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Smolder build & stats

MarksmanMage D 150 games · patch 16.18
Win rate
39.3%
Pick rate
8.3%
Ban rate
0.0%
Division
All divisions

Recommended build

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

Solid sample

Finish these three

Trinity Force
Trinity Force
3,333 gold
Rapid Firecannon
Rapid Firecannon
2,650 gold
Spear of Shojin
Spear of Shojin
3,100 gold
9,083 gold
33.3% WR 9 games

Boots

Gluttonous Greaves
Gluttonous Greaves
1,000 gold
63.6% 11 games

Runes

Precision Precision + Sorcery Sorcery
53.3% WR
15 games · 10% 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
Sorcery Sorcery
Axiom Arcanist Manaflow Band Nimbus Cloak
Transcendence Absolute Focus Celerity
Waterwalking Gathering Storm Scorch
Shards
Adaptive Force Attack Speed Ability Haste
Adaptive Force Move Speed Health Scaling
Health Tenacity and Slow Resist Health Scaling

Summoner spells

Flash Heal
43.5% 23 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. Sample sizes are shown next to every choice.

Tips for Smolder

Generated from this patch's numbers

  • Smolder wins 39.3% of games as any role on patch 16.18 (150 games).
  • Most common core: Trinity Force → Rapid Firecannon → Spear of Shojin — 33% win rate over 9 games.
  • Take Dark Harvest as keystone: picked in 56% of games with a 39% win rate.

Items

Most common sets of three completed items

Core build

Trinity Force
Trinity Force
Rapid Firecannon
Rapid Firecannon
Spear of Shojin
Spear of Shojin
33.3% WR
9 games · 6% pick
Infinity Edge
Infinity Edge
Rapid Firecannon
Rapid Firecannon
Essence Reaver
Essence Reaver
14.3% WR
7 games · 5% pick
Rapid Firecannon
Rapid Firecannon
Spear of Shojin
Spear of Shojin
Essence Reaver
Essence Reaver
42.9% WR
7 games · 5% pick

Boots

Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
40.6% WR
106 games · 71% pick
Gluttonous Greaves
Gluttonous Greaves
63.6% WR
11 games · 7% pick
Berserker's Greaves
Berserker's Greaves
50.0% WR
8 games · 5% pick

Legendary items by win rate

ItemWin ratePick
64.3% 9% (14)
57.1% 5% (7)
55.6% 18% (27)
50.0% 11% (16)
50.0% 4% (6)
48.8% 55% (82)
44.4% 24% (36)
39.8% 55% (83)
37.7% 35% (53)
34.4% 43% (64)
33.3% 2% (3)
20.0% 10% (15)

Runes

Most played full pages and keystone win rates

Domination Domination + Precision Precision
38.3% WR
60 games · 40% pick
Dark Harvest
Dark Harvest

Damaging a low health champion inflicts adaptive damage and harvests a soul from the victim.

Domination Domination
Electrocute Dark Harvest Hail of Blades
Cheap Shot Taste of Blood Sudden Impact
Sixth Sense Grisly Mementos Deep Ward
Relentless Hunter Ultimate Hunter Treasure Hunter
Precision Precision
Presence of Mind Absorb Life Triumph
Legend: Bloodline Legend: Alacrity Legend: Haste
Coup de Grace Cut Down Last Stand
Shards
Adaptive Force Attack Speed Ability Haste
Adaptive Force Move Speed Health Scaling
Health Tenacity and Slow Resist Health Scaling
Precision Precision + Domination Domination
45.0% WR
20 games · 13% pick
Press the Attack Presence of Mind Legend: Bloodline Cut Down Cheap Shot Ultimate Hunter
Precision Precision + Sorcery Sorcery
53.3% WR
15 games · 10% pick
Press the Attack Presence of Mind Legend: Alacrity Cut Down Gathering Storm Manaflow Band

Keystones

  • Dark Harvest Dark Harvest Damaging a low health champion inflicts adaptive damage and harvests a soul from the victim. 39.3%56% 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. 47.5%27% pick
  • Deathfire Touch Deathfire Touch Damaging a champion with an ability burns them over time. 38.9%12% pick
  • Lethal Tempo Lethal Tempo Attacking an enemy champion grants you Attack Speed, up to 6 stacks. At max stacks, deal bonus adaptive damage On-Attack. 0.0%3% pick

Summoner spells

  • Flash Ghost Flash + Ghost 40.2%58% pick
  • Flash Heal Flash + Heal 43.5%15% pick
  • Flash Barrier Flash + Barrier 41.7%8% 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.