Smoldervs Kayle
Smolder vs Kayle is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.10. Kayle wins with a 57.1% win rate (+14.3%) over Smolder based on 14 games. Smolder wins the early laning phase while Kayle scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Smolder build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Smolder vs Kayle 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 Kayle Matchup?
Smolder vs Kayle Matchup Summary
The Smolder vs Kayle matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 14 recent matches analyzed, Kayle wins with a 57.1% win rate compared to Smolder's 42.9%, giving Kayle a 14.3 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Smolder controls the early laning stage, but Kayle outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Smolder needs to press advantages before Kayle reaches their power spikes, while Kayle should focus on safe farming and hitting key item breakpoints. The most significant statistical gap is in crowd control, where Smolder leads by 0.1s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Kayle 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 Kayle 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 Kayle Laning Phase Breakdown
Smolder is favored during the laning phase against Kayle, winning 4 out of 5 key stat categories. Smolder holds advantages in farming, damage, gold income and crowd control, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Smolder Build Against Kayle
Gluttonous Greaves is the optimal boots choice against Kayle, providing the mobility and stats Smolder needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Smolder against Kayle are Essence Reaver, Spear of Shojin and Black Cleaver. This combination gives Smolder an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Smolder vs Kayle matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
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Kayle0.0%Smolder11.1%Kayle88.9%Smolder dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 100.0% win rate — a 100.0 percentage point lead over Kayle. This lopsided early game means Smolder can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.
Kayle is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 88.9% win rate — 77.8 points above Smolder. Extended games heavily favor Kayle, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.
This matchup features a dramatic power shift: Smolder must aggressively press their early advantage and close out the game before Kayle reaches their scaling breakpoints. If Kayle 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 Kayle
Sorcery
Inspiration
The Sorcery and Inspiration rune setup gives Smolder the best tools to compete against Kayle in this difficult matchup, compensating for the statistical disadvantages with optimal rune synergies.
Smolder matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.10. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51.88% | 2,257 | 6.9 | 950 | 13,508 | 48.9% | 53.8% | |
| 52.66% | 1,863 | 6.8 | 938 | 13,331 | 49.3% | 55.1% | |
| 53.71% | 1,712 | 6.7 | 955 | 13,562 | 52.5% | 54.5% | |
| 52.86% | 1,663 | 7.0 | 963 | 13,225 | 50.7% | 54.6% | |
