Dianavs Smolder
Diana vs Smolder is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.7. Smolder wins with a 55.6% win rate (+11.1%) over Diana based on 9 games. Diana wins the early laning phase while Smolder scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Diana build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Diana vs Smolder matchup.
Diana Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Diana 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.
Smolder(44.4%)Who Wins the Diana vs Smolder Matchup?
Diana vs Smolder Matchup Summary
The Diana vs Smolder matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 9 recent matches analyzed, Smolder wins with a 55.6% win rate compared to Diana's 44.4%, giving Smolder a 11.1 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Diana controls the early laning stage, but Smolder outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Diana needs to press advantages before Smolder reaches their power spikes, while Smolder should focus on safe farming and hitting key item breakpoints. The most significant statistical gap is in sustain, where Diana leads by 483 HP/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Smolder has a strong advantage in this matchup. Diana players should play defensively, prioritize safe farming under tower, and look for opportunities created by jungle pressure or Smolder overextending. Avoid prolonged trades and wait for team fights where positioning and coordination matter more. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.
Diana vs Smolder Laning Phase Breakdown
Diana is favored during the laning phase against Smolder, winning 3 out of 5 key stat categories. Diana holds advantages in damage, gold income and sustain, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Diana Build Against Smolder
Spellslinger's Shoes is the optimal boots choice against Smolder, providing the mobility and stats Diana needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Diana against Smolder are Stormsurge, Shadowflame and Lich Bane. This combination gives Diana an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build performs exceptionally well, achieving a 100.0% win rate across 1 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Smolder. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Diana vs Smolder matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Diana66.7%Smolder33.3%Diana0.0%Smolder100.0%Diana dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 66.7% win rate — a 33.3 percentage point lead over Smolder. This lopsided early game means Diana can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.
Smolder is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 100.0% win rate — 100.0 points above Diana. Extended games heavily favor Smolder, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.
This matchup features a dramatic power shift: Diana must aggressively press their early advantage and close out the game before Smolder reaches their scaling breakpoints. If Smolder survives the laning phase without falling too far behind, the matchup flips in their favor. Dragon and Rift Herald control are pivotal — the team that secures early objectives can snowball or buy time to scale.
Best Diana Runes Against Smolder
Domination
Sorcery
The Domination and Sorcery rune setup gives Diana the best tools to compete against Smolder in this difficult matchup, compensating for the statistical disadvantages with optimal rune synergies.
Diana matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.7. The table below shows Diana'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 Diana build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
Opponent | Win Rate | Matches | CS/min | DMG/min | Gold/game | Early WR | Late WR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51.89% | 106 | 6.0 | 896 | 12,542 | 57.5% | 47.5% | |
| 46.88% | 96 | 1.4 | 701 | 12,768 | 50.9% | 41.5% | |
| 44.21% | 95 | 1.3 | 685 | 12,661 | 54.4% | 34.7% | |
| 53.41% | 88 | 1.6 | 740 | 13,054 | 57.1% | 50.0% | |
| 40.48% | 84 | 5.8 | 860 | 12,466 | 47.1% | 36.0% | |
| 46.91% | 81 | 1.4 | 753 | 12,443 | 46.5% | 47.4% | |
| 51.90% | 79 | 6.1 | 817 | 13,192 | 63.3% | 44.9% | |
| 52.56% | 78 | 1.4 | 797 | 14,276 | 65.6% | 43.5% | |
