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Elise
Patch 16.2.1
JungleDifficulty
Hard
Strength
Early
Mid
Late
Win Condition
End the game early. You win by successfully ganking at level 3, stealing the enemy's jungle camps, and using (Spider) to dive towers and put the enemy laners so far behind they FF at 20.
Playstyle
Elise is an early-game predator who wins by snowballing lanes and executing perfect tower dives. You aren't a farm-heavy jungler; you are a tempo-driven assassin who needs to make the enemy jungler's life miserable before the 20-minute mark.
Strengths & Weaknesses
Strengths
- +Elite tower diving capability with (Spider) to drop turret aggro
- +Extreme early-game burst damage with (Human) and (Spider) percent-health scaling
- +High utility for a jungler with a long-duration stun on (Human)
- +Healthy and fast clears thanks to spiderlings from tanking monster hits
Weaknesses
- -Poor late-game scaling where you become a 'Cocoon bot' for your team
- -Extremely reliant on landing the skillshot (Human) to secure kills
- -Squishy and vulnerable to crowd control if (Spider) is on cooldown
- -Falling behind early makes you almost entirely useless due to lack of tankiness
Abilities
Generates spiderlings when hitting enemies with spells in Human Form. In Spider Form, your autos deal bonus magic damage and heal you. Let your spiderlings tank the jungle buffs to stay at 100% HP for ganks.
Human form deals damage based on CURRENT HP (use first). Spider form lunges and deals damage based on MISSING HP (use last). This is your primary execute tool.
Human form sends a spider that chases enemies and explodes. Spider form gives you and your spiderlings massive Attack Speed. Use (Spider) immediately after (Spider) to shred targets.
Human form is a long-range stun. Spider form (Rappel) makes you untargetable and lets you drop onto an enemy. Rappel increases the bonus damage and healing from for a few seconds after landing.
Swaps forms. Spider form gives bonus Movement Speed. Always swap to Spider form when moving between camps or roaming to lanes to get there faster.
Teamfight Role
Assassin / Pick Specialist
Look for a flank or a bush to catch a carry with (Human). Once a target is stunned, burst them and use (Spider) to stall for your team or escape. Do not engage head-on into 5 people.
If your ADC is the only win condition, stay back and use (Human) purely to peel the enemy frontline off of them.
Combos
Standard Gank Burst
(Human) -> (Human) -> (Human) -> -> (Spider) -> (Spider)
The bread and butter. Stun them, send the volatile spider, tap them with current HP damage, then transform and bite for the execute. Use the AS buff to finish them off.
The Long Range Homing Missile
(Human) -> -> (Spider)
If you cast (Human) and then immediately transform and (Spider) a target, the human spiderling will leap directly to that target, making it much harder to dodge.
Tower Dive Execution
(Human) -> Full Combo -> (Spider) on a minion or plant
Take tower aggro first, dump your full rotation, then use (Spider) to hang in the air. This resets tower aggro onto your teammates or minions, allowing for safe escapes.
Gap Close Stun
(Spider) onto an enemy minion -> -> (Human)
Use this when the enemy is too far away. Rappel to a minion near them, transform instantly, and hit the point-blank Cocoon.
Power Spikes
| Spike | Why |
|---|---|
| Level 3 | You have access to your full kit and the highest kill pressure of almost any jungler in the game. |
| Level 6 | While you don't get a traditional ultimate, the rank up in increases spiderling count and damage significantly. |
| Level 9 | With fully maxed, your execute damage in Spider Form becomes oppressive against mid-health targets. |
| Level 11 | Second rank in and completed core items usually mark the peak of your pick-potential before late-game falloff. |
Tips & Tricks
- • (Spider) provides vision of everything in its radius, including enemies in bushes or over walls.
- •Your spiderlings from will jump with you when you use (Spider), ensuring they are in range to attack.
- •You can use (Spider) on plants like Blast Cones or Scryer's Blooms to escape over walls.
- •While in the air with (Spider), you can wait for your Human Form cooldowns to return before landing.
- •Always use (Spider) as an auto-attack reset to maximize your DPS while clearing camps.
- •If you're being chased, cast (Human) behind you; the hitbox is slightly larger than the visual suggests.
Common Mistakes
- ✕Using (Spider) before (Human)→You lose massive damage because (Spider) scales off missing health, while Human Form scales off current health.
- ✕Panic-using (Spider) at the start of a fight→You lose your only defensive tool and will be easily killed once you land.
- ✕Neglecting Spiderlings during clears→Taking too much damage from monsters, leaving you too low to safely gank or dive.
- ✕Tunnelling on farm→Elise gets out-scaled by almost every meta jungler; if you aren't active, you are losing.
- ✕Missing (Human) and diving anyway→The enemy will likely outplay you under tower or kite you out, leading to a shutdown gold donation.
AI-generated guide • Patch 16.2.1 • Cached