How to win lane as Lissandra against Malzahar · 51.91% win rate over 3,275 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Lissandra | Level 1 favors you since Malzahar has no early threat and you can walk up and poke freely. |
| Level 2 | Lissandra | Level 2 stays yours as your E-Q trade beats his farm-oriented Q and E harass. |
| Level 3 | Lissandra | Level 3 is yours because you can all-in a defenseless Malzahar before his shield and voidlings scale. |
| Levels 4-5 | Lissandra | Levels 4-5 remain favored: you keep trading and can zone him off CS with no fear of his kit. |
| Level 6 | Lissandra | Level 6 is still yours as R locks him before Nether Grasp and E-flash beats his suppression window. |
| First item | Lissandra | First item stays yours through roaming and punishing his inability to follow your waveclear pressure. |
| Two+ items | Malzahar | With 2+ items it flips to Malzahar: his point-and-click R, silence, and Zhonya's make him the reliable pick threat. |
You own the early game: Malzahar has zero kill pressure at levels 1-3 and just wants to farm, so walk up and E-Q trade freely. His Q is a slow double-line and easy to dodge, letting you win every extended exchange before he shields up.
The full Lissandra vs Malzahar 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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