Lissandra is a ranged mage usually played Mid on Summoner's Rift. This guide covers Lissandra in ARAM: Play as a disruptive engage mage, using your crowd control and self-ult to initiate fights or peel for carries.
Lissandra ARAM Abilities
Enemy champions dying near Lissandra become Frozen Thralls that slow and then shatter.
Lissandra throws an ice spear that shatters on the first enemy, slowing and damaging enemies behind it.
Lissandra freezes and roots nearby enemies in an icy ring.
Lissandra sends out an ice claw; recasting teleports her to its location.
Lissandra freezes an enemy champion or encases herself, becoming untargetable and healing, while slowing nearby enemies.
Lissandra ARAM Playstyle & Tips
Play as a disruptive engage mage, using your crowd control and self-ult to initiate fights or peel for carries. Focus on wave clear and setting up kills with your roots and slows.
Tips
Use your E (Glacial Path) to scout bushes and avoid ambushes in the narrow ARAM map.
Save your ultimate (Frozen Tomb) to lock down high-priority enemy carries or peel for your team.
Build Zhonya's Hourglass early to combo with your self-ult for invulnerability and area denial.
Max Q (Ice Shard) first for poke and wave clear, as it slows and damages multiple targets.
Coordinate with your team to chain crowd control after landing your W (Ring of Frost) root.
Combos
E > W > Q > R: Engage with E, root with W, poke with Q, then ult to lock down or escape.
Flash > W > R > Q: Flash into the enemy team, root with W, ult yourself or a carry, then Q for damage.
R > Zhonya's: Self-ult then activate Zhonya's to stall and bait enemy abilities.
Lissandra ARAM Build Patch 16.13
Runes
Primary — Domination
Dark Harvest
Cheap Shot
Grisly Mementos
Ultimate HunterSecondary — Sorcery
Axiom Arcanist
Gathering StormSummoners
Skill Order
Max your skills in this order
Starter Items
- 1.
Boots - 2.
Hextech Alternator
Core Items
- 1.
Malignance - 2.
Zhonya's Hourglass - 3.
Sorcerer's Shoes
Buy / avoid tips (5)
Buy when:
- enemy stacking magic resist
- you are primary magic damage carry
- team has heavy AP threat
Avoid when:
- enemy has little to no magic resist
- you need utility or survivability instead
Options
Buy / avoid tips (5)
Buy when:
- enemy team has multiple tanks or bruisers
- your champion applies damage over time easily
- you need sustained burn against high health targets
Avoid when:
- enemy team is mostly squishy and mobile
- your role is burst damage not poke
Options
Buy / avoid tips (5)
Buy when:
- enemy has shields to burst through
- you need extra burst on squishy targets
- your team lacks magic penetration
Avoid when:
- enemy team is stacking magic resist
- you need sustained damage over burst
Options
Lissandra ARAM FAQ
What is the best build for Lissandra in ARAM?
In ARAM, Lissandra typically builds core items like Malignance, Zhonya's Hourglass, Sorcerer's Shoes and Dark Harvest runes (Domination primary, Sorcery secondary).
What runes should I use for Lissandra in ARAM?
Take Dark Harvest in the Domination tree as your keystone, with Sorcery as your secondary tree for Lissandra in ARAM.
How do you play Lissandra in ARAM?
Play as a disruptive engage mage, using your crowd control and self-ult to initiate fights or peel for carries. Focus on wave clear and setting up kills with your roots and slows.
What is Lissandra's best combo in ARAM?
E > W > Q > R: Engage with E, root with W, poke with Q, then ult to lock down or escape.
