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How to Win Elise vs Zeri Counter MatchupElise is in the a tier of champions

Elise vs Zeri

How to Beat Zeri as Elise in LoLElise is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Zeri as Elise

based on 273 Elise vs Zeri matchups
Win Rate
45.8 %
K/D/A
2.21
Pick Rate
1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter statistics from the millions of ranked LoL rounds that we get from Riot Games each week. Our guide on how to beat Zeri as Elise came out of an examination of 273 ranked rounds where both champions faced each other. This particular counter matchup is fairly rare. Elise encounters Zeri in only 1.0% of her rounds.

Elise vs Zeri Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Elise does a awful job of countering Zeri. Normally, she wins a lowly 45.8% of the time the champions battle each other in. In Elise vs Zeri games, Elise’s team is 0.1% more likely to earn first blood, indicating that she probably will be able to get first blood against Zeri.

Best Elise vs Zeri Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeHextech Alternator

Core Elise Items

~22 Mins
Zhonya's HourglassShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Lich Bane

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Elise to level upq
>
Second ability for Elise to level upw
>
Last skill for Elise to max oute

Runes

DominationDark HarvestCheap ShotEyeball CollectionRelentless Hunter
PrecisionTriumphCoup de Grace
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Elise's passive ability p
Elise's q ability q
Elise's w ability w
Elise's e ability e
Elise's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Zeri as Elise

Tips for Playing as Elise against Zeri

Spider Form is most effective at finishing off enemies with low health; Human Form's Neurotoxin does more damage to healthy foes.

Elise's Spider Form and Spider Form abilities do not cost mana and can be prioritized when you are trying to conserve mana.

When in Spider Form, Spiderlings will attack the target that Elise uses Venomous Bite on.

Elise vs Zeri Counter Stats

Elise Image
Win Rate
45.8 %
VS
Win Rate
54.2 %
Zeri Image
6.4
< Kills >
7
6.2
< Deaths >
5.5
7.3
< Assists >
6.8
1.48
< Killing Sprees >
1.6
29
< Minions Killed >
190
1.35
< Dragons Killed >
0.18
0.34
< Inhibitors >
0.49
1,163
< Physical Damage >
13,207
14,693
< Magic Damage >
6,384
1,257
< True Damage >
508
17,114
< Damage Dealt >
20,100
27,804
< Damage Taken >
21,329
10,952
< Gold Earned >
12,503
1.45
< Towers >
2.32
0.33
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
12,716
< Total Healing >
3,774
12,367
< Experience >
12,514
24
< Vision Score >
17
7
< Wards Placed >
8
182
< Time Dealing CC >
116

How to Counter Zeri with Elise in LoL

The stats shown here highlight some vital Elise against Zeri matchup statistics that may help us realize the differences and similarities between the two. Elise’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Zeri’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Elise may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Zeri..

Elise normally has a similar longest killing spree as her enemy does. Commonly, she receives more damage than Zeri. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also hint that the champ with more health has less agility and thus is unable to flee from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Elise and Zeri

Damage Types Compared

Elise
Zeri
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Elise
Zeri

Who is Better, Elise or Zeri?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Elise usually loses when trying to fight Zeri, with a 45.8% win rate. Therefore, Elise makes a poor counter to Zeri.

While Elise does have a much lower win rate compared to Zeri, when they face off with one another, Elise also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes her a more challenging champion to pick up and master. You may get destroyed when picking Elise into Zerias her relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Elise has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Zeri. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Elise vs Zeri matchups, Zeri is the better champ with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Elise is a terribly counter to Zeri. Make sure you focus your actions on keeping up your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Elise against Zeri.

Other Champion Matchups Against Elise

Elise Loses Against

XerathXerath42.2% winrateNilahNilah43.3% winrateLeonaLeona43.8% winrateSettSett44% winrate

Elise Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee61.1% winrateYuumiYuumi58.1% winrateKarthusKarthus54.6% winrateOlafOlaf54.4% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Elise Players

How We Calculated Our Elise vs Zeri Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Zeri as Elise, we analyzed 273 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Zeri as Elise comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

Other Useful Resources

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Elise in order to counter Zeri during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips presented here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Elise on average racks up a lot less CS compared to Zeri. Champs who typically don't take many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The most important items to have in your Elise versus Zeri build include Zhonya's Hourglass, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Elise combined at least these three items in her build, she did much better against Zeri than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Elise boasted an average winrate of 45.8% battling Zeri with these items in her kit.

To have the greatest chance of beating Zeri as Elise, Elise players should equip the Dark Harvest, Cheap Shot, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Coup de Grace, and Triumph runes from the Domination and Precision rune sets. Of all the runes players chose for Elise vs Zeri clashes, this combination of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 45.8% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Zeri as Elise are displayed for all skill levels, merged. If you want to filter the stats and builds to an individual skill level, you may use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.