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Matchup

Aatrox
Aatrox
73%
27%

vs

50.0%
Smolder
Smolder
62%
38%
Heavy AD damageSustained DPSHeavy poke

Build vs Smolder

Build adapted to this matchup

Starting items

Doran's Shield
Health Potion

Core build

Voltaic Cyclosword
1vs Tank
Sundered Sky
2Bruiser
Serylda's Grudge
3vs Tank

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Spear of Shojin
5Bruiser

Summoner spells

41476%
41220%

Anti AD

Plated Steelcaps
4vs AD
Death's Dance
5vs AD
Randuin's Omen
vs AD
Guardian Angel
vs AD

Anti AP

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC
Maw of Malmortius
5vs AP
Spirit Visage
vs AP

Anti Tank

Hubris
5vs Tank
Black Cleaver
vs Tank
Youmuu's Ghostblade
vs Tank
Edge of Night
vs Tank
Profane Hydra
vs Tank

DPS

Spear of Shojin
Bruiser
Eclipse
DPS
Endless Hunger
DPS
Stridebreaker
Bruiser

Other options

Sterak's Gage
Survival
Bramble Vest
100.0% WR7 games
PrecisionPrecision
ConquerorConqueror
TriumphTriumph
Legend: HasteLegend: Haste
Last StandLast Stand
ResolveResolve
RevitalizeRevitalize
Bone PlatingBone Plating
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Early (0-15)
Mid (15-30)
Late (30+)
AatroxAatrox
SmolderSmolder
Favorable
Favorable
Passive

Smolder's abilities

Passive, spells and ultimate

Dragon Practice (P)

Hitting champions with Abilities and killing enemies with Super Scorcher Breath grants a stack of Dragon Practice. Stacks increase the damage of Smolders basic Abilities.

Cooldowns

Cooldowns by spell rank

LevelQWER
35.5s14s24s–
64.5s14s24s2m
93.5s13s24s2m
113.5s12s24s1m50
163.5s10s20s1m40
183.5s10s16s1m40

Playing against Smolder

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

1

Punish Smolder in the early game: he's very weak before his stacks and items. Force fights early.

2

Don't let the game go long: Smolder at 225 stacks is one of the strongest late game ADCs.

3

His R is global but has a delay: move laterally to dodge it.

4

He's immobile with no escape: assassins and engages punish him easily.

Source: op.gg + LTL Engine · Patch 16.9.1 · May 9, 2026