Talk:Elise/@comment-4834593-20131024052915/@comment-5695895-20131024190844

Haunting Guise and Seeker's Armguard are the only defensive AP items you need in lane, and you can finish them into their respective items later if you wish.

( Jungle ) Sorc shoes, spirit of the ancient golem, and Sunfire are your best bet if you wanna go tanky but still deal damage

(Mid-lane) Go full damage. Haunting Guise and Sorc shoes, and finish Athene's unholy grail as soon as possible. Rod of Ages is optional for lane sustain and late-game 'fuck you'.

(Top-lane) Your job is to farm, so grab some utility and sustain with seeker's armguard and glacial shroud (against a heavy AD). Sunfire cape is another good option.

In the early game, you should be spamming Q to get your opponent out of lane. You want to win lane early with your jungler so you can proxy and freefarm for your core items. A good enemy jungler will ward often, so buy a pink ward if you're ahead, and place it in a good spot (tri-bush if you're top, enemy red buff if you're mid).

If you want to carry late-game, go for the nuke single kills, by finding lone squishies in the jungle or sidelane and do the 'bread-and-butter' Elise combo: E-Q-W-R-E-Q-W to earn some easy cash and deny farmers.

Later, when you're a bit tankier with Hourglass or Sunfire + Warmog's, stick to your carry and pick them off kills with your cocoon. Try and bait fights with Rappel, and ping and ward often to guide your team into a good position for fighting. Elise is only as good as the amount of wards you're holding. She's useless without vision.