Smoldervs Azir
Smolder vs Azir is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.7. Smolder wins with a 80.0% win rate (+60.0%) over Azir based on 5 games. Smolder 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 Azir 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.
Azir(80.0%)Who Wins the Smolder vs Azir Matchup?
Smolder vs Azir Matchup Summary
The Smolder vs Azir matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 5 recent matches analyzed, Smolder wins with a 80.0% win rate compared to Azir's 20.0%, giving Smolder a 60.0 percentage point advantage. Smolder dominates at every stage — from early laning through late game team fights. This consistent advantage makes it difficult for Azir players to find favorable windows, so team-dependent strategies and avoiding solo confrontations are essential. The most significant statistical gap is in sustain, where Azir leads by 110 HP/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Smolder players can confidently pick into Azir and play aggressively from level 1. Look to establish lane dominance early through favorable trades and zone Azir away from CS whenever possible. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.
Smolder vs Azir Laning Phase Breakdown
Azir is favored during the laning phase against Smolder, winning 3 out of 5 key stat categories. Azir holds advantages in farming, crowd control and sustain, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Smolder Build Against Azir
Crimson Lucidity is the optimal boots choice against Azir, providing the mobility and stats Smolder needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Smolder against Azir are Essence Reaver, Infinity Edge and Guardian Angel. 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 Azir. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Smolder vs Azir matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Smolder100.0%Azir0.0%Smolder66.7%Azir33.3%Smolder dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 100.0% win rate — a 100.0 percentage point lead over Azir. This lopsided early game means Smolder 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 66.7% win rate — 33.3 points above Azir. Extended games heavily favor Smolder, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.
Smolder holds the advantage at every stage of the game, making this a consistently favorable matchup from lane through late game team fights. Azir players should look for outplays, team-dependent strategies, and picks rather than relying on scaling to win this matchup.
Best Smolder Runes Against Azir
Precision
Sorcery
Running Precision primary with Sorcery secondary allows Smolder to press their advantage against Azir, amplifying the strengths that make this a favorable matchup.
Smolder matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.7. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52.62% | 534 | 7.1 | 992 | 14,046 | 56.0% | 50.5% | |
| 47.30% | 482 | 7.1 | 976 | 13,628 | 51.9% | 43.8% | |
| 45.36% | 463 | 7.2 | 956 | 13,713 | 47.0% | 44.0% | |
| 52.44% | 450 | 6.9 | 993 | 14,215 | 56.3% | 50.3% | |
| 50.92% | 436 | 7.1 | 994 | 14,159 | 48.2% | 52.6% | |
| 51.72% | 319 | 7.3 | 1,036 | 14,133 | 42.0% | 59.1% | |
| 52.73% | 256 | 7.3 | 1,097 | 14,389 | 54.8% | 51.1% | |
| 54.63% | 227 | 7.0 | 1,013 | 14,121 | 53.1% | 55.8% | |
| 54.21% | 214 | 7.2 | 1,021 | 13,926 | 51.0% | 56.8% | |
| 47.18% | 195 | 6.9 | 960 | 14,143 | 48.7% | 46.2% | |
