Morgana - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
49.4%
Pick Rate
4.3%

Morganavs Smolder

CSupportMage
Patch26.9
Matches514,344
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedMay 9, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Morgana vs Smolder is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.9. Morgana wins with a 60.0% win rate (+20.0%) over Smolder based on 10 games. Morgana holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Morgana build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Morgana vs Smolder matchup.

Morgana Matchup Breakdown

Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Morgana 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.

Compare against an opponent
Smolder - 60.0% win rateSmolder(60.0%)
Morgana - 60.0% win rate in this matchup
Morgana
60.0% WR
VS
Smolder vs Morgana matchup - 40.0% win rate
Smolder
40.0% WR

Who Wins the Morgana vs Smolder Matchup?

Morgana wins the Morgana vs Smolder matchup
Winner
Morgana
Matches: 10
60.0%
Win Rate
40.0%
6.4
CS / min
7.3
791
DMG / min
879
10,581
Gold / game
11,468
251
Heal / min
213
459
DMG Mitigated / min
387
1.8
CC / min
0.3
50.0%
Early Game WR
50.0%
75.0%
Late Game WR
25.0%

Morgana vs Smolder Matchup Summary

The Morgana vs Smolder matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 10 recent matches analyzed, Morgana wins with a 60.0% win rate compared to Smolder's 40.0%, giving Morgana a 20.0 percentage point advantage. Morgana dominates at every stage — from early laning through late game team fights. This consistent advantage makes it difficult for Smolder players to find favorable windows, so team-dependent strategies and avoiding solo confrontations are essential. The most significant statistical gap is in crowd control, where Morgana leads by 1.4s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Morgana players can confidently pick into Smolder and play aggressively from level 1. Look to establish lane dominance early through favorable trades and zone Smolder away from CS whenever possible. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.

Morgana vs Smolder Laning Phase Breakdown

Smolder wins the laning phase against Morgana in League of Legends

Smolder is favored during the laning phase against Morgana, winning 3 out of 5 key stat categories. Smolder holds advantages in farming, damage and gold income, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.

Farming
6.4Morgana
7.3Smolder
Smolder significantly out-farms Morgana by 0.9 CS per minute, accumulating an estimated 14 CS lead by mid game. This substantial farming gap gives Smolder a major gold advantage and earlier item completions. Morgana players should prioritize wave management techniques like freezing near tower and using abilities efficiently to minimize the deficit.
Damage
791Morgana
879Smolder
Smolder heavily out-damages Morgana by 88 DMG/min, dominating both short trades and all-in fights. Morgana should avoid extended combat and instead focus on burst trade patterns — short engages followed by immediate disengagement — to avoid letting Smolder's sustained damage advantage take over.
Economy
10,581Morgana
11,468Smolder
Smolder generates a commanding 887 more gold per game than Morgana. This substantial economic advantage means Smolder consistently reaches key item breakpoints earlier, creating a compounding lead that grows throughout the game. Morgana should focus on cost-effective item choices and avoid unnecessary deaths to prevent falling further behind.
Utility
1.8Morgana
0.3Smolder
Morgana brings significantly more crowd control than Smolder, with 1.4 more seconds of CC per minute. This large utility gap makes Morgana far more valuable in setting up jungle ganks, controlling objectives, and locking down targets in team fights. Smolder should invest in tenacity and position carefully to avoid being chain-CC'd.
Sustain
710Morgana
600Smolder
Morgana heals and mitigates 110 more damage per minute than Smolder, providing moderate extra durability. This sustain edge allows Morgana to stay in lane longer between recalls and gradually win extended wars of attrition. Consider building early grievous wounds if playing Smolder.

Best Morgana Build Against Smolder

Spellslinger's Shoes is the optimal boots choice against Smolder, providing the mobility and stats Morgana needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Morgana against Smolder are Liandry's Torment, Zhonya's Hourglass and Blackfire Torch. This combination gives Morgana an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Morgana vs Smolder matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Morgana
50.0%
+0.0% advantage
Morgana early game win rateMorgana50.0%
Smolder early game win rateSmolder50.0%
Late Game
Morgana
75.0%
+50.0% advantage
Morgana late game win rateMorgana75.0%
Smolder late game win rateSmolder25.0%

The early game (first 15 minutes) is a toss-up between Morgana and Smolder, with Morgana holding a razor-thin 50.0% win rate edge (+0.0%). Individual skill and jungle proximity will matter more than champion advantage in the early laning phase.

