SmolderMid build

Off-meta Mid

Bot89%Mid7%Top4%
Win
46.8%
▼3.2 vs Mid
LP a game
−0.20
±0.99
Games
1,703
a win +20.7 · a loss −18.3
Pick · Ban
0.34 · 1.1%
as Mid · any role

How we measure

Smolder Mid on BR, patch 26.20: Essence Reaver, Black Cleaver, Spear of Shojin; Deathfire Touch + Inspiration; skill order Q > W > E (each the most played of 1,703 games).

Build

Most played of 1,703 games

Start

DbHp

56% · 48.3% won

Spells

FlTe

59% · 47.3% won

Skills

starts Q W E

80% · 46.6% won

Items 17.5% of games with a core

  1. Essence Reaver
  2. Black Cleaver
  3. Spear of Shojin
4th
  • Ie56.8% won24% pick
  • Rf55.0% won21% pick
  • So51.7% won9.7% pick
5th
  • Ga69.2% won21% pick
  • Ie65.9% won18% pick
  • Eh55.2% won12% pick

57.7% won (50.6–64.4) · 196 games

BootsCrimson Lucidity42% · 46.1% won

Skill path 74% of games · 48.1% won

Skill path: the first 11 points measured, levels 12 to 18 from the max order
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QQ14579
WW28101213
EE314151718
RR61116

Core items

First three finished, in the order bought
  1. Essence Reaver › Black Cleaver › Spear of Shojin196 gamesMost played17%57.7%51% to 64%
  2. Essence Reaver › Spear of Shojin › Rapid Firecannon83 gamesFew games7.4%56.6%46% to 67%
  3. Essence Reaver › Black Cleaver › Rapid Firecannon81 gamesFew games7.2%54.3%44% to 65%
  4. Essence Reaver › Spear of Shojin › Black Cleaver61 gamesFew games5.4%50.8%39% to 63%
  5. Essence Reaver › Spear of Shojin › Infinity Edge54 gamesFew games4.8%53.7%41% to 66%
  6. Essence Reaver › Rapid Firecannon › Infinity Edge50 gamesFew games4.5%62.0%48% to 74%
  7. Essence Reaver › Black Cleaver › Infinity Edge44 gamesFew games3.9%56.8%42% to 70%
  8. Essence Reaver › Infinity Edge › Rapid Firecannon38 gamesFew games3.4%55.3%40% to 70%

Skills

Max order
  1. starts Q W E80%46.6%1,338
  2. starts Q E W7.3%46.3%123
  3. starts Q W EFew games5.3%51.1%88
  4. starts Q E WFew games2.3%43.6%39
  5. starts Q W QFew games2.1%52.8%36

Starting items

Doran's Blade + Health Potion56% · 48.3% won · 949 games
  • Cull + Health Potion 21%43.8% won
  • Doran's Helm + Health Potion 14%50.4% won

Boots

Crimson Lucidity42% · 46.1% won · 723 games
  • Chainlaced Crushers 22%48.9% won
  • Immortal Path 16%56.5% won

