Smoldervs Anivia
Smolder vs Anivia is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.11. Anivia wins with a 64.3% win rate (+28.6%) over Smolder based on 14 games. Anivia holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Smolder build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Smolder vs Anivia matchup.
Smolder Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Smolder 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 the Smolder vs Anivia Matchup?
Smolder vs Anivia Matchup Summary
The Smolder vs Anivia matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 14 recent matches analyzed, Anivia wins with a 64.3% win rate compared to Smolder's 35.7%, giving Anivia a 28.6 percentage point advantage. Anivia 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 Anivia leads by 1.3s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Anivia has a strong advantage in this matchup. Smolder players should play defensively, prioritize safe farming under tower, and look for opportunities created by jungle pressure or Anivia 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.
Smolder vs Anivia Laning Phase Breakdown
Anivia is favored during the laning phase against Smolder, winning 4 out of 5 key stat categories. Anivia holds advantages in farming, gold income, crowd control and sustain, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Smolder Build Against Anivia
Swiftmarch is the optimal boots choice against Anivia, providing the mobility and stats Smolder needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Smolder against Anivia are Hubris, Essence Reaver and Rapid Firecannon. This combination gives Smolder 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 Anivia. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Smolder vs Anivia matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Smolder44.4%
Anivia55.6%Smolder20.0%Anivia80.0%Anivia dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 55.6% win rate — a 11.1 percentage point lead over Smolder. This lopsided early game means Anivia can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.
Anivia is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 80.0% win rate — 60.0 points above Smolder. Extended games heavily favor Anivia, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.
Anivia 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 Smolder Runes Against Anivia
Sorcery
Precision
The Sorcery and Precision rune setup gives Smolder the best tools to compete against Anivia in this difficult matchup, compensating for the statistical disadvantages with optimal rune synergies.
Smolder matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.11. The table below shows Smolder'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 Smolder 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50.14% | 1,063 | 6.8 | 920 | 13,337 | 46.8% | 52.2% | |
| 52.72% | 808 | 6.7 | 926 | 13,303 | 47.1% | 56.6% | |
| 51.63% | 800 | 6.6 | 919 | 13,140 | 50.3% | 52.5% | |
| 51.07% | 793 | 6.9 | 928 | 13,095 | 50.1% | 51.8% | |
| 53.04% | 790 | 6.7 | 896 | 13,043 | 46.7% | 57.4% | |
| 58.46% | 467 | 6.9 | 971 | 13,277 | 49.7% | 63.7% | |
| 54.19% | 406 | 6.9 | 975 | 13,554 | 43.8% | 61.1% | |
| 52.15% | 372 | 6.9 | 976 | 13,233 | 53.2% | 51.4% | |
| 44.22% | 346 | 6.6 | 861 | 13,190 | 41.2% | 46.2% | |
| 49.54% | 325 | 6.8 | 942 | 13,240 | 46.7% | 51.6% | |
| 43.28% | 305 | 6.9 | 988 | 13,296 | 38.5% | 46.5% | |
| 52.51% | 299 | 6.7 | 957 | 13,389 | 47.5% | 55.8% | |
| 54.01% | 287 | 6.7 | 952 | 13,590 | 50.0% | 56.9% | |
| 58.95% | 285 | 6.9 | 988 | 13,722 | 57.3% | 60.1% | |
| 50.41% | 242 | 6.9 | 949 | 13,277 | 40.6% | 58.1% | |
| 48.28% | 232 | 6.9 | 952 | 13,318 | 48.5% | 48.1% | |
| 55.45% | 202 | 6.8 | 991 | 13,882 | 43.0% | 63.4% | |