Morgana is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 75.0% win rate — 50.0 points above Smolder. Extended games heavily favor Morgana, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.

Morgana holds the advantage at every stage of the game, making this a consistently favorable matchup from lane through late game team fights. Smolder players should look for outplays, team-dependent strategies, and picks rather than relying on scaling to win this matchup.

Best Morgana Runes Against Smolder

Sorcery rune tree - Morgana primary runes vs SmolderSorcery
Deathfire Touch - best Morgana rune vs SmolderManaflow Band - best Morgana rune vs SmolderTranscendence - best Morgana rune vs SmolderGathering Storm - best Morgana rune vs Smolder
Precision rune tree - Morgana secondary runes vs SmolderPrecision
Legend: Haste - best Morgana rune vs SmolderCut Down - best Morgana rune vs Smolder
100.0% WR

Running Sorcery primary with Precision secondary allows Morgana to press their advantage against Smolder, amplifying the strengths that make this a favorable matchup.


Morgana matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.9. The table below shows Morgana'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 Morgana build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.

Morgana matchup win rates and stats in League of Legends patch 26.9
Opponent
Win Rate
Matches
CS/min
DMG/min
Gold/game
Early WR
Late WR
46.33%2591.85899,14741.7%50.0%
51.00%2512.05739,95347.4%53.2%
57.67%1891.66339,51858.1%57.3%
43.83%1622.167410,44640.0%45.8%
55.26%1521.66159,55450.7%59.3%
50.66%1521.66239,82356.4%47.4%
47.37%1331.66529,54247.5%47.3%
45.08%1221.75949,49745.1%45.1%
51.30%1151.75819,45363.8%42.6%
44.74%1141.957210,07741.3%47.1%
49.11%1122.071110,65660.5%43.2%
53.70%1081.65959,22451.0%56.1%
43.16%951.65829,38148.7%39.3%
44.44%901.86329,83444.1%44.6%
52.33%861.66219,46052.8%52.0%
43.02%862.060010,10248.4%40.0%
60.00%852.76109,60847.4%70.2%
56.96%791.66839,70846.7%63.3%
51.32%761.968010,16757.1%46.3%
49.32%731.75139,05959.4%41.5%
43.84%731.65358,65946.3%40.6%
55.07%692.16899,61956.3%54.0%
48.44%642.265910,60045.5%50.0%
41.67%601.95489,67544.4%39.4%
48.15%541.75799,00254.8%39.1%
45.10%515.873810,82939.1%50.0%
56.00%501.56139,44857.9%54.8%
47.92%481.76609,76560.0%39.3%
58.70%461.75979,48953.3%61.3%
63.41%411.761410,06350.0%70.4%
37.50%401.863010,08640.0%36.0%
46.15%392.56359,93246.1%46.1%
60.53%381.85809,57764.7%57.1%
63.16%385.681810,42752.9%71.4%
37.84%371.75599,54135.7%39.1%
58.82%341.661511,52066.7%57.1%
60.61%335.783511,86344.4%66.7%
46.88%321.55629,41853.3%41.2%
56.67%304.488011,08070.0%50.0%
58.62%292.264610,08171.4%46.7%
54.17%243.968210,63122.2%73.3%
54.55%223.770411,37855.6%53.9%
59.09%226.271111,06242.9%66.7%
40.91%224.56239,65425.0%50.0%
57.14%215.769910,46460.0%54.5%
42.86%212.065911,13350.0%40.0%
61.90%213.77679,95354.5%70.0%
65.00%202.084811,48862.5%66.7%
40.00%202.562710,65628.6%46.1%
42.11%193.574111,88340.0%42.9%
22.22%185.38569,85014.3%27.3%
58.82%175.997212,8900.0%66.7%
52.94%173.55919,50166.7%45.5%
37.50%161.85429,64960.0%27.3%
43.75%165.380511,19342.9%44.4%
50.00%165.489413,547100.0%46.7%
53.33%152.876311,62850.0%55.6%
46.67%154.692512,41625.0%54.5%
46.67%151.763211,04040.0%50.0%
21.43%141.157511,66940.0%11.1%
64.29%145.498411,53550.0%75.0%
69.23%133.361011,44760.0%75.0%
30.77%131.262111,28516.7%42.9%
46.15%134.280812,27340.0%50.0%
50.00%121.355911,00240.0%57.1%
58.33%122.785411,86566.7%55.6%
25.00%121.470011,75625.0%25.0%
41.67%121.76869,72357.1%20.0%
50.00%122.776511,20875.0%37.5%
50.00%121.158310,49050.0%50.0%
58.33%122.279014,345100.0%54.5%
36.36%114.16468,80933.3%40.0%
72.73%116.499912,86066.7%80.0%
63.64%116.379311,23857.1%75.0%
45.45%115.786110,52860.0%33.3%
18.18%113.573711,70033.3%12.5%
45.45%111.761511,19966.7%37.5%
54.55%113.176313,70066.7%50.0%
60.00%106.479110,58150.0%75.0%
60.00%104.388211,70633.3%71.4%
70.00%101.670410,50350.0%83.3%
20.00%104.572010,06225.0%16.7%
66.67%94.881311,284100.0%50.0%
66.67%95.885011,71040.0%100.0%
77.78%94.885811,657100.0%66.7%
66.67%97.180710,35466.7%66.7%
66.67%91.458410,47360.0%75.0%
55.56%95.198512,7140.0%100.0%
33.33%95.882712,1020.0%42.9%
25.00%81.25509,36416.7%50.0%
75.00%81.36139,93450.0%83.3%
50.00%85.271111,01860.0%33.3%
37.50%81.365210,53650.0%25.0%
42.86%74.088910,99250.0%40.0%
57.14%75.578311,28275.0%33.3%
57.14%71.04826,55160.0%50.0%
57.14%71.668011,91933.3%75.0%
42.86%75.36959,49966.7%25.0%
50.00%62.267911,302100.0%25.0%
33.33%65.26919,08340.0%0.0%
83.33%61.385214,180100.0%80.0%
50.00%61.866210,905100.0%40.0%
33.33%61.27517,90533.3%33.3%
50.00%63.075512,192100.0%40.0%
66.67%65.38559,41450.0%100.0%
80.00%54.882011,90066.7%100.0%
80.00%53.774410,58750.0%100.0%
80.00%50.981910,727100.0%66.7%
80.00%53.35467,98475.0%100.0%
60.00%53.658810,626100.0%50.0%
40.00%51.16019,3960.0%100.0%
60.00%51.052210,57450.0%100.0%
60.00%56.272411,163100.0%33.3%
40.00%55.584110,372100.0%0.0%
20.00%55.67079,69633.3%0.0%
60.00%50.965710,56866.7%50.0%
20.00%54.576814,8780.0%20.0%

