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the Fiery Fledgling

Smolder ADC build & stats

MarksmanMage C 881 games · patch 16.18
Win rate
49.9%
Pick rate
3.3%
Ban rate
1.3%
Solo/Duo Flex ARAM
16.18 16.17 16.16
Division
Master
All divisions Challenger no data Grandmaster no data Master Diamond no data Emerald no data Platinum no data Gold no data Silver no data Bronze no data Iron no data
Build, runes, spells and skill order are from Master games only.

Recommended build

Chosen by win rate among builds with enough games, from ranked matches of high-elo players on patch 16.18

Built from single items

Best three items so far

Infinity Edge
Infinity Edge
3,500 gold
Spear of Shojin
Spear of Shojin
3,100 gold
Endless Hunger
Endless Hunger
3,100 gold
9,700 gold
83.3% WR each item separately

Runes

Precision Precision + Inspiration Inspiration
62.5% WR
8 games · 1% pick
Press the Attack
Press the Attack

Hitting an enemy champion 3 consecutive times deals bonus damage and amplifies your damage until you leave combat with champions.

Precision Precision
Press the Attack Lethal Tempo Conqueror Fleet Footwork
Presence of Mind Absorb Life Triumph
Legend: Bloodline Legend: Alacrity Legend: Haste
Coup de Grace Cut Down Last Stand
Inspiration Inspiration
Magical Footwear Hextech Flashtraption Cash Back
Triple Tonic Biscuit Delivery Time Warp Tonic
Jack Of All Trades Cosmic Insight Approach Velocity
Shards
Adaptive Force Attack Speed Ability Haste
Adaptive Force Move Speed Health Scaling
Health Tenacity and Slow Resist Health Scaling

Summoner spells

Flash Barrier
48.8% 41 games

Each line is the variant with the best win rate among those played enough times, not simply the most popular one. Win rates are smoothed so a lucky three-game build can't top the list. Not enough players have finished the same three items yet, so the core above is the three strongest items measured one by one. Sample sizes are shown next to every choice.

Tips for Smolder

Generated from this patch's numbers

  • Smolder wins 49.9% of games as ADC on patch 16.18 (881 games).
  • Most common core: Black Cleaver → Spear of Shojin → Essence Reaver — 52% win rate over 97 games.
  • Take Deathfire Touch as keystone: picked in 90% of games with a 50% win rate.
  • Best matchup: Viktor (88% over 8 games). Hardest: Veigar (33% over 9 games) — consider a ban or a different pick when you see it.
  • Smolder scales: 56% win rate after 35 minutes versus 47% before 25. Farm safely early and never surrender.

Items

Most common sets of three completed items

Core build

Endless Hunger
Endless Hunger
Black Cleaver
Black Cleaver
Spear of Shojin
Spear of Shojin
100.0% WR
4 games · 0% pick
Black Cleaver
Black Cleaver
Spear of Shojin
Spear of Shojin
Essence Reaver
Essence Reaver
33.3% WR
3 games · 0% pick
Black Cleaver
Black Cleaver
Rapid Firecannon
Rapid Firecannon
Spear of Shojin
Spear of Shojin
66.7% WR
3 games · 0% pick

Legendary items by win rate

ItemWin ratePick
Mortal Reminder Mortal Reminder
 100.0% 0% (3)
Infinity Edge Infinity Edge
 87.5% 1% (8)
Endless Hunger Endless Hunger
 83.3% 1% (6)
Spear of Shojin Spear of Shojin
 67.7% 4% (31)
Lord Dominik's Regards Lord Dominik's Regards
 66.7% 1% (6)
Rapid Firecannon Rapid Firecannon
 61.9% 2% (21)
Essence Reaver Essence Reaver
 52.8% 6% (53)
Black Cleaver Black Cleaver
 50.0% 3% (24)
Hubris Hubris
 50.0% 1% (8)

Runes

Most played full pages and keystone win rates

Sorcery Sorcery + Inspiration Inspiration
40.0% WR
10 games · 1% pick
Deathfire Touch
Deathfire Touch

Damaging a champion with an ability burns them over time.

Sorcery Sorcery
Summon Aery Arcane Comet Stormraider's Surge Deathfire Touch
Axiom Arcanist Manaflow Band Nimbus Cloak
Transcendence Absolute Focus Celerity
Waterwalking Gathering Storm Scorch
Inspiration Inspiration
Magical Footwear Hextech Flashtraption Cash Back
Triple Tonic Biscuit Delivery Time Warp Tonic
Jack Of All Trades Cosmic Insight Approach Velocity
Shards
Adaptive Force Attack Speed Ability Haste
Adaptive Force Move Speed Health Scaling
Health Tenacity and Slow Resist Health Scaling
Precision Precision + Inspiration Inspiration
62.5% WR
8 games · 1% pick
Press the Attack Triumph Legend: Bloodline Cut Down Cash Back Cosmic Insight
Sorcery Sorcery + Inspiration Inspiration
50.0% WR
6 games · 1% pick
Deathfire Touch Nimbus Cloak Celerity Gathering Storm Magical Footwear Jack Of All Trades

Keystones

  • Deathfire Touch Deathfire Touch Damaging a champion with an ability burns them over time. 44.7%4% pick
  • Press the Attack Press the Attack Hitting an enemy champion 3 consecutive times deals bonus damage and amplifies your damage until you leave combat with champions. 62.5%1% pick
  • Fleet Footwork Fleet Footwork Attacking and moving builds Energy stacks. At 100 stacks, your next attack heals you and grants increased MS. 87.5%1% pick

Summoner spells

  • Flash Barrier Flash + Barrier 48.8%5% pick
  • Flash Teleport Flash + Teleport 50.0%1% pick
  • Exhaust Flash Exhaust + Flash 80.0%1% pick

Abilities & skill order

  • PDragon Practice

    Hitting champions with Abilities and killing enemies with Super Scorcher Breath grants a stack of Dragon Practice. Stacks increase the damage of Smolders basic Abilities.

  • QSuper Scorcher Breath

    Smolder breathes fire on an enemy. As he gains more stacks, this ability becomes more powerful.

  • WAchooo!

    Smolder lets out an adorable flaming sneeze that explodes when hitting enemy champions.

  • EFlap, Flap, Flap

    Smolder takes flight ignoring terrain and bombarding the lowest health enemy.

  • RMMOOOMMMM!

    Smolder calls his mom to breath fire from above, dealing extra damage and slowing enemies in the center of her fire.