Smoldervs Morgana
Smolder vs Morgana is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.9. Morgana wins with a 60.0% win rate (+20.0%) over Smolder based on 10 games. Smolder wins the early laning phase while Morgana scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Smolder build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Smolder vs Morgana 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.
Morgana(40.0%)Who Wins the Smolder vs Morgana Matchup?
Smolder vs Morgana Matchup Summary
The Smolder vs Morgana matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 10 recent matches analyzed, Morgana wins with a 60.0% win rate compared to Smolder's 40.0%, giving Morgana a 20.0 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Smolder controls the early laning stage, but Morgana outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Smolder needs to press advantages before Morgana reaches their power spikes, while Morgana should focus on safe farming and hitting key item breakpoints. The most significant statistical gap is in crowd control, where Morgana leads by 1.4s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Morgana 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 Morgana 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 Morgana Laning Phase Breakdown
Smolder is favored during the laning phase against Morgana, 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 Morgana
Swiftmarch is the optimal boots choice against Morgana, providing the mobility and stats Smolder needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Smolder against Morgana are Essence Reaver, Rapid Firecannon 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 1 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Morgana. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Smolder vs Morgana matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Smolder50.0%Morgana50.0%Smolder25.0%Morgana75.0%The early game (first 15 minutes) is a toss-up between Smolder and Morgana, with Smolder holding a razor-thin 50.0% win rate edge (+0.0%). Individual skill and jungle proximity will matter more than champion advantage in the early laning phase.
Morgana is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 75.0% win rate — 50.0 points above Smolder. Extended games heavily favor Morgana, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.
The power dynamics shift as the game progresses — Smolder has the edge early, but Morgana gradually takes over. However, the margins are slim enough that either champion can win at any stage with the right plays. Focus on taking advantages when you have them rather than waiting for a specific game phase.
Best Smolder Runes Against Morgana
Precision
Sorcery
The Precision and Sorcery rune setup gives Smolder the best tools to compete against Morgana in this difficult matchup, compensating for the statistical disadvantages with optimal rune synergies.
Smolder matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.9. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52.23% | 783 | 7.2 | 994 | 13,773 | 49.1% | 54.4% | |
| 52.36% | 764 | 7.2 | 950 | 13,475 | 55.5% | 50.2% | |
| 49.53% | 640 | 7.2 | 962 | 13,895 | 45.8% | 51.8% | |
| 52.12% | 614 | 7.3 | 1,030 | 14,181 | 55.7% | 49.7% | |
| 56.47% | 549 | 6.9 | 1,017 | 13,942 | 57.7% | 55.7% | |
| 57.33% | 546 | 7.4 | 1,040 | 13,894 | 56.4% | 58.1% | |
| 51.75% | 456 | 7.2 | 996 | 13,847 | 48.1% | 54.2% | |
| 57.48% | 428 | 7.3 | 1,084 | 14,581 | 59.9% | 56.0% | |
| 51.39% | 251 | 7.1 | 940 | 13,755 | 51.5% | 51.3% | |
| 55.33% | 245 | 7.2 | 1,044 | 13,564 | 59.3% | 52.2% | |
| 54.87% | 226 | 7.0 | 1,022 | 13,089 | 61.5% | 48.7% | |
| 50.47% | 214 | 7.2 | 1,029 | 13,665 | 54.5% | 47.6% | |
