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

Elise vs Xayah

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

based on 408 Elise vs Xayah matchups
Win Rate
51.5 %
K/D/A
2.3
Pick Rate
1.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of ranked League of Legends matches every week. In our dataset, Elise battled Xayah in 408 games. Using so many matchups for Elise versus Xayah gives us a lot of faith in our capacity to produce actionable data and a supported build to defeat your opponent. This champion matchup is relatively rare. Elise encounters Xayah in only 1.5% of her rounds.

Elise vs Xayah Matchup Summary

Elise does a decent job of countering Xayah. On average, she wins a acceptable 51.5% of matches the champions oppose one another in. In Elise versus Xayah matches, Elise’s team is 0.1% more likely to earn first blood, implying that she most likely will get first blood against Xayah.

Best Elise vs Xayah 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

DominationElectrocuteCheap ShotEyeball CollectionRelentless Hunter
SorceryNimbus CloakWaterwalking
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 Xayah as Elise

Tips for Playing as Elise against Xayah

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.

Advice to Win Against Xayah

Xayah's Bladecaller will only root targets hit by 3 or more returning Feathers.

Long fights in the same area with Xayah will allow her to drop a lot of Feathers. Try to stay on the move!

Make sure you are ready when you go for the kill. Untargetability from Featherstorm can quickly turn an ambush in Xayah's favor.

Elise vs Xayah Counter Stats

Elise Image
Win Rate
51.5 %
VS
Win Rate
48.5 %
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7.4
< Kills >
6.7
6.6
< Deaths >
6.4
7.8
< Assists >
6.9
1.74
< Killing Sprees >
1.57
34
< Minions Killed >
185
1.37
< Dragons Killed >
0.32
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.56
1,351
< Physical Damage >
20,221
16,978
< Magic Damage >
440
1,418
< True Damage >
390
19,748
< Damage Dealt >
21,051
29,818
< Damage Taken >
21,285
11,665
< Gold Earned >
12,312
1.58
< Towers >
2.48
0.36
< Baron Takedowns >
0.1
13,171
< Total Healing >
4,874
13,221
< Experience >
13,047
24
< Vision Score >
18
7
< Wards Placed >
9
174
< Time Dealing CC >
58

How to Counter Xayah with Elise in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here feature several vital Elise against Xayah matchup statistics that may help you understand the differences and similarities between this pair of champs. As an example, Elise’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Xayah’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Elise may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Xayah..

Elise usually has a similar longest killing spree as her foe does. Commonly, she receives more damage than Xayah. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also illustrate that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Elise and Xayah

Damage Types Compared

Elise
Xayah
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Elise
Xayah

Who is Better, Elise or Xayah?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Elise usually wins when taking on Xayah, with a 51.5% win rate. Therefore, Elise makes a good counter to Xayah.

While Elise does have a higher win rate compared to Xayah, when they face off with one another, Elise also has a much greater difficulty level that makes her a more challenging champion to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Elise into Xayahas her relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Elise also has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Xayah. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Elise vs Xayah matchups, Elise is the better champ with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Elise is a decent counter to Xayah. Focus your strategy on keeping up your CS and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Elise against Xayah.

Additional Information for Elise Players

How We Calculated Our Elise vs Xayah Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Xayah as Elise, we analyzed 408 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 Xayah 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Elise to counter Xayah during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and stats displayed here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Elise most often accumulates a lot less CS compared to Xayah. Champions who on average don't get much CS usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The best items to use in your Elise versus Xayah build consist of Zhonya's Hourglass, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Elise combined at least these three pieces in her build, she did a lot better vs Xayah than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Elise boasted an average win rate of 51.5% when playing against Xayah with this counter build.

To have the greatest probability of coming out on top against Xayah as Elise, Elise players should equip the Electrocute, Cheap Shot, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Nimbus Cloak, and Waterwalking runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune sets we have analyed for Elise vs Xayah matchups, this combination of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 51.5% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Xayah as Elise are shown for all skill levels combined. If you want to narrow the statistics and builds to a distinct division, you should use the selection menu located earlier on the page.