SmolderMid build

Off-meta Mid

Bot83%Mid10%Top6%
Win
47.3%
▼2.7 vs Mid
LP a game
+0.10
±0.18
Games
47.8k
a win +20.4 · a loss −18.3
Pick · Ban
0.65 · 2.0%
as Mid · any role

How we measure

Smolder Mid, patch 26.20: Essence Reaver, Black Cleaver, Spear of Shojin; Deathfire Touch + Inspiration; skill order Q > W > E (each the most played of 47,834 games).

Build

Most played of 47,834 games

Start

DbHp

57% · 47.6% won

Spells

FlTe

62% · 47.0% won

Skills

starts Q W E

76% · 47.4% won

Items 16.6% of games with a core

  1. Essence Reaver
  2. Black Cleaver
  3. Spear of Shojin
4th
  • Ie57.8% won26% pick
  • Rf57.2% won20% pick
  • So58.7% won9.6% pick
5th
  • Ga63.8% won25% pick
  • Ie62.1% won13% pick
  • Eh60.3% won13% pick

56.0% won (54.6–57.4) · 4,973 games

BootsCrimson Lucidity48% · 47.5% won

Skill path 70% of games · 48.3% 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 Shojin4,973 gamesMost played17%56.0%55% to 57%
  2. Essence Reaver › Black Cleaver › Rapid Firecannon3,270 games11%52.3%51% to 54%
  3. Essence Reaver › Spear of Shojin › Rapid Firecannon2,720 games9.1%54.9%53% to 57%
  4. Essence Reaver › Rapid Firecannon › Infinity Edge2,348 games7.8%53.8%52% to 56%
  5. Essence Reaver › Black Cleaver › Infinity Edge1,286 games4.3%56.0%53% to 59%
  6. Essence Reaver › Infinity Edge › Rapid Firecannon1,144 games3.8%55.8%53% to 59%
  7. Essence Reaver › Spear of Shojin › Black Cleaver1,088 games3.6%57.2%54% to 60%
  8. Essence Reaver › Spear of Shojin › Infinity Edge1,058 games3.5%57.2%54% to 60%

Skills

Max order
  1. starts Q W E76%47.4%32,874
  2. starts Q E W7.9%46.0%3,404
  3. starts Q W E6.7%48.4%2,891
  4. starts Q E W3.7%47.7%1,590
  5. starts Q W Q2.7%45.9%1,177

Starting items

Doran's Blade + Health Potion57% · 47.6% won · 24,964 games
  • Cull + Health Potion 21%47.1% won
  • Doran's Helm + Health Potion 15%46.8% won

Boots

Crimson Lucidity48% · 47.5% won · 23,154 games
  • Immortal Path Highest win18%50.1% won
  • Chainlaced Crushers 15%46.9% won

