Elise - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
50.5%
Pick Rate
1.0%

ElisePopular Build

AAssassinMage
Patch26.10
Matches2,379,056
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedMay 25, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology
AuthorDakota Chinnick

The patch 26.10 Elise most played build uses Gluttonous Greaves, Stormsurge, Shadowflame, Rabadon's Deathcap, Mejai's Soulstealer, Void Staff, Oracle Lens. This Elise build has a 6.52% pick rate and a 58.45% win rate in LoL patch 26.10. Alternatively, check out some of the other ranked Elise build choices below.

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Select a Elise Build

Best WR
Highest Win Rate Build
  • Stormsurge - Elise Highest Win Rate Build core itemStormsurge
  • Shadowflame - Elise Highest Win Rate Build core itemShadowflame
  • Rabadon's Deathcap - Elise Highest Win Rate Build core itemRabadon's Deathcap
Core Items
58.5%Win Rate
+7.9%WR Diff
6.5%Pick Rate
Most Played
Most Popular Build
  • Stormsurge - Elise Most Popular Build core itemStormsurge
  • Shadowflame - Elise Most Popular Build core itemShadowflame
  • Zhonya's Hourglass - Elise Most Popular Build core itemZhonya's Hourglass
Core Items
48.5%Win Rate
-2.0%WR Diff
10.9%Pick Rate
Alternative Build 1
  • Stormsurge - Elise Alternative Build 1 core itemStormsurge
  • Shadowflame - Elise Alternative Build 1 core itemShadowflame
  • Void Staff - Elise Alternative Build 1 core itemVoid Staff
Core Items
57.7%Win Rate
+7.1%WR Diff
4.1%Pick Rate

Best Elise Build - Highest Win Rate Items

Full Build

Early Build Order

Health Potionx2
Health Potion
Stealth Ward
Stealth Ward
Hextech Alternator
Hextech Alternator
Needlessly Large Rod
Needlessly Large Rod
Shadowflame
Shadowflame
Boots
Boots
Null-Magic Mantle
Null-Magic Mantle
Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads

Top Summoner Spells

  • FlashSmite
    Flash + Smite
    47.0%Win Rate82.4%Pick Rate
  • IgniteFlash
    Ignite + Flash
    56.4%Win Rate15.9%Pick Rate

Build Stats

48.55%Win Rate
-2.00%WR Diff
10.90%Pick Rate
346Matches

This Elise build focuses on ability power for maximum spell damage. Build the core items first for your power spike, then adapt with situational items based on enemy team composition.

The core items for this Elise build are Stormsurge, Shadowflame and Zhonya's Hourglass. This item combination achieves a 48.5% win rate across 346 matches analyzed.

At full build, Elise gains a total of 420 Ability Power, 100 Health, 50 Armor, 20 Magic Resist, giving a solid power profile for magic damage.

Best Elise Runes

Domination primary rune treeDomination
  • Dark Harvest
  • Sudden Impact
  • Deep Ward
  • Ultimate Hunter
Resolve secondary rune treeResolve
  • Bone Plating
  • Revitalize
  • Attack Speed
  • Adaptive Force
  • Tenacity
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Elise Abilities

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Elise build strength based on the items chosen in the build when compared to all builds across every champion. Strongest in: Magic Damage. Lower in: Health, Gold Efficiency, Physical Damage.

The most popular starting items for Elise are Scorchclaw Pup, Health Potion, Stealth Ward with a 47.1% win rate and 29.7% pick rate.

Scorchclaw Pup
Scorchclaw Pup
Health Potion
Health Potion
Stealth Ward
Stealth Ward
47.1%Win Rate
29.7%Pick Rate
Health Potionx2
Health Potion
Stealth Ward
Stealth Ward
52.9%Win Rate
9.9%Pick Rate
Gustwalker Hatchling
Gustwalker Hatchling
Health Potion
Health Potion
Stealth Ward
Stealth Ward
36.4%Win Rate
9.6%Pick Rate
These are Elise's essential core items that you should build in nearly every game. Stormsurge (48.7% WR, -1.8% WR diff, 67.6% pick rate) provides 90 AP, 0.06% Speed. Shadowflame (53.7% WR, +3.1% WR diff, 61.7% pick rate) provides 110 AP. Zhonya's Hourglass (50.0% WR, -0.5% WR diff, 30.6% pick rate) provides 50 Armor, 105 AP. Rush these items first to reach your power spike and maximize your impact.
Top situational items for Elise include Mejai's Soulstealer, Void Staff. These can be swapped out depending on the enemy composition and team needs.
The best boots for Elise are Mercury's Treads. Adjust based on enemy team comp.
The recommended trinket for Elise is Farsight Alteration for vision control and map awareness.

Combined statistics from all items in this Elise build.

  • Total magic resistanceMagic Resistance:20
  • Total movement speedMovement Speed:45
  • Total ability powerAbility Power:420
  • Total movement speedMovement Speed:6%
  • Total armorArmor:50
  • Total healthHealth:100

Build Comparison

Best WR
Most Played
Alt 1
Elise magic resistanceMR
0
0
20
Elise movement speedSpeed
45
45
45
Elise ability powerAP
445
445
420
Elise movement speedSpeed
0.06%
0.06%
0.06%
Elise armorArmor
0
0
50
Elise healthHealth
100
100
100
When facing Elise's top counters like Amumu, MonkeyKing, Shyvana, consider adjusting your situational items to increase survivability and match their damage output. If counter champions are building high damage, prioritize magic resistance items against AP threats or health-stacking items for general survivability in your situational item slots to reduce burst damage and improve trading potential. Your core build provides strong damage output. Against tanky counter picks, consider penetration items or percentage-based damage from your situational options to maintain kill pressure. Adapt your final build slots with items like Mejai's Soulstealer or Void Staff based on which counter champions you're facing and their itemization patterns. Monitor enemy builds and adjust accordingly for optimal Elise performance.
burst mageFirst Power Spike2,800g~5 min

This Elise burst mage build is optimized for players looking to maximize their impact in League of Legends. While showing a 48.5% win rate, this Elise build requires proper execution and favorable game conditions to succeed. The build's key strengths include devastating ability power scaling with 420 total AP. Choose this build when your team needs magic damage, especially if teammates are primarily AD-focused. Elise with this build can punish teams that stack armor. Consider the enemy team composition when finalizing your situational items to maximize Elise's effectiveness. However, be aware that this build low health pool requiring careful positioning and no built-in sustain for extended fights. With a total gold cost of 15,000, this Elise build scales into the late game. Focus on farming efficiently and reaching your Stormsurge, Shadowflame, Zhonya's Hourglass power spike before taking major fights. For optimal results with this Elise build, focus on proper itemization timing, positioning in teamfights, and adapting your situational items based on the specific challenges each game presents.

Strengths

  • Devastating ability power scaling with 420 total AP

Weaknesses

  • Low health pool requiring careful positioning
  • No built-in sustain for extended fights
  • Limited ability haste may result in longer cooldowns

Champions with Similar Builds to Elise

Ahri champion
Ahri
Core Items
  • Shadowflame - Ahri core item
  • Zhonya's Hourglass - Ahri core item
  • Malignance - Ahri core item
53.5%Win Rate
6.7%Pick Rate

See Also

Elise OverviewElise RunesElise CountersAll Items