Talk:Lissandra/@comment-27909770-20160303185825/@comment-7095057-20160320191045

Again that's due to the largest chunk of Lissandra's damage is spent engaging. But her damage isn't bad if that's factored in. If her E actually hits she actually outbursts Annie (Who at 18 has 895 (+245% AP) ) with 1020 (+235%) AP.

Her damage sucks because it's frontloaded into her initiate, end of story. If you shift that damage to her W and ult, you can keep the same damage ratio, while empowering her common burst combo. Without her E she only has 790 (+165% AP), which is why it's so critical for her to land it.

Lissandra's damage even without her E is not bad. It's comparable to Orianna, outright OUTPOWERS someone like Twisted Fate and Fizz. Her full combo with her E stands up to damage of champions like Annie, Leblanc, and Lux, who's full combos deal just a bit more damage but dont have the same CC lockdown or mass AoE Lissandra does.