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Lissandra combos

the Ice Witch

3 Lissandra combos explained key by key: in which order to cast the abilities, when to use them and what each step does. The main combo is E › E › W › Q. Further down: every ability's cooldown, cost and range, and the skill max order measured over ranked games.

Lissandra combos

The engage

E › E › W › Q

When: An enemy is within claw range.

Glacial Path throws a claw and carries you to it; Ring of Frost freezes and roots nearby enemies; Ice Shard finishes.

Control

R › W › Q

When: A carry is isolated.

Frozen Tomb on an enemy champion freezes and stuns them; dark ice spreads from the target and slows nearby enemies.

Survival

R

When: You are in danger.

Cast on yourself, Frozen Tomb entombs you in ice: you heal, become untargetable and immune to damage.

Common mistakes

• Casting Glacial Path into nothing.
• Using the ultimate on yourself too early: you cannot act during it.
• Forgetting Ice Minions: they slow and explode.

Cooldowns, costs and ranges

A combo only comes back once its abilities are off cooldown: these values (rank 1 to max rank, in seconds) tell how long to wait between two combos. Source: Data Dragon 16.19.1.

Ability	Cooldown (s)	Cost	Range
Q · Ice Shard	7/6/5/4/3	55/60/65/70/75 Mana	725
W · Ring of Frost	10/9.5/9/8.5/8	40 Mana	450
E · Glacial Path	24/21/18/15/12	80/85/90/95/100 Mana	1050
R · Frozen Tomb	120/100/80	100 Mana	550

Official ability descriptions

PassiveIceborn 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 target dealing magic damage to enemies and slowing Move Speed.

Skill order

Max order: Q > W > E61.7% · 47 games

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
Q	●			●	●		●		●
W		●						●		●		●	●
E			●											●	●
R						●					●

The order shows which abilities reach rank 5 first; the grid shows the most-played level-up sequence with that order (measured over 55 games).

Riot's official tips for playing Lissandra

• You can instantly use your ultimate on yourself by pressing the self cast key and the ultimate key at once (alt+R by default).
• Casting Glacial Path and then running in the opposite direction will leave your enemies uncertain which way you will actually go.
• 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.

How to play around Lissandra's combos

• The best way to stop Lissandra from moving using her Glacial Path is to immobilize her before she reactivates it.
• Lissandra's Ring of Frost has a long cooldown at early ranks; engage her while it's on cooldown.
• Lissandra's Ice Shard only slows the first unit it hits. Approach Lissandra from behind your team's minions to avoid being slowed.

Frequently asked questions

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