Mordekaiser vs Lissandra

Mordekaiser
vs
47.1%

over 104 games

Lissandra

Skill matchup

Heavy CCHeavy AP damageHigh burstStrong engage

Build vs Lissandra

Build adapted to this matchup

Recommended items for Mordekaiser: Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Riftmaker, Spirit Visage, Mercury's Treads, Liandry's Torment, Hextech Rocketbelt, Dusk and Dawn, Experimental Hexplate.

Starting items

Doran's Ring
Health Potion
x2

Core build

Rylai's Crystal Scepter
1
Riftmaker
2
Spirit Visage
3

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Liandry's Torment
5

Summoner spells

FlashDot70%
FlashTeleport19%

Other options

Liandry's Torment
Hextech Rocketbelt
Dusk and Dawn
Experimental Hexplate
Thornmail
Bramble Vest
Zhonya's Hourglass
Jak'Sho, The Protean
Randuin's Omen
Seeker's Armguard
Hextech Gunblade
Bloodletter's Curse
66.7% WR9 games
PrecisionPrecision
ConquerorConqueror
TriumphTriumph
Legend: HasteLegend: Haste
Last StandLast Stand
ResolveResolve
RevitalizeRevitalize
Bone PlatingBone Plating
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Lissandra's abilities

Passive, spells and ultimate

Iceborn Subjugation (P)

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.

Cooldowns

Cooldowns by spell rank

LevelQWER
37s10s24s–
65s10s24s2m
93s9.5s24s2m
113s9s24s1m40
163s8s18s1m20
183s8s12s1m20

Playing as Mordekaiser

Tips to maximize your impact

  1. Hit a lone enemy with your Q

    Aim Obliterate (Q) at a lone enemy: if only one enemy is hit, the damage increases.

  2. Activate your passive, then stay close

    Hit champions or monsters three times, then stay close: Darkness Rise (passive) then surrounds you with a damage aura and gives you move speed.

  3. Pull them into your Q

    Pull your targets into the Obliterate (Q) zone with Death's Grasp (E): each spell that hits also counts toward Darkness Rise (passive).

  4. Tank with Indestructible

    Cast Indestructible (W) when you're taking damage: it turns stored damage into a shield, and a recast converts part of it into health.

  5. Isolate the carry in your R

    Cast Realm of Death (R) on their carry, or their jungler near an objective: you isolate them with you, steal part of their stats, and keep them if you kill them.

Playing against Lissandra

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

  1. Don't hug her

    Don't stand right next to her when Ring of Frost (W) is up: it roots every enemy near her, and it has a 10 to 8 second cooldown.

  2. Cut off her Glacial Path

    If you have CC, land it on her while the claw of Glacial Path (E) is traveling: immobilized, she can't blink to it, or drop on you with Ring of Frost (W).

  3. Fight back after her claw

    After her engage, fight back: Glacial Path (E) has a 24 to 12 second cooldown, and without it, she can't reposition in an instant.

  4. Save a way out of her R

    If you have a cleanse, save it for Frozen Tomb (R): on you, it stuns you, and the ice around you slows your allies.

Patch 16.21.1