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the Ice Witch

Lissandra Mid build & stats

Mage C 747 games · patch 16.17
Win rate
49.7%
Pick rate
3.9%
Ban rate
2.2%

Recommended build

Chosen by win rate among builds with enough games, from ranked matches of high-elo players on patch 16.17

Solid sample

Start with

Doran's Ring
Doran's Ring
400 g
Health Potion
Health Potion
50 g
Health Potion
Health Potion
50 g
49.7% 185 games

Build in this order

Malignance 1
Malignance
2,700 g
Shadowflame 2
Shadowflame
3,200 g
Zhonya's Hourglass 3
Zhonya's Hourglass
3,250 g
9,150 g
61.9% WR 21 games

Boots

Crimson Lucidity
Crimson Lucidity
900 g
54.4% 158 games

Runes

Sorcery Sorcery + Resolve Resolve
75.0% WR
12 games · 2% pick
Arcane Comet
Arcane Comet

Damaging a champion with an ability hurls a damaging comet at their location.

Manaflow Band Manaflow Band
Transcendence Transcendence
Scorch Scorch
Bone Plating Bone Plating
Overgrowth Overgrowth
Shards AF AF HP

Summoner spells

Flash Ignite 52.3% 239 games

Max order

Ice Shard Q Glacial Path E Ring of Frost W 60.0% 10 games

Each line is the variant with the best win rate among those played enough times, not simply the most popular one. Win rates are smoothed so a lucky three-game build can't top the list. Sample sizes are shown next to every choice.

Tips for Lissandra

Generated from this patch's numbers

  • Lissandra wins 49.7% of games as Mid on patch 16.17 (747 games).
  • Most common core: Malignance → Shadowflame → Zhonya's Hourglass — 62% win rate over 21 games.
  • Take Electrocute as keystone: picked in 56% of games with a 50% win rate.
  • Best matchup: Malzahar (88% over 8 games). Hardest: Azir (20% over 10 games) — consider a ban or a different pick when you see it.

Items

Core build in purchase order (from match timelines)

Core build

Malignance 1
Malignance
Shadowflame 2
Shadowflame
Zhonya's Hourglass 3
Zhonya's Hourglass
61.9% WR
21 games · 3% pick
Malignance 1
Malignance
Hextech Rocketbelt 2
Hextech Rocketbelt
Zhonya's Hourglass 3
Zhonya's Hourglass
16.7% WR
6 games · 1% pick
Malignance 1
Malignance
Zhonya's Hourglass 2
Zhonya's Hourglass
Shadowflame 3
Shadowflame
60.0% WR
5 games · 1% pick

Starting items

Doran's Ring
Doran's Ring
Health Potion
Health Potion
Health Potion
Health Potion
49.7% WR
185 games · 25% pick

Boots

Spellslinger's Shoes
Spellslinger's Shoes
48.6% WR
463 games · 62% pick
Crimson Lucidity
Crimson Lucidity
54.4% WR
158 games · 21% pick
Chainlaced Crushers
Chainlaced Crushers
53.3% WR
75 games · 10% pick

Legendary items by win rate

ItemWin ratePick
59.6% 6% (47)
56.4% 16% (117)
55.1% 39% (294)
54.9% 43% (324)
54.1% 26% (194)
51.9% 4% (27)
51.2% 27% (205)
47.6% 17% (124)
47.5% 56% (415)
43.8% 4% (32)
40.5% 6% (42)
26.9% 3% (26)

Runes

Most played full pages and keystone win rates

Domination Domination + Sorcery Sorcery
47.3% WR
169 games · 23% pick
Electrocute
Electrocute

Hitting a champion with 3 separate attacks or abilities in 3s deals bonus adaptive damage.

Cheap Shot Cheap Shot
Grisly Mementos Grisly Mementos
Ultimate Hunter Ultimate Hunter
Manaflow Band Manaflow Band
Transcendence Transcendence
Shards AF AF HP
Sorcery Sorcery + Domination Domination
53.2% WR
77 games · 10% pick
Arcane Comet Manaflow Band Transcendence Scorch Cheap Shot Ultimate Hunter
Domination Domination + Sorcery Sorcery
66.7% WR
15 games · 2% pick
Electrocute Cheap Shot Deep Ward Ultimate Hunter Manaflow Band Transcendence

Keystones

  • Electrocute Electrocute Hitting a champion with 3 separate attacks or abilities in 3s deals bonus adaptive damage. 50.5%56% pick
  • Arcane Comet Arcane Comet Damaging a champion with an ability hurls a damaging comet at their location. 46.3%39% pick
  • Summon Aery Summon Aery Your attacks and abilities send Aery to a target, damaging enemies or shielding allies. 58.3%3% pick
  • Deathfire Touch Deathfire Touch Damaging a champion with an ability burns them over time. 83.3%1% pick

Summoner spells

  • Flash Teleport Flash + Teleport 48.5%67% pick
  • Flash Ignite Flash + Ignite 52.3%32% pick
  • Exhaust Flash Exhaust + Flash 33.3%0% pick

Abilities & skill order

Which ability to max first, from match timelines

Ice Shard Q Ring of Frost W Glacial Path E 50.0%148 games
Ice Shard Q Glacial Path E Ring of Frost W 60.0%10 games

Most common first three levels: Q → W → E (50%), Q → W → Q (53%), Q → E → W (43%).

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • WRing of Frost

    Freezes nearby enemies in ice, dealing magic damage and rooting them.

  • EGlacial Path

    Lissandra creates an ice claw that deals magic damage. Reactivating this ability transports Lissandra to the claw's current location.

  • 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...