Talk:Lissandra/@comment-4636093-20130404054842/@comment-3308937-20130404114249

Her mana costs don't scale, they're all high for lower levels. Her passive gates just using throwing out Qs in lane for the secondary effect (explode in area behind target) and using her E as an escape (if you're escaping you aren't getting in range for a slow/root).

It limits her early game lane potential without making her individual skills weaker. It promotes smart aggression instead of just staying in the back and just spamming Q through minion waves.