Lissandra - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
53.0%
Pick Rate
1.7%

LissandraBuild

SMage
Patch26.11
Matches776,441
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedJun 3, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology
AuthorDakota Chinnick

The patch 26.11 Lissandra build uses Crimson Lucidity, Shadowflame, Zhonya's Hourglass, Malignance, Void Staff, Rabadon's Deathcap, Farsight Alteration. This Lissandra build has a 10.36% pick rate and a 59.73% win rate in LoL patch 26.11. Alternatively, check out some of the other ranked Lissandra build choices below.

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Most Played
Most Popular Build
  • Shadowflame - Lissandra Most Popular Build core itemShadowflame
  • Zhonya's Hourglass - Lissandra Most Popular Build core itemZhonya's Hourglass
  • Malignance - Lissandra Most Popular Build core itemMalignance
Core Items
59.7%Win Rate
+6.7%WR Diff
10.4%Pick Rate
Alternative Build 1
  • Shadowflame - Lissandra Alternative Build 1 core itemShadowflame
  • Zhonya's Hourglass - Lissandra Alternative Build 1 core itemZhonya's Hourglass
  • Rabadon's Deathcap - Lissandra Alternative Build 1 core itemRabadon's Deathcap
Core Items
57.9%Win Rate
+4.9%WR Diff
5.8%Pick Rate
Alternative Build 2
  • Zhonya's Hourglass - Lissandra Alternative Build 2 core itemZhonya's Hourglass
  • Malignance - Lissandra Alternative Build 2 core itemMalignance
  • Rabadon's Deathcap - Lissandra Alternative Build 2 core itemRabadon's Deathcap
Core Items
54.9%Win Rate
+1.9%WR Diff
5.6%Pick Rate
Alternative Build 3
  • Shadowflame - Lissandra Alternative Build 3 core itemShadowflame
  • Malignance - Lissandra Alternative Build 3 core itemMalignance
  • Rabadon's Deathcap - Lissandra Alternative Build 3 core itemRabadon's Deathcap
Core Items
54.4%Win Rate
+1.3%WR Diff
5.8%Pick Rate

Best Lissandra Build - Highest Win Rate Items

Full Build

Early Build Order

Doran's Ring
Doran's Ring
Health Potionx2
Health Potion
Stealth Ward
Stealth Ward
Needlessly Large Rod
Needlessly Large Rod
Needlessly Large Rod
Needlessly Large Rod
Rabadon's Deathcap
Rabadon's Deathcap
Boots
Boots
Null-Magic Mantle
Null-Magic Mantle
Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads

Top Summoner Spells

  • TeleportFlash
    Teleport + Flash
    55.7%Win Rate76.2%Pick Rate
  • IgniteFlash
    Ignite + Flash
    53.6%Win Rate22.2%Pick Rate

Build Stats

54.37%Win Rate
+1.33%WR Diff
5.78%Pick Rate
252Matches

This Lissandra build focuses on ability power for maximum spell damage. Build the core items first for your power spike, then adapt with situational items based on enemy team composition.

The core items for this Lissandra build are Shadowflame, Malignance and Rabadon's Deathcap. This item combination achieves a 54.4% win rate across 252 matches analyzed.

At full build, Lissandra gains a total of 530 Ability Power, 50 Armor, 30 Magic Resist, giving a strong power profile for magic damage.

Best Lissandra Runes

Sorcery primary rune treeSorcery
  • Arcane Comet
  • Manaflow Band
  • Transcendence
  • Gathering Storm
Domination secondary rune treeDomination
  • Cheap Shot
  • Ultimate Hunter
  • Adaptive Force
  • Adaptive Force
  • Health Scaling
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Lissandra Abilities

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Lissandra build strength based on the items chosen in the build when compared to all builds across every champion. Strongest in: Gold Efficiency, Magic Damage. Lower in: Health, Physical Damage.

The most popular starting items for Lissandra are Doran's Ring, Health Potion, Health Potion, Stealth Ward with a 57.7% win rate and 51.8% pick rate.

