Blackthorn Azir

Blackthorn Azir plays out as a level-7 reroll line built around three-starring Malphite. Patch 18.2 numbers put it at Tier C: 4.84 average over 4,954 lobbies.

In the wider field it ranks #39 of 57 by placement, sitting 0.04 better than the Tier C median of 4.88 as 5th inside its 14-comp tier. Its 0.52% play rate is well under the median of 0.9%: a genuinely uncontested line most games.

Malphite holds item priority, and sampled lobbies most commonly built Crownguard, Gargoyle Stoneplate, and Warmogs Armor; finished versions of that build averaged 3.80. Warwick comes second in the item queue.

Blackthorn at 5 units is the backbone of 6 live synergies, with Blossom at 3 in support. If you spot Warwick on someone's board, it is almost certainly this comp — only 2 other tracked comps field it. The roster holds 1 unit of Ravager without activating the trait; add a Ravager Emblem and the trait comes online at 2 units.

Best emblem here: Ravager Emblem, and Blackthorn Emblem takes second. Flip the question around and the model agrees: among all 22 comps ranked for Ravager Emblem holders, this one lands at #10.

Malphite also headlines Executioner Malphite and Hunter Nidalee, so the lines contest each other's shops; when Malphite copies dry up, that overlap is your pivot map.

Its numbers have improved across the sample window — recent daily results run ahead of the earlier ones. Keep the sample in mind — 4,954 games leaves real statistical wobble in these numbers.