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Elise Master Guide - ALL Roles

Updated for Patch Version [13.7]

Dawhveed

April 15th, 2023 ⸱ 13 min read



Welcome to my Comprehensive Guide to

Elise
. A little background on me, I am a very casual League of Legends player. I have been around on and off since about early 2012, and I have been playing Elise pretty much since her RElise in late 2012. I play mostly for fun. I have tried my hand at Solo Q on multiple occasions and have placed high Gold, but I have never taken it too seriously and have never put in more than 100+ ranked games in a single season. If you are looking for a guide from a high ranking player on what is meta and what is most optimal for the current state of the game, you are unfortunately in the wrong place. If you are looking for some insight from someone who has countless, invaluable hours on Elise and can offer fun and viable builds into varying matchups, then enjoy the remainder of the guide.





Top Lane

As far as I am concerned, in order to be an impactful top laner, you need to be able to do 1 of 2 things:



  1. 1. Have an outstanding presence in teamfights, or
  2. 2. Be an incredibly potent split-pusher

    3. 

    If you don't know by now, Elise is on the lower end of teamfight usefulness. Her main contributions to teamfights are either: being able to isolate a target and pick them off, draw as many enemy abilities as possible then Zhonyas/Rappel, or be a mid line cocoon-bot. Fortunately, Elise EXCELS at split-pushing. She is amazingly fast at taking down towers by herself, and she can 1v1 pretty much every single champion in the game.

    



Tanky Spider

Bully your laner and be able to absorb a lot of damage/abilities during teamfights for your team. Stick onto targets easily.

Quick Elise Tank Top Build

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Pros:

  • - Easy to proc
    Grasp of the Undying
    with
  • - High sustain
  • - Annoyingly tanky in teamfights
  • - Good CC with
    Cocoon / Rappel
    and slows
  • - High sticking power

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Cons:

  • - Low DPS
  • - Burst damage falls off as the game goes on
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Bruiser Spider

Strong 1v1 and split-push presence. Dangerous if left alone with a wave.

Quick Elise AP Top Build

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Pros:

  • -
    Press the Attack
    will absolutely shred anyone, especially tanks
  • - High burst that is consistent throughout the game
  • - NUTTY split-pushing power, basically an AP version of
    Master Yi
    with
    Volatile Spiderling / Skittering Frenzy
  • - Great 1v1 power

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    Cons:

    • - Relatively squishy
    • - Less than average wave clear
    • - Not very threatening in big deathball teamfights



Matchups:

Threats:

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I will continue to add more matchup information in after I play against each champ.





Jungle

As of right now (13.7) early game clearing and aggressive ganking is really good, and that is pretty much what Elise is known for. I won't be covering any clearing guides but I will share some builds and tips.





Assassin Spider

Standard one-shot playstyle. Make good picks and use tempo to win the early/mid game.

Electrocute
also works in lieu of DH.

Quick Elise AP Jungle Build

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Pros:

  • - Strong early game
  • - Strong gank potential
  • - Great mobility

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  • - Weak late game
  • - Weak teamfight
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Utility Spider

Less burst and early game pressure than the standard build, but better pick potential as the game escalates.

Quick Elise AP Jungle Build

Summoner Spells

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Pros:

  • - Strong gank potential
  • - Great mobility
  • - Great pick potential at all points in the game

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    Cons:

    • - Weak-er early game damage than normal
    • - Low-er early game damage than normal
    • - Still not tanky

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Matchups

Threats:

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I will continue to add more matchup information in after I play against each champ.





Mid Lane

Believe it or not, Elise has plenty of tools at her disposal to be a viable midlaner. She has decent wave control and has plenty of kill pressure and tower pressure to be a solid mid lane choice.





Assassin Spider

Nearly identical to the jungle build. Standard one-shot playstyle. Take good electrocute trades and capitalize on your mid laners cooldowns.

Quick Elise AP Mid Build

Summoner Spells

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Pros:

    • - Easy
      Electrocute
      trades with Human Form Auto-Q-Auto
    • - Very strong gank support if your jungler comes mid. Either
      Cocoon / Rappel
      to set it up
    • - Great at 2v2s with Jungler
    • - Can take many mid laners by surprise

    

Cons:

    • - Weak teamfight
    • - Average waveclear
    • - Lacks long range poke

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Mage Spider

More consistent Poke and Wave Control with slightly less kill pressure than the Assassin Build. Great against Control Mages

Quick Elise AP Mid Build

Summoner Spells

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Pros:

  • - Good Wave Control
  • - Great Poke/Free Vision with
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  • - Solid Burst Damage
  • - Better than Average into Late Game as Elise

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Cons:

  • - Weaker than Average Early Game
  • - Weaker than Average 1v1 Potential
  • - Not very Resilient

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Matchups

Threats:

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I will continue to add more matchup information in after I play against each champ.





