How to win lane as Vex against Lissandra · 51.62% win rate over 1,331 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Even / skill | Level 1 is an even skillshot trade; neither of you has a burst combo yet. |
| Level 2 | Even / skill | Level 2 you both poke with Q and it comes down to who lands cleaner. |
| Level 3 | Even / skill | Level 3 her root and your W cancel out into a skill-based trade. |
| Levels 4-5 | Even / skill | Through level 4 the poke war stays even with no all-in threat either way. |
| Level 6 | Vex | At 5 your W+Q burst comes online and out-damages her sustained poke. |
| First item | Vex | At 6 R Shadow Surge lets you all-in past her defensive R window. |
| Two+ items | Vex | With items your combo deletes her squishy build before her R timing matters. |
Levels 1-4 are an even skill matchup. Lissandra pokes with Q and clears waves well, but she has no burst on you before her combo comes online and you have your own Q to answer. Trades hinge on who lands their skillshot: dodge her W (Ring of Frost) root and don't get chunked walking up. Play the wave straight and look to hit your level 5 spike even.
The full Vex 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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