How to win lane as Lissandra against Vex · 51.98% win rate over 1,337 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Even / skill | Level 1 is even — her Gloom-fear threat offsets your longer Q range. |
| Level 2 | Even / skill | At level 2 neither commits; her empowered Q interrupt trades with your poke. |
| Level 3 | Even / skill | Level 3 stays skill-based as her fear can cancel your E engage. |
| Levels 4-5 | Even / skill | Through levels 4-5 the fear-versus-dash mind game keeps trades even. |
| Level 6 | Lissandra | Your level 6 R is an uncancellable lock that beats her telegraphed Shadow Surge. |
| First item | Lissandra | On first item you shove faster and your all-in out-damages her pre-item burst. |
| Two+ items | Vex | In 2+ item fights her resetting long-range R and burst out-scale your engage. |
The early levels are a skill matchup read around her passive. Her Gloom mark turns her next Q into a fear that stops your E dash cold, so you can't just facecheck engage — poke with Q, force the empowered proc onto a minion, then trade. Neither of you wins level 1-4 outright; it's about who respects the other's cooldowns.
The full Lissandra vs Vex 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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