| 54.15% | 205 | 7.3 | 945 | 12,917 | 51.5% | 56.7% | |
| 56.84% | 190 | 7.0 | 976 | 13,575 | 50.5% | 62.9% | |
| 52.41% | 187 | 7.2 | 1,008 | 14,055 | 48.4% | 54.5% | |
| 55.25% | 181 | 7.3 | 1,006 | 13,776 | 63.5% | 49.5% | |
| 48.81% | 168 | 7.4 | 1,007 | 13,768 | 53.4% | 45.3% | |
| 49.64% | 139 | 7.9 | 986 | 13,524 | 58.1% | 42.9% | |
| 59.06% | 127 | 7.7 | 1,018 | 14,141 | 54.4% | 62.9% | |
| 53.17% | 126 | 7.1 | 914 | 13,371 | 54.5% | 52.1% | |
| 58.68% | 121 | 7.6 | 1,125 | 14,907 | 60.4% | 57.5% | |
| 52.43% | 103 | 7.2 | 1,001 | 13,738 | 46.8% | 57.1% | |
| 48.42% | 95 | 7.0 | 1,006 | 13,045 | 37.8% | 55.2% | |
| 46.43% | 84 | 7.8 | 1,025 | 12,942 | 36.6% | 55.8% | |
| 54.22% | 83 | 6.9 | 990 | 14,374 | 60.0% | 51.7% | |
| 49.37% | 79 | 7.1 | 1,006 | 13,795 | 58.8% | 42.2% | |
| 51.28% | 78 | 7.4 | 1,080 | 14,468 | 41.9% | 57.5% | |
| 39.73% | 73 | 6.9 | 845 | 12,814 | 35.5% | 42.9% | |
| 40.00% | 70 | 7.2 | 866 | 13,175 | 32.3% | 46.1% | |
| 47.14% | 70 | 7.3 | 1,130 | 14,571 | 55.2% | 41.5% | |
| 51.79% | 56 | 7.3 | 1,009 | 13,912 | 45.0% | 55.6% | |
| 58.18% | 55 | 7.3 | 1,103 | 14,399 | 50.0% | 65.5% | |
| 52.83% | 53 | 7.2 | 1,089 | 14,172 | 57.1% | 50.0% | |
| 60.47% | 43 | 7.6 | 921 | 12,725 | 60.0% | 60.9% | |
| 45.00% | 40 | 7.4 | 856 | 13,228 | 46.7% | 44.0% | |
| 54.29% | 35 | 7.4 | 894 | 13,523 | 46.1% | 59.1% | |
| 44.12% | 34 | 7.1 | 871 | 12,547 | 33.3% | 52.6% | |
| 50.00% | 34 | 7.3 | 953 | 13,216 | 35.7% | 60.0% | |
| 58.06% | 31 | 7.2 | 1,177 | 14,777 | 36.4% | 70.0% | |
| 36.67% | 30 | 7.4 | 1,023 | 12,968 | 54.5% | 26.3% | |
| 44.83% | 29 | 7.2 | 1,007 | 14,662 | 53.9% | 37.5% | |
| 36.00% | 25 | 7.7 | 1,046 | 13,235 | 30.8% | 41.7% | |
| 50.00% | 24 | 7.2 | 1,017 | 12,996 | 46.1% | 54.5% | |
| 52.17% | 23 | 7.3 | 1,114 | 12,250 | 50.0% | 55.6% | |
| 69.57% | 23 | 7.8 | 1,080 | 14,692 | 55.6% | 78.6% | |
| 39.13% | 23 | 7.0 | 868 | 11,328 | 41.7% | 36.4% | |
| 50.00% | 20 | 7.4 | 1,002 | 11,935 | 36.4% | 66.7% | |
| 45.00% | 20 | 7.2 | 993 | 12,177 | 36.4% | 55.6% | |
| 50.00% | 18 | 7.1 | 1,072 | 13,217 | 40.0% | 53.9% | |
| 47.06% | 17 | 7.5 | 919 | 14,135 | 75.0% | 38.5% | |
| 37.50% | 16 | 7.0 | 962 | 12,000 | 20.0% | 66.7% | |
| 40.00% | 15 | 7.3 | 970 | 12,705 | 28.6% | 50.0% | |
| 71.43% | 14 | 7.6 | 1,169 | 15,473 | 75.0% | 70.0% | |
| 28.57% | 14 | 6.4 | 1,191 | 10,980 | 33.3% | 25.0% | |
| 42.86% | 14 | 7.2 | 1,141 | 11,562 | 44.4% | 40.0% | |
| 42.86% | 14 | 7.8 | 782 | 11,627 | 50.0% | 25.0% | |
| 38.46% | 13 | 7.0 | 730 | 8,982 | 50.0% | 20.0% | |
| 30.77% | 13 | 7.1 | 888 | 11,695 | 20.0% | 37.5% | |
| 61.54% | 13 | 8.0 | 1,221 | 13,716 | 40.0% | 75.0% | |
| 23.08% | 13 | 7.0 | 790 | 11,450 | 12.5% | 40.0% | |
| 33.33% | 12 | 7.3 | 1,008 | 13,635 | 0.0% | 44.4% | |
| 41.67% | 12 | 6.9 | 832 | 12,289 | 20.0% | 57.1% | |
| 36.36% | 11 | 7.5 | 954 | 14,340 | 40.0% | 33.3% | |
| 45.45% | 11 | 7.1 | 1,025 | 12,934 | 50.0% | 42.9% | |
| 54.55% | 11 | 6.0 | 987 | 11,294 | 33.3% | 80.0% | |
| 54.55% | 11 | 7.2 | 1,120 | 15,106 | 50.0% | 55.6% | |
| 54.55% | 11 | 6.5 | 865 | 13,026 | 50.0% | 57.1% | |
| 40.00% | 10 | 7.3 | 879 | 11,468 | 50.0% | 25.0% | |
| 60.00% | 10 | 6.9 | 1,143 | 14,503 | 33.3% | 71.4% | |
| 40.00% | 10 | 6.9 | 820 | 10,788 | 0.0% | 66.7% | |
| 60.00% | 10 | 7.9 | 1,106 | 11,320 | 100.0% | 42.9% | |
| 20.00% | 10 | 6.6 | 794 | 10,375 | 28.6% | 0.0% | |
| 66.67% | 9 | 6.8 | 961 | 14,841 | 0.0% | 75.0% | |
| 33.33% | 9 | 7.8 | 726 | 11,999 | 20.0% | 50.0% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 7.3 | 886 | 10,008 | 57.1% | 0.0% | |
| 33.33% | 9 | 7.2 | 1,359 | 14,367 | 0.0% | 42.9% | |
| 33.33% | 9 | 7.3 | 871 | 10,973 | 33.3% | 33.3% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 7.7 | 734 | 13,495 | 33.3% | 60.0% | |
