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How to Synergize Kai'Sa with Lissandra on the Same TeamKai'Sa is in the b tier of champions

Kai'Sa with Lissandra

How to Win With Kai'Sa and Lissandra Paired TogetherKai'Sa is in the a tier of champions
Marksman
Mage

How to Synergize Kai'Sa and Lissandra

based on 1,914 Kai'Sa with Lissandra pairs
Win Rate
47.3 %
K/D/A
2.38
Pick Rate
1.2 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We pull data from from millions of League of Legends rounds straight from Riot Games each and every week. Kai'Sa has fought alongside Lissandra in 1914 recently played, competitive matches. By gathering so much complete data straight from the creators of League of Legends, we have complete confidence that we can showcase robust, accurate builds to help Kai'Sa synergize with Lissandra. It is very rare for Kai'Sa to play with Lissandra as allies. This pairing has only taken place in about 1.2% of matches with Kai'Sa.

Kai'Sa Lissandra Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Kai'Sa does a dismal job of fighting on the same side as Lissandra. Typically, she wins a poor 47.3% of games the champions try and work together in. If you want to maximize your potential as Kai'Sa when playing with Lissandra by figuring out how to better synergize your play style with her, then dig into the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Kai'Sa vs Lissandra Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Recurve BowNoonquiver

Core Kai'Sa Items

~22 Mins
Guinsoo's RagebladeBlade of The Ruined KingTerminus

Optional Items

StormsurgeThe CollectorZhonya's HourglassNavori Quickblades

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerheal summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Kai'Sa to level upq
>
Second ability for Kai'Sa to level upe
>
Last skill for Kai'Sa to max outw

Runes

DominationHail of BladesTaste of BloodEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
InspirationMagical FootwearBiscuit Delivery
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Kai'Sa's passive ability p
Kai'Sa's q ability q
Kai'Sa's w ability w
Kai'Sa's e ability e
Kai'Sa's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
W
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
E
9
Q
10
E
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R
12
E
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E
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W
15
W
16
R

Guide to Synergizing Kai'Sa and Lissandra

Tips for Playing as Kai'Sa with Lissandra

Make sure to buy items that will evolve at least 1 or 2 of your spells.

Work with your teammates to set up your Ultimate and optimize damage with your passive.

Try to catch enemy carries alone to burst them with Icathian Rain.

Advice to Understand How Lissandra Will Play

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).

Kai'Sa Lissandra Synergy Stats

Kai'Sa Image
Win Rate
47.3 %
VS
Win Rate
52.7 %
Lissandra Image
8.5
< Kills >
7.7
6.3
< Deaths >
6.3
6.5
< Assists >
6.2
1.96
< Killing Sprees >
1.77
182
< Minions Killed >
180
0.24
< Dragons Killed >
0.23
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.46
13,053
< Physical Damage >
12,169
8,290
< Magic Damage >
8,110
447
< True Damage >
432
21,790
< Damage Dealt >
20,712
20,432
< Damage Taken >
20,172
12,940
< Gold Earned >
12,522
2.28
< Towers >
2.1
0.08
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
4,544
< Total Healing >
4,377
13,036
< Experience >
12,822
17
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
48
< Time Dealing CC >
45

How to Play with Lissandra as Kai'Sa in LoL

The Kai'Sa Lissandra synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of her gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Lissandra, compared to her overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how her gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Kai'Sa sees a large worsening in her KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Lissandra. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This worsening shows that Lissandra helps Kai'Sa perform worse in ranked LoL matches. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is only marginal.

When Kai'Sa is an ally to Lissandra, she sees a marginal improvement in her full damage dealt. This change may demonstrate that Lissandra helps provide protection for her to deal more damage or that her presence also helps increase the match's duration. Similarly, when Kai'Sa is played alongside Lissandra on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when she plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing synergisticly with Lissandra.

Additionally, when Kai'Sa plays with Lissandra on the same side, she typically receives a little more damage than when she fights alone. Getting dealt more damage may mean that Lissandra does a poor job of protecting Kai'Sa during teamfights.

Synergies between Kai'Sa and Lissandra

Damage Types Compared

Kai'Sa
Lissandra
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Kai'Sa
Lissandra

Is Kai'Sa better when played alongside Lissandra?

There is no ideal companion for Kai'Sa that will 100% of the time be her best teammate. However, Lissandra is a very typical teammate for Kai'Sa. By being on the same team as Kai'Sa, she raises their win rate by 0.8% to 47.3%. This shows that there is a weak bond between Kai'Sa and Lissandra that allows them to perform better together than alone.

Lissandra has a lower difficulty than Kai'Sa. That means you don't need to be careful when lining up Lissandra allies to fight alongside, as they will have to have a relatively low level of skill to play well with you.

Playing cooperatively, you should expect to see an overall large increase in your team’s capability to to do a lot of AP damage. When paired, these champs are able to dish out a surprising amount of magic type damage.

Conversely, by grouping Kai'Sa and Lissandra together, you may not be providing your other allies enough support. Plan to include other champs on your team that fills this relative gap in this pairing's kit.

Regardless of the skill of your Lissandra teammate, you should focus on maximizing your income, outlasting your enemies, and clearing objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you will do well anyway.

Additional Information for Kai'Sa Players

How We Calculated Our Kai'Sa Lissandra Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Kai'Sa and Lissandra, we analyzed 1,914 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Kai'Sa with Lissandra comes from actual 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 your division's most relevant stats and build.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Kai'Sa to work well with Lissandra during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up some more lessons on this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and stats shown above, you will increase your win rate significantly.

The ideal items to have in your Kai'Sa and Lissandra synergy build include Guinsoo's Rageblade, Blade of The Ruined King, and Terminus. When Kai'Sa incorporated at least these three great items in her build, she did much better as an ally of Lissandra than with most other common item sets. In fact, Kai'Sa had an average win rate of 47.3% when playing alongside Lissandra with these items in her kit.

To have the best chance of crushing your oponents, Kai'Sa players should take the Hail of Blades, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Biscuit Delivery, and Magical Footwear runes from the Domination and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune builds that we analyzed for this team composition, this mix of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 47.3% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to synergize Lissandra with Kai'Sa are given for all ranked divisions combined. To narrow the stats and builds to a particular division, you should use the selection menu located at the top of this page.