Lissandra vs Jax

Lissandra
vs
49.6%

over 280 games

Jax

Skill matchup

Split pushSustained DPSHigh burstHeavy AP damage

You are stronger early. Look to snowball before your opponent scales.

Build vs Jax

Build adapted to this matchup

Recommended items for Lissandra: Malignance, Shadowflame, Zhonya's Hourglass, Sorcerer's Shoes, Blackfire Torch, Imperial Mandate, Rabadon's Deathcap, Dark Seal.

Starting items

Doran's Ring
Health Potion
x2

Core build

Malignance
1
Shadowflame
2
Zhonya's Hourglass
3

Standard

Sorcerer's Shoes
4Magic pen
Blackfire Torch
5

Summoner spells

FlashTeleport51%
FlashDot46%

Anti CC

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC

Other options

Blackfire Torch
Imperial Mandate
Rabadon's Deathcap
Dark Seal
Hextech Rocketbelt
Liandry's Torment
Seeker's Armguard
Oblivion Orb
Void Staff
Luden's Echo
Rod of Ages
Mejai's Soulstealer
Cryptbloom
Stormsurge
Frozen Heart
Rylai's Crystal Scepter
Morellonomicon
Banshee's Veil
50.0% WR32 games
SorcerySorcery
Arcane CometArcane Comet
Manaflow BandManaflow Band
TranscendenceTranscendence
ScorchScorch
DominationDomination
Ultimate HunterUltimate Hunter
Cheap ShotCheap Shot
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Jax's abilities

Passive, spells and ultimate

Relentless Assault (P)

Jax's consecutive basic attacks continuously increase his Attack Speed.

Cooldowns

Cooldowns by spell rank

LevelQWER
38s7s17s–
67s7s17s1m50
96s6s17s1m50
116s5s17s1m40
166s3s13s1m30
186s3s9s1m30

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 Jax

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

  1. Short trades

    Take a short trade, then back off: Relentless Assault (passive) increases his attack speed with each consecutive auto.

  2. Back off during Counter Strike

    During Counter Strike (E), back off instead of attacking: he dodges your autos, then stuns nearby enemies, dealing more damage per dodged auto.

  3. Trade after his E

    Trade right after Counter Strike (E): it's both his defense and his only stun, and it has a 17 to 9 second cooldown.

  4. Don't let him split push alone

    In the late game, don't leave his split push unanswered: send someone to hold his lane, or force an objective on the other side of the map.

Patch 16.21.1