Smoldervs Fizz
Smolder vs Fizz is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.11. Smolder wins with a 59.1% win rate (+18.2%) over Fizz based on 22 games. Fizz wins the early laning phase while Smolder scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Smolder build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Smolder vs Fizz 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 Fizz Matchup?
Smolder vs Fizz Matchup Summary
The Smolder vs Fizz matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 22 recent matches analyzed, Smolder wins with a 59.1% win rate compared to Fizz's 40.9%, giving Smolder a 18.2 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Fizz controls the early laning stage, but Smolder outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Fizz needs to press advantages before Smolder reaches their power spikes, while Smolder should focus on safe farming and hitting key item breakpoints. The most significant statistical gap is in crowd control, where Fizz leads by 0.1s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Smolder players can confidently pick into Fizz and play aggressively from level 1. Look to establish lane dominance early through favorable trades and zone Fizz 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 Fizz Laning Phase Breakdown
Smolder is favored during the laning phase against Fizz, 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.
Best Smolder Build Against Fizz
Chainlaced Crushers is the optimal boots choice against Fizz, providing the mobility and stats Smolder needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Smolder against Fizz are Essence Reaver, Spear of Shojin 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 66.7% win rate across 6 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Fizz. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Smolder vs Fizz matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Smolder42.9%
Fizz57.1%Smolder66.7%Fizz33.3%Fizz dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 57.1% win rate — a 14.3 percentage point lead over Smolder. This lopsided early game means Fizz 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 Fizz. Extended games heavily favor Smolder, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.
This matchup features a dramatic power shift: Fizz must aggressively press their early advantage and close out the game before Smolder reaches their scaling breakpoints. If Smolder survives the laning phase without falling too far behind, the matchup flips in their favor. Dragon and Rift Herald control are pivotal — the team that secures early objectives can snowball or buy time to scale.
Best Smolder Runes Against Fizz
Sorcery
Resolve
Running Sorcery primary with Resolve secondary allows Smolder to press their advantage against Fizz, 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.
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 Fizz - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Smolder do against Fizz in League of Legends?
Smolder wins the Smolder vs Fizz matchup with a 59.1% win rate compared to Fizz's 40.9%, a 18.2 percentage point difference. This data is based on 22 recent ranked games in patch 26.11.
How does Smolder do against Fizz in the early game?
In the early game, Fizz has the advantage against Smolder with a 57.1% win rate versus 42.9%. Fizz players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Smolder do against Fizz in the late game?
In the late game, Smolder takes over the Smolder vs Fizz 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 Fizz matchup?
Smolder wins the matchup against Fizz with a 59.1% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.11. The 18.2 percentage point advantage means Smolder is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 22 games analyzed.
What is the best Smolder build against Fizz?
The best Smolder build against Fizz includes Essence Reaver, Spear of Shojin, Rapid Firecannon with Chainlaced Crushers. This build achieves a 66.7% 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 Fizz?
The best Smolder runes against Fizz use the Sorcery primary tree with Resolve secondary. This rune setup achieves a 100.0% win rate in the Smolder vs Fizz matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Smolder counter Fizz?
Yes, Smolder has a favorable matchup against Fizz with a 59.1% win rate. Smolder strongly counters Fizz in lane based on current patch 26.11 data.
How do I play Smolder against Fizz?
When playing Smolder against Fizz, leverage your statistical advantages by trading aggressively during favorable windows. Play safe early and scale into your power spikes where you outperform Fizz. Build the recommended items and runes for this specific matchup for the best results.