MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Elise vs Skarner
How often does Elise beat Skarner in Jungle?
Elise into Skarner in Jungle: 53% observed win rate across 178 ranked games.
Global ranked sample: games from every region and every rank pooled together, not one server's stats. Data runs through patch 26.12; curves updated 2026-08-07.
By 15 minutes the median game has Elise ahead by 517 gold.
Elise at 15:00
- Gold: +517
- CS: -1
- XP: +81
Typical gap to Skarner, from 175 games that reached 15:00.
Does Elise counter Skarner?
No counter here: Elise sits at 53% over 178 games. The swing lives in the spots below, so play the side you know better and chase the row that moves the number the most in this lane, then hold that lead through the first back.
Beating Skarner: the Elise game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Elise at 60% across 117 games. Flip the lead and Elise falls to 39% across 61.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 60% | 117 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 39% | 61 |
| First blood | 59% | 135 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 59% | 103 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 57% | 79 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 58% | 60 |
Someone usually dies here around 6:13 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
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 26.1-26.12.
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.