SmolderMid build

Off-meta Mid

Bot89%Mid7%Top4%
Win
47.1%
▼2.9 vs Mid
LP a game
+0.20
±0.68
Games
3,440
a win +20.4 · a loss −18.0
Pick · Ban
0.48 · 4.0%
as Mid · any role

How we measure

Smolder Mid on LAN, patch 26.21: Essence Reaver, Black Cleaver, Spear of Shojin; Deathfire Touch + Inspiration; skill order Q > W > E (each the most played of 3,440 games).

Build

Most played of 3,440 games

Start

DbHp

48% · 47.1% won

Spells

FlTe

59% · 48.6% won

Skills

starts Q W E

80% · 47.0% won

Items 19.7% of games with a core

  1. Essence Reaver
  2. Black Cleaver
  3. Spear of Shojin
4th
  • Rf56.2%won32% · 85pick, 85 games
  • Ie55.6%won30% · 81pick, 81 games
  • Eh57.5%won10% · 28pick, 28 games
5th
  • Ga60.1%won22% · 27pick, 27 games
  • Ie57.7%won20% · 25pick, 25 games
  • Eh52.4%won19% · 23pick, 23 games

53.1% won (48.7–57.5) · 480 games

4th: of the 268 games with this core that reached it · 5th: of the 124 games with this core that reached it. Win rates there are pulled toward the champion's rate at the slot, because a few games say little.

BootsCrimson Lucidity47% · 48.0% won

Skill path 73% 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 Shojin480 gamesMost played20%53.1%49% to 58%
  2. Essence Reaver › Black Cleaver › Rapid Firecannon242 games9.9%56.2%50% to 62%
  3. Essence Reaver › Rapid Firecannon › Infinity Edge185 games7.6%56.8%50% to 64%
  4. Essence Reaver › Black Cleaver › Infinity Edge160 games6.6%55.0%47% to 63%
  5. Essence Reaver › Spear of Shojin › Rapid Firecannon134 games5.5%55.2%47% to 63%
  6. Essence Reaver › Spear of Shojin › Infinity Edge101 games4.1%61.4%52% to 70%
  7. Essence Reaver › Infinity Edge › Lord Dominik's Regards64 gamesFew games2.6%54.7%43% to 66%
  8. Hubris › Essence Reaver › Infinity Edge47 gamesFew games1.9%57.5%43% to 70%

Skills

Max order
  1. starts Q W E80%47.0%2,720
  2. starts Q E W7.5%50.6%253
  3. starts Q W E5.0%47.9%169
  4. starts Q W QFew games2.6%57.5%87
  5. starts Q E WFew games2.0%44.9%69

Starting items

Doran's Blade + Health Potion48% · 47.1% won · 1,648 games
  • Cull + Health Potion 33%47.2% won
  • Doran's Helm + Health Potion 10%50.0% won

Boots

Crimson Lucidity47% · 48.0% won · 1,630 games
  • Chainlaced Crushers 15%48.6% won
  • Immortal Path 15%51.1% won

