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Smolder Build
Latest Smolder build for League of Legends with items, runes, summoner spells, skill order, counters and patch data.
51.08% Win Rate 5.06% Pick Rate 62,374 Games
Smolder Build Guide
Smolder blends marksman and mage damage into one ADC-style hybrid, and he works in the middle lane too, not only his main bot lane spot. Ranked numbers for patch 16.13.1 show a 50.57% win rate with a 5.47% pick rate.
Deathfire Touch brings early burn that feeds his growing passive, and the standard core of Essence Reaver, Black Cleaver, and Spear of Shojin keeps his damage rising into the mid game. He maxes Q first, then W, then E. The full item path, runes, and matchup breakdowns are covered below.
Smolder Build
B Current tier: B ADC — view tier list
Imported from op.gg · updated every 48 hours · last update Nov 10, 2026.
Starting Items
Core Items
Boots
Full Item Set
Smolder Runes — Sorcery + Inspiration
Deathfire Touch 
Nimbus Cloak 
Celerity 
Gathering Storm 
Magical Footwear 
Jack Of All Trades 
Adaptive Force 
Move Speed 
Health Scaling Smolder Summoner Spells
Flash 
BarrierSmolder Skill Order
Q › W › E
Ability Order by Level
1Q 2W 3E 4Q 5Q 6R 7Q 8W 9Q 10W 11R 12W 13W 14E 15E
Levels shown as recorded in ranked data; R is highlighted at its level-up points.
Starting Items
Core Items
Boots
Full Item Set
Smolder Runes — Sorcery + Inspiration
Deathfire Touch Nimbus Cloak Celerity Gathering Storm Magical Footwear Jack Of All Trades Adaptive Force Move Speed Health Scaling Smolder Summoner Spells
Flash 
TeleportSmolder Skill Order
Q › W › E
Ability Order by Level
1Q 2W 3E 4Q 5Q 6R 7Q 8W 9Q 10W 11R 12W 13W 14E 15E
Levels shown as recorded in ranked data; R is highlighted at its level-up points.
Smolder Counters
Weak Against
43.4% 106 games 
45.7% 186 games 
45.9% 1,314 games 
46.2% 208 games 
46.5% 183 games Strong Against
54.9% 2,980 games 
53.7% 164 games 
53.4% 789 games 
53.1% 903 games 
52.7% 5,940 games Win rates are Smolder's results against each champion, imported from op.gg.
Smolder Build FAQ
Based on current ranked data (op.gg, patch 16.18.1), the strongest recorded Smolder build in ADC goes Essence Reaver, Black Cleaver, Spear of Shojin as core items, with a 51.08% win rate across 62,374 games.
The most played rune page runs Deathfire Touch (Sorcery) with Inspiration as the secondary tree.
Essence Reaver, Black Cleaver, Spear of Shojin.
Based on real matchup data, Smolder struggles most against Xerath, Aurelion Sol, Twitch.
Build and counter data is refreshed automatically every 48 hours from ranked game statistics.
