Blackthorn Azir

Blackthorn Azir plays out as a level-7 reroll line built around three-starring Azir. Across 5,594 ranked games on patch 18.2 it averages a 5.05 finish, good for Tier C.

Set against the full field it lands at #45 of 54 and, as 15th inside its 15-comp tier, 0.14 off the Tier C median of 4.91. Middling popularity: 0.6% of tracked games, with the median comp at 0.87%.

Give your first completed items to Azir — Guinsoo's Rageblade, Red Buff, and Striker's Flail shows up more than any other setup in the sample — a 3.23 average in the games that finished it. Your next-best item holder is Vi.

The synergy sheet lists 7 active traits here, topped by Blossom at 3 — Blackthorn (2) rounds out the core. The roster holds 1 unit of Primal without activating the trait — one Primal Emblem activates the 2-piece bonus outright.

If the Armory or an augment offers one, Primal Emblem is the emblem this board wants most, with Executioner Emblem the runner-up. Flip the question around and the model agrees: among all 15 comps ranked for Primal Emblem holders, this one lands at #11.

Blackthorn Azir is not the only board that wants Vi — Adaptor Master Yi stars it too, so scout for it before locking your board in.

The daily series is moving in its favor — the newest results outperform the window's start. One caveat: 5,594 games is a comparatively small sample this patch, so the averages carry more noise than the meta's high-volume comps.