Mordekaiser vs Lissandra
Skill matchup
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
Core build
Standard
Summoner spells
Other options
Power Spikes
Strength by game phase
Lissandra's abilities
Passive, spells and ultimate
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
| Level | Q | W | E | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 7s | 10s | 24s | – |
| 6 | 5s | 10s | 24s | 2m |
| 9 | 3s | 9.5s | 24s | 2m |
| 11 | 3s | 9s | 24s | 1m40 |
| 16 | 3s | 8s | 18s | 1m20 |
| 18 | 3s | 8s | 12s | 1m20 |
Playing as Mordekaiser
Tips to maximize your impact
- Hit a lone enemy with your Q
Aim Obliterate (Q) at a lone enemy: if only one enemy is hit, the damage increases.
- 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.
- 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).
- 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.
- 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
- 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.
- 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).
- 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.
- 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.
Other Mordekaiser matchups
Patch 16.21.1