| 48.95% | 143 | 6.9 | 980 | 13,302 | 51.4% | 46.6% | |
| 51.47% | 136 | 7.3 | 1,029 | 14,300 | 50.0% | 52.6% | |
| 54.48% | 134 | 7.1 | 950 | 13,663 | 50.9% | 57.1% | |
| 45.31% | 128 | 7.3 | 955 | 13,731 | 50.0% | 40.6% | |
| 51.59% | 126 | 6.9 | 1,010 | 14,095 | 41.8% | 59.1% | |
| 50.85% | 118 | 6.9 | 941 | 13,441 | 43.8% | 55.7% | |
| 50.43% | 115 | 7.2 | 1,046 | 13,867 | 48.1% | 52.5% | |
| 46.30% | 108 | 7.8 | 1,065 | 13,693 | 45.6% | 46.8% | |
| 54.46% | 101 | 7.3 | 1,112 | 15,010 | 62.5% | 49.2% | |
| 55.81% | 86 | 7.2 | 981 | 14,565 | 51.4% | 58.8% | |
| 51.95% | 77 | 7.4 | 993 | 13,586 | 50.0% | 54.0% | |
| 48.00% | 75 | 7.4 | 976 | 13,746 | 50.0% | 46.3% | |
| 50.00% | 68 | 7.0 | 897 | 13,084 | 39.3% | 57.5% | |
| 57.35% | 68 | 7.3 | 978 | 14,711 | 42.1% | 63.3% | |
| 43.10% | 58 | 7.4 | 1,047 | 13,679 | 56.0% | 33.3% | |
| 56.90% | 58 | 7.0 | 968 | 14,398 | 65.0% | 52.6% | |
| 56.60% | 53 | 7.1 | 999 | 14,080 | 45.8% | 65.5% | |
| 65.38% | 52 | 7.3 | 1,096 | 14,858 | 65.0% | 65.6% | |
| 60.42% | 48 | 7.1 | 1,063 | 13,560 | 54.5% | 65.4% | |
| 53.33% | 45 | 7.2 | 1,301 | 14,841 | 66.7% | 38.1% | |
| 50.00% | 42 | 6.7 | 780 | 12,280 | 41.2% | 56.0% | |
| 60.53% | 38 | 7.3 | 1,033 | 14,214 | 46.7% | 69.6% | |
| 34.21% | 38 | 7.6 | 1,115 | 15,419 | 38.5% | 32.0% | |
| 34.62% | 26 | 7.1 | 1,136 | 12,458 | 36.4% | 33.3% | |
| 42.31% | 26 | 7.2 | 1,011 | 13,331 | 66.7% | 29.4% | |
| 47.62% | 21 | 7.2 | 972 | 15,830 | 60.0% | 43.8% | |
| 52.38% | 21 | 7.5 | 958 | 12,399 | 50.0% | 55.6% | |
| 66.67% | 18 | 7.1 | 929 | 12,163 | 66.7% | 66.7% | |
| 55.56% | 18 | 7.2 | 1,032 | 13,043 | 62.5% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 18 | 7.5 | 1,201 | 14,302 | 40.0% | 53.9% | |
| 70.59% | 17 | 7.2 | 755 | 10,876 | 55.6% | 87.5% | |
| 52.94% | 17 | 7.0 | 1,133 | 16,242 | 50.0% | 53.9% | |
| 43.75% | 16 | 7.5 | 850 | 13,446 | 0.0% | 63.6% | |
| 43.75% | 16 | 6.6 | 997 | 14,016 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 40.00% | 15 | 7.0 | 1,114 | 12,840 | 40.0% | 40.0% | |
| 60.00% | 15 | 6.7 | 865 | 13,598 | 20.0% | 80.0% | |
| 46.67% | 15 | 7.9 | 946 | 12,895 | 44.4% | 50.0% | |
| 57.14% | 14 | 6.6 | 1,284 | 12,603 | 50.0% | 62.5% | |
| 50.00% | 14 | 7.3 | 860 | 12,605 | 57.1% | 42.9% | |
| 61.54% | 13 | 7.2 | 828 | 13,365 | 80.0% | 50.0% | |
| 23.08% | 13 | 7.4 | 981 | 13,847 | 25.0% | 22.2% | |
| 30.77% | 13 | 7.0 | 817 | 12,405 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 66.67% | 12 | 7.2 | 875 | 13,165 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 66.67% | 12 | 7.0 | 1,161 | 10,970 | 66.7% | 66.7% | |
| 66.67% | 12 | 7.1 | 889 | 14,471 | 75.0% | 62.5% | |
| 33.33% | 12 | 7.4 | 1,363 | 13,527 | 16.7% | 50.0% | |
| 33.33% | 12 | 6.5 | 720 | 11,125 | 33.3% | 33.3% | |
| 27.27% | 11 | 6.6 | 1,128 | 13,784 | 33.3% | 25.0% | |
| 81.82% | 11 | 8.1 | 1,047 | 13,715 | 66.7% | 100.0% | |
| 36.36% | 11 | 7.5 | 977 | 11,225 | 25.0% | 42.9% | |
| 72.73% | 11 | 7.3 | 1,237 | 15,324 | 75.0% | 71.4% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 8.2 | 940 | 13,852 | 75.0% | 33.3% | |
| 70.00% | 10 | 7.0 | 1,084 | 15,758 | 100.0% | 62.5% | |
| 60.00% | 10 | 6.9 | 1,316 | 12,805 | 83.3% | 25.0% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 7.4 | 1,171 | 14,080 | 50.0% | 60.0% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 6.8 | 973 | 12,682 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 100.00% | 9 | 7.9 | 1,031 | 13,078 | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 6.3 | 796 | 10,731 | 33.3% | 100.0% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 7.4 | 1,015 | 13,309 | 25.0% | 60.0% | |