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Morgana vs Smolder - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Morgana do against Smolder in League of Legends?

Morgana wins the Morgana vs Smolder matchup with a 60.0% win rate compared to Smolder's 40.0%, a 20.0 percentage point difference. This data is based on 10 recent ranked games in patch 26.9.

How does Morgana do against Smolder in the early game?

In the early game, Morgana has the advantage against Smolder with a 50.0% win rate versus 50.0%. Morgana players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.

How does Morgana do against Smolder in the late game?

In the late game, Morgana takes over the Morgana vs Smolder matchup with a 75.0% win rate compared to 25.0%. Morgana scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Morgana vs Smolder matchup?

Morgana wins the matchup against Smolder with a 60.0% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.9. The 20.0 percentage point advantage means Morgana is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 10 games analyzed.

What is the best Morgana build against Smolder?

The best Morgana build against Smolder includes Liandry's Torment, Zhonya's Hourglass, Blackfire Torch with Spellslinger's Shoes. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.

What are the best Morgana runes against Smolder?

The best Morgana runes against Smolder use the Sorcery primary tree with Precision secondary. This rune setup achieves a 100.0% win rate in the Morgana vs Smolder matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.

Does Morgana counter Smolder?

Yes, Morgana has a favorable matchup against Smolder with a 60.0% win rate. Morgana strongly counters Smolder in lane based on current patch 26.9 data.

How do I play Morgana against Smolder?

When playing Morgana against Smolder, leverage your statistical advantages by trading aggressively during favorable windows. You have early game priority — look for kills and zone control before first recall. Build the recommended items and runes for this specific matchup for the best results.