Lissandra/Trivia

General

 * Lissandra's appearance is similar to that of Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite of Magic: The Gathering.
 * Lissandra's lore resembles story from Final Fantasy VIII where she possesses different sorceresses from different time periods, deceiving people to achieve her goal of ruling the world in all time periods. Her Ice Shard skill resembles sorceress Edea's Ice Strike.
 * Lissandra's character shares a lot of similarities with Akasha from , including their eternal life, accent, quotes, and ambitions to destroy the world.
 * Lissandra also slightly resembles Flemeth from Dragon Age, while Flemeth possesses and takes over her "daughter", Lissandra steals her successors' identity much like Flemeth with her daughters.
 * The event between ', ', and is similar to "The Hunt is On!" called "Battle for Freljord". This makes it the second event to happen in-game but is not directly tied to the lore. However unlike "The Hunt is On", the "Battle for Freljord" has no actual gameplay impact.
 * Lissandra is, along with, , , , , ,and , one of the few champions that can CC themselves.
 * Lissandra remains the only champion to possess a unit-targeted ability that can be self-cast but not ally-cast.
 * Lissandra is the second champion to feature a monologue on her login screen, being preceded by and succeeded by.
 * black ice exists on Neptune
 * On 10/12/14, a strange fog appeared on Lissandra's . The fog also appeared on Xerath, LeBlanc, Twisted Fate, Hecarim, Cassiopeia and Zed's pages on the League of legends website. This was revealed as a teaser for based on betrayers.

Quotes

 * joke "Is it cold in here, or is it just me?" is similar to joke "Is it hot in here or is it just me?!" 
 * shares a quote with the Viking; "I am Iceborn".
 * One of quotes "Plans within plans" is a phrase that is frequently used in the science fiction series .

Lore

 * Lissandra is the very last living Iceborn, an almost extinct race of powerful humanoids with several magical abilities.
 * Before the removal of the Institute of War in 2014, Lissandra did not use her name within the League in-story. To keep her cover as Lissandra in Freljord, she was only listed as "The Ice Witch" in the League.
 * The Ice Witch's original name is Lissandra. When taking over Queen Mauvole, she named her successor Lissandra so when the Ice Witch took her identity, she reclaimed her own name.
 * In one of her monologues, she mentions she lived before the fall of the Shuriman civilization ("before the Desert swallowed Shurima' " ). Considering that 's ascension also predates such events, they might have lived their original human lives at the same time.
 * Lissandra possesses the only in-game monologue in League of Legends - 30 seconds after a victory in the Howling Abyss, she will begin a lengthy dialogue speaking about the Watchers, Serylda and Avarosa.
 * is blind in the sense that her eyes do not work, mauled by an ursine prior to becoming Iceborn. However, she is capable of sensing her surroundings through ice.
 * is the only champion to perform high screams and shouts when using any of her basic abilities (even for her ultimate that is more calmed, she still harshly "yells"). Combined with that fact that she is much more sensible to sounds due to her blindness, she may also use echo location to guide herself.

Skins

 * The bridge seen in her classic skin splash art is the same bridge in Howling Abyss.
 * The bridge seen in her classic skin splash art is the same bridge in Howling Abyss.


 * She shares the Bloodstone theme with.
 * Her splash art pose is the same as the pose of from  card: Marrow Shards.
 * Her splash art pose is the same as the pose of from  card: Marrow Shards.


 * Blade Queen Lissandra shares some similarities to the from the Dungeons & Dragons settings Greyhawk (the standard setting) and.
 * Blade Queen Lissandra's blades and equipment can be a strike reference to the Ezrohir, a race from the game Torchlight 2. The Artificer being one of the strongest Ezrohir references.
 * On Lissandra's Glacial Path skill, her claw is similar to the Articifer's claw.
 * When she performs her ultimate and recalls, she and her enemies are entombed in an, a fictional torture device used in the Middle Ages.
 * The name of the skin might be a reference to 's self-styled title in Starcraft, Queen of Blades.
 * Blade Queen Lissandra shares some similarities with the virus Hexadecimal from the CGI-animated series ReBoot.
 * Blade Queen Lissandra shares some similarities with the virus Hexadecimal from the CGI-animated series ReBoot.


 * It's design could have been inspired by and the monsters of the universe of  (Specifically the Cell ).
 * Multiple models of can be seen in the background.
 * She shares this theme.
 * A hologram of can be seen on the left robotic arm.
 * A hologram of can be seen on the left robotic arm.

Relations

 * Centuries ago, there were three sisters: Avarosa, Serylda and . They lived under reign of The Watchers who granted them power and immortality, dubbing them Iceborn. Avarosa started a rebellion against The Watchers, and Freljord was divided. Lissandra supplanted her own successors to hide her immortality, naming her final heir Lissandra so that she may claim her own name back. descends from Avarosa and  from Serylda, making  their great-aunt many times removed and an ancient relative.
 * and were aware of the presence of a great evil in Freljord. This great evil is most likely The Ice Witch.
 * was made aware of it by her ties with Freljord's magic. She felt it slowly being corrupted and turning it into black ice. The Ice Witch's magic is black ice.
 * was made aware of it by the maelstrom's vision. He saw creatures of ice slaughter the remaining Ursines. These creatures are most likely the Watchers.
 * made a deal with The Ice Witch after he tried to steal her enchanted ice club, Boneshiver. In exchange for it, he promised her a troll army, once he overthrew the chieftains of each troll tribe with the help of the club.
 * According to Greyor, was the leader of the Iceborn before the rebellion, making the  hers.
 * currently owns the, although it is unknown how she got ahold of it.
 * first met and  in the Frostguard city.
 * has suspicions about if she is really an ally of Ashe.
 * doesn't like, maybe because Valor can feel that she is evil.
 * and later crossed paths again, but this time, Lissandra took her true form without Quinn's knowledge.
 * The Hermit's quote; "You want to be queen too?! Too many queens...", reveals one of her intentions.
 * Lissandra could be the one who imprisoned, as hinted in the Howling Abyss AMA.
 * She is currently being hunted by.