Wincon
Bot · 364 games · NA

Smolder

Bot · 87% of games Mid · 11%

Strongest when games end at 35–40 minutes (58%). On average behind the lane opponent at 15 minutes (−811 gold).

Win rate
46.4%
±5.1 · role avg 50.0%
Tier
D
#46 of 48
Pick rate
3.6%
ban 0.9%
Games
364
ranked solo/duo

Smolder bot wins 46.4% of 364 ranked games in NA, rank 46 of 48 bot champions (tier D). Most players finish Essence Reaver first, at about 12:00.

The build at a glance

What most Smolder players run

Items 1–4: the most common path. Later items: the most common pick in the games that last that long, so fewer games.
Items, in buying orderEvery option, item by item →
Item 1 Essence Reaver 12:03 · 83% · 292 games
Boots Gluttonous Greaves 13:36 · 55% of games
Item 2 Black Cleaver 19:16 · 34% · 90 games
Item 3 Spear of Shojin 24:56 · 55% · 35 games
Item 4 · late game Infinity Edge 28:30 · 32 of 134 games
Item 5 · late game Guardian Angel 34:00 · 18 of 54 games
Item 6 · late game Endless Hunger 35:06 · 4 of 17 games
Runes
Deathfire Touch · Sorcery + Inspiration 40% of games · 56% wins All runes →
Start
Doran's Blade + Health Potion 57% of games · 51% wins Other starts →
Spells
Flash + Barrier 73% of games · 45% wins Other spells →
Skill order
Super Scorcher BreathQ Achooo!W Flap, Flap, FlapE
Max Super Scorcher Breath first 91% of games · 46% wins Skill orders →
When Smolder wins

Loses short games, wins from 25 minutes

Win rate by when the game ended. Faded: under 30 games. Icons: when each item is usually finished.
70%60%50%40%30% Games that ended at 15–20′: 54% wins over 28 games 54% Games that ended at 20–25′: 47% wins over 64 games 47% Games that ended at 25–30′: 35% wins over 125 games 35% Games that ended at 30–35′: 53% wins over 86 games 53% Games that ended at 35–40′: 58% wins over 43 games 58% Games that ended at 40–45′: 55% wins over 11 games 55% 0′5′10′15′20′25′30′35′40′45′
Essence Reaver Gluttonous Greaves Black Cleaver Spear of Shojin Infinity Edge Guardian Angel Endless Hunger
Ends before 25′49% wins25% of games · 92
Lasts 25′ or more46% wins73% of games · 265
Lanes

Watch out for Caitlyn, Lucian, Twitch

Hard Easy Points above or below what both champions' overall win rates predict. Every opponent, minute by minute →
What wins Smolder games

First Baron: 80% against 30%

Win rate when the team took it firstwhen it didn't Gap
First Baron 30% 80% +51
First tower 32% 70% +37
First dragon 34% 63% +29
Rift Herald 37% 65% +29
First blood 37% 59% +22
First Voidgrubs 44% 50% +7

Taking an objective goes with winning; it isn't the whole cause. First inhibitor is left out: it mostly means the game is already won.

How Smolder plays

Fewer solo kills, less damage to towers

What stands out (10% or more) against the average bot laner. Blue: better for winning, red: worse.

Fewer solo kills a game0.4 against 0.7 · −42%
Less damage to towers4602 against 7340 · −37%
Fewer multikills a game0.82 against 1.08 · −24%

About average: vision, deaths, share of team damage, damage, minions, assists.