How to beat Elise
Common role: Jungle
A shapeshifting assassin who stuns in human form and rappels in as a spider.
Best counters vs Elise
Champions with the highest win rate against Elise on their main role — real ranked match data, patch 16.14.
- 1
Amumu61.3%34 games
- 2
Sejuani61.7%31 games
- 3
Zed58.5%41 games
- 4
Nasus57.3%67 games
- 5
Hecarim57.4%62 games
- 6
Briar55.2%98 games
- 7
Ekko54.5%61 games
- 8
Lillia54.6%40 games
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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.
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Reine araignéeForme humaine : quand les compétences d'Elise touchent un ennemi, elle génère une araignée en sommeil.Forme arachnéenne : les attaques de base infligent des dégâts magiques supplémentaires et rendent des PV à Elise.
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Neurotoxine/Morsure venimeuseForme humaine : inflige des dégâts en fonction des PV actuels de la cible.Forme arachnéenne : fonce sur un ennemi et lui inflige des dégâts en fonction de ses PV manquants.
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Araignée explosive/Frénésie symbiotiqueForme humaine : libère une araignée gorgée de venin qui explose en approchant d'une cible.Forme arachnéenne : Elise et ses araignées voient leur vitesse d'attaque augmentée.
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Cocon/SuspensionForme humaine : étourdit la première unité ennemie touchée et la révèle si elle n'est pas furtive.Forme arachnéenne : Elise et ses araignées se suspendent dans les airs puis se laissent tomber sur l'ennemi ciblé. Après qu'Elise est retombée sur un ennemi, les dégâts supplémentaires et les soins de Reine araignée sont augmentés.
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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Forme arachnéenneSe transforme en une terrifiante araignée, ce qui réduit sa portée d'attaque mais augmente sa vitesse de déplacement, la dote de nouvelles compétences et lui offre une horde d'araignées qui attaque ses ennemis.
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.
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