Summoner spells

Flash + Teleport59% · 48.6% won · 2,044 games
  • Flash + Barrier 26%46.1% won
  • Flash + Ignite 6.2%40.4% won
Every option as a table54 options
Every build option with its pick, win rate and 95% range
OptionPickWin95% rangeGames
Core items
Essence Reaver › Black Cleaver › Spear of Shojin20%53.1%48.7%–57.5%480
Essence Reaver › Black Cleaver › Rapid Firecannon9.9%56.2%49.9%–62.3%242
Essence Reaver › Rapid Firecannon › Infinity Edge7.6%56.8%49.6%–63.7%185
Essence Reaver › Black Cleaver › Infinity Edge6.6%55.0%47.3%–62.5%160
Essence Reaver › Spear of Shojin › Rapid Firecannon5.5%55.2%46.8%–63.4%134
Essence Reaver › Spear of Shojin › Infinity Edge4.1%61.4%51.6%–70.3%101
Essence Reaver › Infinity Edge › Lord Dominik's RegardsFew games2.6%54.7%42.6%–66.3%64
Hubris › Essence Reaver › Infinity EdgeFew games1.9%57.5%43.3%–70.5%47
4th item, of 1,390 games that reached it
Infinity Edge24%57.1%51.7%–62.3%333
Rapid Firecannon19%57.3%51.2%–63.2%260
Spear of Shojin11%54.2%46.3%–61.8%155
Lord Dominik's Regards7.5%58.7%49.1%–67.7%104
Guardian Angel7.2%58.0%48.2%–67.2%100
Endless HungerFew games6.2%66.3%55.8%–75.4%86
5th item, of 619 games that reached it
Guardian Angel25%63.9%56.1%–71.0%155
Infinity EdgeFew games13%50.0%39.2%–60.8%78
Endless HungerFew games11%52.1%40.7%–63.3%71
Rapid FirecannonFew games7.6%68.1%53.8%–79.6%47
Spear of ShojinFew games5.8%61.1%44.9%–75.2%36
Lord Dominik's RegardsFew games5.7%51.4%35.6%–67.0%35
Boots
Crimson Lucidity47%48.0%45.6%–50.5%1,630
Chainlaced Crushers15%48.6%44.4%–52.8%533
Immortal Path15%51.1%46.9%–55.4%532
Swiftmarch11%45.0%40.0%–50.0%378
No boots6.1%28.9%23.1%–35.3%208
Starting items
Doran's Blade + Health Potion48%47.1%44.7%–49.5%1,648
Cull + Health Potion33%47.2%44.3%–50.1%1,145
Doran's Helm + Health Potion10%50.0%44.8%–55.2%354
Doran's Ring + 2 × Health PotionFew games2.1%45.1%34.1%–56.6%71
Summoner spells
Flash + Teleport59%48.6%46.5%–50.8%2,044
Flash + Barrier26%46.1%42.8%–49.4%892
Flash + Ignite6.2%40.4%34.0%–47.1%213
Exhaust + Flash4.3%52.7%44.7%–60.6%148
Skill order
Max Q W E · starts Q W E80%47.0%45.1%–48.9%2,720
Max Q W E · starts Q E W7.5%50.6%44.5%–56.7%253
Max Q E W · starts Q W E5.0%47.9%40.5%–55.4%169
Max Q W E · starts Q W QFew games2.6%57.5%47.0%–67.3%87
Max Q E W · starts Q E WFew games2.0%44.9%33.8%–56.6%69
First 11 skill points
Q W E Q Q R Q W Q W R73%48.5%46.5%–50.5%2,432
Q E W Q Q R Q W Q W R6.4%50.9%44.3%–57.6%212
Q W E Q Q R Q E Q E R3.0%41.0%31.9%–50.8%100
Q W E Q Q R Q W Q E RFew games2.9%44.9%35.4%–54.8%98
Q W E Q Q R Q E Q W RFew games2.4%40.7%30.7%–51.6%81
Q W Q E Q R Q W Q W RFew games2.2%56.9%45.4%–67.7%72
Finished items
Infinity Edge36%54.4%51.6%–57.1%1,251
Rapid Firecannon36%53.2%50.4%–55.9%1,243
Hubris16%49.0%44.9%–53.2%559
Lord Dominik's Regards11%55.5%50.5%–60.4%382
Guardian Angel8.3%59.9%54.1%–65.4%284
Endless Hunger7.8%54.5%48.5%–60.3%268
Mortal Reminder5.0%48.8%41.5%–56.3%172
Maw of Malmortius3.4%54.7%45.7%–63.4%117
Mercurial Scimitar3.2%50.9%41.7%–60.1%110
Immortal ShieldbowFew games2.5%64.0%53.4%–73.3%86

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 3,440 games in all ranks, patch 26.21, 53.1% win rate.

What skill order do Smolder Mid players use?

Most often they max Q, W, E and start Q, W, E: 80% of 3,391 games with a skill order in all ranks, patch 26.21, 47.0% win rate.

Which summoner spells do Smolder Mid players take?

Flash and Teleport, in 59% of 3,440 games in all ranks, patch 26.21, 48.6% win rate.