Brand vs Lissandra — Mid Lane Matchup Guide

How to win lane as Brand against Lissandra · 48.8% win rate over 457 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27

Verdict: Closer than it looks — Brand owns 6 of the 7 game windows to Lissandra's 1, but the win rate still favours Lissandra: you have to convert those windows or the game slips away. Brand wins 48.8% of games vs Lissandra in mid lane (457 Emerald+ games analysed).

Favour timeline — who owns each window

StageFavouredWhy
Level 1BrandYou out-poke her early thanks to superior range and base damage before her CC chain comes online.
Level 2BrandContinued poke advantage holds since her kit still lacks follow-up before level 6.
Level 3BrandSame story — her engage tools aren't live yet so you keep dictating the lane.
Levels 4-5BrandHer level 6 spike is the one true danger window where her CC chain can burst you down.
Level 6LissandraYour damage and zone control retake the edge as the game passes her spike.
First itemBrandLiandry's DOT plus higher base damage lets you out-trade her again post-item.
Two+ itemsBrandYour AoE burst and zoning keep outvaluing her limited-range engage in group fights.

Early game (levels 1–5)

You control the lane through levels 3-5 since her poke needs a landed Ice Shard to matter, and your Sear range plus W punish keeps her from safely establishing zone control on you.

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The full Brand vs Lissandra report continues with the mid-game plan, the late-game and teamfight plan, every power spike to play around, and the win conditions for both sides — plus cooldown tracking and the live enemy-jungle tracker inside the app.

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