Elise Jungle Build Guide: Optimal Runes, Items & Matchups 15.4

Elise Jungle Build Guide: Optimal Runes, Items & Matchups 15.4

By Marcus Chen

February 24, 2025 at 10:34 AM

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.

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