Talk:Azir/@comment-1920011-20150526084530/@comment-1920011-20150528065312

Azir doesn't really need two soldiers out to do decent poke, especially since using both will make him so much easier to gank. With just one soldier, Q+aa does more damage than most mages and his damage scales much better due to having a 1.1AP ratio. On top of that, it's difficult to trade back because you're simultaneously slowed and forced to walk out of his soldier's range.

It's the damage, nearly guaranteed poke, and inability to trade back properly that makes laning against Azir really frustrating. I didn't ever say he was OP or unbalanced. In fact, his win rate in soloq is ~45%. This is why I said I would be fine with compensatory buffs elsewhere. I just believe his kit is not fun to play against in lane, and giving opponents a split second more time to dodge his Q would make laning much less frustrating.