SmolderMid build

Off-meta Mid

Bot87%Mid9%Top4%
Win
47.5%
▼2.5 vs Mid
LP a game
+0.60
±0.71
Games
3,188
a win +20.8 · a loss −18.0
Pick · Ban
0.56 · 2.2%
as Mid · any role

How we measure

Smolder Mid on NA, patch 26.20: Essence Reaver, Black Cleaver, Spear of Shojin; Deathfire Touch + Inspiration; skill order Q > W > E (each the most played of 3,188 games).

Build

Most played of 3,188 games

Start

DbHp

55% · 48.1% won

Spells

FlTe

62% · 47.6% won

Skills

starts Q W E

78% · 48.3% won

Items 19.4% of games with a core

  1. Essence Reaver
  2. Black Cleaver
  3. Spear of Shojin
4th
  • Ie62.6% won25% pick
  • Rf59.3% won23% pick
  • So55.0% won10% pick
5th
  • Ga66.0% won21% pick
  • Eh63.2% won16% pick
  • Ie61.2% won14% pick

56.0% won (51.2–60.7) · 414 games

BootsCrimson Lucidity43% · 47.2% won

Skill path 74% of games · 49.4% 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 Shojin414 gamesMost played19%56.0%51% to 61%
  2. Essence Reaver › Black Cleaver › Rapid Firecannon274 games13%55.1%49% to 61%
  3. Essence Reaver › Spear of Shojin › Rapid Firecannon140 games6.6%55.7%47% to 64%
  4. Essence Reaver › Black Cleaver › Infinity Edge110 games5.1%54.6%45% to 64%
  5. Essence Reaver › Rapid Firecannon › Infinity Edge101 games4.7%44.6%35% to 54%
  6. Essence Reaver › Infinity Edge › Rapid Firecannon87 gamesFew games4.1%62.1%52% to 72%
  7. Essence Reaver › Spear of Shojin › Black Cleaver76 gamesFew games3.6%63.2%52% to 73%
  8. Essence Reaver › Spear of Shojin › Infinity Edge73 gamesFew games3.4%57.5%46% to 68%

Skills

Max order
  1. starts Q W E78%48.3%2,467
  2. starts Q E W6.7%45.0%211
  3. starts Q W E5.5%44.3%174
  4. starts Q W Q3.2%39.6%101
  5. starts Q E WFew games3.0%49.0%96

Starting items

Doran's Blade + Health Potion55% · 48.1% won · 1,768 games
  • Cull + Health Potion 20%48.2% won
  • Doran's Helm + Health Potion 15%44.9% won

Boots

Crimson Lucidity43% · 47.2% won · 1,381 games
  • Immortal Path 27%48.7% won
  • Swiftmarch 11%45.1% won

