SmolderMid build

Off-meta Mid

Bot84%Mid11%Top5%
Win
44.2%
▼5.7 vs Mid
LP a game
−1.00
±0.77
Games
3,028
a win +21.8 · a loss −19.6
Pick · Ban
0.45 · 1.2%
as Mid · any role

How we measure

Smolder Mid, patch 26.21: Essence Reaver, Black Cleaver, Spear of Shojin; Deathfire Touch + Inspiration; skill order Q > W > E (each the most played of 3,028 games).

Build

Most played of 3,028 games

Start

DbHp

53% · 44.9% won

Spells

FlTe

65% · 45.1% won

Skills

starts Q W E

70% · 44.6% won

Items 14.6% of games with a core

  1. Essence Reaver
  2. Black Cleaver
  3. Spear of Shojin
4th
  • Ie62.3% won24% pick
  • Rf62.4% won21% pick
  • Ld52.0% won8.8% pick
5th
  • Ga65.8% won24% pick
  • Ie57.5% won13% pick
  • Eh46.9% won10% pick

55.5% won (49.3–61.6) · 245 games

BootsCrimson Lucidity43% · 43.5% won

Skill path 68% of games · 45.7% 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 Shojin245 gamesMost played15%55.5%49% to 62%
  2. Essence Reaver › Black Cleaver › Rapid Firecannon225 games13%51.1%45% to 58%
  3. Essence Reaver › Spear of Shojin › Rapid Firecannon204 games12%53.9%47% to 61%
  4. Essence Reaver › Rapid Firecannon › Infinity Edge140 games8.3%42.9%35% to 51%
  5. Essence Reaver › Infinity Edge › Rapid Firecannon72 gamesFew games4.3%45.8%35% to 57%
  6. Essence Reaver › Spear of Shojin › Infinity Edge68 gamesFew games4.0%58.8%47% to 70%
  7. Essence Reaver › Black Cleaver › Infinity Edge62 gamesFew games3.7%50.0%38% to 62%
  8. Essence Reaver › Spear of Shojin › Black Cleaver58 gamesFew games3.5%55.2%42% to 67%

Skills

Max order
  1. starts Q W E70%44.6%1,822
  2. starts Q E W11%45.0%287
  3. starts Q W E8.8%49.8%227
  4. starts Q E WFew games3.4%35.6%87
  5. starts Q W QFew games2.9%36.0%75

Starting items

Doran's Blade + Health Potion53% · 44.9% won · 1,390 games
  • Doran's Helm + Health Potion 24%41.6% won
  • Cull + Health Potion 15%45.2% won

Boots

Crimson Lucidity43% · 43.5% won · 1,314 games
  • Immortal Path 18%48.0% won
  • Chainlaced Crushers 15%45.0% won

