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

Max order: Q > W > E
First item: Stormsurge13.7 min
Gold vs lane at 15: +531
Win rate 1k gold ahead: 57.1%

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Elise Power Spikes (Patch 26.20)

Support

When Elise Support 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.
13.7 min
First item at 13.7 min
Stormsurge is done — Elise's first real damage or durability spike.
23.1 min
Two items at 23.1 min
Stormsurge + Shadowflame: the window to group and take objectives.
30 min
Strongest in games of about 30 minutes
Elise wins 44.9% 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 Support Laning Plan

Elise is a lane bully: trade early and often, push the advantage, and turn the gold lead into the first item spike. On average Elise Support is 531 gold ahead of the lane opponent at 15 minutes and ahead in 71% of games. Elise averages 0.16 solo kills by 15 minutes.

Elise win rate by gold at 15

1,000+ gold ahead57.1%
Ahead49.6%
Behind34.8%

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 2.8 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 (14/100): 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 has less crowd control than most champions. This can make locking down kills or ganking for other players more difficult.
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 13.7 min.

Can Elise come back from behind?

Elise wins 35% of games when behind in gold at 15 minutes (over 46 games), against 50% when ahead — so a lost lane costs Elise games, but it is not decisive.

What is Elise's first item?

Most Elise players finish Stormsurge first, at a median of 13.7 minutes.

How do you play Elise Support?

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