How to win lane as Sylas against Lissandra · 52.65% win rate over 5,804 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Lissandra | Lissandra's Q Ice Shard poke and safe range let her chip you with no risk at level 1. |
| Level 2 | Lissandra | Adding W Ring of Frost gives her a self-peel root that shuts down any Abscond engage. |
| Level 3 | Lissandra | Her Q waveclear and E Glacial Path escape mean she farms and pokes while denying your all-in. |
| Levels 4-5 | Lissandra | She pushes with Q and holds W to deny your E-Q dive, keeping the lane in her control. |
| Level 6 | Lissandra | Even at six her R self-stasis lets her survive your first Abduct all-in and wait out your burst. |
| First item | Sylas | Once you can Hijack her R for a teamfight freeze and complete your item, the matchup swings to you. |
| Two+ items | Sylas | As an AP brawler you outscale Lissandra's utility, bursting her and stealing her ult in every fight. |
Lissandra is a strong, safe laner early, as her Q Ice Shard poke and range let her chip you at no risk from level 1. Adding W Ring of Frost gives her a self-peel root that shuts down any Abscond engage. Don't force trades into her; last-hit carefully and dodge her Q lines to stay healthy for the mid-game.
The full Sylas 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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