How to beat Elise

Common role: Jungle

A shapeshifting assassin who stuns in human form and rappels in as a spider.

What makes Elise dangerous

Elise stuns you with a cocoon (human E) then transforms into a spider to leap in (spider E) and burst with % health damage, spawning spiderlings. She's a strong early ganker who snowballs off picks, using her stun-into-spider-leap combo to delete a target quickly.

How to play against Elise

• 1Dodge her human E cocoon — it's a stun skillshot and the setup for her whole combo. Stand behind minions and sidestep it.
• 2Without landing her stun she can't combo — deny the cocoon and her gank/pick fails.
• 3She's squishy — after she rappels in (spider E), hard CC or burst punishes her before she can rappel out.
• 4Track her early ganks — Elise wants to snowball. Ward and she loses her pick pressure into the mid-game.

Weaknesses to exploit

• ✓Cocoon stun is a dodgeable skillshot.
• ✓Squishy — punish her after she rappels in.
• ✓Snowball-reliant; falls off if denied early.
• ✓No combo without landing her stun.

Abilities & how to counter them

What each of Elise's abilities does — and how to play around it.

• P
  Reina de las arañas

  Forma humana: Cuando Elise alcanza a un enemigo con una habilidad, convoca una araña durmiente.Forma de araña: Los ataques básicos infligen daño mágico adicional y le devuelven vida a Elise.

• Q
  Neurotoxina / Mordisco venenoso

  Forma humana: Inflige daño según la cantidad de vida que tenga el objetivo.Forma de araña: Embiste a un enemigo e inflige daño según la cantidad de vida que tenga.

• W
  Araña volátil / Frenesí arácnido

  Forma humana: Libera una araña cargada de veneno que explota al acercarse a un objetivo.Forma de araña: Elise y sus arañas aumentan su velocidad de ataque.

• E
  Maraña / Rápel

  Forma humana: Aturde a la primera unidad enemiga impactada y la revela si no se halla en sigilo.Forma de araña: Elise y sus arañas ascienden en el aire y luego descienden sobre un objetivo enemigo. Una vez ha descendido, el daño y la curación adicionales de Reina de las arañas aumentan.

  Strong: (human) a cocoon stun that sets up her whole combo. Weak: a dodgeable skillshot — no stun, no combo, so sidestep it.

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  Forma de araña

  Se transforma en una amenazadora araña, lo que reduce su alcance de ataque pero le proporciona velocidad de movimiento, nuevas habilidades y un enjambre de arañas que ataca a sus enemigos.

  Strong: transforms to spider to rappel in for % health burst. Weak: she's squishy — hard CC or burst punishes her after she rappels down.

Itemization

Elise is a % health-damage assassin. Dodge her cocoon stun (no stun, no combo), punish her squishy spider form with CC/burst, and ward her early ganks. Armor blunts her spider-form attacks.

This guide covers Elise's core kit and playstyle — advice that holds up across patches.