| 52.28% | 1,626 | 6.9 | 959 | 13,545 | 51.8% | 52.6% | |
| 58.88% | 1,121 | 7.0 | 1,007 | 13,550 | 52.6% | 63.3% | |
| 55.02% | 856 | 6.8 | 1,009 | 13,639 | 54.5% | 55.4% | |
| 53.03% | 826 | 7.0 | 1,027 | 13,775 | 44.0% | 59.1% | |
| 49.88% | 808 | 6.7 | 908 | 13,446 | 49.5% | 50.1% | |
| 54.34% | 692 | 6.7 | 991 | 13,197 | 49.7% | 57.9% | |
| 56.82% | 660 | 6.8 | 950 | 13,535 | 54.9% | 58.1% | |
| 55.13% | 633 | 6.9 | 990 | 13,565 | 51.0% | 57.7% | |
| 55.62% | 543 | 6.8 | 938 | 13,467 | 51.7% | 58.6% | |
| 54.51% | 488 | 7.0 | 1,020 | 13,722 | 53.5% | 55.1% | |
| 53.97% | 441 | 7.1 | 980 | 13,444 | 56.7% | 51.7% | |
| 50.00% | 414 | 7.0 | 961 | 13,217 | 52.8% | 47.8% | |
| 51.76% | 369 | 7.2 | 1,003 | 13,810 | 51.0% | 52.3% | |
| 46.69% | 362 | 6.8 | 925 | 13,213 | 38.6% | 51.8% | |
| 54.29% | 350 | 6.7 | 970 | 13,635 | 50.0% | 56.9% | |
| 52.13% | 305 | 7.1 | 922 | 12,959 | 51.5% | 52.6% | |
| 49.63% | 272 | 6.8 | 934 | 13,182 | 44.4% | 53.0% | |
| 53.57% | 252 | 6.9 | 1,010 | 13,406 | 49.1% | 57.0% | |
| 53.67% | 218 | 6.9 | 1,009 | 13,704 | 55.2% | 52.7% | |
| 48.50% | 200 | 6.7 | 829 | 12,528 | 37.6% | 56.5% | |
| 52.72% | 184 | 7.1 | 894 | 13,690 | 50.0% | 54.5% | |
| 47.75% | 178 | 7.1 | 924 | 13,027 | 44.8% | 49.5% | |
| 60.61% | 165 | 7.0 | 975 | 13,884 | 53.6% | 65.6% | |
| 50.00% | 158 | 6.7 | 1,126 | 13,208 | 48.5% | 51.1% | |
| 53.80% | 158 | 7.4 | 1,073 | 14,121 | 63.0% | 49.0% | |
| 54.79% | 146 | 6.8 | 820 | 13,443 | 38.8% | 62.9% | |
| 58.46% | 130 | 6.8 | 835 | 13,004 | 61.7% | 56.6% | |
| 56.92% | 130 | 6.9 | 1,081 | 13,950 | 54.0% | 58.8% | |
| 48.67% | 113 | 6.9 | 864 | 12,401 | 50.0% | 47.7% | |
| 55.56% | 108 | 6.8 | 989 | 12,770 | 58.5% | 52.7% | |
| 45.28% | 106 | 7.0 | 1,003 | 12,829 | 50.0% | 41.9% | |
| 47.52% | 101 | 6.9 | 901 | 13,210 | 44.4% | 49.2% | |
| 52.08% | 96 | 7.2 | 957 | 14,044 | 50.0% | 53.2% | |
| 53.75% | 80 | 7.0 | 1,035 | 11,870 | 52.3% | 55.6% | |
| 56.58% | 76 | 6.2 | 1,233 | 12,818 | 67.9% | 50.0% | |
| 47.14% | 70 | 7.0 | 990 | 14,724 | 35.0% | 52.0% | |
| 59.42% | 69 | 7.1 | 998 | 12,816 | 48.1% | 66.7% | |
| 47.83% | 69 | 6.8 | 1,020 | 14,807 | 52.4% | 45.8% | |
| 46.27% | 67 | 7.0 | 978 | 12,510 | 41.9% | 50.0% | |
| 53.57% | 56 | 7.1 | 1,080 | 13,594 | 63.2% | 48.6% | |
| 50.00% | 50 | 7.1 | 899 | 13,177 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 42 | 7.7 | 982 | 13,042 | 56.3% | 46.1% | |
| 51.22% | 41 | 6.9 | 994 | 14,059 | 46.1% | 53.6% | |
| 50.00% | 40 | 6.5 | 928 | 12,406 | 43.8% | 54.2% | |
| 61.54% | 39 | 7.2 | 876 | 13,122 | 53.3% | 66.7% | |
| 55.26% | 38 | 7.3 | 1,264 | 14,292 | 45.5% | 59.3% | |
| 62.16% | 37 | 6.9 | 1,117 | 12,605 | 52.9% | 70.0% | |
| 59.46% | 37 | 6.8 | 913 | 13,428 | 62.5% | 57.1% | |
| 51.43% | 35 | 6.7 | 862 | 10,927 | 42.1% | 62.5% | |
| 31.43% | 35 | 6.8 | 812 | 12,114 | 28.6% | 33.3% | |
| 42.86% | 35 | 6.9 | 905 | 12,046 | 40.0% | 46.7% | |
| 42.86% | 35 | 6.7 | 963 | 12,703 | 30.8% | 50.0% | |
| 48.48% | 33 | 6.6 | 874 | 12,059 | 57.1% | 42.1% | |
| 51.61% | 31 | 6.8 | 1,040 | 12,222 | 35.7% | 64.7% | |
| 51.61% | 31 | 6.2 | 889 | 14,688 | 40.0% | 57.1% | |
| 56.67% | 30 | 6.6 | 1,013 | 12,877 | 53.9% | 58.8% | |