| 48.00% | 75 | 4.3 | 850 | 11,976 | 51.2% | 43.8% | |
| 49.33% | 75 | 5.6 | 933 | 12,652 | 48.6% | 50.0% | |
| 37.84% | 74 | 1.5 | 753 | 13,378 | 43.8% | 33.3% | |
| 49.30% | 71 | 4.0 | 897 | 13,290 | 55.6% | 45.5% | |
| 56.52% | 69 | 1.7 | 779 | 13,481 | 54.8% | 57.9% | |
| 54.41% | 68 | 6.2 | 954 | 13,293 | 53.6% | 55.0% | |
| 49.23% | 65 | 5.9 | 881 | 12,352 | 54.8% | 44.1% | |
| 45.31% | 64 | 5.9 | 856 | 11,960 | 39.4% | 51.6% | |
| 46.03% | 63 | 6.2 | 865 | 12,223 | 42.9% | 48.6% | |
| 57.14% | 63 | 5.2 | 863 | 12,404 | 56.0% | 57.9% | |
| 56.14% | 57 | 6.0 | 998 | 12,198 | 48.3% | 64.3% | |
| 52.63% | 57 | 5.7 | 869 | 11,312 | 51.7% | 53.6% | |
| 51.79% | 56 | 5.8 | 897 | 12,437 | 61.3% | 40.0% | |
| 59.26% | 54 | 3.4 | 925 | 14,291 | 69.6% | 51.6% | |
| 37.74% | 53 | 1.4 | 850 | 12,885 | 38.5% | 37.0% | |
| 49.02% | 51 | 5.9 | 906 | 12,443 | 40.9% | 55.2% | |
| 43.48% | 46 | 6.0 | 795 | 11,944 | 47.6% | 40.0% | |
| 54.35% | 46 | 1.4 | 783 | 13,556 | 43.8% | 60.0% | |
| 50.00% | 44 | 6.0 | 883 | 11,931 | 63.6% | 36.4% | |
| 35.71% | 42 | 6.3 | 854 | 11,483 | 34.8% | 36.8% | |
| 53.66% | 41 | 1.6 | 801 | 12,955 | 45.8% | 64.7% | |
| 47.50% | 40 | 1.4 | 701 | 13,419 | 60.0% | 40.0% | |
| 41.03% | 39 | 3.9 | 823 | 12,599 | 41.2% | 40.9% | |
| 36.84% | 38 | 6.0 | 790 | 11,313 | 43.8% | 31.8% | |
| 59.46% | 37 | 1.2 | 742 | 13,677 | 70.6% | 50.0% | |
| 45.95% | 37 | 1.2 | 702 | 11,961 | 42.1% | 50.0% | |
| 57.14% | 35 | 6.0 | 933 | 13,408 | 84.6% | 40.9% | |
| 57.14% | 35 | 1.5 | 691 | 12,158 | 55.6% | 58.8% | |
| 52.94% | 34 | 1.1 | 704 | 12,144 | 60.0% | 47.4% | |
| 66.67% | 33 | 6.1 | 850 | 11,578 | 64.7% | 68.8% | |
| 78.79% | 33 | 5.6 | 1,001 | 12,837 | 76.9% | 80.0% | |
| 43.75% | 32 | 2.1 | 785 | 13,773 | 63.6% | 33.3% | |
| 46.88% | 32 | 1.3 | 735 | 12,193 | 50.0% | 41.7% | |
| 48.39% | 31 | 2.4 | 772 | 12,712 | 58.3% | 42.1% | |
| 41.94% | 31 | 1.6 | 871 | 12,547 | 41.2% | 42.9% | |
| 43.33% | 30 | 2.6 | 853 | 11,672 | 44.4% | 41.7% | |
| 63.33% | 30 | 5.4 | 869 | 12,216 | 50.0% | 72.2% | |
| 51.72% | 29 | 1.4 | 804 | 13,537 | 53.9% | 50.0% | |
| 48.28% | 29 | 1.6 | 909 | 12,536 | 43.8% | 53.9% | |
| 68.97% | 29 | 6.0 | 916 | 12,064 | 78.6% | 60.0% | |
| 57.14% | 28 | 1.4 | 852 | 14,019 | 60.0% | 55.6% | |
| 53.57% | 28 | 5.7 | 928 | 12,389 | 61.5% | 46.7% | |
| 48.15% | 27 | 1.4 | 778 | 14,610 | 54.5% | 43.8% | |
| 70.37% | 27 | 6.2 | 895 | 11,947 | 70.6% | 70.0% | |
| 48.15% | 27 | 1.3 | 720 | 12,155 | 58.3% | 40.0% | |
| 66.67% | 27 | 1.3 | 810 | 13,650 | 66.7% | 66.7% | |
| 34.62% | 26 | 1.8 | 778 | 13,339 | 46.1% | 23.1% | |
| 46.15% | 26 | 5.1 | 968 | 12,221 | 46.1% | 46.1% | |
| 44.00% | 25 | 1.3 | 768 | 13,357 | 50.0% | 38.5% | |
| 58.33% | 24 | 1.4 | 776 | 12,851 | 50.0% | 64.3% | |
| 54.17% | 24 | 6.0 | 967 | 14,328 | 50.0% | 56.3% | |
| 47.83% | 23 | 4.0 | 847 | 12,729 | 41.7% | 54.5% | |
| 45.45% | 22 | 5.9 | 974 | 13,214 | 62.5% | 35.7% | |
| 40.91% | 22 | 6.2 | 860 | 11,642 | 46.1% | 33.3% | |
| 61.90% | 21 | 2.1 | 726 | 11,963 | 75.0% | 44.4% | |
| 60.00% | 20 | 1.4 | 753 | 11,432 | 75.0% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 20 | 2.3 | 771 | 13,596 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 57.89% | 19 | 1.3 | 977 | 14,945 | 66.7% | 53.9% | |
| 42.11% | 19 | 1.3 | 682 | 12,096 | 44.4% | 40.0% | |
| 50.00% | 18 | 2.0 | 769 | 12,259 | 45.5% | 57.1% | |
| 44.44% | 18 | 1.7 | 868 | 13,915 | 71.4% | 27.3% | |
| 55.56% | 18 | 2.3 | 670 | 12,449 | 61.5% | 40.0% | |
| 52.94% | 17 | 4.7 | 829 | 13,106 | 42.9% | 60.0% | |
| 52.94% | 17 | 1.4 | 803 | 13,458 | 66.7% | 37.5% | |
| 23.53% | 17 | 1.1 | 648 | 12,158 | 33.3% | 12.5% | |
| 52.94% | 17 | 5.8 | 838 | 12,180 | 42.9% | 60.0% | |
| 50.00% | 16 | 5.8 | 1,015 | 13,104 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 62.50% | 16 | 6.3 | 969 | 12,462 | 100.0% | 40.0% | |
| 66.67% | 15 | 6.2 | 927 | 14,084 | 50.0% | 69.2% | |
| 46.67% | 15 | 2.3 | 687 | 11,718 | 66.7% | 16.7% | |
| 26.67% | 15 | 4.3 | 717 | 11,868 | 28.6% | 25.0% | |
| 50.00% | 14 | 6.4 | 973 | 12,832 | 62.5% | 33.3% | |
| 42.86% | 14 | 4.7 | 837 | 12,242 | 44.4% | 40.0% | |
| 42.86% | 14 | 3.0 | 755 | 12,081 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 42.86% | 14 | 1.1 | 778 | 10,999 | 40.0% | 50.0% | |
