SmolderTop build

48th of 48 Topdown 3 places since 26.20

Bot65%Mid23%Top12%
Win
45.3%
▼4.7 vs Top
LP a game
−1.40
±0.32
Games
14.4k
a win +19.3 · a loss −18.9
Pick · Ban
1.3 · 3.6%
as Top · any role

How we measure

Smolder Top on VN, patch 26.21: Essence Reaver, Spear of Shojin, Rapid Firecannon; Deathfire Touch + Inspiration; skill order Q > W > E (each the most played of 14,405 games).

Build

Most played of 14,405 games

Start

DbHp

55% · 45.7% won

Spells

FlTe

39% · 43.9% won

Skills

starts Q W E

59% · 45.4% won

Items 16.8% of games with a core

  1. Essence Reaver
  2. Spear of Shojin
  3. Rapid Firecannon
4th
  • Ld57.8%won33% · 287pick, 287 games
  • Ie61.0%won24% · 212pick, 212 games
  • Mr56.0%won15% · 132pick, 132 games
5th
  • Ga59.4%won38% · 131pick, 131 games
  • Ie66.5%won17% · 59pick, 59 games
  • Ld61.3%won9.8% · 34pick, 34 games

53.1% won (50.6–55.5) · 1,597 games

4th: of the 872 games with this core that reached it · 5th: of the 347 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.

BootsIonian Boots of Lucidity43% · 43.8% won

Skill path 51% of games · 46.5% won

Skill path: the first 11 points measured, levels 12 to 18 from the max order
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Core items

First three finished, in the order bought
  1. Essence Reaver › Spear of Shojin › Rapid Firecannon1,597 gamesMost played17%53.1%51% to 56%
  2. Essence Reaver › Black Cleaver › Spear of Shojin1,461 games15%53.0%50% to 56%
  3. Essence Reaver › Black Cleaver › Rapid Firecannon1,140 games12%53.4%51% to 56%
  4. Essence Reaver › Rapid Firecannon › Infinity Edge838 games8.8%56.4%53% to 60%
  5. Essence Reaver › Rapid Firecannon › Mortal Reminder755 games7.9%43.8%40% to 47%
  6. Essence Reaver › Rapid Firecannon › Lord Dominik's Regards344 games3.6%49.1%44% to 54%
  7. Essence Reaver › Spear of Shojin › Infinity Edge223 games2.3%56.5%50% to 63%
  8. Essence Reaver › Black Cleaver › Endless Hunger175 games1.8%54.9%47% to 62%

Skills

Max order
  1. starts Q W E59%45.4%8,402
  2. starts Q E W14%45.2%1,992
  3. starts Q W E11%46.4%1,508
  4. starts Q E W8.9%44.8%1,262
  5. starts Q W Q2.0%46.3%285

Starting items

Doran's Blade + Health Potion55% · 45.7% won · 7,864 games
  • Cull + Health Potion 25%44.3% won
  • Doran's Helm + Health Potion 11%45.5% won

Boots

Ionian Boots of Lucidity43% · 43.8% won · 6,220 games
  • Boots of Swiftness Highest win35%48.0% won
  • No boots 6.2%35.2% won