| 48.28% | 29 | 7.0 | 968 | 13,798 | 22.2% | 60.0% | |
| 42.86% | 28 | 6.6 | 999 | 12,328 | 36.4% | 47.1% | |
| 33.33% | 27 | 6.6 | 771 | 10,663 | 46.1% | 21.4% | |
| 44.44% | 27 | 6.1 | 1,017 | 13,554 | 33.3% | 53.3% | |
| 32.00% | 25 | 6.5 | 1,014 | 11,912 | 25.0% | 38.5% | |
| 52.00% | 25 | 6.5 | 1,014 | 13,119 | 44.4% | 56.3% | |
| 37.50% | 24 | 7.0 | 1,074 | 12,555 | 55.6% | 26.7% | |
| 50.00% | 24 | 6.2 | 972 | 14,008 | 40.0% | 52.6% | |
| 58.33% | 24 | 6.9 | 1,087 | 13,418 | 42.9% | 80.0% | |
| 56.52% | 23 | 6.4 | 1,043 | 13,582 | 71.4% | 50.0% | |
| 54.55% | 22 | 6.6 | 1,190 | 13,776 | 50.0% | 58.3% | |
| 59.09% | 22 | 7.4 | 994 | 13,645 | 58.3% | 60.0% | |
| 57.14% | 21 | 7.5 | 1,060 | 15,571 | 44.4% | 66.7% | |
| 66.67% | 21 | 7.5 | 1,098 | 14,893 | 75.0% | 61.5% | |
| 47.62% | 21 | 7.1 | 1,167 | 11,629 | 30.0% | 63.6% | |
| 38.10% | 21 | 7.5 | 1,057 | 13,664 | 62.5% | 23.1% | |
| 40.00% | 20 | 7.1 | 1,190 | 14,429 | 50.0% | 35.7% | |
| 45.00% | 20 | 7.1 | 791 | 11,960 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 40.00% | 20 | 6.6 | 842 | 11,317 | 44.4% | 36.4% | |
| 35.00% | 20 | 6.9 | 1,217 | 13,267 | 16.7% | 42.9% | |
| 27.78% | 18 | 7.5 | 873 | 10,173 | 37.5% | 20.0% | |
| 50.00% | 18 | 6.8 | 935 | 13,747 | 71.4% | 36.4% | |
| 55.56% | 18 | 6.7 | 1,005 | 12,531 | 60.0% | 50.0% | |
| 55.56% | 18 | 6.6 | 972 | 12,601 | 71.4% | 45.5% | |
| 72.22% | 18 | 7.0 | 1,041 | 13,559 | 60.0% | 76.9% | |
| 35.29% | 17 | 7.3 | 943 | 11,772 | 36.4% | 33.3% | |
| 58.82% | 17 | 6.8 | 948 | 14,690 | 100.0% | 53.3% | |
| 35.29% | 17 | 7.3 | 1,481 | 13,242 | 33.3% | 36.4% | |
| 75.00% | 16 | 7.3 | 1,021 | 13,207 | 40.0% | 90.9% | |
| 37.50% | 16 | 6.8 | 901 | 13,828 | 25.0% | 41.7% | |
| 66.67% | 15 | 5.8 | 656 | 7,820 | 58.3% | 100.0% | |
| 66.67% | 15 | 7.0 | 1,089 | 14,471 | 0.0% | 83.3% | |
| 53.33% | 15 | 7.1 | 993 | 13,105 | 75.0% | 45.5% | |
| 42.86% | 14 | 7.6 | 1,008 | 14,325 | 100.0% | 11.1% | |
| 64.29% | 14 | 5.9 | 883 | 11,109 | 60.0% | 66.7% | |
| 50.00% | 14 | 7.1 | 949 | 13,423 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 46.15% | 13 | 6.7 | 839 | 11,824 | 50.0% | 42.9% | |
| 69.23% | 13 | 7.0 | 812 | 13,942 | 100.0% | 63.6% | |
| 38.46% | 13 | 6.8 | 787 | 11,623 | 16.7% | 57.1% | |
| 75.00% | 12 | 6.9 | 1,163 | 15,496 | 75.0% | 75.0% | |
| 36.36% | 11 | 7.4 | 1,201 | 12,973 | 50.0% | 20.0% | |
| 72.73% | 11 | 6.8 | 980 | 13,186 | 80.0% | 66.7% | |
| 54.55% | 11 | 7.4 | 831 | 12,259 | 20.0% | 83.3% | |
| 54.55% | 11 | 6.9 | 865 | 11,248 | 44.4% | 100.0% | |
| 40.00% | 10 | 6.1 | 844 | 10,664 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 40.00% | 10 | 7.7 | 889 | 12,035 | 25.0% | 50.0% | |
| 30.00% | 10 | 6.9 | 934 | 13,658 | 60.0% | 0.0% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 5.8 | 822 | 9,614 | 40.0% | 60.0% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 7.1 | 1,045 | 12,720 | 50.0% | 60.0% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 6.8 | 1,146 | 16,653 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 62.50% | 8 | 6.3 | 1,012 | 14,602 | 66.7% | 60.0% | |
| 62.50% | 8 | 6.4 | 1,010 | 12,185 | 100.0% | 25.0% | |
| 37.50% | 8 | 7.5 | 993 | 14,715 | 40.0% | 33.3% | |
