
Elise Jungle Build Guide: Optimal Runes, Items & Matchups 15.4
Elise Jungle Build Guide
Currently boasting a 52.4% win rate across 5,470 matches, this comprehensive guide details the most effective builds for Elise in the jungle role.
Most Popular Build (52.4% WR)
- Summoner Spells: Flash, Smite
- Runes: Dark Harvest, Cheap Shot, Grisly Mementos, Relentless Hunter, Coup de Grace, Triumph
- Rune Shards: Attack Speed, Adaptive Force, Health Scaling
- Core Items: Stormsurge → Sorcerer's Shoes → Shadowflame
- Full Build: Add Zhonya's Hourglass → Void Staff → Rabadon's Deathcap
- Skill Order: Q - W - E
Alternative Build (58.0% WR)
- Core Items: Lich Bane → Sorcerer's Shoes → Shadowflame
- Same runes and skill order as above
- Complete with: Zhonya's Hourglass, Void Staff, Rabadon's Deathcap
Pro Tips:
- Use E to cross Baron/Dragon pits for objective steals
- Get close before using E for guaranteed stuns
- Start camps in human form, use Q and W, then switch to Spider form
Best Matchups:
- Nidalee (60.6% WR)
- Skarner (57.8% WR)
- Teemo (57.3% WR)
- Gragas (56.3% WR)
- Master Yi (55.6% WR)
Worst Matchups:
- Yorick (41.9% WR)
- Nocturne (43.7% WR)
- Talon (44.3% WR)
- Ivern (44.8% WR)
- Taliyah (44.9% WR)
Best Duo Synergies:
- Aphelios (55.9% WR)
- Ashe (55.3% WR)
- Twitch (52.7% WR)
- Sivir (52.2% WR)
- Jinx (52.0% WR)

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For situational builds, consider enemy team composition and adjust rune shards (Armor/Magic Resist) accordingly. Choose items based on game state and matchup requirements.