Doran's Ring
Doran's Ring
Health Potionx2
Health Potion
Stealth Ward
Stealth Ward
57.7%Win Rate
51.8%Pick Rate
These are Lissandra's essential core items that you should build in nearly every game. Shadowflame (55.7% WR, +2.6% WR diff, 51.5% pick rate) provides 110 AP. Malignance (53.4% WR, +0.4% WR diff, 64.1% pick rate) provides 600 Mana, 90 AP. Rabadon's Deathcap (57.0% WR, +4.0% WR diff, 19.5% pick rate) provides 130 AP. Rush these items first to reach your power spike and maximize your impact.
Top situational items for Lissandra include Zhonya's Hourglass, Void Staff. These can be swapped out depending on the enemy composition and team needs.
The best boots for Lissandra are Chainlaced Crushers. Adjust based on enemy team comp.
The recommended trinket for Lissandra is Farsight Alteration for vision control and map awareness.

Combined statistics from all items in this Lissandra build.

  • Total magic resistanceMagic Resistance:30
  • Total movement speedMovement Speed:45
  • Total ability powerAbility Power:530
  • Total manaMana:600
  • Total armorArmor:50

Build Comparison

Best WR
Most Played
Alt 1
Alt 2
Lissandra magic resistanceMR
0
0
20
30
Lissandra movement speedSpeed
45
45
45
45
Lissandra ability powerAP
530
535
530
530
Lissandra manaMana
600
1200
600
600
Lissandra armorArmor
50
75
50
50
When facing Lissandra's top counters like Aurora, TwistedFate, Brand, consider adjusting your situational items to increase survivability and match their damage output. If counter champions are building high damage, prioritize magic resistance items against AP threats or health-stacking items for general survivability in your situational item slots to reduce burst damage and improve trading potential. Your core build provides strong damage output. Against tanky counter picks, consider penetration items or percentage-based damage from your situational options to maintain kill pressure. Adapt your final build slots with items like Zhonya's Hourglass or Void Staff based on which counter champions you're facing and their itemization patterns. Monitor enemy builds and adjust accordingly for optimal Lissandra performance.
burst mageFirst Power Spike3,200g~5 min

This Lissandra burst mage build is optimized for players looking to maximize their impact in League of Legends. With a 54.4% win rate across 252 matches, this build has proven highly effective in the current meta. The build's key strengths include devastating ability power scaling with 530 total AP. Choose this build when your team needs magic damage, especially if teammates are primarily AD-focused. Lissandra with this build can punish teams that stack armor. Consider the enemy team composition when finalizing your situational items to maximize Lissandra's effectiveness. However, be aware that this build low health pool requiring careful positioning and no built-in sustain for extended fights. With a total gold cost of 16,900, this Lissandra build scales into the late game. Focus on farming efficiently and reaching your Shadowflame, Malignance, Rabadon's Deathcap power spike before taking major fights. For optimal results with this Lissandra build, focus on proper itemization timing, positioning in teamfights, and adapting your situational items based on the specific challenges each game presents.

Strengths

  • Devastating ability power scaling with 530 total AP

Weaknesses

  • Low health pool requiring careful positioning
  • No built-in sustain for extended fights
  • Limited ability haste may result in longer cooldowns

Champions with Similar Builds to Lissandra

Karthus champion
Karthus
Core Items
  • Shadowflame - Karthus core item
  • Rabadon's Deathcap - Karthus core item
  • Blackfire Torch - Karthus core item
47.8%Win Rate
8.1%Pick Rate
Azir champion
Azir
Core Items
  • Shadowflame - Azir core item
  • Nashor's Tooth - Azir core item
  • Rabadon's Deathcap - Azir core item
63.2%Win Rate
10.1%Pick Rate
Elise champion
Elise
Core Items
  • Stormsurge - Elise core item
  • Shadowflame - Elise core item
  • Rabadon's Deathcap - Elise core item
62.0%Win Rate
6.8%Pick Rate

Champions that use similar core items to Lissandra. These builds share at least 2 core items with the current lissandra build and may have similar playstyles and power spikes.

Aurora champion
Aurora
Core Items
  • Luden's Echo - Aurora core item
  • Shadowflame - Aurora core item
  • Rabadon's Deathcap - Aurora core item
67.3%Win Rate
6.7%Pick Rate

See Also

Lissandra OverviewLissandra RunesLissandra CountersAll Items