Talk:Lissandra/@comment-4664737-20130617050430/@comment-5955640-20130617053758

The thing that makes Zyra nice as a support is the constant bush vision provided from the seedlings. The strong zoning strength of making the plant creatures bully the opponents in lane. And snare and knockup make for decent CC. So in general she makes for a great counter iniator.

Lissandra is probably taken for support because of the high utility she has. A lot of her kit requires being all in and not being nearly as tanky as Leona it's super risky to make use of her hard CC.

If the opponent has some sort of sustain champ that isn't Soraka, Lissandra would be a nice choice. I could see Lissandra beating the opposing support Sona about the head and shoulders. Blitzcrank or Thresh support I'm not so sure.