Talk:Elise/@comment-24090792-20140307050147/@comment-7967732-20140312165303

She is naturally squishy, it's true, but with more gold coming to jungler in S4, Elise now can buy all big tank items (Banshee/SV, Randuin) with the only offensive item for pretty much all game being sorc shoes. Her damage is not "OMFG, TONS OF  DAMAGE", but still very decent for a pure tank build (sure make pure tank Eve or Pantheon cry of envy). Due to her fast clear time/ good objectives control/ good gank/ tender to take kills in gank, she is one of the "richest" jungler, therefore also being the fastest at getting her core tank items (which in turn, erase her squishy nature).

She is in fact OP. I do think the nerfs are a bit harsh (they should just leave her stun as it is), but it's rather inevitable. Top lane Elise is mediocre right now, and will suck even more with this base damage nerf. Jungler Elise will continue be a good pick, though might not be as strong as Wukong or Pantheon. Elise right now can afford to power farm in jungle until she is comfortable to gank (Meteos style) and can afford to fail some ganks; but after nerfs, she is in high pressure of making her early game impact immediately.