| 50.00% | 172 | 6.9 | 927 | 13,561 | 45.1% | 53.5% | |
| 52.41% | 166 | 7.3 | 952 | 13,481 | 52.0% | 52.8% | |
| 53.55% | 155 | 7.0 | 925 | 13,441 | 38.6% | 62.2% | |
| 52.38% | 147 | 6.9 | 1,054 | 14,270 | 43.4% | 57.5% | |
| 51.72% | 116 | 7.5 | 1,033 | 13,704 | 63.8% | 43.5% | |
| 48.18% | 110 | 6.6 | 994 | 13,966 | 30.0% | 58.6% | |
| 53.85% | 104 | 6.7 | 876 | 13,110 | 41.2% | 60.0% | |
| 44.00% | 100 | 6.8 | 897 | 13,552 | 31.4% | 50.8% | |
| 48.35% | 91 | 6.6 | 808 | 12,821 | 31.4% | 58.9% | |
| 46.34% | 82 | 6.7 | 1,086 | 13,573 | 37.0% | 50.9% | |
| 54.55% | 77 | 6.5 | 931 | 13,944 | 40.0% | 61.5% | |
| 51.35% | 74 | 6.8 | 824 | 12,879 | 32.0% | 61.2% | |
| 52.94% | 68 | 7.1 | 920 | 12,731 | 47.1% | 58.8% | |
| 58.21% | 67 | 7.0 | 994 | 13,222 | 50.0% | 65.7% | |
| 45.76% | 59 | 6.7 | 963 | 13,456 | 57.9% | 40.0% | |
| 56.14% | 57 | 7.3 | 1,052 | 14,701 | 36.8% | 65.8% | |
| 44.19% | 43 | 7.0 | 921 | 13,337 | 37.5% | 48.1% | |
| 45.24% | 42 | 7.2 | 1,044 | 13,930 | 50.0% | 42.9% | |
| 50.00% | 42 | 6.9 | 945 | 13,167 | 33.3% | 66.7% | |
| 48.72% | 39 | 7.0 | 1,176 | 13,730 | 42.9% | 52.0% | |
| 51.52% | 33 | 7.3 | 899 | 11,855 | 53.3% | 50.0% | |
| 34.38% | 32 | 6.9 | 891 | 12,031 | 29.4% | 40.0% | |
| 30.00% | 30 | 7.0 | 813 | 11,477 | 27.8% | 33.3% | |
| 62.96% | 27 | 7.3 | 862 | 13,671 | 57.1% | 65.0% | |
| 50.00% | 24 | 6.7 | 1,000 | 13,579 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 52.17% | 23 | 6.7 | 897 | 12,988 | 55.6% | 50.0% | |
| 52.17% | 23 | 7.4 | 1,156 | 12,961 | 54.5% | 50.0% | |
| 59.09% | 22 | 6.4 | 979 | 13,886 | 42.9% | 66.7% | |
| 47.62% | 21 | 7.5 | 875 | 13,701 | 25.0% | 61.5% | |
| 47.37% | 19 | 6.5 | 1,068 | 13,144 | 28.6% | 58.3% | |
| 47.06% | 17 | 6.5 | 958 | 12,190 | 42.9% | 50.0% | |
| 35.29% | 17 | 7.1 | 987 | 13,743 | 0.0% | 46.1% | |
| 41.18% | 17 | 7.3 | 922 | 12,009 | 37.5% | 44.4% | |
| 41.18% | 17 | 6.8 | 1,045 | 12,864 | 40.0% | 41.7% | |
| 52.94% | 17 | 6.1 | 789 | 11,961 | 42.9% | 60.0% | |
| 56.25% | 16 | 6.0 | 1,253 | 12,590 | 50.0% | 60.0% | |
| 56.25% | 16 | 7.0 | 760 | 11,645 | 44.4% | 71.4% | |
| 56.25% | 16 | 7.0 | 1,324 | 15,516 | 50.0% | 58.3% | |
| 75.00% | 16 | 7.1 | 1,016 | 14,085 | 83.3% | 70.0% | |
| 40.00% | 15 | 6.3 | 860 | 10,184 | 28.6% | 50.0% | |
| 64.29% | 14 | 7.0 | 1,113 | 14,219 | 40.0% | 77.8% | |
| 71.43% | 14 | 7.2 | 1,407 | 13,643 | 50.0% | 80.0% | |
| 35.71% | 14 | 6.8 | 1,026 | 10,584 | 44.4% | 20.0% | |
| 28.57% | 14 | 6.9 | 855 | 12,436 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 38.46% | 13 | 6.5 | 982 | 13,354 | 16.7% | 57.1% | |
| 53.85% | 13 | 6.5 | 960 | 13,443 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 53.85% | 13 | 6.7 | 855 | 12,722 | 80.0% | 37.5% | |
| 53.85% | 13 | 6.9 | 995 | 12,506 | 42.9% | 66.7% | |
| 38.46% | 13 | 6.7 | 1,100 | 12,462 | 0.0% | 45.5% | |
| 27.27% | 11 | 6.9 | 954 | 12,104 | 25.0% | 28.6% | |
| 54.55% | 11 | 7.1 | 766 | 11,436 | 37.5% | 100.0% | |
| 18.18% | 11 | 6.6 | 596 | 9,207 | 16.7% | 20.0% | |
| 45.45% | 11 | 6.6 | 745 | 12,144 | 42.9% | 50.0% | |
| 80.00% | 10 | 7.1 | 1,061 | 12,837 | 75.0% | 83.3% | |
| 40.00% | 10 | 7.2 | 1,047 | 14,463 | 25.0% | 50.0% | |
| 60.00% | 10 | 6.7 | 1,183 | 14,654 | 33.3% | 71.4% | |
| 60.00% | 10 | 6.7 | 888 | 10,006 | 57.1% | 66.7% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 7.0 | 1,225 | 16,291 | 100.0% | 37.5% | |
| 60.00% | 10 | 6.9 | 993 | 14,336 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 7.1 | 941 | 12,264 | 60.0% | 50.0% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 6.6 | 1,008 | 11,048 | 40.0% | 50.0% | |
| 66.67% | 9 | 6.8 | 1,085 | 10,493 | 60.0% | 75.0% | |
| 87.50% | 8 | 6.5 | 793 | 13,693 | 100.0% | 83.3% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 6.0 | 576 | 7,798 | 60.0% | 33.3% | |