| 64.29% | 14 | 5.8 | 1,051 | 13,622 | 75.0% | 60.0% | |
| 35.71% | 14 | 3.1 | 795 | 12,923 | 40.0% | 33.3% | |
| 64.29% | 14 | 4.9 | 927 | 12,455 | 50.0% | 75.0% | |
| 69.23% | 13 | 5.0 | 939 | 12,965 | 100.0% | 60.0% | |
| 53.85% | 13 | 1.6 | 915 | 14,043 | 40.0% | 62.5% | |
| 76.92% | 13 | 6.2 | 922 | 9,860 | 80.0% | 66.7% | |
| 75.00% | 12 | 1.9 | 714 | 12,010 | 87.5% | 50.0% | |
| 66.67% | 12 | 1.8 | 720 | 12,105 | 57.1% | 80.0% | |
| 45.45% | 11 | 5.5 | 790 | 12,306 | 50.0% | 40.0% | |
| 36.36% | 11 | 4.8 | 1,035 | 13,430 | 66.7% | 25.0% | |
| 27.27% | 11 | 5.6 | 732 | 10,892 | 50.0% | 0.0% | |
| 63.64% | 11 | 5.6 | 1,149 | 12,888 | 40.0% | 83.3% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 4.1 | 755 | 15,055 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 1.6 | 813 | 13,797 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 6.9 | 935 | 12,819 | 33.3% | 66.7% | |
| 66.67% | 9 | 1.1 | 746 | 11,691 | 50.0% | 100.0% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 4.6 | 859 | 13,106 | 50.0% | 42.9% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 6.2 | 887 | 10,783 | 66.7% | 0.0% | |
| 25.00% | 8 | 1.5 | 538 | 10,593 | 20.0% | 33.3% | |
| 28.57% | 7 | 3.1 | 738 | 10,939 | 50.0% | 0.0% | |
| 28.57% | 7 | 4.5 | 855 | 12,066 | 50.0% | 0.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 2.4 | 960 | 15,101 | 50.0% | 40.0% | |
| 28.57% | 7 | 5.2 | 1,077 | 13,666 | 66.7% | 0.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 4.1 | 933 | 15,594 | 50.0% | 60.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 5.5 | 1,010 | 17,043 | 0.0% | 42.9% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 5.5 | 928 | 14,680 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 4.9 | 1,043 | 13,769 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 0.9 | 723 | 12,175 | 50.0% | 100.0% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 7.0 | 982 | 12,747 | 33.3% | 0.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 1.2 | 735 | 13,087 | 66.7% | 0.0% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 6.0 | 775 | 10,838 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 3.2 | 887 | 14,902 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
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Diana vs Smolder - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Diana do against Smolder in League of Legends?
Smolder wins the Diana vs Smolder matchup with a 55.6% win rate compared to Diana's 44.4%, a 11.1 percentage point difference. This data is based on 9 recent ranked games in patch 26.7.
How does Diana do against Smolder in the early game?
In the early game, Diana has the advantage against Smolder with a 66.7% win rate versus 33.3%. Diana players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Diana do against Smolder in the late game?
In the late game, Smolder takes over the Diana vs Smolder matchup with a 100.0% win rate compared to 0.0%. Smolder scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Diana vs Smolder matchup?
Smolder wins the matchup against Diana with a 55.6% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.7. The 11.1 percentage point advantage means Smolder is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 9 games analyzed.
What is the best Diana build against Smolder?
The best Diana build against Smolder includes Stormsurge, Shadowflame, Lich Bane with Spellslinger's Shoes. This build achieves a 100.0% win rate in the matchup. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.
What are the best Diana runes against Smolder?
The best Diana runes against Smolder use the Domination primary tree with Sorcery secondary. This rune setup achieves a 100.0% win rate in the Diana vs Smolder matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Diana counter Smolder?
No, Diana struggles against Smolder with only a 44.4% win rate. Smolder has the advantage in this matchup. Diana players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Smolder's lead.
How do I play Diana against Smolder?
When playing Diana against Smolder, play cautiously and avoid Smolder's power spikes. Look for jungle assistance and team-dependent plays since Smolder has the statistical advantage at most stages. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.