Ashevs Smolder
Ashe vs Smolder is a moderate matchup in LoL patch 26.19. Smolder wins with a 51.3% win rate (+2.7%) over Ashe based on 113 games. Ashe wins the early laning phase while Smolder scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Ashe build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Ashe vs Smolder matchup.
Ashe Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Ashe performs against them. You'll get head-to-head win rates, laning stats, the best build and runes for the matchup, and early vs late game analysis — all based on real ranked data.
Who wins Ashe vs Smolder?
Ashe wins 51.4% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 44.8% and 57.9% (95% range).
- Expected
- 49.4% From both champions' overall Bot win rates
- Matchup effect
- +2.0 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 220 games Lane: Bot
- vs patch 26.18
- +4.4 pts Within normal patch-to-patch noise
Lane: Bot · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.19 · Sep 24 – Sep 28
Key takeaways
- Ashe vs Smolder is an even matchup: Ashe wins 51.4% of 220 games, and the 95% range (44.8–57.9%) comfortably includes 50%.
- Both champions' overall Bot win rates predict 49.4% for Ashe; the result is within the margin of error of that, so this matchup mostly reflects the two champions' general strength.
- Ashe usually wins the lane: 432 gold ahead of Smolder at 15 minutes on average (218 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
- Ashe players pick Flash + Ghost far more often against Smolder: 9.1% of their other Bot games, 13.2% here.
How we calculate this
Games: ranked Solo/Duo and Flex games on the North America server from the patch shown. Remakes (games under 5 minutes) are excluded.
A game only counts when Ashe and Smolder played the same position on opposite teams, so roaming, lane swaps within a team or a champion merely being in the same game never count as this matchup.
The 95% range is a Wilson score interval. Confidence comes from how wide that range is: within ±3 points is very high, ±5 high, ±8 moderate, anything wider low. Below 20 games a matchup is not classified at all.
Expected win rate combines both champions’ win rates in this lane (same games and filters) with the log5 formula: E = A(1−B) / (A(1−B) + B(1−A)). Matchup effect = observed − expected.
"What changes" compares Ashe's choices in this matchup with the same champion's other games in the same lane, and lists a change only when it is at least 3 points and statistically significant (two-proportion z-test, |z| ≥ 2, 20+ games).
Results are not split by rank: the sample per rank is too small for honest per-rank matchup numbers.
Ashe vs Smolder Laning Stats
At 15 minutes
Whole-game averages
Ashe vs Smolder Win Rate by Game Length
Ashe's win rate against Smolder by game length. The dot is the win rate, the bar its 95% range and the dashed line the champion's usual win rate at that length. Lengths with fewer than 25 games are left blank.
No game length stands out: Ashe's results against Smolder in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Ashe vs Smolder Power Spikes
Who is ahead at each stage, measured from these games. A stage reads "Even" when the difference is inside the margin of error, and "Insufficient data" when there are too few games to tell.
- Lane (15 min)AsheAshe gold at 15: +432
- First itemAsheAshe: 11.5 min · Smolder: 12.1 min
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesAsheAshe wins 61.0% of 82 games
- 30+ min gamesEvenAshe wins 44.8% of 125 games
What Ashe Changes Against Smolder
Choices Ashe players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Bot games.
Flash + GhostSummoner spellsUsually9.1%vs Smolder13.2%+4.0 pts48.3% WR here
Boots of SwiftnessBootsUsually7.1%vs Smolder10.9%+3.8 pts62.5% WR here
Best Ashe Build vs Smolder
Usual Ashe build (Bot)
75.9% win rate · 29 games
Against Smolder
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 13 of 169 Ashe games against Smolder carried a complete build, which is too few to recommend an item path from. Use Ashe's standard build instead.
- Ashe usually completes Hexoptics C44 first, at 11.5 min (median of 101 games).
- Smolder usually completes Essence Reaver first, at 12.1 min (median of 181 games).
- Skill priority: W > Q > E — the same as usual.
Builds are ranked by the lower edge of their win rate range, not the raw win rate, so a build seen in a handful of wins never outranks a proven one.
Best Ashe Runes vs Smolder
Usual Ashe runes (Bot)
Lethal Tempo
72.2% win rate · 36 games
Against Smolder
Lethal Tempo
49.1% win rate · 108 games
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Ashe matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.19. The table below shows Ashe's win rate, gold difference, and performance stats against every champion in the current meta. Click any champion name to see a detailed head-to-head breakdown including the best Ashe build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
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Ashe vs Smolder FAQ - Patch 26.19
Who wins Ashe vs Smolder?
Ashe vs Smolder is an even matchup: Ashe wins 51.4% of 220 games, and the 95% range (44.8–57.9%) comfortably includes 50%.
What is Ashe's win rate against Smolder?
Ashe wins 51.4% of 220 Bot games against Smolder on patch 26.19 (95% range 44.8–57.9%). Based on both champions' overall Bot win rates, 49.4% would be expected.
Does Ashe counter Smolder?
Not clearly. Ashe wins 51.4% of 220 games against Smolder, and the 95% range (44.8–57.9%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.
Who wins lane, Ashe or Smolder?
Ashe usually wins the lane: 432 gold ahead of Smolder at 15 minutes on average (218 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
Does Ashe outscale Smolder?
There are too few games of each length to tell yet.
When is Smolder strongest against Ashe?
On current data there is no stage of the game where Smolder is ahead of Ashe beyond the margin of error.
What should Ashe build against Smolder?
There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Ashe's usual Bot core: Blade of The Ruined King, Phantom Dancer, Infinity Edge. The biggest change against Smolder: Boots of Swiftness (7.1% usually, 10.9% here).
What runes should Ashe use against Smolder?
Lethal Tempo with Precision and Inspiration — 49.1% over 108 games against Smolder. The biggest change against Smolder: Flash + Ghost (9.1% usually, 13.2% here).