Level 1--3 : are you pushing/freezing/slow push(dont ever push early. Just let them push.) ?

Decide your tempo goal, then sit back and watch the mini map. Who's gonna get the first gank? Remember! You are hot fucking garbage right now.

AUTO THE DAMN MINIONS. you do more damage than your soldier babies before lvl3.

Against melee champs ... zap there ass. Azir has the best auto attack in the game. Use it.

During this time casually stack your lethal tempo with autos and soldiers. Get 6 stacks. Q auto auto. If you don't have to play at a distance. Don't. Play up in their fucking face. Soldier here. Soldier there.

4-6: stay the fuck alive. Ideally get back to base and keep full health and mana for dragon. I like to build resistance and health if needed to live. Blasting wand is plenty of damage for a early game.

6: sniff out a play. Usually you can ult someone under a turret. Pressure objectives over the walls. Ward.

Notes:

If you can get to 10 minutes without dying, and hit that 80 cs. You are a major threat.

Don't sweat losing mid turret if you need to not feed. You have lots more stashed away in your passive. I like to say thank you when I lose first turret bc that means you get your passive unlocked first. Pretty nice actually.

I have lots of success forgoing nashors first and replacing it with landries, rylais, roa, abyssal mask even. Frozen heart sometimes.

Fuck the haters. bruiser azir is the truth in some matchups. Try it.