How to win lane as Lissandra against Malzahar · 49.42% win rate (6,435 Emerald+ games, lolalytics, sampled July 2026) · Matchup data reviewed on patch 26.15
He out-ranges you — close the gap on YOUR timer with E threats, or concede the poke war and win the picks instead.
Track: Malzahar's R — Nether Grasp (140–80s cooldown). Point-and-click suppression — never step up solo while his passive shield is intact and R is up.
Read from Lissandra's seat: which stage windows this plan plays for against Malzahar.
| 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 | Even / skill | 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. Track Nether Grasp: 140s at rank 1 from 700, and it is a channel — your W or R ends it outright.
Pooled Emerald+ win rates from Lissandra's side, sampled July 2026.
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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Nobody on paper — a 49.42% win rate over 6,435 games makes this a coin flip decided by play, not champion select.
Yes — Lissandra vs Malzahar is a genuine skill matchup: 49.42% win rate, and the favour swings window to window rather than being set at champion select.
No hard counter either way — the Lissandra vs Malzahar win rate is 49.42%, an even lane decided by execution.
Lissandra takes Electrocute on the Domination tree with Cheap Shot, Grisly Mementos and Ultimate Hunter, and Sorcery secondary (Manaflow Band and Transcendence) vs Malzahar.
Start Doran's Ring + 2 Health Potions and back for Lost Chapter (≈1300g) — steadies the Q-spam mana. Build Malignance first, then Zhonya's Hourglass, with Sorcerer's Shoes / Mercury's Treads.
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