MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Elise vs Zilean
How often does Elise beat Zilean in Support?
Elise into Zilean in Support: 48% observed win rate across 224 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 618 gold.
Elise at 15:00
- Gold: +618
- CS: -2
- XP: -403
Typical gap to Zilean, from 223 games that reached 15:00.
Does Elise counter Zilean?
No counter here: Elise sits at 48% over 224 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 Zilean: the Elise game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Elise at 50% across 171 games. Flip the lead and Elise falls to 40% across 53.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 50% | 171 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 40% | 53 |
| First blood | 52% | 130 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 49% | 141 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 44% | 87 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 60% | 42 |
Someone usually dies here around 5:02 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 9:21. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Elise's Support build, with receipts
Into Zilean specifically, Elise finishes Stormsurge first most often: 43.5% over 62 games of this matchup.
The most-finished Elise core is Stormsurge, Shadowflame, Zhonya's Hourglass: 52.6% across 494 games when all three got done. All matchups, patches 26.1-26.12.
Most games start Health Potion + Health Potion; the first finished item is usually Stormsurge (5,370 games).
Skill plan: Elise players max Q first and take E at level 1.