Volibear vs Lissandra
Build vs Lissandra
The champion's reference build, for lack of enough games in this matchup
Recommended items for Volibear: Dusk and Dawn, Navori Flickerblade, Spirit Visage, Mercury's Treads, Statikk Shiv, Hextech Gunblade, Thornmail, Randuin's Omen.
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 Volibear
Tips to maximize your impact
- Charge in, then stun
Cast Thundering Smash (Q) to charge at your target: your speed doubles when heading toward a champion, and your next auto stuns them.
- Two Frenzied Mauls on one target
Hit the same target twice with Frenzied Maul (W): the second hit, on the marked target, hits harder and heals you based on your missing health.
- Stay under your lightning
Cast Sky Splitter (E) where you're fighting and stay in the zone: when the lightning strikes, you gain a shield, and enemies hit are slowed.
- Dive the tower with your ult
To dive under a tower, cast Stormbringer (R) near it: on landing, you disable it for a few seconds, and you gain bonus health.
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 Volibear matchups
Patch 16.21.1