Bot Lane

If you ever find yourself Bot Lane and wanting to play

Elise
, be prepared for a World of pain. Not to say that it isn't doable by traditional methods, but playing Elise in a lane where she is not meant to be played in means you have to play her in ways that she is not meant to be played.





%Tank Spider

Grind out the laning phase to become an annoying hellspawn demon for the enemy Bot Laner.

Quick Elise Tank ADC Build

Summoner Spells

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Pros:

  • - Annoyingly tanky
  • - Terror for the enemy Bot Laner
  • - Can shred tanks with
    Press the Attack
    and squishies with %HP items
  • - Good utility with CC and slows
  • - Strong Dragon control



Cons:

  • - Horrible early game
  • - Horrible lane presence
  • - Hard to farm under tower against poke comps





Matchups

Threats:

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I will continue to add more matchup information in after I play against each champ.





Support

Besides Jungle, Support is Elise's most traditional and recognizeable role. Popularized by Lehends who hit Rank 1 with it in SoloQ in 2016,

Elise
Support is an aggressive burst damage support looking to pick off one of the enemy laners and 2v1 the other. Late game, she is a great Cocoon Bot with good mobility.





Assassin Spider

Nearly identical to the jungle/mid build. Standard one-shot playstyle. Look to take short, quick trades. She is like an AP

Pyke
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Quick Elise AP Support Build

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Pros:

  • - High burst damage
  • - Strong pick potential
  • - Great as a roaming support
  • - Can stall the wave a little longer than normal supports
  • - Great gank support
  • - Great at controlling vision



Cons:

  • - Weak teamfight
  • - Weak against sustain/poke lanes





Cocoon Bot

Sacrifice your early game burst for building early CDR and focus more on the mid game fights. Throw out

Cocoon / Rappel
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Quick Elise AP Support Build

Summoner Spells

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Pros:

  • - Strong pick potential
  • - Great as a roaming support
    • - Can stall the wave a little longer than normal supports
    • - Great gank support
    • - Great at controlling vision
    • - Cocoon Bot for mid to late game picks

    

    Cons:

    • - DPS falls off tremendously
    • - Relatively squishy





Matchups

Threats:

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I will continue to add more matchup information in after I play against each champ.





Mechanical Tips & Tricks

This section contains all sorts of neat things that you can perform on Elise. It ranges from common combos that you might know never even had played Elise, to things that Elise players might not even know or understand entirely. I am certain that I am missing a few things here, but these are the ones that I can think of as of right now.



Note: I will be adding the missing videos as I go, so stay tuned.



Passive -
Spider Queen



Long-Ranged Melee Attack

If you throw out a Human Form AA then immediately swap to Spider Form, when the AA lands it will be counted as a Melee attack due to you being in Spider Form. This has it's advantages since it will deal extra damage AND heal you for a certain amount. You can also take advantage of certain items, such as these:





Relic Shield
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Steel Shoulderguards

Execute minions at a higher HP total with "ranged" attack





Iceborn Gauntlet

The Slow from Iceborne will be more effective if your empowered attack is "melee"

Normal Minions Movement Speed: 423

Minion Movement Speed after Ranged Auto: 328

Minion Movement Speed after Long-Ranged Melee Attack: 232 (HUGE DIFFERENCE)





Grasp of the Undying

The healing and max health gain from Grasp will be increased if you use a "melee" attack

Grasp Max HP Gain from Ranged Attack example: 4

Grasp Max HP Gain from Long-Ranged Melee Attack example: 7





(Q) Human Form - Neurotoxin

Typically your combo starter. Does tons of damage into tanks. Great poking tool.



No known special interactions as far as I can tell. I could be missing something however, so I will edit this section if I find anything.





(Q) Spider Form - Venomous Bite

Your combo finisher / gap closer, does TONS of damage



Double Jump

If your target dies during the animation, your ability will not go on cooldown but you will still travel the distance. Because of this, you can do a neat trick and Q >

Smite
> Q again to close the gap.



Smite Bite

This is a common tactic with junglers who have a huge burst ability;

Feast
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Consume
etc. Similar to the Double Jump, you essentially Q then
Smite
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(W) Human Form - Volatile Spiderling

HUGE Aoe damage and great poke / vision tool.



Spider Bomber

This is a pretty well known trick by now, if you cast your W and it has yet to hit something, you can go into

Spider Form
and Q to cause the spider to jump in a straight line, ignoring terrain and attacking the first enemy that it comes into contact with. This is really useful for surprising your opponent with damage and style points, but more imporantly it can create angles that you might not normally have access to.



Free Vision

Your Spiderling gives vision in a small area surrounding it when it travels, giving you a safe way to check areas in the Fog of War. It is untargetable so the opponents cannot destroy it unless they wait it out or tank the damage.





(W) Spider Form - Skittering Frenzy

Crazy Attack Speed steroid and what allows you to shred Towers.



