What are the best runes for Smolder Mid?

Deathfire Touch in Sorcery with Inspiration secondary is the highest-win-rate rune page this patch (45.2% win rate).

What is the best build for Smolder?

Rush Essence Reaver, Black Cleaver and Spear of Shojin. It wins 53.5% of Mid games on patch 26.20.

Is Smolder good on patch 26.20?

Smolder has a 44.0% win rate in Mid this patch, which makes it a situational pick.

Who counters Smolder?

Yone, Viktor, Syndra are among the strongest counters to Smolder Mid this patch, by ranked win rate.

Smolder build

Mid · patch 26.20

Smolder is currently a situational Mid pick on patch 26.20, holding a 44.0% win rate across 10,490 games (0.7% pick rate, 1.7% ban rate). It scales well, its win rate climbs to 56.6% in games past 40 minutes, so playing for the late game pays off. The setup below is the highest-win-rate build from real games this patch, not theorycraft.

Win rate

44.0%

Pick

0.7%

Ban

1.7%

Games

10,490

Region

Global TR EUW EUNE NA KR BR LAN LAS OCE RU JP

Summoner Spells

// The build · 53.5% win ratevs 44.0% for the championHighest win rate path this patch

Start43.9%−0.1

First back

Core · in order53.5%+9.5

The whole build

Boots43.9%−0.1

Situational swap

Late options-

Pick one, not all

Runes

45.2% win rate

Sorcery

Inspiration

Skill Order

Max order:

Q→

W→

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Win Rate by Game Length

How the champion performs as games go longer.

< 25 min34.7%

25-30 min42.3%

30-35 min47.1%

35-40 min52.4%

40+ min56.6%

33%50%58%

Win Rate Trend

45.8%

43.8%

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// Matchups · who beats SmolderAll matchups →

// The short version

Start Doran's Blade and Health Potion and rush Essence Reaver, Black Cleaver and Spear of Shojin; this core wins 53.5% of Mid games; Deathfire Touch is the keystone of choice; most players max Q → W → E.