SmolderMid build

Off-meta Mid

Bot75%Mid16%Top9%
Win
45.7%
▼4.3 vs Mid
LP a game
−0.50
±1.32
Games
887
a win +20.5 · a loss −18.3
Pick · Ban
1.0 · 1.9%
as Mid · any role

How we measure

Smolder Mid on TW, patch 26.20: Essence Reaver, Black Cleaver, Spear of Shojin; Deathfire Touch + Inspiration; skill order Q > W > E (each the most played of 887 games).

Low sample. 887 games, fewer than 1,000. Read these numbers as rough.

Build

Most played of 887 games

Start

DbHp

50% · 49.3% won

Spells

FlTe

73% · 46.7% won

Skills

starts Q W E

73% · 46.5% won

Items 20.1% of games with a core

  1. Essence Reaver
  2. Black Cleaver
  3. Spear of Shojin
4th
  • Ie52.6% won24% pick
  • Rf64.1% won20% pick
  • So55.2% won9.0% pick
5th
  • Ga56.7% won23% pick
  • Eh61.9% won16% pick
  • Ms53.3% won12% pick

62.0% won (53.1–70.1) · 121 games

BootsCrimson Lucidity45% · 47.4% won

Skill path 69% of games · 48.1% 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 Shojin121 gamesMost played20%62.0%53% to 70%
  2. Essence Reaver › Spear of Shojin › Rapid Firecannon67 gamesFew games11%37.3%27% to 49%
  3. Essence Reaver › Black Cleaver › Rapid Firecannon56 gamesFew games9.3%50.0%37% to 63%
  4. Essence Reaver › Rapid Firecannon › Infinity Edge41 gamesFew games6.8%73.2%58% to 84%
  5. Essence Reaver › Infinity Edge › Rapid Firecannon30 gamesFew games5.0%50.0%33% to 67%
  6. Essence Reaver › Spear of Shojin › Black Cleaver24 gamesFew games4.0%54.2%35% to 72%
  7. Essence Reaver › Spear of Shojin › Infinity Edge22 gamesFew games3.7%59.1%39% to 77%

Skills

Max order
  1. starts Q W E73%46.5%641
  2. starts Q E WFew games7.7%44.1%68
  3. starts Q W EFew games6.8%48.3%60
  4. starts Q E WFew games5.5%43.8%48
  5. starts Q W QFew games3.2%39.3%28

Starting items

Doran's Blade + Health Potion50% · 49.3% won · 442 games
  • Cull + Health Potion 20%42.8% won
  • Doran's Helm + Health Potion 17%46.9% won

Boots

Crimson Lucidity45% · 47.4% won · 399 games
  • Immortal Path 19%48.5% won
  • Chainlaced Crushers 17%39.5% won

Summoner spells

Flash + Teleport73% · 46.7% won · 644 games
  • Flash + Barrier 15%43.4% won
  • Exhaust + Flash Few games4.6%36.6% won
Every option as a table47 options
Every build option with its pick, win rate and 95% range
OptionPickWin95% rangeGames
Core items
Essence Reaver › Black Cleaver › Spear of Shojin20%62.0%53.1%–70.1%121
Essence Reaver › Spear of Shojin › Rapid FirecannonFew games11%37.3%26.7%–49.3%67
Essence Reaver › Black Cleaver › Rapid FirecannonFew games9.3%50.0%37.3%–62.7%56
Essence Reaver › Rapid Firecannon › Infinity EdgeFew games6.8%73.2%58.1%–84.3%41
Essence Reaver › Infinity Edge › Rapid FirecannonFew games5.0%50.0%33.2%–66.9%30
Essence Reaver › Spear of Shojin › Black CleaverFew games4.0%54.2%35.1%–72.1%24
Essence Reaver › Spear of Shojin › Infinity EdgeFew games3.7%59.1%38.7%–76.7%22
4th item, of 322 games that reached it
Infinity EdgeFew games24%52.6%41.6%–63.5%76
Rapid FirecannonFew games20%64.1%51.8%–74.7%64
Spear of ShojinFew games9.0%55.2%37.6%–71.6%29
Endless HungerFew games7.5%58.3%38.8%–75.5%24
Guardian AngelFew games7.5%66.7%46.7%–82.0%24
Lord Dominik's RegardsFew games7.5%58.3%38.8%–75.5%24
5th item, of 130 games that reached it
Guardian AngelFew games23%56.7%39.2%–72.6%30
Endless HungerFew games16%61.9%40.9%–79.3%21
Boots
Crimson Lucidity45%47.4%42.5%–52.3%399
Immortal Path19%48.5%41.1%–56.0%169
Chainlaced Crushers17%39.5%31.9%–47.5%147
SwiftmarchFew games11%47.9%38.2%–57.8%96
No bootsFew games4.6%34.2%21.6%–49.5%41
Starting items
Doran's Blade + Health Potion50%49.3%44.7%–54.0%442
Cull + Health Potion20%42.8%35.6%–50.2%173
Doran's Helm + Health Potion17%46.9%39.1%–55.0%147
Doran's Bow + 2 × Health PotionFew games4.7%40.5%27.0%–55.5%42
Summoner spells
Flash + Teleport73%46.7%42.9%–50.6%644
Flash + Barrier15%43.4%35.4%–51.8%136
Exhaust + FlashFew games4.6%36.6%23.6%–51.9%41
Flash + GhostFew games3.8%38.2%23.9%–55.0%34
Skill order
Max Q W E · starts Q W E73%46.5%42.7%–50.4%641
Max Q W E · starts Q E WFew games7.7%44.1%33.0%–55.9%68
Max Q E W · starts Q W EFew games6.8%48.3%36.2%–60.7%60
Max Q E W · starts Q E WFew games5.5%43.8%30.7%–57.7%48
Max Q W E · starts Q W QFew games3.2%39.3%23.6%–57.6%28
First 11 skill points
Q W E Q Q R Q W Q W R69%48.1%44.1%–52.2%592
Q E W Q Q R Q W Q W RFew games6.8%46.6%34.3%–59.2%58
Q E W Q Q R Q E Q E RFew games4.6%43.6%29.3%–59.0%39
Q W E Q Q R Q E Q E RFew games3.9%45.5%29.8%–62.0%33
Q W E Q Q R Q W Q E RFew games2.9%48.0%30.0%–66.5%25
Q W Q E Q R Q W Q W RFew games2.7%47.8%29.2%–67.0%23
Finished items
Rapid Firecannon42%52.9%47.9%–57.9%376
Infinity Edge29%52.9%46.8%–58.9%257
Lord Dominik's RegardsFew games9.4%56.6%45.9%–66.8%83
HubrisFew games8.8%46.2%35.5%–57.1%78
Endless HungerFew games7.1%58.7%46.4%–70.0%63
Guardian AngelFew games6.2%63.6%50.4%–75.1%55
Mortal ReminderFew games5.5%46.9%33.7%–60.6%49
Mercurial ScimitarFew games4.4%43.6%29.3%–59.0%39

Questions

What do Smolder Mid players build first on TW?

The most played core is Essence Reaver, then Black Cleaver, then Spear of Shojin: 14% of 887 games in all ranks, patch 26.20, 62.0% win rate.

What skill order do Smolder Mid players use?

Most often they max Q, W, E and start Q, W, E: 73% of 879 games with a skill order in all ranks, patch 26.20, 46.5% win rate.

Which summoner spells do Smolder Mid players take?

Flash and Teleport, in 73% of 887 games in all ranks, patch 26.20, 46.7% win rate.