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How to Win Lissandra vs Ryze Counter MatchupLissandra is in the a tier of champions

Lissandra vs Ryze

How to Beat Ryze as Lissandra in LoLLissandra is in the a tier of champions
Mage
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How to Beat Ryze as Lissandra

based on 398 Lissandra vs Ryze matchups
Win Rate
55.3 %
K/D/A
2.47
Pick Rate
0.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup stats from the millions of rated LoL matches that we get from Riot Games each week. Our guide on how to beat Ryze as Lissandra resulted from an evaluation of 398 ranked matches where both champions engaged each other. This matchup is fairly rare. Lissandra encounters Ryze in only 0.8% of her matches.

Lissandra vs Ryze Matchup Summary

Lissandra does a great job of countering Ryze. Normally, she wins a whopping 55.3% of the time the champions clash against each other in. In Lissandra against Ryze games, Lissandra’s team is 0.0% more probable to get first blood, indicating that she most likely will get first blood against Ryze.

Best Lissandra vs Ryze Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsAmplifying Tome

Core Lissandra Items

~22 Mins
MalignanceZhonya's HourglassShadowflame

Optional Items

StormsurgeLuden's Companion

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Lissandra to level upq
>
Second ability for Lissandra to level upw
>
Last skill for Lissandra to max oute

Runes

DominationElectrocuteCheap ShotEyeball CollectionUltimate Hunter
SorceryManaflow BandTranscendence
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Lissandra's passive ability p
Lissandra's q ability q
Lissandra's w ability w
Lissandra's e ability e
Lissandra's ultimate ability r
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Q
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W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Ryze as Lissandra

Tips for Playing as Lissandra against Ryze

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 Ryze

Ryze is especially dangerous to opponents that are marked with Flux.

Use Realm Warp's windup time to figure out how to deal with what may be coming out of the portal.

Crowd controlling Ryze during Realm Warp's windup will cancel the portal.

Lissandra vs Ryze Counter Stats

Lissandra Image
Win Rate
55.3 %
VS
Win Rate
44.7 %
Ryze Image
5.2
< Kills >
6
5.7
< Deaths >
5.5
8.9
< Assists >
6
1.2
< Killing Sprees >
1.39
163
< Minions Killed >
192
0.07
< Dragons Killed >
0.1
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.42
1,128
< Physical Damage >
1,008
18,409
< Magic Damage >
22,325
893
< True Damage >
252
20,431
< Damage Dealt >
23,585
21,223
< Damage Taken >
25,034
10,846
< Gold Earned >
11,804
1.85
< Towers >
1.94
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
3,239
< Total Healing >
4,063
13,573
< Experience >
15,560
23
< Vision Score >
18
10
< Wards Placed >
9
482
< Time Dealing CC >
85

How to Counter Ryze with Lissandra in LoL

The stats shown on this page clarify some critical Lissandra against Ryze matchup stats that can help us understand the differences between the two. For instance, Lissandra’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Ryze’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Lissandra may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Ryze..

Lissandra typically has a similar longest kill spree as her opponent does. On average, she takes less damage than Ryze. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also hint that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Lissandra and Ryze

Damage Types Compared

Lissandra
Ryze
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Lissandra
Ryze

Who is Better, Lissandra or Ryze?

Both League champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Lissandra usually wins when trying to fight Ryze, with a 55.3% win rate. Therefore, Lissandra makes a fantastic counter to Ryze.

While Lissandra does have a much higher winrate compared to Ryze, when facing one another, Lissandra also has a lower level of difficulty that makes her a less time consuming champ to develop with. You should be be fine when picking Lissandra into Ryze.

Furthermore, Lissandra also has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Ryze. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Lissandra vs Ryze matchups, Lissandra is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Lissandra is a great counter for Ryze. Make sure you focus your strategy on maximizing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Lissandra against Ryze.

Additional Information for Lissandra Players

How We Calculated Our Lissandra vs Ryze Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Ryze as Lissandra, we analyzed 398 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Ryze as Lissandra comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Lissandra to counter Ryze during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions presented here, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Lissandra on average racks up a similar amount of CS as Ryze. Champions who typically don't earn many minion kills often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers shown here to do well.

The best items to have in your Lissandra versus Ryze build include Malignance, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Shadowflame. When Lissandra incorporated at least these three items in her build, she did significantly better when facing Ryze than with many other common builds. In fact, Lissandra boasted an average win rate of 55.3% when playing against Ryze with this counter build.

To have the greatest probability of beating Ryze as Lissandra, you should equip the Electrocute, Cheap Shot, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Manaflow Band, and Transcendence runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the runes we have analyed for Lissandra vs Ryze counter picks, this combo of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 55.3% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Ryze as Lissandra are presented for all skill levels, merged. If you want to narrow the statistics and builds to a specific player tier, you should use the selection menu located earlier on the page.