How to win lane as Ryze against Lissandra · 49.39% win rate over 1,652 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Lissandra | Lissandra's Q Ice Shard pokes and clears the wave, letting her chip you at level 1. |
| Level 2 | Even / skill | Level 2 evens as the trade becomes about spacing her skillshots. |
| Level 3 | Ryze | At three you Flux-Q from outside her short W and W-root her E engage for a full chain. |
| Levels 4-5 | Lissandra | Her E-W engages and Q zoning let her control the wave and set up ganks at 4-5. |
| Level 6 | Even / skill | R Frozen Tomb is strong but single-target, and your W interrupt keeps 6 even. |
| First item | Ryze | Tear into Seraph's lets your Q chains out-damage her control-mage poke. |
| Two+ items | Ryze | Fully stacked you outscale her CC-first kit in extended fights. |
Lissandra edges the opening because Q Ice Shard both pokes you and clears the wave, letting her push and chip you as you last-hit. Your kit has no range to answer, so use minions as cover and concede a little CS rather than eat cone damage. Do not walk into W Ring of Frost distance while she has E up to close the gap. Level 2 evens out as it becomes about spacing her skillshots.
The full Ryze 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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