SmolderMid build

Off-meta Mid

Bot85%Mid10%Top5%
Win
43.9%
▼6.0 vs Mid
LP a game
−1.40
±0.99
Games
1,655
a win +20.4 · a loss −19.0
Pick · Ban
0.59 · 1.7%
as Mid · any role

How we measure

Smolder Mid, patch 26.22: Essence Reaver, Black Cleaver, Spear of Shojin; Deathfire Touch + Inspiration; skill order Q > W > E (each the most played of 1,655 games).

Build

Most played of 1,655 games

Start

DbHp

51% · 44.4% won

Spells

FlTe

64% · 43.2% won

Skills

starts Q W E

75% · 43.8% won

Items 20.1% of games with a core

  1. Essence Reaver
  2. Black Cleaver
  3. Spear of Shojin
4th
  • Rf52.8%won49% · 62pick, 62 games
  • Eh57.5%won14% · 18pick, 18 games
  • Ie53.2%won13% · 16pick, 16 games
5th
  • Ga60.1%won42% · 20pick, 20 games
  • Ie57.0%won17% · 8pick, 8 games
  • Rf57.2%won13% · 6pick, 6 games

49.5% won (43.0–56.1) · 222 games

4th: of the 127 games with this core that reached it · 5th: of the 48 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 Lucidity43% · 43.0% won

Skill path 72% of games · 45.1% 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 Shojin222 gamesMost played20%49.5%43% to 56%
  2. Essence Reaver › Black Cleaver › Rapid Firecannon163 games15%49.1%42% to 57%
  3. Essence Reaver › Spear of Shojin › Rapid Firecannon153 games14%47.1%39% to 55%
  4. Essence Reaver › Rapid Firecannon › Infinity Edge131 games12%45.8%38% to 54%
  5. Essence Reaver › Black Cleaver › Infinity Edge37 gamesFew games3.4%37.8%24% to 54%
  6. Essence Reaver › Spear of Shojin › Infinity Edge36 gamesFew games3.3%61.1%45% to 75%

Skills

Max order
  1. starts Q W E75%43.8%1,230
  2. starts Q E W8.7%44.8%143
  3. starts Q W E6.7%50.5%109
  4. starts Q E WFew games3.3%37.0%54
  5. starts Q W QFew games3.1%37.3%51

Starting items

Doran's Blade + Health Potion51% · 44.4% won · 838 games
  • Doran's Helm + Health Potion 25%48.0% won
  • Cull + Health Potion 17%38.8% won

Boots

Crimson Lucidity43% · 43.0% won · 717 games
  • Immortal Path 19%47.4% won
  • Chainlaced Crushers 16%46.0% won

Summoner spells

Flash + Teleport64% · 43.2% won · 1,064 games
  • Flash + Barrier 21%43.1% won
  • Exhaust + Flash 7.2%51.3% won
Every option as a table49 options
Every build option with its pick, win rate and 95% range
OptionPickWin95% rangeGames
Core items
Essence Reaver › Black Cleaver › Spear of Shojin20%49.5%43.0%–56.1%222
Essence Reaver › Black Cleaver › Rapid Firecannon15%49.1%41.5%–56.7%163
Essence Reaver › Spear of Shojin › Rapid Firecannon14%47.1%39.3%–54.9%153
Essence Reaver › Rapid Firecannon › Infinity Edge12%45.8%37.5%–54.3%131
Essence Reaver › Black Cleaver › Infinity EdgeFew games3.4%37.8%24.1%–53.9%37
Essence Reaver › Spear of Shojin › Infinity EdgeFew games3.3%61.1%44.9%–75.2%36
4th item, of 562 games that reached it
Rapid Firecannon22%54.4%45.7%–62.9%125
Infinity Edge21%54.3%45.3%–63.1%116
Spear of ShojinFew games10.0%53.6%40.7%–66.0%56
Lord Dominik's RegardsFew games8.2%52.2%38.1%–65.9%46
Guardian AngelFew games6.9%51.3%36.2%–66.1%39
Mortal ReminderFew games5.2%62.1%44.0%–77.3%29
5th item, of 221 games that reached it
Guardian AngelFew games33%53.4%42.1%–64.4%73
Infinity EdgeFew games15%64.7%47.9%–78.5%34
Mercurial ScimitarFew games9.5%71.4%50.0%–86.2%21
Boots
Crimson Lucidity43%43.0%39.4%–46.6%717
Immortal Path19%47.4%42.0%–53.0%312
Chainlaced Crushers16%46.0%40.1%–52.1%263
Swiftmarch12%44.5%37.8%–51.4%200
Armored AdvanceFew games5.6%44.1%34.4%–54.2%93
Starting items
Doran's Blade + Health Potion51%44.4%41.1%–47.8%838
Doran's Helm + Health Potion25%48.0%43.2%–52.9%408
Cull + Health Potion17%38.8%33.2%–44.6%276
Doran's Ring + 2 × Health PotionFew games2.2%44.4%29.5%–60.4%36
Summoner spells
Flash + Teleport64%43.2%40.3%–46.2%1,064
Flash + Barrier21%43.1%38.0%–48.3%353
Exhaust + Flash7.2%51.3%42.4%–60.1%119
Flash + GhostFew games3.7%44.3%32.5%–56.7%61
Skill order
Max Q W E · starts Q W E75%43.8%41.1%–46.6%1,230
Max Q W E · starts Q E W8.7%44.8%36.9%–52.9%143
Max Q E W · starts Q W E6.7%50.5%41.2%–59.7%109
Max Q E W · starts Q E WFew games3.3%37.0%25.4%–50.4%54
Max Q W E · starts Q W QFew games3.1%37.3%25.3%–51.0%51
First 11 skill points
Q W E Q Q R Q W Q W R72%45.1%42.2%–48.0%1,145
Q E W Q Q R Q W Q W R7.5%46.7%38.0%–55.6%120
Q W E Q Q R Q E Q E RFew games4.0%45.3%33.7%–57.4%64
Q W Q E Q R Q W Q W RFew games2.9%39.1%26.4%–53.5%46
Q E W Q Q R Q E Q E RFew games2.8%31.8%20.0%–46.6%44
Q W E Q Q R Q W Q E RFew games2.3%48.7%33.5%–64.1%37
Finished items
Rapid Firecannon48%47.9%44.5%–51.4%801
Infinity Edge29%49.4%44.9%–53.8%478
Lord Dominik's Regards9.1%57.6%49.6%–65.2%151
Hubris6.8%49.1%40.0%–58.2%112
Guardian Angel6.7%58.2%48.8%–67.0%110
Mortal ReminderFew games5.4%48.3%38.2%–58.6%89
Endless HungerFew games5.0%66.3%55.6%–75.5%83
Mercurial ScimitarFew games3.9%64.6%52.5%–75.1%65
Maw of MalmortiusFew games2.7%52.3%37.9%–66.3%44
Trinity ForceFew games2.1%42.9%28.0%–59.1%35

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: 13% of 1,655 games in Emerald and above, patch 26.22, 49.5% win rate.

What skill order do Smolder Mid players use?

Most often they max Q, W, E and start Q, W, E: 75% of 1,636 games with a skill order in Emerald and above, patch 26.22, 43.8% win rate.

Which summoner spells do Smolder Mid players take?

Flash and Teleport, in 64% of 1,655 games in Emerald and above, patch 26.22, 43.2% win rate.