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.

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  Regina dei ragni

  Forma umana: quando Elise colpisce un nemico con le sue abilità, ottiene un Ragnetto.Forma aracnide: gli attacchi base infliggono danni magici bonus e ripristinano salute a Elise.

• Q
  Neurotossina/morso velenoso

  Forma umana: infligge danni in base a quanto è alta la salute del nemico.Forma aracnide: balza sul nemico e infligge danni in base a quanto è bassa la salute del nemico.

• W
  Larva instabile/furia chitinosa

  Forma umana: rilascia un Ragnetto velenoso che esplode nei pressi di un nemico.Forma aracnide: Elise e i suoi Ragnetti guadagnano velocità d'attacco.

• E
  Bozzolo/calata

  Forma umana: stordisce la prima unità colpita e la rivela se non è invisibile.Forma aracnide: Elise e i suoi Ragnetti si librano in aria e poi si calano sul bersaglio nemico. Dopo aver raggiunto il bersaglio, i danni bonus e la guarigione di Elise in Forma aracnide aumentano.

  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 aracnide

  Si trasforma in un minaccioso ragno, perdendo gittata d'attacco ma ottenendo velocità di movimento, nuove abilità e uno sciame di Ragnetti che attacca i suoi nemici.

  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.