Smoldervs Yunara
Smolder vs Yunara is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.19. Yunara wins with a 57.7% win rate (+15.4%) over Smolder based on 104 games. Yunara 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 Yunara 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 Smolder vs Yunara?
Smolder wins 43.1% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 36.8% and 49.6% (95% range).
- Expected
- 49.4% From both champions' overall Bot win rates
- Matchup effect
- −6.3 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 225 games Lane: Bot
- vs patch 26.18
- −4.0 pts Within normal patch-to-patch noise
Lane: Bot · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.19 · Sep 24 – Sep 28
Key takeaways
- Yunara is favored in this matchup: Smolder wins 43.1% of 225 games, and the whole 95% range (36.8–49.6%) is on the same side of 50%.
- Both champions' overall Bot win rates predict 49.4% for Smolder; the result is within the margin of error of that, so this matchup mostly reflects the two champions' general strength.
- Yunara usually wins the lane: 678 gold ahead of Smolder at 15 minutes on average (223 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
- Smolder players pick Nimbus Cloak much less often against Yunara: 86.3% of their other Bot games, 80.4% here.
How we calculate this
Games: ranked Solo/Duo and Flex games on the North America server from the patch shown. Remakes (games under 5 minutes) are excluded.
A game only counts when Smolder and Yunara played the same position on opposite teams, so roaming, lane swaps within a team or a champion merely being in the same game never count as this matchup.
The 95% range is a Wilson score interval. Confidence comes from how wide that range is: within ±3 points is very high, ±5 high, ±8 moderate, anything wider low. Below 20 games a matchup is not classified at all.
Expected win rate combines both champions’ win rates in this lane (same games and filters) with the log5 formula: E = A(1−B) / (A(1−B) + B(1−A)). Matchup effect = observed − expected.
"What changes" compares Smolder's choices in this matchup with the same champion's other games in the same lane, and lists a change only when it is at least 3 points and statistically significant (two-proportion z-test, |z| ≥ 2, 20+ games).
Results are not split by rank: the sample per rank is too small for honest per-rank matchup numbers.
Smolder vs Yunara Laning Stats
At 15 minutes
Whole-game averages
Smolder vs Yunara Win Rate by Game Length
Smolder's win rate against Yunara by game length. The dot is the win rate, the bar its 95% range and the dashed line the champion's usual win rate at that length. Lengths with fewer than 25 games are left blank.
No game length stands out: Smolder's results against Yunara in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Smolder vs Yunara Power Spikes
Who is ahead at each stage, measured from these games. A stage reads "Even" when the difference is inside the margin of error, and "Insufficient data" when there are too few games to tell.
- Lane (15 min)YunaraSmolder gold at 15: −678
- First itemYunaraSmolder: 11.7 min · Yunara: 10.9 min
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesEvenSmolder wins 41.2% of 97 games
- 30+ min gamesEvenSmolder wins 41.8% of 110 games
What Smolder Changes Against Yunara
Choices Smolder players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Bot games.
Nimbus CloakRuneUsually86.3%vs Yunara80.4%−5.8 pts42.5% WR here
Adaptive Force (offense)Stat shardUsually91.4%vs Yunara87.6%−3.9 pts43.7% WR here
Presence of MindRuneUsually4.0%vs Yunara7.1%+3.1 pts
Best Smolder Build vs Yunara
Usual Smolder build (Bot)
60.9% win rate · 677 games
Against Yunara
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 13 of 161 Smolder games against Yunara carried a complete build, which is too few to recommend an item path from. Use Smolder's standard build instead.
- Smolder usually completes Essence Reaver first, at 11.7 min (median of 184 games).
- Yunara usually completes Kraken Slayer first, at 10.9 min (median of 110 games).
- Skill priority: Q > W > E — the same as usual.
Builds are ranked by the lower edge of their win rate range, not the raw win rate, so a build seen in a handful of wins never outranks a proven one.
Best Smolder Runes vs Yunara
Usual Smolder runes (Bot)
Deathfire Touch
52.4% win rate · 544 games
Against Yunara
Deathfire Touch40.2% win rate · 87 games
Plan your Smolder draft in Draft Lab
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Smolder matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.19. 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.
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Win rate and games for each matchup. Lists are ranked by the edge of the 95% range so small samples cannot top them; matchups with at least 50 games only.
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Smolder vs Yunara FAQ - Patch 26.19
Who wins Smolder vs Yunara?
Yunara is favored in this matchup: Smolder wins 43.1% of 225 games, and the whole 95% range (36.8–49.6%) is on the same side of 50%.
What is Smolder's win rate against Yunara?
Smolder wins 43.1% of 225 Bot games against Yunara on patch 26.19 (95% range 36.8–49.6%). Based on both champions' overall Bot win rates, 49.4% would be expected.
Does Smolder counter Yunara?
No — it is the other way around: Smolder wins only 43.1% of 225 games against Yunara, and the whole 95% range is below 50%.
Who wins lane, Smolder or Yunara?
Yunara usually wins the lane: 678 gold ahead of Smolder at 15 minutes on average (223 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
Does Smolder outscale Yunara?
Not measurably: Smolder's win rate against Yunara in games of 25 minutes or less and in longer games is within the margin of error of each other.
When is Yunara strongest against Smolder?
Yunara is measurably ahead in: Lane (15 min), First item.
What should Smolder build against Yunara?
There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Smolder's usual Bot core: Essence Reaver, Spear of Shojin, Rapid Firecannon.
What runes should Smolder use against Yunara?
Deathfire Touch with Sorcery and Inspiration — 40.2% over 87 games against Yunara. The biggest change against Yunara: Nimbus Cloak (86.3% usually, 80.4% here).