SmolderMid build

Off-meta Mid

Bot77%Mid12%Top11%
Win
45.2%
▼4.8 vs Mid
LP a game
−0.50
±0.62
Games
4,018
a win +20.5 · a loss −18.2
Pick · Ban
0.41 · 0.44%
as Mid · any role

How we measure

Smolder Mid on KR, patch 26.20: Essence Reaver, Black Cleaver, Spear of Shojin; Deathfire Touch + Inspiration; skill order Q > W > E (each the most played of 4,018 games).

Build

Most played of 4,018 games

Start

DbHp

52% · 45.2% won

Spells

FlTe

69% · 45.6% won

Skills

starts Q W E

78% · 45.2% won

Items 27.7% of games with a core

  1. Essence Reaver
  2. Black Cleaver
  3. Spear of Shojin
4th
  • Ie59.5% won28% pick
  • Rf58.1% won26% pick
  • So56.2% won10% pick
5th
  • Ga64.6% won26% pick
  • Ie61.0% won16% pick
  • Eh68.3% won8.1% pick

53.4% won (49.6–57.2) · 672 games

BootsCrimson Lucidity49% · 46.5% won

Skill path 74% of games · 46.6% 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 Shojin672 gamesMost played28%53.4%50% to 57%
  2. Essence Reaver › Black Cleaver › Rapid Firecannon331 games14%55.9%51% to 61%
  3. Essence Reaver › Spear of Shojin › Rapid Firecannon317 games13%59.0%54% to 64%
  4. Essence Reaver › Rapid Firecannon › Infinity Edge183 games7.6%56.3%49% to 63%
  5. Essence Reaver › Spear of Shojin › Black Cleaver82 gamesFew games3.4%56.1%45% to 66%
  6. Essence Reaver › Infinity Edge › Rapid Firecannon77 gamesFew games3.2%48.1%37% to 59%
  7. Essence Reaver › Black Cleaver › Infinity Edge63 gamesFew games2.6%54.0%42% to 66%
  8. Essence Reaver › Spear of Shojin › Infinity Edge59 gamesFew games2.4%49.2%37% to 62%

Skills

Max order
  1. starts Q W E78%45.2%3,083
  2. starts Q E W10%42.7%417
  3. starts Q W E3.5%54.7%139
  4. starts Q W Q3.4%50.0%136
  5. starts Q E WFew games1.7%47.1%68

Starting items

Doran's Blade + Health Potion52% · 45.2% won · 2,102 games
  • Doran's Helm + Health Potion 23%43.6% won
  • Cull + Health Potion 17%46.5% won

Boots

Crimson Lucidity49% · 46.5% won · 1,977 games
  • Immortal Path 14%47.8% won
  • Chainlaced Crushers 14%48.1% won