Summoner spells

Flash + Teleport62% · 47.0% won · 29,522 games
  • Flash + Barrier Highest win26%48.7% won
  • Exhaust + Flash 4.1%45.2% 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 Shojin17%56.0%54.6%–57.4%4,973
Essence Reaver › Black Cleaver › Rapid Firecannon11%52.3%50.6%–54.0%3,270
Essence Reaver › Spear of Shojin › Rapid Firecannon9.1%54.9%53.0%–56.7%2,720
Essence Reaver › Rapid Firecannon › Infinity Edge7.8%53.8%51.7%–55.8%2,348
Essence Reaver › Black Cleaver › Infinity Edge4.3%56.0%53.3%–58.7%1,286
Essence Reaver › Infinity Edge › Rapid Firecannon3.8%55.8%52.9%–58.6%1,144
Essence Reaver › Spear of Shojin › Black Cleaver3.6%57.2%54.2%–60.1%1,088
Essence Reaver › Spear of Shojin › Infinity Edge3.5%57.2%54.2%–60.1%1,058
4th item, of 16,590 games that reached it
Infinity Edge26%57.8%56.4%–59.3%4,389
Rapid Firecannon20%57.2%55.5%–58.9%3,275
Spear of Shojin9.6%58.7%56.3%–61.1%1,597
Lord Dominik's Regards8.4%57.4%54.8%–60.0%1,398
Endless Hunger6.2%61.0%58.0%–63.9%1,020
Black Cleaver5.3%59.2%55.9%–62.4%885
5th item, of 7,067 games that reached it
Guardian Angel25%63.8%61.5%–66.0%1,772
Infinity Edge13%62.1%58.9%–65.2%918
Endless Hunger13%60.3%57.1%–63.4%899
Rapid Firecannon7.9%60.4%56.3%–64.4%561
Lord Dominik's Regards6.0%64.2%59.6%–68.7%425
Mercurial Scimitar5.3%59.8%54.8%–64.7%376
Boots
Crimson Lucidity48%47.5%46.8%–48.1%23,154
Immortal Path18%50.1%49.0%–51.1%8,828
Chainlaced Crushers15%46.9%45.7%–48.1%6,997
Swiftmarch9.4%48.2%46.8%–49.7%4,485
No boots4.5%34.0%32.0%–36.0%2,133
Starting items
Doran's Blade + Health Potion57%47.6%47.0%–48.2%24,964
Cull + Health Potion21%47.1%46.1%–48.2%9,104
Doran's Helm + Health Potion15%46.8%45.6%–48.0%6,435
Doran's Bow + 2 × Health Potion1.9%44.9%41.6%–48.3%828
Summoner spells
Flash + Teleport62%47.0%46.4%–47.5%29,522
Flash + Barrier26%48.7%47.9%–49.6%12,288
Exhaust + Flash4.1%45.2%43.0%–47.4%1,980
Flash + Ignite3.6%44.3%42.0%–46.7%1,724
Skill order
Max Q W E · starts Q W E76%47.4%46.8%–47.9%32,874
Max Q W E · starts Q E W7.9%46.0%44.3%–47.7%3,404
Max Q E W · starts Q W E6.7%48.4%46.6%–50.2%2,891
Max Q E W · starts Q E W3.7%47.7%45.2%–50.1%1,590
Max Q W E · starts Q W Q2.7%45.9%43.1%–48.7%1,177
First 11 skill points
Q W E Q Q R Q W Q W R70%48.3%47.8%–48.9%29,742
Q E W Q Q R Q W Q W R6.7%48.0%46.2%–49.9%2,837
Q W E Q Q R Q E Q E R4.1%47.1%44.7%–49.4%1,732
Q W E Q Q R Q W Q E R3.1%46.9%44.2%–49.6%1,298
Q E W Q Q R Q E Q E R2.9%47.1%44.3%–49.8%1,243
Q W Q E Q R Q W Q W R2.5%47.6%44.6%–50.6%1,049
Finished items
Rapid Firecannon46%51.7%51.1%–52.4%22,116
Infinity Edge33%55.8%55.0%–56.5%15,634
Hubris12%49.8%48.5%–51.1%5,969
Lord Dominik's Regards8.9%55.2%53.7%–56.7%4,267
Endless Hunger7.2%57.8%56.2%–59.5%3,457
Guardian Angel6.3%63.4%61.6%–65.1%3,014
Mortal Reminder5.1%49.2%47.3%–51.2%2,441
Mercurial Scimitar2.7%56.9%54.2%–59.6%1,293
Maw of Malmortius2.4%53.2%50.3%–56.1%1,144
Bloodthirster2.2%56.1%53.1%–59.1%1,055

Questions

What do Smolder Mid players build first on all servers?

The most played core is Essence Reaver, then Black Cleaver, then Spear of Shojin: 10% of 47,834 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: 76% of 43,248 games with a skill order in all ranks, patch 26.20, 47.4% win rate.

Which summoner spells do Smolder Mid players take?

Flash and Teleport, in 62% of 47,834 games in all ranks, patch 26.20, 47.0% win rate.