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How to Win Lissandra vs Kai'Sa Counter MatchupLissandra is in the a tier of champions

Lissandra vs Kai'Sa

How to Beat Kai'Sa as Lissandra in LoLLissandra is in the b tier of champions
Mage
Marksman

How to Beat Kai'Sa as Lissandra

based on 2,092 Lissandra vs Kai'Sa matchups
Win Rate
54.6 %
K/D/A
2.41
Pick Rate
4.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup stats from the millions of recently ranked League of Legends matches that we get from Riot Games each and every week. This guide on how to beat Kai'Sa as Lissandra resulted from an evaluation of 2092 ranked games where both champions fought each other. This particular champ pairing is relatively uncommon. Lissandra has to counter Kai'Sa in only 4.4% of her rounds.

Lissandra vs Kai'Sa Matchup Summary

Lissandra has done a great job of countering Kai'Sa. Normally, she wins a whopping 54.6% of games the champs battle one another in. In Lissandra versus Kai'Sa games, Lissandra’s side is 0.1% less probable to get first blood. This implies that she probably won't be able to get first blood versus Kai'Sa.

Best Lissandra vs Kai'Sa Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsLost Chapter

Core Lissandra Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapMalignanceShadowflame

Optional Items

StormsurgeCryptbloomZhonya's HourglassLiandry's Torment

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Lissandra to level upq
>
Second ability for Lissandra to level upw
>
Last skill for Lissandra to max oute

Runes

DominationElectrocuteCheap ShotEyeball CollectionUltimate Hunter
SorceryManaflow BandTranscendence
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Lissandra's passive ability p
Lissandra's q ability q
Lissandra's w ability w
Lissandra's e ability e
Lissandra's ultimate ability r
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Q
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W
3
E
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Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Kai'Sa as Lissandra

Tips for Playing as Lissandra against Kai'Sa

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.

Casting Glacial Path and then running in the opposite direction will leave your enemies uncertain which way you will actually go.

You can instantly use your ultimate on yourself by pressing the self cast key and the ultimate key at once (alt+R by default).

Advice to Win Against Kai'Sa

Kai'Sa is very vulnerable to getting outranged by mages and long range carries.

Make sure to place wards in your blind spots so you can see Kai'Sa coming.

Kai'Sa is very good at picking off isolated enemies. Stick together against her.

Lissandra vs Kai'Sa Counter Stats

Lissandra Image
Win Rate
54.6 %
VS
Win Rate
45.4 %
Kai'Sa Image
5.8
< Kills >
7.5
6.1
< Deaths >
6.3
8.9
< Assists >
6.3
1.35
< Killing Sprees >
1.73
165
< Minions Killed >
182
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.23
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.46
1,152
< Physical Damage >
11,966
18,649
< Magic Damage >
8,204
956
< True Damage >
414
20,758
< Damage Dealt >
20,585
21,988
< Damage Taken >
19,965
11,264
< Gold Earned >
12,526
1.95
< Towers >
2.07
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
3,325
< Total Healing >
4,318
14,069
< Experience >
12,797
22
< Vision Score >
17
10
< Wards Placed >
8
497
< Time Dealing CC >
47

How to Counter Kai'Sa with Lissandra in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here feature some vital Lissandra vs. Kai'Sa matchup stats that can help us realize the distinctions between the pair. As an example, Lissandra’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Kai'Sa’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Lissandra may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Kai'Sa..

Lissandra usually has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than her matchup does. On average, she receives a similar amount of damage to Kai'Sa. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also illustrate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Lissandra and Kai'Sa

Damage Types Compared

Lissandra
Kai'Sa
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Lissandra
Kai'Sa

Who is Better, Lissandra or Kai'Sa?

Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Lissandra usually wins when taking on Kai'Sa, with a 54.6% win rate. Thus, Lissandra makes a great counter to Kai'Sa.

While Lissandra does have a much higher win rate than Kai'Sa, when they face off with one another, Lissandra also has a greater difficulty level that makes her a more challenging champion to develop with. You should be be fine when picking Lissandra into Kai'Sa.

Additionally, Lissandra has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Kai'Sa. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Lissandra vs Kai'Sa matchups, Lissandra is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Lissandra is a great counter for Kai'Sa. Focus your gameplay on maximizing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Lissandra against Kai'Sa.

Other Champion Matchups Against Lissandra

Lissandra Loses Against

Dr. MundoDr. Mundo42.9% winrateZyraZyra44.7% winrateVel'KozVel'Koz45% winrateTeemoTeemo45.6% winrate

Lissandra Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee55.6% winrateRellRell55.5% winrateLeBlancLeBlanc55.4% winrateRyzeRyze55.3% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Lissandra Players

How We Calculated Our Lissandra vs Kai'Sa Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kai'Sa as Lissandra, we analyzed 2,092 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Kai'Sa as Lissandra comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

Other Useful Resources

Lissandra Build Kai'Sa Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Lissandra in order to counter Kai'Sa during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats shown above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Lissandra often accumulates a similar amount of CS as Kai'Sa. Champs who typically don't acquire much CS often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values shown on this page to do well.

The ideal items to focus on in your Lissandra versus Kai'Sa build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Malignance, and Shadowflame. When Lissandra included at least these three items in her build, she performed much better vs. Kai'Sa than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Lissandra had an average win rate of 54.6% when countering Kai'Sa with these items in her kit.

To have the highest probability of vanquishing Kai'Sa as Lissandra, you should equip the Electrocute, Cheap Shot, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Manaflow Band, and Transcendence runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players chose for Lissandra vs Kai'Sa matchups, this order of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 54.6% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Kai'Sa as Lissandra are shown for every ranked division. To scope the statistics and builds to a specific division, you may use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.