01 / Lissandra
At a glance
Learn Lissandra abilities and prepare your first games. Find builds for each supported role.
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Strengths & weaknesses
Tools to play around
- Ice ShardContributes damage to the champion’s rotation.
- Ring of FrostCreates a control window for a follow-up.
What can go wrong
- Ice ShardPractise the hit area and target conditions first. Do not spend the rest of your rotation automatically when the opening damage misses.
- Ring of FrostUse this control to create a follow-up window. Check the target’s defensive spells and your teammates’ range before committing.
- A completed combo is only useful when your position, resources and follow-up are safe.
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Abilities & tips
Open an ability to read its effect and a practical use tip.
PIceborn Subjugation
When an enemy champion dies near Lissandra they become a Frozen Thrall. Frozen Thralls slow nearby enemies and then, after a delay, shatter from the intense cold, dealing magic damage to nearby targets.
Practise the hit area and target conditions first. Do not spend the rest of your rotation automatically when the opening damage misses.
QIce Shard
Throws a spear of ice that shatters when it hits an enemy, dealing magic damage and slowing Move Speed. Shards pass through the target, dealing the same damage to other enemies hit.
Practise the hit area and target conditions first. Do not spend the rest of your rotation automatically when the opening damage misses.
WRing of Frost
Freezes nearby enemies in ice, dealing magic damage and rooting them.
Use this control to create a follow-up window. Check the target’s defensive spells and your teammates’ range before committing.
EGlacial Path
Lissandra creates an ice claw that deals magic damage. Reactivating this ability transports Lissandra to the claw's current location.
Practise the hit area and target conditions first. Do not spend the rest of your rotation automatically when the opening damage misses.
RFrozen Tomb
If cast on an enemy champion, the target is frozen solid, stunning it. If cast on Lissandra, she encases herself in dark ice, healing herself while becoming untargetable and invulnerable. Dark ice then emanates from the target dealing magic damage to enemies and slowing Move Speed.
Practise the hit area and target conditions first. Do not spend the rest of your rotation automatically when the opening damage misses.
Lissandra combos: execution and timing
AA = basic attack · EAA = empowered attack · 1/2/3 = cast stage. Follow the order, not instant key presses.
Follow up with Ring of Frost
- W
- E
- Q
With Lissandra, start with Ring of Frost, then continue through Glacial Path → Ice Shard. Treat the repeated Glacial Path as separate activations. Practise its first effect and the moment for the follow-up independently.
Follow up with Ring of Frost
- W
- AA
- Q
- AA
With Lissandra, start with Ring of Frost, then continue through Basic attack → Ice Shard → Basic attack. Choose a position that lets Ring of Frost work without losing your retreat. Check the next target’s range before following the sequence.
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Game plan by role
Lissandra · Mid
Use the wave to control when trades happen. Keep a defensive option if the opposing jungler is missing, and avoid forcing a combo into a large enemy wave.
Move after checking the wave, vision and who can follow. A useful roam should not cost several uncontested waves for no clear opportunity.
Fight from a position where you can repeat your useful spells. Look for an opening after enemy control is spent instead of entering first by habit.
Before your next fight, check: Ice Shard · Frozen Tomb · Combos
Lissandra · Top
Keep trades short until you understand the opponent’s main cooldown. Check the minion wave before chasing and preserve a route back to your tower.
Decide between a side-lane push and joining the next objective. Push only as far as your vision and teammate positions allow.
Agree on your job before the fight: pressure a side, threaten a target or protect a carry. Save a key defensive tool when the enemy can turn on you.
Before your next fight, check: Ice Shard · Frozen Tomb · Combos
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Matchup preparation
Compare opponents in the build for the role you are actually playing. Then check their key control, escape and defensive spells before choosing your trade.
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Practice checklist
- Cast each ability alone and identify its range, target conditions and stopping point.
- Practise the first sequence slowly. Repeat it while moving, without skipping the conditions shown on its card.
- After each attempt, identify the spell you would still have available to defend or retreat.
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Lissandra · Builds & runes
Choose a role, then select your rank on the build page for runes, items, skill order and matchup statistics.