Summoner spells

Flash + Teleport62% · 47.6% won · 1,980 games
  • Flash + Barrier 24%48.4% won
  • Flash + Ignite 4.6%46.9% 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%56.0%51.2%–60.7%414
Essence Reaver › Black Cleaver › Rapid Firecannon13%55.1%49.2%–60.9%274
Essence Reaver › Spear of Shojin › Rapid Firecannon6.6%55.7%47.4%–63.7%140
Essence Reaver › Black Cleaver › Infinity Edge5.1%54.6%45.2%–63.5%110
Essence Reaver › Rapid Firecannon › Infinity Edge4.7%44.6%35.2%–54.3%101
Essence Reaver › Infinity Edge › Rapid FirecannonFew games4.1%62.1%51.6%–71.6%87
Essence Reaver › Spear of Shojin › Black CleaverFew games3.6%63.2%51.9%–73.1%76
Essence Reaver › Spear of Shojin › Infinity EdgeFew games3.4%57.5%46.1%–68.2%73
4th item, of 1,154 games that reached it
Infinity Edge25%62.6%56.9%–67.9%294
Rapid Firecannon23%59.3%53.3%–65.1%263
Spear of Shojin10%55.0%46.1%–63.6%120
Endless HungerFew games8.2%62.8%52.7%–71.9%94
Lord Dominik's RegardsFew games7.3%51.2%40.7%–61.6%84
Guardian AngelFew games4.9%55.4%42.4%–67.6%56
5th item, of 489 games that reached it
Guardian Angel21%66.0%56.4%–74.4%103
Endless HungerFew games16%63.2%51.9%–73.1%76
Infinity EdgeFew games14%61.2%49.2%–72.0%67
Lord Dominik's RegardsFew games8.2%72.5%57.2%–83.9%40
Rapid FirecannonFew games8.0%59.0%43.4%–72.9%39
Mercurial ScimitarFew games6.8%66.7%49.6%–80.3%33
Boots
Crimson Lucidity43%47.2%44.6%–49.9%1,381
Immortal Path27%48.7%45.4%–52.1%870
Swiftmarch11%45.1%40.0%–50.3%355
Chainlaced Crushers10%50.6%45.3%–55.9%334
No boots3.6%35.1%26.9%–44.2%114
Starting items
Doran's Blade + Health Potion55%48.1%45.8%–50.5%1,768
Cull + Health Potion20%48.2%44.4%–52.1%651
Doran's Helm + Health Potion15%44.9%40.5%–49.5%463
Doran's Ring + 2 × Health PotionFew games2.6%47.6%37.1%–58.2%82
Summoner spells
Flash + Teleport62%47.6%45.4%–49.8%1,980
Flash + Barrier24%48.4%44.9%–52.0%768
Flash + Ignite4.6%46.9%39.1%–55.0%147
Exhaust + Flash4.0%46.8%38.3%–55.5%126
Skill order
Max Q W E · starts Q W E78%48.3%46.4%–50.3%2,467
Max Q W E · starts Q E W6.7%45.0%38.5%–51.8%211
Max Q E W · starts Q W E5.5%44.3%37.1%–51.7%174
Max Q W E · starts Q W Q3.2%39.6%30.6%–49.4%101
Max Q E W · starts Q E WFew games3.0%49.0%39.2%–58.8%96
First 11 skill points
Q W E Q Q R Q W Q W R74%49.4%47.3%–51.4%2,289
Q E W Q Q R Q W Q W R6.2%47.1%40.2%–54.2%191
Q W E Q Q R Q E Q E R3.4%45.2%36.0%–54.8%104
Q W Q E Q R Q W Q W RFew games2.9%42.2%32.5%–52.5%90
Q E W Q Q R Q E Q E RFew games2.3%45.8%34.8%–57.3%72
Q W E Q Q R Q E Q W RFew games2.2%43.5%32.4%–55.2%69
Finished items
Rapid Firecannon39%52.9%50.1%–55.6%1,237
Infinity Edge33%56.7%53.7%–59.7%1,042
Hubris14%47.8%43.2%–52.4%448
Lord Dominik's Regards9.9%56.8%51.3%–62.2%315
Endless Hunger7.8%61.6%55.4%–67.4%250
Guardian Angel5.6%61.0%53.7%–67.9%177
Mortal Reminder4.1%47.0%38.7%–55.5%132
Mercurial ScimitarFew games2.8%56.2%45.8%–66.0%89
Maw of MalmortiusFew games2.4%52.0%41.0%–62.7%77

Questions

What do Smolder Mid players build first on NA?

The most played core is Essence Reaver, then Black Cleaver, then Spear of Shojin: 13% of 3,188 games in all ranks, patch 26.20, 56.0% win rate.

What skill order do Smolder Mid players use?

Most often they max Q, W, E and start Q, W, E: 78% of 3,163 games with a skill order in all ranks, patch 26.20, 48.3% win rate.

Which summoner spells do Smolder Mid players take?

Flash and Teleport, in 62% of 3,188 games in all ranks, patch 26.20, 47.6% win rate.