SmolderMid build

Off-meta Mid

Bot89%Mid8%Top3%
Win
47.7%
▼2.3 vs Mid
LP a game
+0.40
±0.90
Games
1,975
a win +20.2 · a loss −18.0
Pick · Ban
0.57 · 4.2%
as Mid · any role

How we measure

Smolder Mid on LAN, patch 26.20: Essence Reaver, Black Cleaver, Spear of Shojin; Deathfire Touch + Inspiration; skill order Q > W > E (each the most played of 1,975 games).

Build

Most played of 1,975 games

Start

DbHp

43% · 46.9% won

Spells

FlTe

60% · 46.1% won

Skills

starts Q W E

80% · 48.1% won

Items 19.3% of games with a core

  1. Essence Reaver
  2. Black Cleaver
  3. Spear of Shojin
4th
  • Ie59.3%won22% pick
  • Rf56.6%won21% pick
  • Ld50.0%won7.6% pick
5th
  • Ga61.7%won26% pick
  • Ie66.7%won13% pick
  • Rf64.9%won10% pick

58.7% won (52.8–64.5) · 269 games

BootsCrimson Lucidity46% · 48.8% won

Skill path 74% of games · 48.5% 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 Shojin269 gamesMost played19%58.7%53% to 64%
  2. Essence Reaver › Black Cleaver › Rapid Firecannon151 games11%49.0%41% to 57%
  3. Essence Reaver › Infinity Edge › Rapid Firecannon105 games7.5%51.4%42% to 61%
  4. Essence Reaver › Black Cleaver › Infinity Edge83 gamesFew games6.0%50.6%40% to 61%
  5. Essence Reaver › Spear of Shojin › Rapid Firecannon60 gamesFew games4.3%63.3%51% to 74%
  6. Essence Reaver › Spear of Shojin › Infinity Edge41 gamesFew games2.9%68.3%53% to 80%
  7. Hubris › Essence Reaver › Black Cleaver37 gamesFew games2.7%56.8%41% to 71%

Skills

Max order
  1. starts Q W E80%48.1%1,557
  2. starts Q E W6.2%47.1%121
  3. starts Q W E5.5%48.6%107
  4. starts Q W QFew games3.2%40.3%62
  5. starts Q E WFew games2.7%46.2%52

Starting items

Doran's Blade + Health Potion43% · 46.9% won · 848 games
  • Cull + Health Potion 36%47.1% won
  • Doran's Helm + Health Potion 11%52.3% won

Boots

Crimson Lucidity46% · 48.8% won · 907 games
  • Immortal Path 16%48.6% won
  • Chainlaced Crushers 13%43.0% won

Summoner spells

Flash + Teleport60% · 46.1% won · 1,176 games
  • Flash + Barrier 26%51.2% won
  • Flash + Ignite 5.9%37.9% 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 Shojin19%58.7%52.8%–64.5%269
Essence Reaver › Black Cleaver › Rapid Firecannon11%49.0%41.2%–56.9%151
Essence Reaver › Infinity Edge › Rapid Firecannon7.5%51.4%42.0%–60.8%105
Essence Reaver › Black Cleaver › Infinity EdgeFew games6.0%50.6%40.1%–61.1%83
Essence Reaver › Spear of Shojin › Rapid FirecannonFew games4.3%63.3%50.7%–74.4%60
Essence Reaver › Spear of Shojin › Infinity EdgeFew games2.9%68.3%53.0%–80.4%41
Hubris › Essence Reaver › Black CleaverFew games2.7%56.8%40.9%–71.3%37
4th item, of 790 games that reached it
Infinity Edge22%59.3%52.0%–66.3%177
Rapid Firecannon21%56.6%49.0%–63.8%168
Spear of ShojinFew games10%64.2%53.3%–73.8%81
Lord Dominik's RegardsFew games7.6%50.0%37.7%–62.3%60
Guardian AngelFew games6.6%61.5%48.0%–73.5%52
Endless HungerFew games5.8%52.2%38.1%–65.9%46
5th item, of 356 games that reached it
Guardian AngelFew games26%61.7%51.6%–70.9%94
Infinity EdgeFew games13%66.7%52.5%–78.3%48
Rapid FirecannonFew games10%64.9%48.8%–78.2%37
Endless HungerFew games8.7%61.3%43.8%–76.3%31
Lord Dominik's RegardsFew games5.6%70.0%48.1%–85.5%20
Boots
Crimson Lucidity46%48.8%45.6%–52.1%907
Immortal Path16%48.6%43.2%–54.1%321
Chainlaced Crushers13%43.0%37.1%–49.0%263
Swiftmarch13%48.8%42.7%–55.0%252
No boots6.5%34.1%26.5%–42.6%129
Starting items
Doran's Blade + Health Potion43%46.9%43.6%–50.3%848
Cull + Health Potion36%47.1%43.5%–50.8%700
Doran's Helm + Health Potion11%52.3%45.7%–58.9%214
Doran's Ring + 2 × Health PotionFew games2.9%41.1%29.2%–54.1%56
Summoner spells
Flash + Teleport60%46.1%43.3%–48.9%1,176
Flash + Barrier26%51.2%46.9%–55.5%510
Flash + Ignite5.9%37.9%29.6%–47.0%116
Exhaust + FlashFew games4.4%59.3%48.7%–69.1%86
Skill order
Max Q W E · starts Q W E80%48.1%45.6%–50.6%1,557
Max Q W E · starts Q E W6.2%47.1%38.4%–56.0%121
Max Q E W · starts Q W E5.5%48.6%39.3%–58.0%107
Max Q W E · starts Q W QFew games3.2%40.3%29.0%–52.8%62
Max Q E W · starts Q E WFew games2.7%46.2%33.3%–59.5%52
First 11 skill points
Q W E Q Q R Q W Q W R74%48.5%45.9%–51.1%1,413
Q E W Q Q R Q W Q W RFew games4.9%49.5%39.5%–59.4%93
Q W E Q Q R Q E Q E RFew games2.9%42.9%30.8%–55.9%56
Q W Q E Q R Q W Q W RFew games2.9%40.0%28.1%–53.2%55
Q W E Q Q R Q W Q E RFew games2.8%62.3%48.8%–74.1%53
Q W E Q Q R Q E Q W RFew games2.4%41.3%28.3%–55.7%46
Finished items
Rapid Firecannon37%53.1%49.4%–56.7%722
Infinity Edge36%54.8%51.1%–58.5%706
Hubris18%51.8%46.6%–57.0%355
Lord Dominik's Regards11%49.3%42.9%–55.8%227
Guardian Angel8.5%61.1%53.5%–68.1%167
Endless Hunger7.2%53.5%45.3%–61.5%142
Mortal ReminderFew games5.0%40.4%31.3%–50.2%99
Maw of MalmortiusFew games2.8%55.4%42.4%–67.6%56
Mercurial ScimitarFew games2.6%48.1%35.1%–61.3%52

Questions

What do Smolder Mid players build first on LAN?

The most played core is Essence Reaver, then Black Cleaver, then Spear of Shojin: 14% of 1,975 games in all ranks, patch 26.20, 58.7% win rate.

What skill order do Smolder Mid players use?

Most often they max Q, W, E and start Q, W, E: 80% of 1,946 games with a skill order in all ranks, patch 26.20, 48.1% win rate.

Which summoner spells do Smolder Mid players take?

Flash and Teleport, in 60% of 1,975 games in all ranks, patch 26.20, 46.1% win rate.