Lissandra vs Akshan

Lissandra
vs
Not enough games
Akshan
Heavy AD damageHigh burstSustained DPSHeavy poke

Build vs Akshan

The champion's reference build, for lack of enough games in this matchup

Recommended items for Lissandra: Malignance, Shadowflame, Zhonya's Hourglass, Sorcerer's Shoes, Rabadon's Deathcap, Hextech Rocketbelt, Void Staff, Morellonomicon.

Starting items

Doran's Ring
Health Potion
x2

Core build

Malignance
1
Shadowflame
2
Zhonya's Hourglass
3

Standard

Sorcerer's Shoes
4Magic pen
Rabadon's Deathcap
5

Summoner spells

FlashTeleport50%
FlashDot50%

Anti CC

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC

Other options

Rabadon's Deathcap
Hextech Rocketbelt
Void Staff
Morellonomicon
Stormsurge
Banshee's Veil
DominationDomination
ElectrocuteElectrocute
Cheap ShotCheap Shot
Grisly MementosGrisly Mementos
Ultimate HunterUltimate Hunter
SorcerySorcery
TranscendenceTranscendence
Manaflow BandManaflow Band
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Akshan's abilities

Passive, spells and ultimate

Dirty Fighting (P)

Every three hits from Akshan's Attacks and Abilities deals bonus damage and grants him a Shield if the target was a champion.When Akshan Attacks, he fires an additional Attack for reduced damage. If he cancels the additional Attack, he instead gains Move Speed.

Cooldowns

Cooldowns by spell rank

LevelQWER
39s18s18s–
67s18s18s1m40
95s14s18s1m40
115s10s18s1m25
165s2s15s1m10
185s2s12s1m10

Playing as Lissandra

Tips to maximize your impact

  1. Poke through a minion

    Cast Ice Shard (Q) through a minion: the spear shatters on it, and its shards damage and slow the champion behind.

  2. Flank with your claw

    Engage from the flank with Glacial Path (E): recast it to blink to the claw, then root nearby enemies with Ring of Frost (W).

  3. Ult yourself if you get focused

    If you're getting focused, cast Frozen Tomb (R) on yourself: you become untargetable for a moment, heal based on your missing health, and the ice slows enemies around you.

  4. Fight where they fall

    Stay in the heart of teamfights: Iceborn Subjugation (passive) turns an enemy champion who dies near you into a Frozen Thrall, which slows, then explodes.

Playing against Akshan

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

  1. Cut his swing short

    Step into the path of Heroic Swing (E) rather than turning your back: any contact with you ends the swing, and with it his repeated shots.

  2. Hide behind a minion

    Put a minion between you and him when he charges Comeuppance (R): the bullets stop on the first champion, minion or structure hit.

  3. Watch out after a kill

    After you kill one of his allies, keep your distance from Akshan: Going Rogue (W) marks you, and if he kills you, he revives the allies you killed.

Patch 16.21.1