.
Area of Effect: 10%.
Damage over Time: 5%.

Arcane Comet

Damaging a champion with an ability hurls a comet at their location, or, if Arcane Comet …

Manaflow Band
Manaflow Band Hitting an enemy champion with an ability permanently increases your maximum mana by 25, up to 250 mana.

After reaching 250 bonus mana, restore 1% of your missing mana every 5 seconds.

Cooldown: 15 seconds

Manaflow Band

Hitting an enemy champion with an ability permanently increases your maximum ma…

Celerity
Celerity All movement bonuses are 7% more effective on you and gain 1% Move Speed.

Celerity

All movement bonuses are 7% more effective on you and gain 1% Move Speed.

Scorch
Scorch Your next damaging ability hit sets champions on fire dealing 20 - 40 bonus magic damage based on level after 1s.

Cooldown: 10s

Scorch

Your next damaging ability hit sets champions on fire dealing 20 - 40 bonus mag…

Secondary Path
Resolve
Bone Plating
Bone Plating After taking damage from an enemy champion, the next 3 spells or attacks you receive from them deal 30-60 (based on level) less damage.

Duration: 1.5s
Cooldown: 55s

Bone Plating

After taking damage from an enemy champion, the next 3 spells or attacks you re…

Overgrowth
Overgrowth Absorb life essence from monsters or enemy minions that die near you, permanently gaining 3 maximum health for every 8.

When you've absorbed 120 monsters or enemy minions, gain an additional 3.5% maximum health.

Overgrowth

Absorb life essence from monsters or enemy minions that die near you, permanent…

Adaptive
Attack Speed
Attack Speed Increases attack speed by 10%

Attack Speed

Increases attack speed by 10%

+2% Move Speed
+2% Move Speed +2% Move Speed

+2% Move Speed

+2% Move Speed

+65 Health
+65 Health +65 Health

+65 Health

+65 Health

68.3% Win Rate5.5% Pick Rate

Twisted Fate vs Azir: Mid Lane Item Builds

Most Popular Build

Starting Items
Stealth Ward
Stealth Ward (0 gold) Active (210 - 120s, max 2 charges)
Places an Invisible Stealth Ward that grants vision for 90-120 seconds.
Doran's Ring
Doran's Ring (400 gold) 18 Ability Power
90 Health

Restoration
Restore 1.25 Mana every second. If you can't gain Mana, restore 0.55 Health instead.
Helping Hand
Attacks deal 5 bonus physical damage to minions.
Health Potion
Health Potion (50 gold) Consume
Restores 120 Health over 15 seconds.
56.2% Win Rate88.0% Pick Rate
Popular Boots
Boots of Swiftness
Boots of Swiftness (1000 gold) 60 Move Speed
Fleetfooted
Reduce the effectiveness of Slows by 25%.
53.9% Win Rate52.9% Pick Rate
Sorcerer's Shoes
Sorcerer's Shoes (1100 gold) 12 Magic Penetration
45 Move Speed

52.4% Win Rate19.2% Pick Rate
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Ionian Boots of Lucidity (900 gold) 10 Ability Haste
45 Move Speed

Ionian Insight
Gain 10 Summoner Spell Haste.
52.3% Win Rate14.0% Pick Rate
Core Build
Catalyst of Aeons
Catalyst of Aeons (1300 gold) 350 Health
375 Mana

Eternity
Restores 10% of the damage taken from champions as Mana.
Casting an Ability heals for 25% of Mana spent.
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Rod of Ages
Rod of Ages (2600 gold) 50 Ability Power
400 Health
400 Mana

Timeless
This item gains 10 Health, 20 Mana and 3 Ability Power every 60 seconds up to 10 times. Upon reaching max stacks, gain a level.
Eternity
Taking damage from champions restores 10% of the damage as Mana.
Casting an ability heals for 25% of Mana spent.
Lich Bane
Lich Bane (3200 gold) 115 Ability Power
4% Move Speed
10 Ability Haste

Spellblade
After using an Ability, your next Attack deals bonus magic damageOn-Hit.
Rapid Firecannon
Rapid Firecannon (2650 gold) 35% Attack Speed
25% Critical Strike Chance
4% Move Speed

Sharpshooter
Your Energized Attack deals 40 bonus magic damage and gains 35% bonus Attack Range.
58.6% Win Rate35.8% Pick Rate
Final Build
Rabadon's Deathcap
Rabadon's Deathcap (3600 gold) 130 Ability Power
Magical Opus
Increases your total Ability Power by 30%.
52.2% Win Rate34.4% Pick Rate

Best Win Rate Build

Starting Items
Stealth Ward
Stealth Ward (0 gold) Active (210 - 120s, max 2 charges)
Places an Invisible Stealth Ward that grants vision for 90-120 seconds.
Doran's Shield
Doran's Shield (450 gold) 110 Health
Enduring Focus
Restore 4 Health every 5 seconds.
After taking damage from a champion, restore Health over 8 seconds.
Helping Hand
Attacks deal 5 bonus physical damage to minions.
Health Potion
Health Potion (50 gold) Consume
Restores 120 Health over 15 seconds.
66.3% Win Rate0.6% Pick Rate
Highest Winrate Boots
Berserker's Greaves
Berserker's Greaves (1100 gold) 25% Attack Speed
45 Move Speed

74.8% Win Rate0.8% Pick Rate
Plated Steelcaps
Plated Steelcaps (1200 gold) 25 Armor
45 Move Speed

