Lissandra Build Guide by Katasandra

I've never been a fan of this keystone. It gives you a bit of survivability when you go in, but doesn't give enough to make it worth taking over other keystones. The playstyle with this keystone is buying time & setting up your team, which means that you're doomed if your team is ****. This is more of a fun option. Lissandra has more than enough CC & slows in her kit so topping that with Glacial Augment is overkill. Nonetheless, sometimes it can be hilarious to be the queen of slows and freeze the enemy team in place. This keystone has a specific rune page & build tied to it: Magical Footwear/ Perfect Timing, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Cheap Shot and Ingenious Hunter. As for items: Hextech GLP-800 and Liandry's Torment are the core items of this build. You can also opt into a Twin Shadows if you're really feeling like it. The rest of the items are the same as in the usual build. Dark Harvest does less damage than Electrocute but the cooldown resets upon kills & takedowns, which synergizes well with Iceborn Subjugation. The reason why it isn't taken is because it is extremely weak early on: it needs stacks to get going. Because Lissandra's early game is so weak it is rather difficult to get stacks & you will lose (very hard) against other champions because they'll outtrade you.

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A written overview of fundamentals (refers a lot to videos). Also gives ways to practice these fundamentals.

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Always avoid getting hit by her Charm by hiding behind your minions (or juking like a god). Try to avoid getting pushed under your turret as she can easily hit you when you are trying to last hit. When you go in (e.g. for a gank/all-in) try to cast Glacial Path to her side and not straight at her, so you can dodge the Charm by reactivating early or late.

Orb of Deception is a linear skillshot that returns, so avoid dodging back/forwards and dodge sideways instead. Even if you get hit by the first part, you might be able to dodge the return part. Be a bit careful post-6 when you don't have a lot of minions around you as she might go for an all-in. She can do this by using Spirit Rush to get past the minions and use Charm on you.

If she does this and misses her charm, you can look to all-in her as well. This depends a bit on your health and on the amount of ult charges she has left. If she hits her charm you are in a bit of trouble, either use the escape combo to get away from her or use the self ult/kill combo. Also keep in mind that Spirit Rush is her only form of mobility, making her very vulnerable to ganks when it's on cooldown.

She can take two keystones at the moment, Electrocute and Glacial Augment. The former gives her quite some burst, but you're fine as long as you avoid the charm. The latter can be a bit annoying to play against as the slow rays from Hextech GLP-800/ Twin Shadows make it almost impossible to avoid her charm, but she shouldn't be able to kill you if you play properly.

Later in the game, her main goal is kiting around and landing Charms. If you have trouble avoiding them, get a Banshee's Veil ( Mercury's Treads can be bought if the enemy team has more champions with hard CC). Sometimes Ahri players overstep themselves by using Spirit Rush forward to look for plays, immediately use Frozen Tomb to lock her down. In general, if you lock down Ahri she's done for.

Can be a tricky lane. Lissandra outranges Akali, even her auto-range is larger than the range of Five Point Strike. Push her in and whittle her down with Ice Shard and autoattacks. Avoid extended trades. When she's low enough you can look for an all-in.

Back off when she drops her Twilight Shroud and avoid standing in it unless Akali is on the other side of it. If she is very close, use Ring of Frost & Ice Shard and stay out of range until the shroud despawns. Once its on cooldown you can play more aggressive as she does not have the tools to all-in you.

Stay within or behind your minions to avoid getting hit by her Shuriken Flip. It can also be dodged by walking sideways because it's a linear skillshot. If she hits it, either retreat into turret range if you are close to your turret or hug your minions. If she takes it, use Ice Shard, follow up with Ring of Frost and get out of her range.

Post level 6 she should not be able to kill you as long as long as you stay healthy and avoid extended fights. If she tries to all-in you, simply use Ring of Frost and Glacial Path. Do not try to (reactively) self ult her R2 as the dash is extremely fast. In case she tries to dive you (or takes a Shuriken Flip when you are under turret) lock her down with Frozen Tomb and Ring of Frost or use the self ult protection combo in case you are in danger of dying.

Playing against her in teamfights is easier than laning (if she isn't fed). Lock her down with Frozen Tomb when she jumps in and she's done for. If she uses Twilight Shroud after jumping in, move towards the middle (if possible) or where you think she is and use Ring of Frost. Another neat trick is to use Oracle Lens when she drops her shroud. Her outline will show, making it even easier to hit Ring of Frost.

Anivia is one of those matchups that usually ends with both of you hitting the minions. Pre level 6 you have the waveclear advantage and you can bully her. However you won't be able to kill her because of her passive unless your jungler is there.

Before level 6 you should focus mostly on dodging her Flash Frost. As long as it doesn't hit, her Frostbite will do next to no damage. When Flash Frost is on cooldown you can look to play a bit more aggressive. Look to push her under her turret so she has to farm underneath it. Be careful though, her Flash Frost + Crystallize are excellent tools to setup a gank, even if Glacial Path is up.

Post level 6 this matchup changes. She'll be able to clear the wave pretty quickly. Try to prevent the wave from crashing into your turret, but if that's not possible, its fine. Avoid using Glacial Path directly at her when she has Flash Frost up. Instead, aim it to her side and try to take it early/late. Then, immediately use Frozen Tomb so she cannot reactivate Flash Frost in case she threw it at you.

