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Lissandra
Patch 16.2.1
MidDifficulty
Easy
Strength
Early
Mid
Late
Win Condition
Force teamfights around objectives. Use from over walls to flank the enemy backline, burst a squishy target to trigger , and use self-cast or Zhonya's to survive the initial counter-attack.
Playstyle
Burst-focused battle mage and teamfight disruptor. You excel at locking down high-priority targets and creating chaos in cramped spaces using area-of-effect crowd control and your passive thralls.
Strengths & Weaknesses
Strengths
- +Elite gank setup with and providing point-and-click lockdown
- + can snowball a teamfight from a single kill, dealing massive chain damage
- +High safety with mobility and self-cast invulnerability
- +Excellent waveclear with allows for consistent priority and roaming
Weaknesses
- -Short effective range—must get close to enemies to deal damage, risking death
- - has a very long cooldown early; if used aggressively, you are a sitting duck
- -High mana costs in the early game prevent excessive poke
- -Relies heavily on and Zhonya's to survive after diving into the enemy team
Abilities
When an enemy champion dies near you, they become an ice thrall. In teamfights, don't over-commit for every kill—once one person dies, will slow and damage everyone else, often securing the rest of the kills for you.
Your main tool for farming and poke. It shatters on the first enemy hit, extending its range. Aim at the front minion of a wave to hit the enemy champion standing behind it. The slow is essential for catching up to use .
An instant AOE root. This is your best defensive tool against dash-heavy assassins like LeBlanc or Lee Sin. Use it immediately after teleporting with to guarantee your combo lands.
Throws a slow-moving claw that deals damage. You can reactivate it to teleport to the claw's location. Most players expect you to take it at the very end—try reactivating it early to dodge skillshots or bait out enemy cooldowns.
If cast on an enemy, it is a point-and-click stun. If cast on yourself, you become untargetable and heal. Use on enemies when you have backup to secure a kill; use on yourself if you are diving 1v5 to stall for your team and .
Teamfight Role
Primary Initiator and Backline Assassin
You want to find an angle that bypasses the frontline. Your job is to lock down the enemy ADC or Mid with and trigger your passive thralls. If you can't reach the backline, peel for your own carry by using on the enemy diver.
If the enemy has a fed hyper-carry like Master Yi or Katarina, hold specifically to cancel their ultimates/engages.
Combos
Standard Lane Trade
-> auto -> -> auto -> walk away
Use the slow from to get into range for . This is a safe way to proc Manaflow Band or Electrocute.
The Dive All-in
-> (recast) -> -> -> (enemy) ->
The standard assassination combo. Gap close with E, root them immediately with W so they can't Flash, then layer your R stun on top.
Flash Engage
-> Flash -> -> (enemy)
Use E to bridge half the distance, then Flash-W for an instant engage that the enemy cannot react to. This is your primary way to start late-game fights.
Teamfight Staller
-> (recast) -> -> -> (self)
When your team is following you, dive into the middle of the enemy, hit your AOE buttons, and self-R. This makes you a golden statue that enemies can't kill while your team cleans up.
Power Spikes
| Spike | Why |
|---|---|
| Level 3 | You have access to your full basic kit, allowing you to reliably escape ganks or set them up with . |
| Level 6 | Your kill pressure doubles. is one of the best setup tools in the game; call your jungler for a free kill. |
| Level 9 | is maxed out. You can now clear the caster minions with one Q and a few autos, giving you huge roam timing. |
| Level 11 | Second rank in significantly reduces its cooldown, allowing you to look for picks more frequently. |
Tips & Tricks
- •Hide the claw by casting it into thick terrain; enemies won't see the indicator until it emerges from the wall.
- •Self-casting heals more based on your missing health. Don't use it at full HP—wait until you've soaked some damage.
- • is instant with no cast time. You can use it during the dash before you even land.
- •The shatter range is longer than the initial spear. Aim at minions to poke enemies who think they are at a safe distance.
- •Wait roughly 0.5s after before using on an enemy to maximize the total duration of the CC.
- •You can use in one direction and walk in the other to force the enemy to choose which way to chase you.
Common Mistakes
- ✕Using aggressively when you don't know where the enemy jungler is→You lose your only escape tool and become an easy target for a gank for the next 15-20 seconds.
- ✕Overlapping CC durations→If you R an enemy while they are still rooted by W, you waste about 1 second of lockdown, allowing them to escape with Flash.
- ✕Self-casting when you aren't actually in danger→You remove yourself from the fight, losing all DPS and pressure, often allowing the enemy to turn the fight on your team.
- ✕Focusing the tank with →Lissandra does not have high enough DPS to kill tanks. You will waste your long ultimate cooldown and the enemy backline will kill you.
- ✕Spamming on the wave at level 1-4→You will run out of mana before you can even reach your level 6 power spike, losing lane priority.
AI-generated guide • Patch 16.2.1 • Cached