Plating
Reduces incoming damage from Attacks by 10%.
68.5% Win Rate1.3% Pick Rate
Symbiotic Soles
Symbiotic Soles (900 gold) 40 Move Speed
Voidborn
Gain Empowered Recall.
Symbiosis
After traveling 150000 units of distance, transform into Synchronized Souls.
67.3% Win Rate0.3% Pick Rate
Core Build
Catalyst of Aeons
Catalyst of Aeons (1300 gold) 350 Health
375 Mana

Eternity
Restores 10% of the damage taken from champions as Mana.
Casting an Ability heals for 25% of Mana spent.
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Rod of Ages
Rod of Ages (2600 gold) 50 Ability Power
400 Health
400 Mana

Timeless
This item gains 10 Health, 20 Mana and 3 Ability Power every 60 seconds up to 10 times. Upon reaching max stacks, gain a level.
Eternity
Taking damage from champions restores 10% of the damage as Mana.
Casting an ability heals for 25% of Mana spent.
Lich Bane
Lich Bane (3200 gold) 115 Ability Power
4% Move Speed
10 Ability Haste

Spellblade
After using an Ability, your next Attack deals bonus magic damageOn-Hit.
Mejai's Soulstealer
Mejai's Soulstealer (1500 gold) 20 Ability Power
100 Health

Glory
Takedowns grant Glory, up to 25. 10 Glory is lost on death.
Gain 5 Ability Power per Glory and 10% Move Speed at 10 or higher Glory.
88.6% Win Rate1.3% Pick Rate
Final Build
Banshee's Veil
Banshee's Veil (3000 gold) 105 Ability Power
40 Magic Resist

Annul
Grants a Spell Shield that blocks the next enemy Ability.
67.3% Win Rate1.8% Pick Rate
Other Items
Zhonya's Hourglass
Zhonya's Hourglass (3250 gold) 105 Ability Power
50 Armor


Time Stop
Enter Stasis for 2.5 seconds.
62.6% Win Rate22.0% Pick Rate
Mejai's Soulstealer
Mejai's Soulstealer (1500 gold) 20 Ability Power
100 Health

Glory
Takedowns grant Glory, up to 25. 10 Glory is lost on death.
Gain 5 Ability Power per Glory and 10% Move Speed at 10 or higher Glory.
56.8% Win Rate8.2% Pick Rate
Void Staff
Void Staff (3000 gold) 95 Ability Power
40% Magic Penetration

58.1% Win Rate7.0% Pick Rate
Stormsurge
Stormsurge (2900 gold) 90 Ability Power
15 Magic Penetration
4% Move Speed

Stormraider
Dealing 25% of a champion's maximum Health within 2.5s applies Squall to them and grants 25% Move Speed for 1.5 seconds.
Squall
After 2 seconds, deal magic damage. If the target dies before Squall triggers, it damages nearby enemies and grants 30 gold.
62.2% Win Rate4.8% Pick Rate
Luden's Companion
Luden's Companion (2850 gold) 100 Ability Power
600 Mana
10 Ability Haste

Fire
Damaging Abilities fire 6 Shots that deal bonus magic damage to the target and nearby enemies. Remaining Shots fire on the primary target, dealing 20% damage.
39.8% Win Rate3.0% Pick Rate
Shurelya's Battlesong
Shurelya's Battlesong (2200 gold) 50 Ability Power
15 Ability Haste
4% Move Speed
125% Base Mana Regen

Inspiring Speech
Grant nearby allies 30% Move Speed for 4 seconds.
66.0% Win Rate1.8% Pick Rate
Banshee's Veil
Banshee's Veil (3000 gold) 105 Ability Power
40 Magic Resist

Annul
Grants a Spell Shield that blocks the next enemy Ability.
67.3% Win Rate1.8% Pick Rate

Twisted Fate vs Azir: Mid Lane Skill (abilities) Orders

Most Frequent Skill Order

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Q
Wild Cards Twisted Fate throws three cards, dealing damage to each enemy unit they pass through.
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W
W
Pick a Card Twisted Fate chooses a magic card from his deck, and uses that for his next attack, causing bonus effects.
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Stacked Deck Every 4 attacks, Twisted Fate deals bonus damage. In addition, his Attack Speed is increased.
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R
Destiny Twisted Fate predicts the fortunes of his foes, revealing all enemy champions and enabling the use of Gate, which teleports Twisted Fate to any target location in 1.5 seconds.
R
R
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Max Order: Q > W > E
48.4% Win Rate46.1% Pick Rate

Highest Win % Skill Order

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Wild Cards Twisted Fate throws three cards, dealing damage to each enemy unit they pass through.
Q
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Pick a Card Twisted Fate chooses a magic card from his deck, and uses that for his next attack, causing bonus effects.
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Stacked Deck Every 4 attacks, Twisted Fate deals bonus damage. In addition, his Attack Speed is increased.
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Destiny Twisted Fate predicts the fortunes of his foes, revealing all enemy champions and enabling the use of Gate, which teleports Twisted Fate to any target location in 1.5 seconds.
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Max Order: Q > W > E
70.0% Win Rate0.9% Pick Rate

Twisted Fate tips:

  • Coordinate with your allies for the best time to use Destiny to ambush enemies.
  • Stealth characters often escape a battle with very low hit points. Take advantage of Destiny's ability to reveal stealthed units to finish them off.
  • Twisted Fate is viable as an Attack Damage or Ability Power character, letting him fit on many different team compositions.

Playing Against Azir

  • Azir relies on his soldiers to deal damage and can only move them so often. Try to capitalize on windows of time when his soldiers are stationary.
  • Azir has immense damage over a prolonged amount of time but lacks the upfront burst of other mages. Try to burst him out before he can turn a confrontation around.
  • Try to think of Sand Soldiers as fire. Don't stand in the fire.