AA Reset

You can reset your AA Timer with this ability, which will increase your damage output more than you think. If you use any of the

Press the Attack
builds, this is EXTREMELY important to master.





(E) Human Form - Cocoon

Your combo starter / pick tool. Landing this is one of the many things that separates good Elise's from bad ones.



Flash > Cocoon



Flash
ing into Cocoon is your main way of long distance engage. You can cover a HUGE distance with this and mastering this is what separates the good Elise's from the bad ones.



Cocoon > Flash

Even though this sounds like the last trick, it is LARGELY different in uses.

Flash
> Cocoon is for long range, and Cocoon >
Flash
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(E) Spider Form - Rappel

This ability is pretty much what Elise is known for, it is basically a free

Zhonya's Hourglass
with much better properties.



Targeting / Non-targeting

Knowing when to cast this on a target vs when to cast it on an open space is very important when mastering

Elise
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Tower Aggro

Tower Aggro juggling is what makes Elise one of the best, if not the best, turret diver in the game. Rappel drops Aggro if it is currently on you and cycles to the next target, most players know that part. What most players DO NOT know, is that even if no more allies are around to pass the Tower Aggro to, as long as you have at least 1 Spiderling they will come down first and absorb the Tower Aggro before you. This is very useful when you kill your target under tower but have no allies surrounding you.

COMING SOON



(R) Ultimate -
Spider Form

Your Ultimate Ability is what gives you acces to the little Spiderling guys. They may be tiny, but they are a GIGANTIC part of Elise's kit.



Aggro Juggling

This is more for when you are Jungling. Your Spiderlings can tank hits for you and can Aggro the Jungle Camps. If you position correctly, you can cause the monsters to stutter their attacks and give you a little bit more time to attack. This is really useful when taking Rift Herald, because the Spiderlings can be on one side of the Herald while you are on the opposite side.

Wave Control

This is somewhat similar to Aggro Juggling but is more for Laning. When in

Spider Form
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Zhonya's Hourglass

This item is already insane on

Elise
because it gives her incredible stats AND the Active combined with Rappel makes her difficult to deal with. What some players don't know, is that when you Rappel, your Spiderlings go up with you, but if you Zhonya's your Spiderlings DO NOT Zhonya's with you. While you are golden and untargetable they are basically protecting you and tearing up anyone that gets near. This can lead to some very cool outplays.



Elise Combos

All sorts of Combos ranging from my own personal 1-5 Difficulty Scale.



Note: I will be adding the missing videos as I go, so stay tuned.

Main Combo 1

3/5 Difficulty

(Start off in Human Form)

Cocoon / Rappel
>
Volatile Spiderling / Skittering Frenzy
> Human AA (if able) >
Neurotoxin / Venomous Bite
>
Spider Form
>
Neurotoxin / Venomous Bite
> Spider AA >
Volatile Spiderling / Skittering Frenzy
>
Cocoon / Rappel
(as needed to chase/dodge/escape)



Main Combo 2

3/5 Difficulty

(Start off in Spider Form)

Cocoon / Rappel
>
Neurotoxin / Venomous Bite
> Spider AA >
Volatile Spiderling / Skittering Frenzy
>
Spider Form
>
Cocoon / Rappel
>
Volatile Spiderling / Skittering Frenzy
>
Neurotoxin / Venomous Bite
> repeat as needed





Easy Electrocute Proc

1/5 Difficulty

Human AA >

Neurotoxin / Venomous Bite
/
Volatile Spiderling / Skittering Frenzy
> Human AA





Smite Bite

3/5 Difficulty



Neurotoxin / Venomous Bite
>
Smite
(try to time as closely as possible)





Long Distance Engage

4/5 Difficulty

(Start off in Human Form)

Flash
>
Cocoon / Rappel
>
Volatile Spiderling / Skittering Frenzy
> Human AA (if able) >
Neurotoxin / Venomous Bite
>
Spider Form
>
Neurotoxin / Venomous Bite
> Spider AA >
Volatile Spiderling / Skittering Frenzy
>
Cocoon / Rappel
(as needed to chase/dodge/escape)





Tower Diving

4/5 Difficulty

(Sart off in Human Form)

Volatile Spiderling / Skittering Frenzy
>
Cocoon / Rappel
>
Neurotoxin / Venomous Bite
(try to time with the Human W landing) >
Spider Form
>
Neurotoxin / Venomous Bite
> Spider AA >
Volatile Spiderling / Skittering Frenzy
>
Cocoon / Rappel
(as needed to chase/dodge/escape)

COMING SOON



Closing

That about wraps it up for my casual

Elise
Master Guide. Feel free to add me if you'd like in game to see it all wrapped up in real time:

Best Elise NA

As a friendly reminder, I am not an insane player or a high elo player by any means. I just enjoy playing the game and I enjoy playing Elise. Reach out to me if you have any questions and you can follow me on my social medias if you wish, Happy Spidering!



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