Lissandra vs Caitlyn
How to Beat Caitlyn as Lissandra
based on 4,477 Lissandra vs Caitlyn matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Lissandra vs Caitlyn Matchup Summary
Best Lissandra vs Caitlyn Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Caitlyn as Lissandra
Tips for Playing as Lissandra against Caitlyn
Lissandra's abilities are shorter range than those of many mages. As a result, buying items that offer both ability power and defense, like Zhonya's Hourglass and Banshee's Veil, can be a great choice to help her both survive and deal damage.
Casting Glacial Path and then running in the opposite direction will leave your enemies uncertain which way you will actually go.
You can instantly use your ultimate on yourself by pressing the self cast key and the ultimate key at once (alt+R by default).
Advice to Win Against Caitlyn
Keep behind allied minions if Caitlyn is harassing you with Piltover Peacemaker (it deals less damage with each subsequent target).
You can intercept Ace in the Hole's missile from hitting an ally if you stand in its path.
Lissandra vs Caitlyn Counter Stats
How to Counter Caitlyn with Lissandra in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page highlight some critical Lissandra versus Caitlyn matchup stats that can help you understand the differences between the pair. For instance, Lissandra’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Caitlyn’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Lissandra may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Caitlyn..
Lissandra often has a similar longest kill spree as her counter does. On average, she takes more damage than Caitlyn. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also illustrate that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Lissandra and Caitlyn
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Who is Better, Lissandra or Caitlyn?
Both League champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Lissandra usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Caitlyn, with a 50.5% win rate. Thus, Lissandra makes an ok counter for Caitlyn.
While Lissandra does have a higher win rate than Caitlyn, when facing one another, Lissandra also has a greater learning curve that makes her a more time consuming character to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Lissandra into Caitlyn.
Furthermore, Lissandra has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Caitlyn. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Lissandra vs Caitlyn matchups, Lissandra is the better champ with a similar win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.
Lissandra is a decent counter for Caitlyn. Make sure you focus your tactics on maximizing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Lissandra against Caitlyn.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Lissandra to counter Caitlyn during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats shown above, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Lissandra typically gets a similar amount of CS compared to Caitlyn. Champs who on average don't get many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values displayed on this page to do well.
The most crucial items to focus on in your Lissandra versus Caitlyn build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Lissandra combined at least these three items in her build, she did significantly better when facing Caitlyn than with many other common item sets. In fact, Lissandra boasted an average win rate of 50.5% battling Caitlyn with this build.
To have the highest likelihood of defeating Caitlyn as Lissandra, Lissandra players should use the Electrocute, Cheap Shot, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Manaflow Band, and Transcendence runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players picked for Lissandra vs Caitlyn battles, this set of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 50.5% winrate overall.
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