Smolder - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
52.0%
Pick Rate
6.8%

Smoldervs Cassiopeia

AMarksmanMage
Patch26.11
Matches776,441
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedJun 5, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Smolder vs Cassiopeia is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.11. Smolder wins with a 55.6% win rate (+11.1%) over Cassiopeia based on 9 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 Cassiopeia matchup.

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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.

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Smolder - 55.6% win rate in this matchup
Smolder
55.6% WR
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Cassiopeia vs Smolder matchup - 44.4% win rate
Cassiopeia
44.4% WR

Who Wins the Smolder vs Cassiopeia Matchup?

Smolder wins the Smolder vs Cassiopeia matchup
Winner
Smolder
Matches: 9
55.6%
Win Rate
44.4%
7.1
CS / min
6.9
941
DMG / min
872
12,264
Gold / game
11,904
160
Heal / min
353
339
DMG Mitigated / min
531
0.5
CC / min
1.3
60.0%
Early Game WR
40.0%
50.0%
Late Game WR
50.0%

Smolder vs Cassiopeia Matchup Summary

The Smolder vs Cassiopeia 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 Cassiopeia's 44.4%, giving Smolder a 11.1 percentage point advantage. Smolder dominates at every stage — from early laning through late game team fights. This consistent advantage makes it difficult for Cassiopeia 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 Cassiopeia leads by 0.9s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Smolder players can confidently pick into Cassiopeia and play aggressively from level 1. Look to establish lane dominance early through favorable trades and zone Cassiopeia 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 Cassiopeia Laning Phase Breakdown

Smolder wins the laning phase against Cassiopeia in League of Legends

Smolder is favored during the laning phase against Cassiopeia, 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
7.1Smolder
6.9Cassiopeia
Smolder and Cassiopeia farm at nearly identical rates in this matchup, with only a 0.2 CS/min difference. Neither champion holds a meaningful farming advantage, so lane dominance will come from trading and jungle interaction rather than CS leads.
Damage
941Smolder
872Cassiopeia
Smolder deals 69 more champion damage per minute than Cassiopeia. While noticeable in extended trades, this gap can be offset by Cassiopeia choosing favorable fight windows, such as engaging when Smolder's key abilities are on cooldown or trading immediately after dodging a skillshot.
Economy
12,264Smolder
11,904Cassiopeia
Smolder earns 360 more gold per game than Cassiopeia, equivalent to roughly one additional component item. This economic edge comes from a combination of better farming, kill participation, and objective control, giving Smolder slightly faster item completions.
Utility
0.5Smolder
1.3Cassiopeia
Cassiopeia brings significantly more crowd control than Smolder, with 0.9 more seconds of CC per minute. This large utility gap makes Cassiopeia 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
499Smolder
885Cassiopeia
Cassiopeia vastly out-sustains Smolder, healing and mitigating 386 more damage per minute. This massive durability gap means Cassiopeia can absorb significant punishment and remain in lane while Smolder is forced to recall. Building grievous wounds early is essential for Smolder, and focusing on burst trade patterns rather than sustained fights is critical.

Best Smolder Build Against Cassiopeia

Crimson Lucidity is the optimal boots choice against Cassiopeia, providing the mobility and stats Smolder needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Smolder against Cassiopeia are Essence Reaver, Black Cleaver and Infinity Edge. 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 2 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Cassiopeia. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Smolder vs Cassiopeia matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Smolder
60.0%
+20.0% advantage
Smolder early game win rateSmolder60.0%
Cassiopeia early game win rateCassiopeia40.0%
Late Game
Smolder
50.0%
+0.0% advantage
Smolder late game win rateSmolder50.0%
Cassiopeia late game win rateCassiopeia50.0%

Smolder dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 60.0% win rate — a 20.0 percentage point lead over Cassiopeia. This lopsided early game means Smolder can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.

Late game (25+ minutes) is equally balanced, with Smolder at 50.0% win rate — only 0.0 points ahead of Cassiopeia. Team fight execution and macro play determine the winner at this stage, not champion matchup advantage.

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

Best Smolder Runes Against Cassiopeia

Sorcery rune tree - Smolder primary runes vs CassiopeiaSorcery
Deathfire Touch - best Smolder rune vs CassiopeiaNimbus Cloak - best Smolder rune vs CassiopeiaCelerity - best Smolder rune vs CassiopeiaGathering Storm - best Smolder rune vs Cassiopeia
Inspiration rune tree - Smolder secondary runes vs CassiopeiaInspiration
Jack Of All Trades - best Smolder rune vs CassiopeiaCash Back - best Smolder rune vs Cassiopeia
100.0% WR

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


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.

