Smolder Counters

Best picks against Smolder

Highest win rate versus Smolder in Bot.

1. 1Veigar351 games56.4%
2. 2Twitch1,356 games53.5%
3. 3Zeri832 games53.2%
4. 4Jinx4,123 games53.1%
5. 5Aphelios1,551 games52.0%
6. 6Ashe2,466 games51.1%

Worst picks against Smolder

Lowest win rate versus Smolder in Bot.

1. 1Corki302 games44.0%
2. 2Mel210 games44.8%
3. 3Samira1,058 games46.3%
4. 4Ezreal2,264 games46.6%
5. 5Lucian1,672 games47.0%
6. 6Nilah257 games47.1%
7. 7Swain197 games47.2%
8. 8Kalista596 games47.3%
9. 9Sivir783 games47.5%
10. 10Xayah967 games47.8%
11. 11Tristana825 games48.0%
12. 12Vayne1,066 games48.3%
13. 13Caitlyn3,980 games48.4%
14. 14Kai'Sa3,779 games48.8%

Best lane counters vs Smolder

Largest gold lead over Smolder at 15 minutes in Bot.

1. 1Draven247 games+1,519
2. 2Mel120 games+1,071
3. 3Samira506 games+765
4. 4Lucian457 games+666
5. 5Yasuo116 games+641
6. 6Miss Fortune1,395 games+593
7. 7Jhin1,343 games+578
8. 8Varus344 games+545
9. 9Tristana508 games+537
10. 10Sivir319 games+513
11. 11Corki134 games+455
12. 12Swain116 games+454
13. 13Xayah284 games+448
14. 14Kai'Sa985 games+422
15. 15Ezreal1,182 games+400

How to play against Smolder

Lane and teamfight rules that hold regardless of your pick.

In lane and in teamfights

1. Punish early last-hit windows before his Q scaling gives him safe wave control.
2. Crash waves after he spends spells on minions so he cannot farm freely under no pressure.
3. Force rotations and objectives while he is catching waves; giving him quiet side-lane farm accelerates his scaling.
4. Avoid low-tempo chases when he is fed nearby; ping retreats and take the guaranteed wave or tower instead.
5. Engage decisively before he stacks repeated Q hits in a front-to-back fight.

Where Smolder is weak

Exploit these in draft and in lane.

• Smolder is punishable before his stacks mature because his damage starts modest and he needs safe farming time.
• Smolder's self-peel is limited to one reposition, so coordinated dives can reach him after it is forced.