| 37.50% | 8 | 7.1 | 960 | 13,030 | 50.0% | 25.0% | |
| 25.00% | 8 | 6.8 | 823 | 14,187 | 0.0% | 33.3% | |
| 37.50% | 8 | 7.3 | 1,067 | 13,150 | 33.3% | 40.0% | |
| 25.00% | 8 | 7.1 | 846 | 12,307 | 40.0% | 0.0% | |
| 37.50% | 8 | 7.1 | 1,148 | 12,706 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 62.50% | 8 | 6.5 | 785 | 12,453 | 33.3% | 80.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 7.1 | 878 | 13,063 | 50.0% | 40.0% | |
| 71.43% | 7 | 7.4 | 828 | 13,123 | 33.3% | 100.0% | |
| 14.29% | 7 | 7.3 | 993 | 14,082 | 0.0% | 25.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 7.2 | 708 | 6,909 | 33.3% | 100.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 8.4 | 1,281 | 17,589 | 0.0% | 60.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 7.3 | 989 | 10,331 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 7.3 | 902 | 11,024 | 0.0% | 60.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 6.6 | 1,048 | 14,536 | 0.0% | 60.0% | |
| 83.33% | 6 | 6.7 | 1,072 | 15,029 | 50.0% | 100.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 5.4 | 846 | 12,980 | 100.0% | 40.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 7.8 | 1,084 | 14,800 | 100.0% | 25.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 6.8 | 939 | 11,582 | 33.3% | 33.3% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 7.0 | 903 | 13,401 | 66.7% | 33.3% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 6.5 | 865 | 10,253 | 75.0% | 50.0% | |
| 0.00% | 5 | 6.8 | 1,197 | 13,278 | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 4.8 | 859 | 14,962 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 7.7 | 749 | 9,650 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
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Smolder vs Morgana - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Smolder do against Morgana in League of Legends?
Morgana wins the Smolder vs Morgana matchup with a 60.0% win rate compared to Smolder's 40.0%, a 20.0 percentage point difference. This data is based on 10 recent ranked games in patch 26.9.
How does Smolder do against Morgana in the early game?
In the early game, Smolder has the advantage against Morgana with a 50.0% win rate versus 50.0%. 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 Morgana in the late game?
In the late game, Morgana takes over the Smolder vs Morgana matchup with a 75.0% win rate compared to 25.0%. Morgana scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Smolder vs Morgana matchup?
Morgana wins the matchup against Smolder with a 60.0% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.9. The 20.0 percentage point advantage means Morgana is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 10 games analyzed.
What is the best Smolder build against Morgana?
The best Smolder build against Morgana includes Essence Reaver, Rapid Firecannon, Infinity Edge 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 Morgana?
The best Smolder runes against Morgana use the Precision primary tree with Sorcery secondary. This rune setup achieves a 100.0% win rate in the Smolder vs Morgana matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Smolder counter Morgana?
No, Smolder struggles against Morgana with only a 40.0% win rate. Morgana has the advantage in this matchup. Smolder players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Morgana's lead.
How do I play Smolder against Morgana?
When playing Smolder against Morgana, play cautiously and avoid Morgana's power spikes. Look for jungle assistance and team-dependent plays since Morgana has the statistical advantage at most stages. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.