| 75.00% | 8 | 6.8 | 1,093 | 11,746 | 83.3% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 8.4 | 1,332 | 11,265 | 40.0% | 66.7% | |
| 25.00% | 8 | 6.9 | 851 | 11,512 | 50.0% | 0.0% | |
| 62.50% | 8 | 6.8 | 785 | 12,861 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 6.8 | 804 | 10,653 | 33.3% | 60.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 7.2 | 985 | 14,265 | 100.0% | 25.0% | |
| 28.57% | 7 | 6.3 | 1,002 | 13,829 | 100.0% | 16.7% | |
| 28.57% | 7 | 8.1 | 843 | 12,081 | 0.0% | 40.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 7.5 | 1,065 | 16,642 | 0.0% | 66.7% | |
| 71.43% | 7 | 7.5 | 1,114 | 15,154 | 50.0% | 100.0% | |
| 83.33% | 6 | 7.2 | 1,088 | 15,496 | 100.0% | 75.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 7.0 | 937 | 14,440 | 50.0% | 25.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 7.0 | 1,194 | 12,231 | 75.0% | 50.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 6.3 | 574 | 10,403 | 0.0% | 100.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 7.1 | 1,022 | 15,031 | 0.0% | 33.3% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 7.1 | 1,167 | 14,481 | 50.0% | 100.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 6.9 | 1,062 | 14,583 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 7.6 | 1,402 | 14,307 | 0.0% | 100.0% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 7.1 | 956 | 11,937 | 66.7% | 100.0% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 7.0 | 1,233 | 17,257 | 0.0% | 20.0% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 7.1 | 1,127 | 15,057 | 100.0% | 66.7% | |
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Smolder vs Azir - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Smolder do against Azir in League of Legends?
Smolder wins the Smolder vs Azir matchup with a 80.0% win rate compared to Azir's 20.0%, a 60.0 percentage point difference. This data is based on 5 recent ranked games in patch 26.7.
How does Smolder do against Azir in the early game?
In the early game, Smolder has the advantage against Azir with a 100.0% win rate versus 0.0%. Smolder players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Smolder do against Azir in the late game?
In the late game, Smolder takes over the Smolder vs Azir matchup with a 66.7% win rate compared to 33.3%. Smolder scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Smolder vs Azir matchup?
Smolder wins the matchup against Azir with a 80.0% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.7. The 60.0 percentage point advantage means Smolder is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 5 games analyzed.
What is the best Smolder build against Azir?
The best Smolder build against Azir includes Essence Reaver, Infinity Edge, Guardian Angel with Crimson Lucidity. 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 Azir?
The best Smolder runes against Azir use the Precision primary tree with Sorcery secondary. This rune setup achieves a 100.0% win rate in the Smolder vs Azir matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Smolder counter Azir?
Yes, Smolder has a favorable matchup against Azir with a 80.0% win rate. Smolder strongly counters Azir in lane based on current patch 26.7 data.
How do I play Smolder against Azir?
When playing Smolder against Azir, 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.