User blog comment:Freedfg/support elise/@comment-4434378-20130322191739

Elise is pretty rediculous right now, and I would say she works as a support, not quite as well as Zyra but still quite good. Of course she will be abused by people who can't land stun, or build full AP items (Deathcap at 35 min? NP) but she can work because her Q has large base damage and she has a stun that can help set up kills. Good as a "pick off" support, but overall pretty bad at protecting carry.

Viable for normals? Certainly. Viable for ranked? If you fall behind, you lose.