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How to Win Xayah vs Lissandra Counter MatchupXayah is in the b tier of champions

Xayah vs Lissandra

How to Beat Lissandra as Xayah in LoLXayah is in the a tier of champions
Marksman
Mage

How to Beat Lissandra as Xayah

based on 704 Xayah vs Lissandra matchups
Win Rate
49.6 %
K/D/A
2.2
Pick Rate
1.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup statistics from the millions of recently rated League of Legends rounds that we get from Riot Games each week. Our guide on how to beat Lissandra as Xayah resulted from an evaluation of 704 ranked matches where both champions fought each other. This pairing is relatively rare. Xayah encounters Lissandra in only 1.2% of her games.

Xayah vs Lissandra Matchup Summary

Xayah does a average job of countering Lissandra. Normally, she wins a acceptable 49.6% of games the champions fight one another in. In Xayah against Lissandra matches, Xayah’s side is 0.0% more expected to get first blood. This implies that she most likely will get first blood against Lissandra.

Best Xayah vs Lissandra Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
DaggerNoonquiver

Core Xayah Items

~22 Mins
Lord Dominik's RegardsBloodthirsterNavori Quickblades

Optional Items

Rapid FirecannonStormrazorKraken Slayer

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Xayah to level upe
>
Second ability for Xayah to level upw
>
Last skill for Xayah to max outq

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoPresence of MindLegend: BloodlineCoup de Grace
DominationTaste of BloodUltimate Hunter
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Xayah's passive ability p
Xayah's q ability q
Xayah's w ability w
Xayah's e ability e
Xayah's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
E
5
E
6
R
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E
8
W
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E
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W
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R
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W
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W
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Q
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Q
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R

Guide to Countering Lissandra as Xayah

Tips for Playing as Xayah against Lissandra

Xayah's attacks and abilities leave Feathers on the ground that she can later recall for massive area damage and control.

Xayah can use Featherstorm to dodge almost any ability while also creating a ton of Feathers. Try to utilize the offensive and defensive aspects of this ability.

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.

Xayah vs Lissandra Counter Stats

Xayah Image
Win Rate
49.6 %
VS
Win Rate
50.4 %
Lissandra Image
6.5
< Kills >
5.5
6.1
< Deaths >
6
6.9
< Assists >
8.7
1.51
< Killing Sprees >
1.28
182
< Minions Killed >
161
0.3
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.51
< Inhibitors >
0.44
19,861
< Physical Damage >
1,177
387
< Magic Damage >
18,789
377
< True Damage >
964
20,626
< Damage Dealt >
20,931
20,367
< Damage Taken >
21,847
12,056
< Gold Earned >
11,052
2.41
< Towers >
1.88
0.11
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
4,717
< Total Healing >
3,395
12,668
< Experience >
13,731
18
< Vision Score >
22
9
< Wards Placed >
10
55
< Time Dealing CC >
493

How to Counter Lissandra with Xayah in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here emphasize several important Xayah against Lissandra matchup stats that may help you explain the differences between the two. As an example, Xayah’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Lissandra’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Xayah may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Lissandra..

Xayah often has a similar longest killing spree as her counter does. Typically, she receives a similar amount of damage to Lissandra. This typically indicates differing health capacities, yet it can also illustrate that the champ with more health has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Xayah and Lissandra

Damage Types Compared

Xayah
Lissandra
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Xayah
Lissandra

Who is Better, Xayah or Lissandra?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Xayah usually fairs equally well when facing off against Lissandra, with a 49.6% win rate. Thus, Xayah makes an ok counter for Lissandra.

While Xayah does have a lower win rate than Lissandra, when on opposite teams, Xayah also has a lower difficulty level that makes her a less time consuming champion to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Xayah into Lissandra.

Furthermore, Xayah has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Lissandra. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Xayah vs Lissandra matchups, Lissandra is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Xayah is a somewhat poor counter for Lissandra. You will do well by focussing your strategy on increasing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Xayah against Lissandra.

Additional Information for Xayah Players

How We Calculated Our Xayah vs Lissandra Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Lissandra as Xayah, we analyzed 704 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 Xayah 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 truly master Xayah to counter Lissandra during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips presented above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Xayah often gets a similar amount of CS relative to Lissandra. Champions who on average don't earn much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers displayed here to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Xayah versus Lissandra build consist of Lord Dominik's Regards, Bloodthirster, and Navori Quickblades. When Xayah incorporated at least these three items in her build, she performed a lot better against Lissandra than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Xayah boasted an average winrate of 49.6% when playing against Lissandra with this counter build.

To have the greatest chance of beating Lissandra as Xayah, Xayah players should equip the Lethal Tempo, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Taste of Blood, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players picked for Xayah vs Lissandra battles, this mixture of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 49.6% win rate overall.

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