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Playing Against Lissandra
MidPatch 16.2.1
What They Do
Lissandra is a low-range, high-CC burst mage who excels at locking down priority targets. She uses to engage, then chains and to keep you in place while her creates a chain reaction of explosions in teamfights.
Abilities (What to Watch For)
| Ability | What You'll See | What It Means For You |
|---|---|---|
| Icy ghosts spawning from dead champions | When an ally dies, they become a Frozen Thrall that chases you and explodes. Move away from corpses immediately or take massive damage from . | |
| A small ice spear that shatters on impact | The range of extends and widens when it hits a target. Do not stand directly behind your minions or you will take free poke. | |
| A frost ring around her feet | An instant point-blank root. If you are a melee champion, she will use the moment you jump on her to disengage. | |
| A slow-moving ice claw traveling in a line | This is her only mobility. She can recast it to blink to the claw's location. Watch the claw—not her—to know where she is going to end up. | |
| A giant ice tomb on a target or herself | If cast on you, it is a point-and-click stun. If cast on herself, she is invulnerable and heals. also creates a massive slowing field that deals damage. |
Respect
- !Point-and-click lockdown→Between and , she can lock you down for nearly 3 seconds, making you an easy target for jungle ganks.
- !Extended poke range→Her range is deceptive. It's short-range normally but becomes much longer after hitting a minion.
- !Flank engages→She can use over walls to bypass vision and land a surprise on your backline.
- !Passive chain reactions→If one person dies in a tight space, can wipe the rest of the team with multiple explosions.
Punish
- +is on cooldown (18-14s)→This is her only escape. If she uses it to poke or clear waves, she is a sitting duck for an all-in or a gank.
- +Early game mana pool→Lissandra has high mana costs early. If she is constantly using to shove, she won't have the mana for a full kill combo.
- +Missed →Since her damage is heavily reliant on this low-cooldown spell, dodging one gives you a 3-5 second window to trade while her DPS is halved.
- +Self-ult stall→When she uses on herself, she is stationary. Time your skillshots (like Lux Q or Ahri Charm) to hit her exactly as the ice tomb expires.
Laning Tips
- •Stay offset from your minion wave so her can't hit both the minions and you at the same time.
- •Lissandra's base attack range is short (550). If you play a long-range mage, poke her whenever she steps up to last hit.
- •Cleanse or Quicksilver Sash is a must-buy against her if you are the primary carry to break her .
- •Watch the claw's pathing; if you see moving toward you, back off immediately before she can blink and root you.
- •She struggles to farm under tower early because her damage is low. Shove her in if you have the vision to avoid ganks.
- •Be wary of her 'E-Flash' combo. She can cover a massive distance instantly to set up a gank with .
Teamfight Warning
- âš Don't group in narrow chokepoints; it makes her into engage too high-value.
- âš Focus the Frozen Thralls created by by simply walking away from them before they explode.
- âš If she initiates with , she is committed. If your team can CC her before she casts , she will die instantly.
- âš Maintain vision in the jungle 'raptor' and 'river' bushes, as these are her favorite spots to over walls.
- âš Check her items for Zhonya's Hourglass. Between that and , she can stay invulnerable for 5 seconds while her team cleans up.
AI-generated counterplay guide • Patch 16.2.1 • Cached