Summoner spells

Flash + Teleport69% · 45.6% won · 2,759 games
  • Flash + Barrier 14%43.0% won
  • Flash + Ghost 6.6%50.4% 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 Shojin28%53.4%49.6%–57.2%672
Essence Reaver › Black Cleaver › Rapid Firecannon14%55.9%50.5%–61.1%331
Essence Reaver › Spear of Shojin › Rapid Firecannon13%59.0%53.5%–64.3%317
Essence Reaver › Rapid Firecannon › Infinity Edge7.6%56.3%49.0%–63.3%183
Essence Reaver › Spear of Shojin › Black CleaverFew games3.4%56.1%45.3%–66.3%82
Essence Reaver › Infinity Edge › Rapid FirecannonFew games3.2%48.1%37.3%–59.0%77
Essence Reaver › Black Cleaver › Infinity EdgeFew games2.6%54.0%41.8%–65.7%63
Essence Reaver › Spear of Shojin › Infinity EdgeFew games2.4%49.2%36.8%–61.6%59
4th item, of 1,273 games that reached it
Infinity Edge28%59.5%54.3%–64.5%358
Rapid Firecannon26%58.1%52.7%–63.3%329
Spear of Shojin10%56.2%47.6%–64.4%130
Lord Dominik's RegardsFew games5.9%61.3%50.0%–71.5%75
Black CleaverFew games5.0%59.4%47.2%–70.5%64
Guardian AngelFew games4.0%60.8%47.1%–73.0%51
5th item, of 504 games that reached it
Guardian Angel26%64.6%56.1%–72.3%130
Infinity EdgeFew games16%61.0%50.1%–70.8%82
Endless HungerFew games8.1%68.3%53.0%–80.4%41
Rapid FirecannonFew games7.9%62.5%47.0%–75.8%40
Lord Dominik's RegardsFew games6.2%67.7%50.1%–81.4%31
Mercurial ScimitarFew games4.8%54.2%35.1%–72.1%24
Boots
Crimson Lucidity49%46.5%44.4%–48.7%1,977
Immortal Path14%47.8%43.7%–51.9%559
Chainlaced Crushers14%48.1%44.0%–52.3%557
Swiftmarch13%43.6%39.4%–47.9%518
No boots5.1%21.8%16.8%–28.0%206
Starting items
Doran's Blade + Health Potion52%45.2%43.1%–47.3%2,102
Doran's Helm + Health Potion23%43.6%40.4%–46.8%918
Cull + Health Potion17%46.5%42.8%–50.2%697
Doran's Bow + 2 × Health Potion2.8%44.6%35.8%–53.9%112
Summoner spells
Flash + Teleport69%45.6%43.8%–47.5%2,759
Flash + Barrier14%43.0%39.0%–47.1%579
Flash + Ghost6.6%50.4%44.4%–56.3%266
Exhaust + Flash6.1%40.3%34.4%–46.6%243
Skill order
Max Q W E · starts Q W E78%45.2%43.4%–46.9%3,083
Max Q W E · starts Q E W10%42.7%38.0%–47.5%417
Max Q E W · starts Q W E3.5%54.7%46.4%–62.7%139
Max Q W E · starts Q W Q3.4%50.0%41.7%–58.3%136
Max Q E W · starts Q E WFew games1.7%47.1%35.7%–58.8%68
First 11 skill points
Q W E Q Q R Q W Q W R74%46.6%44.7%–48.4%2,824
Q E W Q Q R Q W Q W R9.8%45.5%40.5%–50.5%374
Q W Q E Q R Q W Q W R3.5%51.5%43.1%–59.8%134
Q W E Q Q R Q W Q E RFew games1.9%58.3%46.8%–69.0%72
Q W E Q Q R Q E Q E RFew games1.9%50.7%39.3%–62.0%71
Q W E Q Q R Q E Q W RFew games1.6%49.2%37.1%–61.4%61
Finished items
Rapid Firecannon44%53.3%51.0%–55.6%1,772
Infinity Edge24%55.6%52.4%–58.7%954
Hubris6.7%49.6%43.7%–55.6%270
Guardian Angel4.8%65.8%58.9%–72.1%193
Lord Dominik's Regards4.1%59.6%52.0%–66.8%166
Endless Hunger3.0%60.5%51.5%–68.8%119
Mortal Reminder2.7%50.0%40.7%–59.3%108
Trinity Force2.6%40.6%31.7%–50.1%106
Mercurial ScimitarFew games2.5%54.6%44.8%–64.0%99

Questions

What do Smolder Mid players build first on KR?

The most played core is Essence Reaver, then Black Cleaver, then Spear of Shojin: 17% of 4,018 games in all ranks, patch 26.20, 53.4% win rate.

What skill order do Smolder Mid players use?

Most often they max Q, W, E and start Q, W, E: 78% of 3,972 games with a skill order in all ranks, patch 26.20, 45.2% win rate.

Which summoner spells do Smolder Mid players take?

Flash and Teleport, in 69% of 4,018 games in all ranks, patch 26.20, 45.6% win rate.