Is Smolder good in Patch 26.13?

Smolder is C tier Bot in Patch 26.13 with a 50.0% win rate, 5.4% pick rate, and 5.5% ban rate over merged Emerald+ data from u.gg and op.gg. MOBA Trainer rescored Smolder Bot after Patch 26.13 using win rate, pick rate, and ban rate within the Bot role.

What is the best build for Smolder Bot?

The best Smolder Bot build in Patch 26.13 uses Essence Reaver, Black Cleaver, Spear of Shojin with the Deathfire Touch keystone from op.gg build data merged into MOBA Trainer. Smolder Bot is C tier with 50.0% win rate this patch.

Who counters Smolder?

Champions that counter Smolder in Patch 26.13 include Senna (46.4% Smolder win rate), Jinx (47.0% Smolder win rate), Jhin (49.7% Smolder win rate), based on matchup win rates from merged Emerald+ data. See the counters section for full matchup stats.

What should I practice to climb with Smolder?

To climb with Smolder Bot in Patch 26.13, focus on the core patterns MOBA Trainer drills for this champion — Baiting, Trading, and Wave management. Baiting: Baiting is a mindgame employed to provoke enemies into making a mistake. Trading: In league of legends different champions prefer different types of trades in lane.

BOT · EMERALD+ · RANKED SOLO

How to Play SmolderBot Build, Emerald+Patch 26.13

The recommended Smolder Bot build for LoL Patch 26.13, from rune set to skill order to item path, based on MOBA Trainer's merged Emerald+ data.

In Patch 26.13, Smolder is C tier Bot with 50.0% win rate over merged Emerald+ data. Best build: Deathfire Touch + Essence Reaver, Black Cleaver. Hardest matchup: Senna (46.4% win rate for Smolder). Key patterns to practice: Baiting, Trading, and Wave management.

Patch 26.13 · Emerald+ · Ranked Solo

TierNo tier changeC#13of 27 Bot champions

Win rate50.0%vs 50.1% role avg

Pick rate5.4%12th most picked Bot

Ban rate5.5%

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Smolder Bot Build (Patch 26.13)

Highest win rate build path (5.5% pick rate, 50.6% win rate). Stats aggregated from Emerald+ ranked.

Runes

50.6% WR

SorceryPRIMARY

Deathfire TouchKEYSTONE

Nimbus Cloak

Celerity

Gathering Storm

InspirationSECONDARY

Magical Footwear

Jack Of All Trades

SHARDS

Deathfire Touch · Nimbus Cloak · Celerity · Gathering Storm + Magical Footwear · Jack Of All Trades

Summoner spells

Flash

Barrier

Skill order

EMax Q first

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28101213

31415

611

Item build

5.5% pick

Starting

Doran's Blade + Health Potion

Core build

Essence Reaver

Black Cleaver

Spear of Shojin

Boots

Gluttonous Greaves

Situational

Essence Reaver

Black Cleaver

Spear of Shojin

Rapid Firecannon

Infinity Edge

Endless Hunger

Smolder Bot meta analysis (Patch 26.13)

Smolder holds a 50.0% win rate in the Bot role on Patch 26.13, right at the Bot role average of 50.1%. That is the 13th highest win rate of 27 Bot champions tracked at Emerald+ this patch. With a 5.4% pick rate (12th most played in the role) and a 5.5% ban rate, Smolder gets banned regularly, so it helps to have a second comfort pick.

Smolder Bot held steady at C tier through Patch 26.13, with no tier movement since the previous data merge. Stable ratings are a good sign for one-tricks: the play patterns you practice now should keep working next patch. At C tier, Smolder is a mains-only pick this patch: expect to out-knowledge opponents rather than out-stat them.

Champion select decides a lot of Smolder Bot games. The hardest matchups this patch are Senna (46.4% win rate for Smolder) and Jinx (47.0% win rate for Smolder): consider banning one or holding your pick until the opponent locks in. On the other side, Ezreal (52.4%) and Kaisa (52.2%) are the matchups to look for, where Smolder wins the lane more often than not at Emerald+.

How to play Smolder Bot

Pick Smolder Bot in patch 26.13 only as a comfort pick: expect to out-knowledge opponents rather than out-stat them.

Smolder Bot guide

Smolder ADC stacks Dragon Practice (passive) by landing abilities and finishing kills with Super Scorcher Breath (Q), then leans on Achooo! (W) to detonate on contact and Flap, Flap, Flap (E) to bombard the lowest-health target, with MMOOOMMMM! (R) slowing anyone caught in its fire zone at level six.

The build

Rune page: Deathfire Touch, Nimbus Cloak, Celerity, and Gathering Storm (Sorcery), with Magical Footwear and Jack Of All Trades (Inspiration). Summoners: Flash and Barrier. Skill order maxes Super Scorcher Breath (Q) first, with Achooo! (W) second. Starter: Doran's Blade and a Health Potion, into Gluttonous Greaves boots. Core build: Essence Reaver, Black Cleaver, and Spear of Shojin, with Rapid Firecannon, Infinity Edge, and Endless Hunger rounding out the full item build.

Ability mechanics

Dragon Practice (passive) grants a stack whenever Smolder hits an enemy champion with an ability or lands a kill using Super Scorcher Breath (Q), and each stack increases the damage of his basic abilities. That same ability becomes more powerful as more stacks pile up over the course of a game. Achooo! (W) is a flaming sneeze that explodes on hitting an enemy champion. Flap, Flap, Flap (E) lets him take flight ignoring terrain and bombard the lowest-health enemy on the enemy team, while MMOOOMMMM! (R) calls his mom to breathe fire from above, adding extra damage and slowing enemies caught in the center of the blast.

Matchups

Hardest matchups by win rate: Senna, Jinx, Jhin, Ashe, Caitlyn. Best matchups: Ezreal, Kai'Sa, Miss Fortune.

Other Bot champions at a similar power level in Patch 26.13:

View Smolder counters · LoL tier list

Frequently asked questions

Is Smolder good in Patch 26.13?: Smolder is C tier Bot in Patch 26.13 with a 50.0% win rate, 5.4% pick rate, and 5.5% ban rate over merged Emerald+ data from u.gg and op.gg. MOBA Trainer rescored Smolder Bot after Patch 26.13 using win rate, pick rate, and ban rate within the Bot role.
What is the best build for Smolder Bot?: The best Smolder Bot build in Patch 26.13 uses Essence Reaver, Black Cleaver, Spear of Shojin with the Deathfire Touch keystone from op.gg build data merged into MOBA Trainer. Smolder Bot is C tier with 50.0% win rate this patch.
Who counters Smolder?: Champions that counter Smolder in Patch 26.13 include Senna (46.4% Smolder win rate), Jinx (47.0% Smolder win rate), Jhin (49.7% Smolder win rate), based on matchup win rates from merged Emerald+ data. See the counters section for full matchup stats.
What should I practice to climb with Smolder?: To climb with Smolder Bot in Patch 26.13, focus on the core patterns MOBA Trainer drills for this champion — Baiting, Trading, and Wave management. Baiting: Baiting is a mindgame employed to provoke enemies into making a mistake. Trading: In league of legends different champions prefer different types of trades in lane.