Mage

Lissandra

The Ice Witch

Lissandra's magic twists the pure power of ice into something dark and terrible. With the force of her black ice, she does more than freeze—she impales and crushes those who oppose her.Read the full story on Riot's Universe site

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P
Iceborn Subjugation
Q
Ice Shard
W
Ring of Frost
E
Glacial Path
R
Frozen Tomb

Lissandra

Overview

On patch 16.21, Lissandra is rated A tier in the mid lane, winning 51.6% of 4,898 ranked games with a 5.1% pick rate. The most successful build this patch runs Electrocute with Flash and Ignite and builds Shadowflame, Malignance, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Spellslinger's Shoes.

Lissandra struggles most against Annie (32.5%), Ahri (41%), and Syndra (43.9%) and does best against Azir (72.7%), Akshan (66.7%), and Aurelion Sol (60%).

Ranked solo/duo · patch 16.21 · 4,898 games · updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we calculate

51.6%

Win rate

5.1%

Pick rate

4.9K

Games

16.21

Patch

Playing as Lissandra

You can instantly use your ultimate on yourself by pressing the self cast key and the ultimate key at once (alt+R by default).
Casting Glacial Path and then running in the opposite direction will leave your enemies uncertain which way you will actually go.
Lissandra's abilities are shorter range than those of many mages. As a result, buying items that offer both ability power and defense, like Zhonya's Hourglass and Banshee's Veil, can be a great choice to help her both survive and deal damage.

Playing against Lissandra

The best way to stop Lissandra from moving using her Glacial Path is to immobilize her before she reactivates it.
Lissandra's Ring of Frost has a long cooldown at early ranks; engage her while it's on cooldown.
Lissandra's Ice Shard only slows the first unit it hits. Approach Lissandra from behind your team's minions to avoid being slowed.

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Matchups

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Strong against

Azir72.7%22
Akshan66.7%24
Aurelion Sol60.0%25
Naafiri59.1%22
Zed58.5%383

Weak against

Annie32.5%40
Ahri41.0%166
Syndra43.9%155
Veigar44.3%106
Malphite45.0%20

Abilities

P
Iceborn 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.
Q
Ice 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.
Cooldown: 7/6/5/4/3Cost: 55/60/65/70/75Range: 725
W
Ring of Frost
Freezes nearby enemies in ice, dealing magic damage and rooting them.
Cooldown: 10/9.5/9/8.5/8Cost: 40Range: 450
E
Glacial Path
Lissandra creates an ice claw that deals magic damage. Reactivating this ability transports Lissandra to the claw's current location.
Cooldown: 24/21/18/15/12Cost: 80/85/90/95/100Range: 1050
R
Frozen 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.
Cooldown: 120/100/80Cost: 100Range: 550