Summoner spells

Flash + Teleport65% · 45.1% won · 1,965 games
  • Flash + Barrier 20%44.0% won
  • Exhaust + Flash 6.4%41.5% 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 Shojin15%55.5%49.3%–61.6%245
Essence Reaver › Black Cleaver › Rapid Firecannon13%51.1%44.6%–57.6%225
Essence Reaver › Spear of Shojin › Rapid Firecannon12%53.9%47.1%–60.6%204
Essence Reaver › Rapid Firecannon › Infinity Edge8.3%42.9%35.0%–51.1%140
Essence Reaver › Infinity Edge › Rapid FirecannonFew games4.3%45.8%34.8%–57.3%72
Essence Reaver › Spear of Shojin › Infinity EdgeFew games4.0%58.8%47.0%–69.7%68
Essence Reaver › Black Cleaver › Infinity EdgeFew games3.7%50.0%37.9%–62.1%62
Essence Reaver › Spear of Shojin › Black CleaverFew games3.5%55.2%42.4%–67.3%58
4th item, of 854 games that reached it
Infinity Edge24%62.3%55.4%–68.6%204
Rapid Firecannon21%62.4%55.2%–69.2%181
Lord Dominik's RegardsFew games8.8%52.0%40.9%–62.9%75
Endless HungerFew games7.3%66.1%53.7%–76.7%62
Spear of ShojinFew games7.3%48.4%36.4%–60.6%62
Guardian AngelFew games5.9%58.0%44.2%–70.6%50
5th item, of 306 games that reached it
Guardian AngelFew games24%65.8%54.3%–75.6%73
Infinity EdgeFew games13%57.5%42.2%–71.5%40
Endless HungerFew games10%46.9%30.9%–63.6%32
Mercurial ScimitarFew games10%71.0%53.4%–83.9%31
Lord Dominik's RegardsFew games7.5%52.2%33.0%–70.8%23
Rapid FirecannonFew games6.5%75.0%53.1%–88.8%20
Boots
Crimson Lucidity43%43.5%40.9%–46.2%1,314
Immortal Path18%48.0%43.9%–52.2%556
Chainlaced Crushers15%45.0%40.5%–49.6%462
Swiftmarch14%45.1%40.3%–49.9%415
Armored Advance4.9%45.0%37.2%–53.0%149
Starting items
Doran's Blade + Health Potion53%44.9%42.3%–47.5%1,390
Doran's Helm + Health Potion24%41.6%37.8%–45.5%618
Cull + Health Potion15%45.2%40.3%–50.1%394
Doran's Bow + 2 × Health PotionFew games3.4%47.8%37.8%–58.0%90
Summoner spells
Flash + Teleport65%45.1%43.0%–47.3%1,965
Flash + Barrier20%44.0%40.1%–48.0%607
Exhaust + Flash6.4%41.5%34.8%–48.6%195
Flash + Ghost4.9%41.6%34.0%–49.6%149
Skill order
Max Q W E · starts Q W E70%44.6%42.4%–46.9%1,822
Max Q W E · starts Q E W11%45.0%39.3%–50.7%287
Max Q E W · starts Q W E8.8%49.8%43.3%–56.2%227
Max Q E W · starts Q E WFew games3.4%35.6%26.4%–46.1%87
Max Q W E · starts Q W QFew games2.9%36.0%26.1%–47.3%75
First 11 skill points
Q W E Q Q R Q W Q W R68%45.7%43.3%–48.0%1,706
Q E W Q Q R Q W Q W R9.7%46.3%40.2%–52.6%246
Q W E Q Q R Q E Q E R6.1%54.6%46.7%–62.2%154
Q W Q E Q R Q W Q W RFew games2.9%39.7%29.3%–51.2%73
Q W E Q Q R Q W Q E RFew games2.6%40.0%29.0%–52.1%65
Q E W Q Q R Q E Q E RFew games2.5%41.3%30.0%–53.6%63
Finished items
Rapid Firecannon47%49.3%46.8%–51.9%1,429
Infinity Edge29%52.5%49.2%–55.7%892
Lord Dominik's Regards8.6%51.2%45.1%–57.2%260
Hubris7.4%44.0%37.7%–50.5%225
Endless Hunger6.9%60.1%53.3%–66.5%208
Guardian Angel4.9%61.1%53.1%–68.5%149
Mortal Reminder4.8%53.5%45.3%–61.4%144
Mercurial Scimitar3.7%61.3%52.0%–69.8%111
Maw of MalmortiusFew games2.1%48.4%36.6%–60.4%64
Trinity ForceFew games2.1%47.6%35.8%–59.7%63

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: 8% of 3,028 games in Diamond and above, patch 26.21, 55.5% win rate.

What skill order do Smolder Mid players use?

Most often they max Q, W, E and start Q, W, E: 70% of 2,588 games with a skill order in Diamond and above, patch 26.21, 44.6% win rate.

Which summoner spells do Smolder Mid players take?

Flash and Teleport, in 65% of 3,028 games in Diamond and above, patch 26.21, 45.1% win rate.