Ezreal vs Smolder

Ezreal
vs
46.0%

over 4954 games

Smolder

Skill matchup

Heavy AD damageHigh burstHeavy pokeSustained DPS

Build vs Smolder

Build adapted to this matchup

Recommended items for Ezreal: Tear of the Goddess, Trinity Force, Muramana, Ionian Boots of Lucidity, Spear of Shojin, Serylda's Grudge, Endless Hunger, Frozen Heart.

Starting items

Doran's Bow
Health Potion
x2

Core build

Tear of the Goddess
1
Trinity Force
2
Muramana
3

Standard

Ionian Boots of Lucidity
4CDR
Spear of Shojin
5

Summoner spells

FlashBarrier88%
ExhaustFlash8%

Anti CC

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC

Other options

Spear of Shojin
Serylda's Grudge
Endless Hunger
Frozen Heart
Essence Reaver
Maw of Malmortius
Guardian Angel
Mortal Reminder
Lord Dominik's Regards
Executioner's Calling
Manamune
B. F. Sword
Serpent's Fang
Voltaic Cyclosword
Bloodthirster
Blade of The Ruined King
Quicksilver Sash
Serrated Dirk
Mercurial Scimitar
Zhonya's Hourglass
Chempunk Chainsword
Lich Bane
Hextech Gunblade
Hubris
Infinity Edge
The Collector
Randuin's Omen
50.7% WR1,953 games
PrecisionPrecision
Lethal TempoLethal Tempo
Presence of MindPresence of Mind
Legend: BloodlineLegend: Bloodline
Coup de GraceCoup de Grace
InspirationInspiration
Magical FootwearMagical Footwear
Biscuit DeliveryBiscuit Delivery
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

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 as Ezreal

Tips to maximize your impact

  1. Land as many Qs as you can

    Land Mystic Shot (Q) as often as you can: each hit lowers all your cooldowns and adds a Rising Spell Force (passive) stack.

  2. Detonate the orb with a spell

    Detonate Essence Flux (W) with a spell rather than an auto: the orb deals its damage either way, but a spell refunds its mana cost plus a bonus.

  3. Save your E to escape

    Save Arcane Shift (E) to escape unless the kill is certain: it's your only way to reposition, on a 26 to 14 second cooldown.

  4. Finish across the map

    Cast Trueshot Barrage (R) across the map to finish a fleeing target: it hits everything in its line, but deals less to minions and non-epic monsters.

Playing against Smolder

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

  1. Trade early

    Take your trades early: his basic spells only gain damage with the Dragon Practice (passive) stacks he builds over the game.

  2. Save your CC for his flight

    If you have hard CC, save it for Flap, Flap, Flap (E): it's his only way to escape, and hard CC interrupts his flight.

  3. Don't stay grouped

    Don't stay grouped with your allies against him: empowered, Super Scorcher Breath (Q) also damages around its target and behind it.

  4. Leave the center of the breath

    Get out of the center of MMOOOMMMM! (R): that's where the breath hits hardest and slows.

Patch 16.21.1