Qiyana vs Lissandra — Mid Lane Matchup Guide

How to win lane as Qiyana against Lissandra · 49.9% win rate over 1,465 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27

Verdict: Qiyana is favoured — Qiyana owns 7 of the 7 game windows. Qiyana wins 49.9% of games vs Lissandra in mid lane (1,465 Emerald+ games analysed).

Favour timeline — who owns each window

StageFavouredWhy
Level 1QiyanaYou freely contest level 1 against a no-kill-threat control mage.
Level 2QiyanaAt 2 Lissandra still cannot punish your lane aggression.
Level 3QiyanaLevel 3 element Q plus dash out-trades her point-blank ring.
Levels 4-5QiyanaLevels 4-5 you step in on her cooldowns with no burst to fear.
Level 6QiyanaYour level 6 second dash flanks past her slow to burst her.
First itemQiyanaFirst-item Qiyana kills her before she lands Frozen Tomb.
Two+ itemsQiyanaYou remain the stronger duelist, only respecting her teamfight R.

Early game (levels 1–5)

Lissandra is a short-range control mage with no early kill threat, so at levels 1-2 you contest CS freely and only respect her point-blank Q ring. She cannot punish your aggression, so set the pace of the wave and look to chip her when she steps up.

Read the rest of this matchup

The full Qiyana 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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