Elise Support Build

Elise Champion Guide

Role: Assassin

Lane: Support

Elise Support performs best with a build featuring Bloodsong, Sorcerer's Shoes, Stormsurge, Shadowflame, and Zhonya's Hourglass. The most effective rune setup for Elise Support includes Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Deep Ward, and Relentless Hunter in the primary tree, paired with Coup de Grace and Triumph in the secondary tree.

Elise Champion Abilities

Spider Queen

Elise begins the game with a point in her ultimate, allowing her to shapeshift between Human Form and Spider Form.

Human Form: Elise's ability hits grant her a dormant Spiderling (with a max of 2).

Spider Form: Attacks deal an additional 12 / 22 / 32 / 42 (+20% of ability power) bonus magic damage and restores 6 / 8 / 10 / 12 (+8% of ability power) health. P

Neurotoxin / Venomous Bite

Neurotoxin: Elise injects neurotoxin, dealing 40 / 70 / 100 / 130 / 160 (+4% (+3% per 100 ability power) of target's current health) of target's current health as magic damage.

Venomous Bite: Elise lunges with a poisonous bite, dealing 50 / 80 / 110 / 140 / 180 plus 8% (+3% per 100 ability power) of target's missing health as magic damage. Q

Volatile Spiderling / Skittering Frenzy

Volatile Spiderling: Elise summons an explosive spider that moves to a location and explodes when it nears an enemy or after 3 seconds. The spider deals 60 / 100 / 140 / 180 / 220 (+75% of ability power) magic damage.

Skittering Frenzy: Elise and her Spiderlings passively gain 5 / 10 / 15 / 20 / 25% attack speed. On activation, the attack speed of Elise and her Spiderlings is increased by 60 / 75 / 90 / 105 / 120% for 3 seconds. W

Cocoon / Rappel

Cocoon: Elise fires a cocoon, stunning and revealing the first enemy hit for 1.6 / 1.8 / 2 / 2.2 / 2.4 seconds.

Rappel: Elise and her Spiderlings lift into the air, becoming untargetable. If she targets an enemy, she descends on them, increasing the bonus damage and healing from Spider Queen by 40 / 50 / 70 / 85 / 100% for 5 seconds.

After 1 second in the air, Elise can recast E or target the ground to immediately drop back at her location. E

Spider Form / Human Form

Human Form: Elise returns to Human Form, becoming ranged and all remaining Spiderlings become dormant. Spiderlings deal 10 / 20 / 30 / 40 (+15% of ability power) magic damage and take 25% reduced damage from multi-target abilities.

Spider Form: Elise transforms into a menacing spider, becoming melee ranged and gaining 25 bonus movement speed and access to Spider Form abilities. She also summons all dormant Spiderlings. R

Elise Summoner Spells

Flash

Flash is a location-targeted summoner spell that causes your champion to blink to the location in range of your cursor.

Ignite

Ignite is a unit-targeted summoner spell that burns an enemy champion for a few seconds, dealing periodic true damage, applying healing reduction, and revealing the target over the duration.

Elise Runes

Elise Items

Elise Ability Order

Elise Matchups Overview

Strong against

Mel

LeBlanc

Sylas

Pyke

Brand

Xerath

Weak against

Taric

Neeko

Braum

Maokai

Galio

Zyra

The Best Elise Builds, Runes and Items for Support

Most Popular

For the most popular Elise Support build, take Flash and Ignite as your Summoner Spells. Pick Electrocute as your keystone, followed by Sudden Impact, Deep Ward, and Relentless Hunter in the primary tree. For the secondary tree, use Coup de Grace and Triumph. For rune shards, take Adaptive Force in offense, Adaptive Force in flex, and Health in defense, depending on the matchup. For your items, start with Bloodsong, followed by Sorcerer's Shoes and Stormsurge. Complete the build with Shadowflame, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Void Staff. Max your abilities in the order Q - W - E.

Optional

If you're looking for an alternative build, take Flash and Ignite as your Summoner Spells. Choose Electrocute as your keystone, Sudden Impact, Deep Ward, and Relentless Hunter in the primary tree. For the secondary tree, use Coup de Grace and Triumph. The rune shards for this build are Adaptive Force in offense, Adaptive Force in flex, and Health in defense. Begin with Zaz'Zak's Realmspike as your first item, then build Sorcerer's Shoes and Stormsurge. Finish with Shadowflame, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Void Staff. Max your abilities in the order Q - W - E.

Alternative

If you're looking for alternatives, take Flash and Ignite as your Summoner Spells. For runes, use Dark Harvest as your keystone, Cheap Shot, Grisly Mementos, and Relentless Hunter in the primary tree. In the secondary tree, choose Coup de Grace and Triumph. For rune shards, take Adaptive Force, Adaptive Force, and Health. Start with Bloodsong as your first item, followed by Sorcerer's Shoes and Stormsurge. Complete the build with Shadowflame, Void Staff, and Zhonya's Hourglass. Max your abilities in the order Q - W - E.

Off-Meta

If you want to try an off-meta Elise Support build, take Flash and Ignite as your Summoner Spells. Choose Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Deep Ward, and Relentless Hunter in the primary tree, with Coup de Grace and Triumph in the secondary tree. Use Adaptive Force, Adaptive Force, and Health as your rune shards. Begin with Celestial Opposition as your first item, then build Symbiotic Soles and Stormsurge. Complete your build with Shadowflame, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Void Staff. Max your abilities in the order Q - W - E.

Situational Elise Runes and Items

Depending on the context of your game, your matchup, and enemy champions, you might want to consider building situational items or using specific runes. Carefully evaluate your team, the enemy team, and the game state before finalizing your Elise build. For rune shards, you may want to pick either Armor or Magic Resist based on the champion you're facing in lane.