Elise - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
49.3%
Pick Rate
1.2%

EliseTop Build

DAssassinMage
Patch26.5
Matches469,660
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedMar 10, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology
AuthorDakota Chinnick

The patch 26.5 Elise top build uses Mercury's Treads, Shadowflame, Zhonya's Hourglass, Rabadon's Deathcap, Lich Bane, Void Staff, Oracle Lens. This Elise build has a 4.79% pick rate and a 60.47% win rate in LoL patch 26.5. 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
Core Build Items
  • Shadowflame - Elise Highest Win Rate Build core itemShadowflame
  • Zhonya's Hourglass - Elise Highest Win Rate Build core itemZhonya's Hourglass
  • Rabadon's Deathcap - Elise Highest Win Rate Build core itemRabadon's Deathcap
60.5%Win Rate
+11.1%WR Diff
4.8%Pick Rate
Most Played
Most Popular Build
Core Build Items
  • 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
49.0%Win Rate
-0.3%WR Diff
11.7%Pick Rate
Alternative Build 1
Core Build Items
  • Stormsurge - Elise Alternative Build 1 core itemStormsurge
  • Shadowflame - Elise Alternative Build 1 core itemShadowflame
  • Rabadon's Deathcap - Elise Alternative Build 1 core itemRabadon's Deathcap
59.4%Win Rate
+10.1%WR Diff
7.7%Pick Rate
Alternative Build 2
Core Build Items
  • Shadowflame - Elise Alternative Build 2 core itemShadowflame
  • Zhonya's Hourglass - Elise Alternative Build 2 core itemZhonya's Hourglass
  • Void Staff - Elise Alternative Build 2 core itemVoid Staff
58.3%Win Rate
+9.0%WR Diff
4.0%Pick Rate

Best Elise Build - Highest Win Rate Items

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.

Full Build
60.47%Win Rate
+11.13%WR Diff
4.79%Pick Rate
86Build Matches
These are Elise's essential core items that you should build in nearly every game. Shadowflame (50.6% WR, +1.2% WR diff, 67.0% pick rate) provides 110 AP. Zhonya's Hourglass (50.4% WR, +1.1% WR diff, 36.0% pick rate) provides 50 Armor, 105 AP. Rabadon's Deathcap (59.8% WR, +10.5% WR diff, 22.7% pick rate) provides 130 AP. Rush these items first to reach your power spike and maximize your impact.

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

Top situational items for Elise include Lich Bane, 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 Oracle Lens for vision control and map awareness.

Combined statistics from all items in this Elise build.

  • Total magic resistance Magic Resistance:20
  • Total movement speed Movement Speed:45
  • Total ability power Ability Power:540
  • Total armor Armor:50
  • Total movement speed Movement Speed:4%
When facing Elise's top counters like Sona, Diana, Viego, 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 Lich Bane 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.

This Elise burst mage build is optimized for players looking to maximize their impact in League of Legends. With a 60.5% win rate across 86 matches, this build has proven highly effective in the current meta. The build's key strengths include devastating ability power scaling with 540 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 17,100, this Elise build scales into the late game. Focus on farming efficiently and reaching your Shadowflame, Zhonya's Hourglass, Rabadon's Deathcap 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.

Champions that use similar core items to Elise. These builds share at least 2 core items with the current top elise build and may have similar playstyles and power spikes.

Akali champion
Akali
Core Items
  • Shadowflame - Akali core item
  • Zhonya's Hourglass - Akali core item
  • Rabadon's Deathcap - Akali core item
58.3%Win Rate
5.8%Pick Rate
Ekko champion
Ekko
Core Items
  • Zhonya's Hourglass - Ekko core item
  • Rabadon's Deathcap - Ekko core item
  • Dusk and Dawn - Ekko core item
57.5%Win Rate
4.7%Pick Rate
Annie champion
Annie
Core Items
  • Shadowflame - Annie core item
  • Malignance - Annie core item
  • Rabadon's Deathcap - Annie core item
55.0%Win Rate
4.3%Pick Rate

See Also

Elise OverviewElise RunesElise CountersAll Items