How to Play Elise Jungle: Tips & Power Spikes (26.20)

Max order: Q > W > E
First item: Scorchclaw Pup0.2 min
Gold vs lane at 15: −106
Win rate 1k gold ahead: 72.0%
Win rate 1k gold behind: 31.0%

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Elise Power Spikes (Patch 26.20)

Jungle

When Elise Jungle gets stronger, in the order it happens in a typical ranked game: ability unlocks from the most common skill order, item spikes at the median minute players finish them, and the game length Elise wins most.

Lv 3
All three basic abilities at level 3
Elise's full combo is online — the first point where trading all-in is realistic.
Lv 6
Ultimate rank 1 at level 6
The biggest early spike: look for a kill or a roam as soon as Elise hits it.
Lv 11
Ultimate rank 2 at level 11
Lower ultimate cooldown means more fights Elise can start or win.
Lv 16
Ultimate rank 3 at level 16
Lower ultimate cooldown means more fights Elise can start or win.
0.2 min
First item at 0.2 min
Scorchclaw Pup is done — Elise's first real damage or durability spike.
11.5 min
Two items at 11.5 min
Scorchclaw Pup + Lich Bane: the window to group and take objectives.
19.6 min
Three-item core at 19.6 min
Scorchclaw Pup + Lich Bane + Shadowflame completes Elise's core build.
30 min
Strongest in games of about 30 minutes
Elise wins 56.1% of games that end around this point.

Item timings are medians: half of players finish later. Fall behind in farm and every item spike moves back with it.

Elise Jungle Laning Plan

Elise plays an even lane: no extreme in gold, leads or scaling, so the matchup decides how hard to push. On average Elise Jungle is 106 gold behind the lane opponent at 15 minutes and ahead in only 46% of games. A 1,000-gold lead at 15 turns into a 72% win rate; a 1,000-gold deficit leaves 31%. Elise averages 0.19 solo kills by 15 minutes.

Elise win rate by gold at 15

1,000+ gold ahead72.0%
Ahead62.9%
Behind40.7%
1,000+ gold behind31.0%

Lane matchups that decide the plan

Respect these lanes

Master Yi−756 gold at 15

Talon−578 gold at 15

Briar−502 gold at 15

Press these lanes

Cho'Gath+576 gold at 15

Elise Mid and Late Game

What Elise does better or worse than other champions after laning, from this patch's ranked games — percentiles where 100 is the highest of every champion.

Play to these strengths

Elise out-wards most champions (percentile 79): keep owning vision around the next objective.
Elise wins 6.7 points more in short games than long ones: group, take objectives and end before the enemy scales.

Mistakes to avoid

Elise falls behind in CS (15/100): last-hit the waves you can, items still matter.

These expert Elise tips are generated by MetaBot's advanced analysis of thousands of Elise games. Learn the best strategies, ability combos, and gameplay tactics to master Elise and climb the ranked ladder. Follow these tips to maximize your Elise performance.

Elise steals less objectives than other junglers, and may struggle in last hitting objectives compared to other jungling champions.
Elise has a much higher early late game win rate than their late game win rate. Take advantage of this by playing aggressive early on and trying to snowball through kills.
Elise has a greater attack range than most champions. Take advantage of this by poking with autos at max range whenever you get the chance, and back off to maintain that max range distance to maximize trades.
Elise has a low base attack speed, which can make last hitting in the early game more challenging. It can also make percentage attack speed items scale less effectively than they do on other champions.

Playing Elise

Spider Form is most effective at finishing off enemies with low health; Human Form's Neurotoxin does more damage to healthy foes.
When in Spider Form, Spiderlings will attack the target that Elise uses Venomous Bite on.
Elise's Spider Form and Spider Form abilities do not cost mana and can be prioritized when you are trying to conserve mana.

Playing Against Elise

Elise's Spider Form is more dangerous when you are at low health, and her Human Form more potent when you are at high health.
Rappel will only move Elise straight up and down unless she can descend upon an enemy unit.
Rappel has a long cooldown. Elise is vulnerable after she has used it.

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How to Play Elise FAQ - Patch 26.20

When does Elise power spike?

Elise's spikes in a typical ranked game: All three basic abilities at level 3; Ultimate rank 1 at level 6; Ultimate rank 2 at level 11; Ultimate rank 3 at level 16; First item at 0.2 min.

Can Elise come back from behind?

Elise wins 41% of games when behind in gold at 15 minutes (over 663 games), against 63% when ahead — so a lost lane costs Elise games, but it is not decisive.

What is Elise's first item?

Most Elise players finish Scorchclaw Pup first, at a median of 0.2 minutes.

Which lanes are hardest for Elise?

By gold at 15 minutes, Elise falls furthest behind against Master Yi, Talon, Briar. Play those lanes safe and scale.

How do you play Elise Jungle?

From this patch's ranked data, Elise wins by playing to these strengths: control vision; end the game early.

Elise How to Play: Tips & Power Spikes