Summoner spells

Flash + Teleport59% · 47.3% won · 1,009 games
  • Flash + Barrier 26%46.4% won
  • Exhaust + Flash 6.1%41.8% won
Every option as a table51 options
Every build option with its pick, win rate and 95% range
OptionPickWin95% rangeGames
Core items
Essence Reaver › Black Cleaver › Spear of Shojin17%57.7%50.6%–64.4%196
Essence Reaver › Spear of Shojin › Rapid FirecannonFew games7.4%56.6%45.9%–66.8%83
Essence Reaver › Black Cleaver › Rapid FirecannonFew games7.2%54.3%43.5%–64.7%81
Essence Reaver › Spear of Shojin › Black CleaverFew games5.4%50.8%38.6%–62.9%61
Essence Reaver › Spear of Shojin › Infinity EdgeFew games4.8%53.7%40.6%–66.3%54
Essence Reaver › Rapid Firecannon › Infinity EdgeFew games4.5%62.0%48.2%–74.1%50
Essence Reaver › Black Cleaver › Infinity EdgeFew games3.9%56.8%42.2%–70.3%44
Essence Reaver › Infinity Edge › Rapid FirecannonFew games3.4%55.3%39.7%–69.9%38
4th item, of 616 games that reached it
Infinity Edge24%56.8%48.7%–64.5%148
Rapid Firecannon21%55.0%46.4%–63.2%131
Spear of ShojinFew games9.7%51.7%39.3%–63.8%60
Lord Dominik's RegardsFew games9.6%52.5%40.0%–64.7%59
Black CleaverFew games8.1%56.0%42.3%–68.8%50
Endless HungerFew games4.9%66.7%48.8%–80.8%30
5th item, of 248 games that reached it
Guardian AngelFew games21%69.2%55.7%–80.1%52
Infinity EdgeFew games18%65.9%51.1%–78.1%44
Endless HungerFew games12%55.2%37.6%–71.6%29
Rapid FirecannonFew games10%65.4%46.2%–80.6%26
Boots
Crimson Lucidity42%46.1%42.5%–49.7%723
Chainlaced Crushers22%48.9%43.9%–54.0%370
Immortal Path16%56.5%50.5%–62.2%271
Swiftmarch6.9%39.8%31.5%–48.9%118
Armored Advance6.7%38.6%30.2%–47.8%114
Starting items
Doran's Blade + Health Potion56%48.3%45.1%–51.4%949
Cull + Health Potion21%43.8%38.8%–49.0%365
Doran's Helm + Health Potion14%50.4%44.1%–56.7%240
Doran's Ring + 2 × Health PotionFew games2.2%31.6%19.1%–47.5%38
Summoner spells
Flash + Teleport59%47.3%44.2%–50.4%1,009
Flash + Barrier26%46.4%41.8%–51.1%435
Exhaust + Flash6.1%41.8%32.7%–51.4%103
Flash + IgniteFew games5.4%43.5%33.8%–53.7%92
Skill order
Max Q W E · starts Q W E80%46.6%44.0%–49.3%1,338
Max Q W E · starts Q E W7.3%46.3%37.8%–55.1%123
Max Q E W · starts Q W EFew games5.3%51.1%40.9%–61.3%88
Max Q E W · starts Q E WFew games2.3%43.6%29.3%–59.0%39
Max Q W E · starts Q W QFew games2.1%52.8%37.0%–68.0%36
First 11 skill points
Q W E Q Q R Q W Q W R74%48.1%45.3%–50.9%1,223
Q E W Q Q R Q W Q W R6.1%47.0%37.5%–56.7%100
Q W E Q Q R Q E Q E RFew games3.4%43.6%31.4%–56.7%55
Q W E Q Q R Q W Q E RFew games2.3%43.2%28.7%–59.1%37
Q E W Q Q R Q E Q E RFew games2.0%53.1%36.4%–69.1%32
Q W Q E Q R Q W Q W RFew games1.9%58.1%40.8%–73.6%31
Finished items
Rapid Firecannon36%52.9%49.0%–56.8%620
Infinity Edge30%55.6%51.3%–59.9%516
Hubris13%52.0%45.5%–58.4%225
Lord Dominik's Regards9.6%52.8%45.1%–60.3%163
Endless Hunger6.6%62.5%53.3%–70.9%112
Guardian AngelFew games5.2%61.8%51.4%–71.2%89
Mortal ReminderFew games4.5%53.3%42.2%–64.0%77
Maw of MalmortiusFew games3.1%42.3%29.9%–55.8%52
Trinity ForceFew games2.4%41.5%27.8%–56.6%41

Questions

What do Smolder Mid players build first on BR?

The most played core is Essence Reaver, then Black Cleaver, then Spear of Shojin: 12% of 1,703 games in all ranks, patch 26.20, 57.7% win rate.

What skill order do Smolder Mid players use?

Most often they max Q, W, E and start Q, W, E: 80% of 1,676 games with a skill order in all ranks, patch 26.20, 46.6% win rate.

Which summoner spells do Smolder Mid players take?

Flash and Teleport, in 59% of 1,703 games in all ranks, patch 26.20, 47.3% win rate.