Blue Elise build with runes and items. Blue Elise guide offers in-depth how-to play, skill order and tips. Play Blue Elise build in League of Legends Patch 25.15!
The build is flexible: go tanky or damage depending on game needs.
You shine mid-to-late game with high Ability Haste and slows on everything.
How to play
General
It is all about being Blue!
As Elise playing Blue build you will have good kitting (thanks to Iceborn Gauntlet and tons of Ability Haste) and good damage (BoTRK, Titanic, Muramana). Play like bruiser, but remember that you will be squishy early game and more tanky later on.
You have two rush options. Either rush Blade of The Ruined King or Iceborn Gauntlet. BoTRK for more damage, Iceborn Gauntlet for more tankiness.
You can go more tanky or more damage, depending on the enemy team. Adapt!
With Font of Life, you will be healing your allies.
Remember to consume your Grasp of the Undying procs.
Tips and Tricks
General
As Elise, you have your 'Ultimate' Spider Form (R) since lvl 1. You can lose track of enemy levels and get surprised by their level 6 spike and their ultimate. Watch out!
You can block enemy skillshots with your spiders! See a skillshot going your way? Just turn around and enter Spider Form (given you have any spiders)!
Elise Combo: Cocoon (E Human Form) -> Volatile Spiderling (W Human Form) -> auto -> Neurotoxin (Q Human Form) -> Spider Form (R) -> Venomous Bite (Q Spider Form) -> Skittering Frenzy (W Spider Form) -> auto -> then Rappel (E Spider Form) to chase or escape.
Neurotoxin / Venomous Bite (Q)
Neurotoxin (Q Human Form) scales primarily with enemy current Health, meaning you deal most damage when target is Full Hp. That means this damage still can deal good damage even without building any AP, especially against high HP tanks.
Venomous Bite (Q Spider Form) is execute ability. The less HP enemy has, the more damage it does. It has pretty high base damage, meaning even when playing off-meta builds without building any AP, you are still gonna have surprisingly high damage. Especially to low HP targets.
Volatile Spiderling / Skittering Frenzy (W)
You can use your Skittering Frenzy (W Spider Form) for bush control.
Elise W combo: cast Volatile Spiderling (W Human Form) in ANY direction. When you Venomous Bite (Q Spider Form), spider will fly to your target and explode.
Rappel (E Spider Form)
Use Rappel (E Spider Form) to dive safely, absorb turret shots, or escape after committing.
Do not waste it early in the fights, wait for the the good moment.
You can dodge a lot of skillshots with Rappel (E Spider Form). Even global ultimates, if you time it properly. Activate it just as the ability is about to hit you.
Human and Spider Form interactions
Elise is treated as melee in Spider Form and as ranged in Human Form. That means there are interactions with certain runes and items. Examples below.
Grasp of the Undying - If you want to deal more damage, get more Health and heal for more with Grasp of the Undying - when auto from ranged, switch to melee (when animation is mid-flight)!
First Strike - If you play Elise with First Strike rune, if you fire Human Volatile Spiderling / Skittering Frenzy (W) and change to Spider Form, you actually get the melee gold. This way you can farm and earn additional gold per minute by syncing W with First Strike. Credit: Nxal
Hubris - if you score a takedown when in Spider Form, you get more Attack Damage (melee effect), than you would get in Human Form.
Riot
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.