Tank Elise Build
Tank Elise build with runes and items. Tank Elise guide offers in-depth how-to play, skill order and tips. Play Tank Elise build in League of Legends Patch 14.19!
Updated: 2024-05-19 ()
TLDR
Starting items
Quick Skill Order
W
E
Q
Final items
Quick Runes
Summoner spells
Tank Elise Runes
Resolve
Precision
Passive
How to play
Tank Build specific
- You start with Guardian's Horn. Your #1 rush should be item that counters enemy team most (MR or Armor item). Get Jak'Sho as #2 item. Then adapt.
- You will be more tanky later on, so play more carefully in the early game.
- Triumph is better overall (heal + gold), but if you want to have easier time with your mana, go Presence of the Mind.
- Guardian's Horn is a surprisingly good item for its price. You can keep it for very long time (or even have it as 6th item).
- You need to adapt your items to the game. Enemy team heavy on AP? Buy MR. They heavy on AD? Buy Armor. You need some damage? Well buy that.
- Be careful to not waste Aftershock. Try timing it and keeping it for going in.
Tips and Tricks
Build specific
- Playing as Elise Tank, you have nice execute ability with Q (Spider form), even though you don't build that much AP.
General
- As Elise, you have your 'Ultimate' (Spider Form) since lvl 1. You can lose track of enemy levels and get surprised by their level 6 spike and their ulti. Watch out!
- You can use your Volatile Spiderling (W) for bush control.
- Elise Combo #1: cast Volatile Spiderling (W) in ANY direction. When you Venomous Bite (Q in Spider Form), spider will fly to your target and explode.
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.
Skill Order
- Neurotoxin / Venomous BiteQ
- Volatile Spiderling / Skittering FrenzyW
- Cocoon / RappelE
- Spider FormR
Items
Starting items
Boots
Good tank items
Good MR items
Good Armor items
Situational items
Situational DMG items
For the last fight
Example final build