All-inning Anivia can be dangerous as she can put her Glacial Storm beneath you after you use Glacial Path, if you Frozen Tomb her it will be disabled. However if you ult yourself she won't be stunned and Glacial Storm will not be disabled. She can easily time a Flash Frost to stun you after the stasis ends and kill you. This makes it far less favorable to ult yourself when up against Anivia compared to other matchups.

She can be tough to play against in teamfights. As I said, it is a bit less favorable to ult yourself so if your AD is in a good spot you should definitely look to peel. However, if you know your engage is going to win the fight or you have Zhonya's Hourglass you can jump in anyway.

This is a skill matchup. Annie is surprisingly similar to Lissandra, she has slightly less range but lower cooldowns. The laning phase can go both ways and the matchup can even revolve into a farm lane.

The most important thing to keep track of is her passive, once she has four stacks you got to be careful and make sure to stay out of her range. When it isn't up, like at one/two stacks, you can walk a little more forward. Since the range on all her abilities is lower than Ice Shard's range you can poke her without her being able to retaliate.

It is not necessary to push the wave towards her. Annie is fine with farming under her turret and taking turret plates/harassing her can be risky because of her CC in combination with ganks. Try to keep the wave in the middle of the lane or a bit closer to your turret and whittle her down. Once she is low you can all-in her, but keep in mind that you'll do less damage to her when she has Molten Shield up.

The matchup doesn't really change post-6. Continue to whittle her down and all-in when she's low enough. However, be careful when you are at low health yourself, she will look for a Flash + Summon: Tibbers to kill you by surprise. If you have trouble dealing with this get Mercury's Treads.

Later in the game Annie will try to do the same (run at you and use Summon: Tibbers or Flash + Summon: Tibbers to incinerate you and/or your AD). Avoid standing on top of the rest of your team so you don't get roasted at the same time. If Mercury's Treads are not enough to protect you against her, get a Banshee's Veil as well.

Shattered Ice Shard slightly outranges Aurelion Sol so you should be able to poke him without him being able to hit you. The most important thing in this matchup is sidestepping his Starsurge and avoiding his stars.

Avoid getting hit by his stars when he uses Celestial Expansion. Either use Ice Shard to slow him or walk towards him and use Ring of Frost (and stay within the stars until they contract). Be careful of his early damage & cheese as Aurelion Sol commonly takes both Electrocute and Ignite. Aurelion Sol tends to roam a lot so notify your team when he vanishes from lane. It can be extremely helpful to put a ward in the middle of the lane so you know where he is roaming and when he roams you should immediately start pushing the wave.

After you get Lost Chapter you should be able to match his waveclear, if he roams you can either follow (if you're quick) or take turret plates. In case he stays in lane and misses his Starsurge, poke aggressively with Ice Shard or all-in if he's low enough. Aurelion Sol can easily be taken down when your jungle ganks as he lacks an escape.

Be careful of his ultimate when fighting him at close range. It will push you away when you're within 650 range of him. To counter this you can either ult him so he isn't able to run away or ult yourself so you don't get pushed away. The choice of what to do depends (like always) on the situation.

In late game fights, Aurelion Sol is a force to reckon with. Fortunately, he is extremely vulnerable to CC. If you ult him he will be unable to kite and your team can jump on him. However, even if you do not ult him but hit him with a general teamfight combo instead he'll be rooted and won't be able to run away.

If Azir was more popular I'd permaban him. Avoid standing next to his soldiers to avoid unnecessary damage. Also avoid standing within your minions so when he pokes with Conquering Sands + autoattack he cannot use the same soldier for waveclear.

Aside from having quite some poke, Azir also has an escape. This makes him hard to gank as he can simply dash away. Keep in mind that when he uses Conquering Sands for poke, he won't be able to dash as far with Shifting Sands. His abilities also have high cooldowns, so there is a large window where you can do stuff till Azir has his abilities again.

Once you gain a few levels this matchup becomes slightly easier as it'll become much easier to clear the waves (and thus making it harder for Azir to poke you). It is also easier to look for all-ins when he missteps. However be careful as he can use his ultimate to push you away or into his turret.

His Emperor's Divide can be countered similarly to Aurelion Sol's Voice of Light. You can ult yourself to dodge it or ult him to prevent him from escaping. However, since it is a wall your team will not be able to pass it (unless they have dashes) making it harder for them to follow up on you in a fight. Teamfighting against Azir can also be really tough because of his high range and dps)

Avoid standing in the minion wave so Brand cannot hit both you and the minions with Pillar of Flame. Also avoid standing close to minions that are ablaze so that Brand cannot use Conflagration on them to poke you.

If you do get hit by his poke, make sure he cannot hit you with Sear as long as you are affected by Blaze. If he stuns you he can land his third ability, which will proc his passive and do a significant amount of damage.

Brand tends to push the wave (if he doesn't, look to push him instead so he has to farm under turret). He is very immobile, making him an easy target for jungle ganks. However, be careful as he can do large amounts of damage with his passive explosion (always try to avoid the stun). This is especially true post-6 as he can do massive amounts of damage when you are on top of your jungler.

This matchup will become easier as your waveclear increases, at some point you can just clear the wave and roam somewhere else. If you end up fighting him and he does use his ultimate, immediately run/use Glacial Path away from minions & allies. this will prevent it from bouncing multiple times.

Brand can be very dangerous in teamfights because of his massive AoE damage. Avoid standing on top of your teammates so he cannot melt your entire team in seconds. He is also very immobile, so if you get on top of him with a self ult combo he's done for.