Talk:Elise/@comment-5224716-20150124205925/@comment-15667791-20150126200504

There's a large number of characters that "can" assassin. However, Elise is just about at the bottom of that list, and for obvious reasons. Unlike any real assassin, she has to work hard for her damage. She only has a small-duration, non-damaging, skillshot stun, percent damage (rarely a true assassin trait... most assassins knock off squishies instead of chunking off tanks), damage dependent on slow spiderlings, and a gap-closer that, while large range, has a fair chunk of delay in it. Try comparing that to characters like Kha'Zix, Rengar, Akali, and the like. Her kit is about as non-assassin as it gets, as she has more worries than simply "I better not get in many 3v1's". Heck, in 3v1's, many assassins can still finish their kill. Good luck on that with Elise.