Summoner spells

Flash + Teleport39% · 43.9% won · 5,608 games
  • Flash + Barrier 31%46.1% won
  • Flash + Ghost Highest win13%48.1% won
Every option as a table55 options
Every build option with its pick, win rate and 95% range
OptionPickWin95% rangeGames
Core items
Essence Reaver › Spear of Shojin › Rapid Firecannon17%53.1%50.6%–55.5%1,597
Essence Reaver › Black Cleaver › Spear of Shojin15%53.0%50.5%–55.6%1,461
Essence Reaver › Black Cleaver › Rapid Firecannon12%53.4%50.5%–56.3%1,140
Essence Reaver › Rapid Firecannon › Infinity Edge8.8%56.4%53.1%–59.8%838
Essence Reaver › Rapid Firecannon › Mortal Reminder7.9%43.8%40.3%–47.4%755
Essence Reaver › Rapid Firecannon › Lord Dominik's Regards3.6%49.1%43.9%–54.4%344
Essence Reaver › Spear of Shojin › Infinity Edge2.3%56.5%49.9%–62.8%223
Essence Reaver › Black Cleaver › Endless Hunger1.8%54.9%47.5%–62.1%175
4th item, of 5,140 games that reached it
Infinity Edge24%58.2%55.5%–60.9%1,250
Rapid Firecannon13%56.8%53.0%–60.4%687
Lord Dominik's Regards12%58.9%55.0%–62.7%616
Spear of Shojin11%53.5%49.3%–57.6%544
Endless Hunger9.2%61.2%56.8%–65.5%472
Guardian Angel6.1%57.2%51.7%–62.6%311
5th item, of 2,064 games that reached it
Guardian Angel41%61.0%57.7%–64.3%836
Infinity Edge11%58.4%52.0%–64.6%231
Endless Hunger7.9%61.4%53.7%–68.5%163
Bloodthirster5.0%65.1%55.5%–73.6%103
Rapid Firecannon4.9%61.8%52.1%–70.6%102
Spear of ShojinFew games4.6%61.1%51.0%–70.3%95
6th item, of 205 games that reached it
Guardian AngelFew games31%67.2%55.0%–77.4%64
Endless HungerFew games12%76.0%56.6%–88.5%25
Infinity EdgeFew games11%63.6%43.0%–80.3%22
Boots
Ionian Boots of Lucidity43%43.8%42.6%–45.1%6,220
Boots of Swiftness35%48.0%46.6%–49.4%5,094
No boots6.2%35.2%32.1%–38.4%895
Plated Steelcaps5.7%45.0%41.7%–48.4%826
Mercury's Treads5.1%46.9%43.3%–50.5%729
Starting items
Doran's Blade + Health Potion55%45.7%44.6%–46.8%7,864
Cull + Health Potion25%44.3%42.7%–45.9%3,575
Doran's Helm + Health Potion11%45.5%43.0%–48.0%1,545
Doran's Bow + 2 × Health Potion2.2%45.7%40.3%–51.2%317
Summoner spells
Flash + Teleport39%43.9%42.6%–45.2%5,608
Flash + Barrier31%46.1%44.7%–47.6%4,490
Flash + Ghost13%48.1%45.9%–50.3%1,934
Exhaust + Flash9.9%45.3%42.7%–47.9%1,425
Skill order
Max Q W E · starts Q W E59%45.4%44.3%–46.4%8,402
Max Q W E · starts Q E W14%45.2%43.0%–47.4%1,992
Max Q E W · starts Q W E11%46.4%43.9%–48.9%1,508
Max Q E W · starts Q E W8.9%44.8%42.1%–47.5%1,262
Max Q W E · starts Q W Q2.0%46.3%40.6%–52.1%285
First 11 skill points
Q W E Q Q R Q W Q W R51%46.5%45.3%–47.6%7,058
Q E W Q Q R Q W Q W R11%45.7%43.3%–48.3%1,515
Q E W Q Q R Q E Q E R7.2%44.2%41.2%–47.3%1,002
Q W E Q Q R Q E Q E R6.8%45.7%42.5%–48.9%946
Q W E Q Q R Q W Q E R4.7%45.0%41.2%–48.9%651
Q W E Q Q R Q E Q W R4.1%43.4%39.4%–47.5%567
Finished items
Black Cleaver31%49.9%48.5%–51.4%4,525
Infinity Edge23%57.6%55.9%–59.3%3,285
Mortal Reminder12%48.2%45.9%–50.5%1,749
Lord Dominik's Regards11%54.0%51.5%–56.5%1,534
Endless Hunger8.2%58.2%55.3%–60.9%1,183
Guardian Angel7.9%61.3%58.4%–64.1%1,141
Trinity Force3.6%41.7%37.5%–46.0%511
Bloodthirster3.0%54.9%50.1%–59.5%432

Questions

What do Smolder Top players build first on VN?

The most played core is Essence Reaver, then Spear of Shojin, then Rapid Firecannon: 11% of 14,405 games in all ranks, patch 26.21, 53.1% win rate.

What skill order do Smolder Top players use?

Most often they max Q, W, E and start Q, W, E: 59% of 14,176 games with a skill order in all ranks, patch 26.21, 45.4% win rate.

Which summoner spells do Smolder Top players take?

Flash and Teleport, in 39% of 14,405 games in all ranks, patch 26.21, 43.9% win rate.