SmolderMid build

Off-meta Mid

Bot86%Mid9%Top5%
Win
47.8%
▼2.2 vs Mid
LP a game
+0.60
±0.31
Games
17.1k
a win +20.8 · a loss −18.2
Pick · Ban
0.60 · 2.1%
as Mid · any role

How we measure

Smolder Mid on EUW, patch 26.20: Essence Reaver, Black Cleaver, Spear of Shojin; Deathfire Touch + Inspiration; skill order Q > W > E (each the most played of 17,130 games).

Build

Most played of 17,130 games

Start

DbHp

62% · 48.2% won

Spells

FlTe

64% · 47.5% won

Skills

starts Q W E

80% · 48.0% won

Items 19.4% of games with a core

  1. Essence Reaver
  2. Black Cleaver
  3. Spear of Shojin
4th
  • Ie56.1% won30% pick
  • Rf54.9% won22% pick
  • So59.2% won8.9% pick
5th
  • Ga63.8% won22% pick
  • Eh58.9% won15% pick
  • Ie61.3% won13% pick

56.6% won (54.6–58.6) · 2,318 games

BootsCrimson Lucidity47% · 47.7% won

Skill path 76% of games · 48.7% 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 Shojin2,318 gamesMost played19%56.6%55% to 59%
  2. Essence Reaver › Black Cleaver › Rapid Firecannon1,445 games12%51.6%49% to 54%
  3. Essence Reaver › Spear of Shojin › Rapid Firecannon1,116 games9.3%53.3%50% to 56%
  4. Essence Reaver › Rapid Firecannon › Infinity Edge769 games6.4%51.1%48% to 55%
  5. Essence Reaver › Black Cleaver › Infinity Edge718 games6.0%56.1%52% to 60%
  6. Essence Reaver › Infinity Edge › Rapid Firecannon588 games4.9%56.1%52% to 60%
  7. Essence Reaver › Spear of Shojin › Infinity Edge535 games4.5%57.4%53% to 62%
  8. Essence Reaver › Spear of Shojin › Black Cleaver477 games4.0%58.7%54% to 63%

Skills

Max order
  1. starts Q W E80%48.0%13,625
  2. starts Q E W6.3%45.8%1,062
  3. starts Q W E5.2%48.4%891
  4. starts Q W Q3.0%47.9%509
  5. starts Q E W2.8%50.7%483

Starting items

Doran's Blade + Health Potion62% · 48.2% won · 10,550 games
  • Cull + Health Potion 18%47.7% won
  • Doran's Helm + Health Potion 15%47.7% won

Boots

Crimson Lucidity47% · 47.7% won · 7,995 games
  • Immortal Path 26%49.5% won
  • Chainlaced Crushers 11%46.3% won

