Talk:Elise/@comment-11370625-20130718071951/@comment-7967732-20130721084031

Doran doesn't help to RECOVER from enemy poke, and 2x doran now is 120 health, not 160. It only gives mana sustain which charm + pots also give. No ward start equals to a "gank me" sign if the enemy jungler knows what he is doing. Buying defensive stats is not getting bigger advantage, cuz most people want to survive, to farm in an Elise lane, not to actually kill Elise. Defensive items won't help you to push people out of lane, or at least limit their farm.

Haunting guise is early game item that is effective till late game, You don't need to upgrade it till you finish other core items.

Elise is great at killing things even with less AP than most AP champs. And Elise should be played as assassin late game cuz no matter how you build her she will never be a true tank. The thing is more AP just doesn't raise the effectiveness of killing people much (still instagib squishy with a more tanky build) while it will raise the risk of dying without killing any higher.