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How to Win Maokai vs Lissandra Counter MatchupMaokai is in the s tier of champions

Maokai vs Lissandra

How to Beat Lissandra as Maokai in LoLMaokai is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Lissandra as Maokai

based on 2,015 Maokai vs Lissandra matchups
Win Rate
52.6 %
K/D/A
2.72
Pick Rate
1.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our matchup stats from the millions of ranked League games that we get from Riot Games each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Lissandra as Maokai came out of an analysis of 2015 ranked matches where both champions engaged each other. This particular champ pairing is fairly rare. Maokai is forced to battle against Lissandra in only 1.3% of his games.

Maokai vs Lissandra Matchup Summary

Maokai has done a good job of beating Lissandra. Typically, he wins a whopping 52.6% of matches the champions face each other in. In Maokai against Lissandra rounds, Maokai’s team is 0.1% more likely to earn first blood. This indicates that he probably will get first blood versus Lissandra.

Best Maokai vs Lissandra Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsBoots of Swiftness

Core Maokai Items

~22 Mins
TrailblazerThornmailSolstice Sleigh

Optional Items

Kaenic RookernSpirit VisageJak'Sho, The ProteanLocket of the Iron Solari

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

ResolveAftershockFont of LifeConditioningOvergrowth
PrecisionTriumphLegend: Tenacity
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Maokai's passive ability p
Maokai's q ability q
Maokai's w ability w
Maokai's e ability e
Maokai's ultimate ability r
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W
2
Q
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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W
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Q
10
W
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W
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E
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R

Guide to Countering Lissandra as Maokai

Tips for Playing as Maokai against Lissandra

Maokai's passive makes him extremely durable against focus fire from spells - so long as he can still basic attack something.

Try looking for flanks or other situations where Nature's Grasp is unavoidable or takes enemies by surprise.

Saplings can be tossed into brush for empowered effect - but don't stack well.

Advice to Win Against Lissandra

Lissandra's Ring of Frost has a long cooldown at early ranks; engage her while it's on cooldown.

Lissandra's Ice Shard only slows the first unit it hits. Approach Lissandra from behind your team's minions to avoid being slowed.

The best way to stop Lissandra from moving using her Glacial Path is to immobilize her before she reactivates it.

Maokai vs Lissandra Counter Stats

Maokai Image
Win Rate
52.6 %
VS
Win Rate
47.4 %
Lissandra Image
2.9
< Kills >
5.6
5.8
< Deaths >
6.2
12.9
< Assists >
9
0.59
< Killing Sprees >
1.3
50
< Minions Killed >
165
0.28
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.41
1,708
< Physical Damage >
1,242
11,516
< Magic Damage >
19,637
968
< True Damage >
1,019
14,193
< Damage Dealt >
21,900
29,178
< Damage Taken >
22,558
9,343
< Gold Earned >
11,161
1.54
< Towers >
1.8
0.08
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
9,340
< Total Healing >
3,427
11,464
< Experience >
13,920
47
< Vision Score >
21
19
< Wards Placed >
10
425
< Time Dealing CC >
503

How to Counter Lissandra with Maokai in LoL

The stats shown on this page clarify several strategic Maokai versus Lissandra counter stats that may help you grasp the differences between the two. Maokai’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Lissandra’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Maokai may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Lissandra..

Maokai usually has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his foe does. On average, he takes more damage than Lissandra. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also illustrate that the champion with increased HP has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Maokai and Lissandra

Damage Types Compared

Maokai
Lissandra
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Maokai
Lissandra

Who is Better, Maokai or Lissandra?

Both League champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Maokai usually wins when trying to fight Lissandra, with a 52.6% win rate. Therefore, Maokai makes a good counter to Lissandra.

While Maokai does have a higher winrate than Lissandra, when they face off with one another, Maokai also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less challenging character to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Maokai into Lissandra.

Moreover, Maokai has a great deal of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Lissandra. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Maokai vs Lissandra matchups, Maokai is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Maokai is an above average counter for Lissandra. Focus your play on keeping up your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Maokai against Lissandra.

Other Champion Matchups Against Maokai

Maokai Loses Against

SwainSwain47.6% winrateLilliaLillia48.1% winrateMordekaiserMordekaiser48.4% winrateNilahNilah48.4% winrate

Maokai Wins Against

ZeriZeri59.4% winrateNidaleeNidalee59.1% winrateLeBlancLeBlanc57.8% winrateYuumiYuumi57.7% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

MordekaiserMordekaiser+ 56.1% 8797 GamesBrandBrand+ 56.5% 6844 GamesMiss FortuneMiss Fortune+ 57.2% 24108 GamesLilliaLillia+ 57.5% 8067 Games

Additional Information for Maokai Players

How We Calculated Our Maokai vs Lissandra Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Lissandra as Maokai, we analyzed 2,015 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 Lissandra as Maokai 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.

Other Useful Resources

Maokai Build Lissandra Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Maokai to counter Lissandra during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats displayed here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Maokai on average gets a lot less CS relative to Lissandra. Champs who on average don't take much CS often don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values shown on this page to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Maokai versus Lissandra build consist of Trailblazer, Thornmail, and Solstice Sleigh. When Maokai incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better versus Lissandra than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Maokai had an average win rate of 52.6% when playing against Lissandra with this counter build.

To have the best probability of annihilating Lissandra as Maokai, Maokai players should use the Aftershock, Font of Life, Conditioning, Overgrowth, Legend: Tenacity, and Triumph runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players used for Maokai vs Lissandra matchups, this mixture of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 52.6% win rate overall.

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