I'm not exactly a high ELO player here, but I do see a lot of the same complaint: "WHERE'S ALL THE DEFENSE RAWR DON'T BUILD AP IT'S PERCENT DAMAGE RAWRAWR"

Let's take a moment to appreciate the percent SCALING here. The more AP, the more PERCENT HEALTH damage you do. So STAHP bitchin about that.

Also, look at all the stuff past 9 in the defense tree. He doesn't put points there because of the build path he chose. It's not tanky, so why put points in things like Legendary Armor and Juggernaut (OK, Juggernaut maybe) when there are options like Havoc, Spellsword, and Executioner past 9 in the offense tree?

This guide was written as a MID LANE GUIDE. Look at it like one and stop thinking about it like it's for top lane.

Elise may not be Mundo, but she can still go where she pleases. Anyone remember the time when Elise Support was a thing? Be open minded like back then.

Even if the guide isn't really for you, let the Zak man here have his fun. I'm sure he put it up here just to be a good guy and share his secret to success with the rest of the world. Kudos to you for doing something new, man!

I like this build it helped me alot with my Elise top days.. :P
But can someone please start a Elise Jungle guide? :)

Elise Mid - With my own masteries/runes and Itembuild.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ras1puV9qdY

Also, when will there be a jungle guide for Elise? :) Looking forward too it.

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Hmm, I don't totally agree with that. When you're at toplane you will have to face melee champs most likely so you have a great advantage and you can deny farming of the enemy opponent. 

Why not to play her mid: 

The enemy team got katarina, orianna or whatever in midlane who just outclasses u if u build ap.

We're all still thankful for the guide nevertheless, it's a good guide so far I think. I'm no high elo so I can't really offer much valid criticism, though I do dare say that maxing W might be better if you're up against an assassin or long range mage since W can provide some sustain and long range poke. Ah well, guides should be just that, guides and no set rules anyway, gotta be able to adapt to the game aye?

Also, is that the best pokemon as your avatar?

this item bulid makes her really squishy she will die w/ this build and she will die fast--dislike. if you do decide to finish this guide, sometime in the future can u please add full matches video w/ this build. i'm just a little skeptical of its effectiveness. ty

I suppose the  rest of the guide will come along soon?

What I don't understand is that her AP ratios suck, yet tend to take AP over other stats.  I realize that AP improves ALL aspects of her, spider and human form, so it is needed to some degree.  But why 21 offense instead of 9 offense/21 defense.   Past the 9 in offense for Mpen all she gets is AP pretty much.   Whereas 21 defense adds movespeed for chasing in spiderform, CDR, lots of extra health bonus/tenacity past the 9pt mark.

Why get Deathcap?  Abyssal and Rylais make sense...they have AP but also survivability and mpen.  Guise makes sense too.  But theres no armor in this build at all, not even runes.  Wheres the Frozen Heart?  Even a sunfire cape would be something. Both of those seem way better than expensive Hourglass gotten as a last item.  

nice guide, just play it toplane instead of midlane .)

I'm more interested in jungle Elise...

But perhaps that will be added in due time

Good guide of her , i think many people can play her now , and be good at midlane :)

Seems like opening up a hole can of worms making her mid. Yea diana is a good mid but that is because she has such crazy burst power.  Elise is a great top lane and great jungle.