| 12.50% | 8 | 7.4 | 632 | 10,311 | 20.0% | 0.0% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 6.2 | 758 | 12,021 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 62.50% | 8 | 8.0 | 1,076 | 14,757 | 75.0% | 50.0% | |
| 37.50% | 8 | 7.3 | 1,202 | 14,131 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 7.0 | 788 | 11,090 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 6.3 | 925 | 11,982 | 50.0% | 40.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 6.5 | 953 | 8,333 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 5.7 | 1,098 | 8,972 | 60.0% | 0.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 6.5 | 939 | 11,094 | 33.3% | 100.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 8.0 | 834 | 12,048 | 33.3% | 33.3% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 6.1 | 758 | 14,784 | 0.0% | 60.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 6.3 | 937 | 11,429 | 33.3% | 66.7% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 7.0 | 739 | 10,873 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 7.1 | 1,203 | 12,446 | 33.3% | 66.7% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 7.0 | 1,015 | 9,378 | 33.3% | 100.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 6.7 | 1,220 | 13,040 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 7.3 | 742 | 11,424 | 50.0% | 0.0% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 5.2 | 765 | 11,063 | 33.3% | 0.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 6.3 | 774 | 12,862 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 7.3 | 911 | 14,888 | 0.0% | 60.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 6.4 | 1,012 | 13,725 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 7.3 | 980 | 14,209 | 100.0% | 0.0% | |
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Smolder vs Anivia - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Smolder do against Anivia in League of Legends?
Anivia wins the Smolder vs Anivia matchup with a 64.3% win rate compared to Smolder's 35.7%, a 28.6 percentage point difference. This data is based on 14 recent ranked games in patch 26.11.
How does Smolder do against Anivia in the early game?
In the early game, Anivia has the advantage against Smolder with a 55.6% win rate versus 44.4%. Anivia players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Smolder do against Anivia in the late game?
In the late game, Anivia takes over the Smolder vs Anivia matchup with a 80.0% win rate compared to 20.0%. Anivia scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Smolder vs Anivia matchup?
Anivia wins the matchup against Smolder with a 64.3% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.11. The 28.6 percentage point advantage means Anivia is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 14 games analyzed.
What is the best Smolder build against Anivia?
The best Smolder build against Anivia includes Hubris, Essence Reaver, Rapid Firecannon with Swiftmarch. 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 Smolder runes against Anivia?
The best Smolder runes against Anivia use the Sorcery primary tree with Precision secondary. This rune setup achieves a 100.0% win rate in the Smolder vs Anivia matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Smolder counter Anivia?
No, Smolder struggles against Anivia with only a 35.7% win rate. Anivia has the advantage in this matchup. Smolder players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Anivia's lead.
How do I play Smolder against Anivia?
When playing Smolder against Anivia, play cautiously and avoid Anivia's power spikes. Look for jungle assistance and team-dependent plays since Anivia has the statistical advantage at most stages. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.