User blog comment:GimmeStarfoxWii/Malz or Syndra? Which Purple Burster is for me?/@comment-8802138-20130727182900/@comment-4717259-20130728172931

Elise is actually considered an early game champion because of her insane bullying. And Elise isn't good late game at all, compared to other alternatives for top/jungle. She's almost fully single target, has a single CC (although it can initiate fights, it doesn't do that much WHILE in a teamfight) and has no defensive steroid. If you really think Elise is a late game champion you're desperately wrong. Her base damages are insane while her scaling is mediocre too.