LCS Pro Tips: Elise

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1. Meteos- 57.9% (963 Votes)

LCS Elise Stats:

• Games Played: 5
• Games Won: 3
• Win Rate: 60%
• Average KDA: 6.1

@RiotKatana apply red buff with an auto attack before going for a stun to make it easier to hit

— Will Hartman (@meteoslol) August 27, 2014

While there are champions that can be successful without them, some kind of gap close or cc makes early game pressure and ganks much easier. Missing skill shots on a gank can end up wasting valuable jungle clearing time. Elise's cocoon can be very difficult to hit if the teammate you're ganking for doesn't have some kind of reliable cc, so try to auto attack with red buff to make it a bit easier for yourself.

2. Shook - 15.8% (262 Votes)

LCS Elise Stats:

• Games Played:9
• Games Won: 7
• Win Rate: 77.8%
• Average KDA: 2.9

@lolesports @RiotKatana When ganking just apply redbuff and use your damaging abbilities, hold on to your cocoon until they flash.

— Shook (@ShookLoL) August 27, 2014

Shook reinforces what Meteos told us, because even the pros know that it's easy to miss a cocoon. The red buff slow will also make it easier for your laners to hit any cc they have, like a Thresh hook or a Nami bubble.

Community Tips

This week, we got some bonus tips from a few more pro players and some more great advice from members of the community!

@meteoslol @RiotKatana cocoon flash is a nice way to hit an unexpected stun. channel your cocoon and then cancel the animation with flash

— I Will Dominate (@CrsDominate) August 27, 2014

There was a little debate on Twitter around this one so I tested this myself just to be sure (not that I don't trust you, Dom). Using Flash immediately after casting cocoon cancels the channeling animation and casts the cocoon instantly from the final location of the Flash. This means less time for the enemy to react and a higher chance of hitting them.

@RiotKatana Starting off tower dives is great on Elise. She can tank 2-3 shots and then repel in order to reset tower Aggro.

— TomsGG (@SomePlatDude) August 28, 2014

While diving turrets can be dangerous, especially in the early game, it’s also a great way to snowball your lanes. As SomePlatDude points out, Elise is great at initiating since she can so easily get out of tower aggro range.

@CrsDominate @meteoslol @RiotKatana Using your spider form Q to close in distance when chasing through a creep wave. Small but noticable

— Ram Djemal (@BrokenshardEUW) August 27, 2014

Even though I'm sure none of us have ever missed Elise's stun, Brokenshard offers a great tip for chasing down enemies. If you've got fast enough fingers, you can also use this tip as a way to get in position for a better chance at landing the stun in the first place. Vote for next week's Pro Tip to help decide which pros will weigh in on Jax! Katana is a Rioter in Esports who wishes that carrying from support was easier and that Thresh was never banned. You can follow her on Twitter @RiotKatana

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