MacroMind matchup data — real ranked games, not opinions
Elise vs Gwen
How often does Elise beat Gwen in Jungle?
Elise into Gwen in Jungle: 47% observed win rate across 281 ranked games. Counted from real matches, and every number here shows its sample size.
By 15 minutes the median game has Elise ahead by 4 gold.
Does Elise counter Gwen?
Too close for a counter call: Elise sits at 47% over 281 games, inside the noise band. On this sample neither pick counters the other — the swing lives in the conditions below, so play the side you know better.
Beating Gwen: the Elise game plan
A 300-gold lead at 10:00 puts Elise at 56% across 162 games. Flip the lead and Elise falls to 36% across 119.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| 300 gold up at 10:00 | 56% | 162 |
| 300 gold down at 10:00 | 36% | 119 |
| First blood | 49% | 209 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 55% | 168 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 61% | 66 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 56% | 97 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 67% | 51 |
Someone usually dies here around 7:30 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 7:35. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Elise's Jungle build, with receipts
Into Gwen specifically, Elise finishes Stormsurge first most often: 45.6% over 90 games of this matchup.
The most-finished Elise core is Stormsurge, Shadowflame, Zhonya's Hourglass: 52.6% across 2,296 games when all three got done. All matchups, patches 16.1-16.12.
Most games start Scorchclaw Pup + Health Potion; the first finished item is usually Stormsurge (9,092 games).
Skill plan: Elise players max Q first and take W at level 1.