Summoner spells

Flash + Teleport64% · 47.5% won · 11,039 games
  • Flash + Barrier Highest win26%49.8% won
  • Exhaust + Flash 3.5%43.3% won
Every option as a table53 options
Every build option with its pick, win rate and 95% range
OptionPickWin95% rangeGames
Core items
Essence Reaver › Black Cleaver › Spear of Shojin19%56.6%54.6%–58.6%2,318
Essence Reaver › Black Cleaver › Rapid Firecannon12%51.6%49.0%–54.1%1,445
Essence Reaver › Spear of Shojin › Rapid Firecannon9.3%53.3%50.4%–56.2%1,116
Essence Reaver › Rapid Firecannon › Infinity Edge6.4%51.1%47.6%–54.6%769
Essence Reaver › Black Cleaver › Infinity Edge6.0%56.1%52.5%–59.7%718
Essence Reaver › Infinity Edge › Rapid Firecannon4.9%56.1%52.1%–60.1%588
Essence Reaver › Spear of Shojin › Infinity Edge4.5%57.4%53.2%–61.5%535
Essence Reaver › Spear of Shojin › Black Cleaver4.0%58.7%54.2%–63.0%477
4th item, of 6,715 games that reached it
Infinity Edge30%56.1%53.9%–58.2%2,034
Rapid Firecannon22%54.9%52.4%–57.4%1,498
Spear of Shojin8.9%59.2%55.2%–63.1%598
Lord Dominik's Regards7.9%57.1%52.9%–61.3%532
Endless Hunger6.9%60.9%56.4%–65.2%463
Black Cleaver4.7%61.3%55.9%–66.5%318
5th item, of 2,896 games that reached it
Guardian Angel22%63.8%60.0%–67.5%625
Endless Hunger15%58.9%54.2%–63.4%438
Infinity Edge13%61.3%56.3%–66.0%382
Rapid Firecannon9.4%58.3%52.4%–64.0%271
Lord Dominik's Regards6.3%56.9%49.6%–63.9%181
Spear of Shojin6.0%53.2%45.8%–60.5%173
Boots
Crimson Lucidity47%47.7%46.6%–48.8%7,995
Immortal Path26%49.5%48.1%–51.0%4,387
Chainlaced Crushers11%46.3%44.2%–48.6%1,968
Swiftmarch8.5%51.7%49.1%–54.2%1,448
No boots3.9%36.6%33.0%–40.3%673
Starting items
Doran's Blade + Health Potion62%48.2%47.3%–49.2%10,550
Cull + Health Potion18%47.7%46.0%–49.5%3,125
Doran's Helm + Health Potion15%47.7%45.7%–49.6%2,496
Doran's Ring + 2 × Health Potion1.4%47.9%41.8%–54.2%244
Summoner spells
Flash + Teleport64%47.5%46.6%–48.5%11,039
Flash + Barrier26%49.8%48.4%–51.3%4,448
Exhaust + Flash3.5%43.3%39.4%–47.3%601
Flash + Ignite3.3%45.0%40.9%–49.1%556
Skill order
Max Q W E · starts Q W E80%48.0%47.2%–48.8%13,625
Max Q W E · starts Q E W6.3%45.8%42.8%–48.8%1,062
Max Q E W · starts Q W E5.2%48.4%45.1%–51.7%891
Max Q W E · starts Q W Q3.0%47.9%43.6%–52.3%509
Max Q E W · starts Q E W2.8%50.7%46.3%–55.2%483
First 11 skill points
Q W E Q Q R Q W Q W R76%48.7%47.8%–49.6%12,597
Q E W Q Q R Q W Q W R5.6%48.3%45.2%–51.6%935
Q W E Q Q R Q E Q E R3.2%46.7%42.4%–50.9%525
Q W Q E Q R Q W Q W R2.7%49.8%45.2%–54.4%452
Q W E Q Q R Q W Q E R2.3%48.6%43.7%–53.5%389
Q E W Q Q R Q E Q E R2.3%48.7%43.7%–53.7%376
Finished items
Rapid Firecannon43%51.8%50.7%–53.0%7,315
Infinity Edge37%54.8%53.6%–56.0%6,370
Hubris13%49.0%46.9%–51.1%2,186
Endless Hunger8.4%56.8%54.2%–59.3%1,432
Lord Dominik's Regards8.1%55.9%53.3%–58.5%1,390
Guardian Angel5.7%63.4%60.4%–66.4%979
Mortal Reminder3.6%47.4%43.5%–51.4%620
Mercurial Scimitar2.2%58.5%53.5%–63.5%369
Maw of Malmortius2.1%55.8%50.6%–60.8%364

Questions

What do Smolder Mid players build first on EUW?

The most played core is Essence Reaver, then Black Cleaver, then Spear of Shojin: 14% of 17,130 games in all ranks, patch 26.20, 56.6% win rate.

What skill order do Smolder Mid players use?

Most often they max Q, W, E and start Q, W, E: 80% of 16,973 games with a skill order in all ranks, patch 26.20, 48.0% win rate.

Which summoner spells do Smolder Mid players take?

Flash and Teleport, in 64% of 17,130 games in all ranks, patch 26.20, 47.5% win rate.