| 37.50% | 8 | 7.9 | 1,238 | 11,936 | 66.7% | 20.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 7.2 | 1,089 | 12,966 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 28.57% | 7 | 6.6 | 722 | 9,299 | 40.0% | 0.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 6.5 | 1,130 | 15,906 | 0.0% | 80.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 6.8 | 598 | 11,426 | 66.7% | 25.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 5.8 | 914 | 13,998 | 50.0% | 75.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 6.5 | 966 | 11,788 | 25.0% | 100.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 6.7 | 905 | 10,978 | 50.0% | 0.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 6.3 | 971 | 14,499 | 100.0% | 40.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 6.4 | 1,064 | 14,170 | 100.0% | 60.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 7.1 | 982 | 14,551 | 33.3% | 66.7% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 7.0 | 958 | 9,531 | 50.0% | 100.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 7.3 | 1,119 | 13,386 | 100.0% | 33.3% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 7.2 | 1,020 | 16,115 | 100.0% | 75.0% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 7.5 | 1,138 | 15,512 | 0.0% | 25.0% | |
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Smolder vs Kayle - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Smolder do against Kayle in League of Legends?
Kayle wins the Smolder vs Kayle matchup with a 57.1% win rate compared to Smolder's 42.9%, a 14.3 percentage point difference. This data is based on 14 recent ranked games in patch 26.10.
How does Smolder do against Kayle in the early game?
In the early game, Smolder has the advantage against Kayle 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 Kayle in the late game?
In the late game, Kayle takes over the Smolder vs Kayle matchup with a 88.9% win rate compared to 11.1%. Kayle scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Smolder vs Kayle matchup?
Kayle wins the matchup against Smolder with a 57.1% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.10. The 14.3 percentage point advantage means Kayle is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 14 games analyzed.
What is the best Smolder build against Kayle?
The best Smolder build against Kayle includes Essence Reaver, Spear of Shojin, Black Cleaver with Gluttonous Greaves. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.
What are the best Smolder runes against Kayle?
The best Smolder runes against Kayle use the Sorcery primary tree with Inspiration secondary. This rune setup achieves a 100.0% win rate in the Smolder vs Kayle matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Smolder counter Kayle?
No, Smolder struggles against Kayle with only a 42.9% win rate. Kayle has the advantage in this matchup. Smolder players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Kayle's lead.
How do I play Smolder against Kayle?
When playing Smolder against Kayle, play cautiously and avoid Kayle's power spikes. Look for jungle assistance and team-dependent plays since Kayle has the statistical advantage at most stages. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.