Smolder matchup win rates and stats in League of Legends patch 26.11
Opponent
Win Rate
Matches
CS/min
DMG/min
Gold/game
Early WR
Late WR
50.14%1,0636.892013,33746.8%52.2%
52.72%8086.792613,30347.1%56.6%
51.63%8006.691913,14050.3%52.5%
51.07%7936.992813,09550.1%51.8%
53.04%7906.789613,04346.7%57.4%
58.46%4676.997113,27749.7%63.7%
54.19%4066.997513,55443.8%61.1%
52.15%3726.997613,23353.2%51.4%
44.22%3466.686113,19041.2%46.2%
49.54%3256.894213,24046.7%51.6%
43.28%3056.998813,29638.5%46.5%
52.51%2996.795713,38947.5%55.8%
54.01%2876.795213,59050.0%56.9%
58.95%2856.998813,72257.3%60.1%
50.41%2426.994913,27740.6%58.1%
48.28%2326.995213,31848.5%48.1%
55.45%2026.899113,88243.0%63.4%
50.00%1726.992713,56145.1%53.5%
52.41%1667.395213,48152.0%52.8%
53.55%1557.092513,44138.6%62.2%
52.38%1476.91,05414,27043.4%57.5%
51.72%1167.51,03313,70463.8%43.5%
48.18%1106.699413,96630.0%58.6%
53.85%1046.787613,11041.2%60.0%
44.00%1006.889713,55231.4%50.8%
48.35%916.680812,82131.4%58.9%
46.34%826.71,08613,57337.0%50.9%
54.55%776.593113,94440.0%61.5%
51.35%746.882412,87932.0%61.2%
52.94%687.192012,73147.1%58.8%
58.21%677.099413,22250.0%65.7%
45.76%596.796313,45657.9%40.0%
56.14%577.31,05214,70136.8%65.8%
44.19%437.092113,33737.5%48.1%
45.24%427.21,04413,93050.0%42.9%
50.00%426.994513,16733.3%66.7%
48.72%397.01,17613,73042.9%52.0%
51.52%337.389911,85553.3%50.0%
34.38%326.989112,03129.4%40.0%
30.00%307.081311,47727.8%33.3%
62.96%277.386213,67157.1%65.0%
50.00%246.71,00013,57950.0%50.0%
52.17%236.789712,98855.6%50.0%
52.17%237.41,15612,96154.5%50.0%
59.09%226.497913,88642.9%66.7%
47.62%217.587513,70125.0%61.5%
47.37%196.51,06813,14428.6%58.3%
47.06%176.595812,19042.9%50.0%
35.29%177.198713,7430.0%46.1%
41.18%177.392212,00937.5%44.4%
41.18%176.81,04512,86440.0%41.7%
52.94%176.178911,96142.9%60.0%
56.25%166.01,25312,59050.0%60.0%
56.25%167.076011,64544.4%71.4%
56.25%167.01,32415,51650.0%58.3%
75.00%167.11,01614,08583.3%70.0%
40.00%156.386010,18428.6%50.0%
64.29%147.01,11314,21940.0%77.8%
71.43%147.21,40713,64350.0%80.0%
35.71%146.81,02610,58444.4%20.0%
28.57%146.985512,4360.0%50.0%
38.46%136.598213,35416.7%57.1%
53.85%136.596013,44366.7%50.0%
53.85%136.785512,72280.0%37.5%
53.85%136.999512,50642.9%66.7%
38.46%136.71,10012,4620.0%45.5%
27.27%116.995412,10425.0%28.6%
54.55%117.176611,43637.5%100.0%
18.18%116.65969,20716.7%20.0%
45.45%116.674512,14442.9%50.0%
80.00%107.11,06112,83775.0%83.3%
40.00%107.21,04714,46325.0%50.0%
60.00%106.71,18314,65433.3%71.4%
60.00%106.788810,00657.1%66.7%
50.00%107.01,22516,291100.0%37.5%
60.00%106.999314,336100.0%50.0%
55.56%97.194112,26460.0%50.0%
44.44%96.61,00811,04840.0%50.0%
66.67%96.81,08510,49360.0%75.0%
87.50%86.579313,693100.0%83.3%
50.00%86.05767,79860.0%33.3%
12.50%87.463210,31120.0%0.0%
50.00%86.275812,02150.0%50.0%
62.50%88.01,07614,75775.0%50.0%
37.50%87.31,20214,1310.0%50.0%
42.86%77.078811,09033.3%50.0%
42.86%76.392511,98250.0%40.0%
57.14%76.59538,33350.0%66.7%
42.86%75.71,0988,97260.0%0.0%
66.67%66.593911,09433.3%100.0%
33.33%68.083412,04833.3%33.3%
50.00%66.175814,7840.0%60.0%
50.00%66.393711,42933.3%66.7%
50.00%67.073910,87350.0%50.0%
50.00%67.11,20312,44633.3%66.7%
60.00%57.01,0159,37833.3%100.0%
60.00%56.71,22013,04050.0%66.7%
40.00%57.374211,42450.0%0.0%
20.00%55.276511,06333.3%0.0%
40.00%56.377412,8620.0%50.0%
60.00%57.391114,8880.0%60.0%
40.00%56.41,01213,72550.0%33.3%
20.00%57.398014,209100.0%0.0%

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Smolder vs Cassiopeia - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Smolder do against Cassiopeia in League of Legends?

Smolder wins the Smolder vs Cassiopeia matchup with a 55.6% win rate compared to Cassiopeia's 44.4%, a 11.1 percentage point difference. This data is based on 9 recent ranked games in patch 26.11.

How does Smolder do against Cassiopeia in the early game?

In the early game, Smolder has the advantage against Cassiopeia with a 60.0% win rate versus 40.0%. 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 Cassiopeia in the late game?

In the late game, Smolder takes over the Smolder vs Cassiopeia matchup with a 50.0% win rate compared to 50.0%. Smolder scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Smolder vs Cassiopeia matchup?

Smolder wins the matchup against Cassiopeia with a 55.6% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.11. The 11.1 percentage point advantage means Smolder is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 9 games analyzed.

What is the best Smolder build against Cassiopeia?

The best Smolder build against Cassiopeia includes Essence Reaver, Black Cleaver, Infinity Edge 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 Cassiopeia?

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

Does Smolder counter Cassiopeia?

Yes, Smolder has a favorable matchup against Cassiopeia with a 55.6% win rate. Smolder strongly counters Cassiopeia in lane based on current patch 26.11 data.

How do I play Smolder against Cassiopeia?

When playing Smolder against Cassiopeia, 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.