Talk:Azir/@comment-8874090-20141218205051/@comment-24884995-20141219143253

He's very good in ranked, as long as he has a good matchup. I have a 75% win rate with him, so I'd advise playing him a ton in normals until you master him before taking him in ranked.

His ult was full of bugs, but it's been dramatically reduced in the last few patches. I think the bugs were in the initial use of his ult (the knock up being applied twice, the damage being applied multiple times, the soldiers phasing through enemy champions, etc.).

For the Alistar encounter you had, it could simply be that his headbutt is considered unstoppable, such as or, as the wall cannot stop champions with the unstoppable status. I cannot recall if this is true or not, or if it is a bug like you said, but I haven't found any bugs in his ult once it is deployed.

The only reason why I would not recommend using him in ranked is because of the few bugs he still does suffer from. I personally do, as the bugs are few in number and growing in rarity with the recent patches. Otherwise, he's a perfect champion to use for ranked. Getting fed early game can prove to be devastating for your opponents during teamfights, and if you get behind, you can just sit in the back of your team during teamfights and pick up gold from assists (given that you have a decent comp for Azir).

TL;DR, very good champ, good in ranked despite a few bugs, and is insane late game.