Smolder - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
48.3%
Pick Rate
4.4%

SmolderPopular Build

DMarksmanMage
Patch26.12
Matches112,472
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedJun 13, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology
AuthorDakota Chinnick

The patch 26.12 Smolder most played build uses Gluttonous Greaves, Spear of Shojin, Black Cleaver, Endless Hunger, Death's Dance, Essence Reaver, Farsight Alteration. This Smolder build has a 4.33% pick rate and a 63.64% win rate in LoL patch 26.12. Alternatively, check out some of the other ranked Smolder build choices below.

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Select a Smolder Build

Best WR
Highest Win Rate Build
  • Spear of Shojin - Smolder Highest Win Rate Build core itemSpear of Shojin
  • Black Cleaver - Smolder Highest Win Rate Build core itemBlack Cleaver
  • Endless Hunger - Smolder Highest Win Rate Build core itemEndless Hunger
Core Items
63.6%Win Rate
+15.3%WR Diff
4.3%Pick Rate
Most Played
Most Popular Build
  • Essence Reaver - Smolder Most Popular Build core itemEssence Reaver
  • Spear of Shojin - Smolder Most Popular Build core itemSpear of Shojin
  • Black Cleaver - Smolder Most Popular Build core itemBlack Cleaver
Core Items
61.9%Win Rate
+13.6%WR Diff
8.3%Pick Rate
Alternative Build 1
  • Essence Reaver - Smolder Alternative Build 1 core itemEssence Reaver
  • Spear of Shojin - Smolder Alternative Build 1 core itemSpear of Shojin
  • Endless Hunger - Smolder Alternative Build 1 core itemEndless Hunger
Core Items
63.6%Win Rate
+15.3%WR Diff
4.3%Pick Rate
Alternative Build 2
  • Essence Reaver - Smolder Alternative Build 2 core itemEssence Reaver
  • Spear of Shojin - Smolder Alternative Build 2 core itemSpear of Shojin
  • Rapid Firecannon - Smolder Alternative Build 2 core itemRapid Firecannon
Core Items
61.5%Win Rate
+13.2%WR Diff
5.1%Pick Rate

Best Smolder Build - Highest Win Rate Items

Full Build

Early Build Order

Doran's Blade
Doran's Blade
Health Potion
Health Potion
Stealth Ward
Stealth Ward
Pickaxe
Pickaxe
Tunneler
Tunneler
Ruby Crystal
Ruby Crystal
Spear of Shojin
Spear of Shojin
Boots
Boots
Gluttonous Greaves
Gluttonous Greaves

Top Summoner Spells

  • FlashTeleport
    Flash + Teleport
    61.5%Win Rate61.9%Pick Rate
  • FlashIgnite
    Flash + Ignite
    50.0%Win Rate19.1%Pick Rate

Build Stats

61.90%Win Rate
+13.58%WR Diff
8.27%Pick Rate
21Matches

This Smolder build focuses on critical strikes for burst damage. Build the core items first for your power spike, then adapt with situational items based on enemy team composition.

The core items for this Smolder build are Essence Reaver, Spear of Shojin and Black Cleaver. This item combination achieves a 61.9% win rate across 21 matches analyzed.

At full build, Smolder gains a total of 250 Attack Damage, 850 Health, 95 Armor, giving a strong power profile for physical damage.

Best Smolder Runes

Sorcery primary rune treeSorcery
  • Deathfire Touch
  • Nimbus Cloak
  • Celerity
  • Gathering Storm
Inspiration secondary rune treeInspiration
  • Jack Of All Trades
  • Magical Footwear
  • Adaptive Force
  • Movement Speed
  • Health Scaling
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Smolder Abilities

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Smolder build strength based on the items chosen in the build when compared to all builds across every champion. Strongest in: Physical Resistance, Gold Efficiency, Physical Damage. Lower in: Magic Resistance, Magic Damage.

The most popular starting items for Smolder are Doran's Blade, Health Potion, Stealth Ward with a 62.5% win rate and 38.1% pick rate.

Doran's Blade
Doran's Blade
Health Potion
Health Potion
Stealth Ward
Stealth Ward
62.5%Win Rate
38.1%Pick Rate
Cull
Cull
Health Potion
Health Potion
33.3%Win Rate
14.3%Pick Rate
These are Smolder's essential core items that you should build in nearly every game. Essence Reaver (48.9% WR, +0.6% WR diff, 91.0% pick rate) provides 0.25% Crit %, 50 AD. Spear of Shojin (53.0% WR, +4.7% WR diff, 47.8% pick rate) provides 450 Health, 45 AD. Black Cleaver (50.3% WR, +1.9% WR diff, 59.3% pick rate) provides 400 Health, 40 AD. Rush these items first to reach your power spike and maximize your impact.
Top situational items for Smolder include Guardian Angel, Death's Dance. These can be swapped out depending on the enemy composition and team needs.
The best boots for Smolder are Gluttonous Greaves. Adjust based on enemy team comp.
The recommended trinket for Smolder is Farsight Alteration for vision control and map awareness.

Combined statistics from all items in this Smolder build.

  • Total movement speedMovement Speed:45
  • Total critical strike chanceCrit %:25%
  • Total attack damageAttack Damage:250
  • Total healthHealth:850
  • Total armorArmor:95

Build Comparison

Best WR
Most Played
Alt 1
Alt 2
Smolder movement speedSpeed
45
45
45
65
Smolder critical strike chanceCrit %
0.25%
0.25%
0.25%
1%
Smolder attack damageAD
260
260
250
205
Smolder healthHealth
850
850
850
450
Smolder armorArmor
50
50
95
0
When facing Smolder's top counters like Hwei, MissFortune, Kaisa, consider adjusting your situational items to increase survivability and match their damage output. If counter champions are building high damage, prioritize magic resistance items against AP threats in your situational item slots to reduce burst damage and improve trading potential. Your core build provides strong damage output. Against tanky counter picks, consider penetration items or percentage-based damage from your situational options to maintain kill pressure. Adapt your final build slots with items like Guardian Angel or Death's Dance based on which counter champions you're facing and their itemization patterns. Monitor enemy builds and adjust accordingly for optimal Smolder performance.
physical damage dealerFirst Power Spike3,050g~5 min

This Smolder physical damage dealer build is optimized for players looking to maximize their impact in League of Legends. With a 61.9% win rate across 21 matches, this build has proven highly effective in the current meta. The build's key strengths include exceptional physical damage output with 250 total attack damage from items, strong physical damage mitigation, substantial health pool for survivability. This tanky Smolder build works best when your team lacks frontline presence. You can absorb damage and create opportunities for your carries to deal damage. The armor in this build makes it effective against AD-heavy enemy compositions with champions like assassins or marksmen. With a total gold cost of 16,650, this Smolder build scales into the late game. Focus on farming efficiently and reaching your Essence Reaver, Spear of Shojin, Black Cleaver power spike before taking major fights. For optimal results with this Smolder build, focus on proper itemization timing, positioning in teamfights, and adapting your situational items based on the specific challenges each game presents.

Strengths

  • Exceptional physical damage output with 250 total attack damage from items
  • Strong physical damage mitigation
  • Substantial health pool for survivability

See Also

Smolder OverviewSmolder RunesSmolder CountersAll Items