Smolder vs Samira

Smolder

Not enough games

Samira

Analyze a draft with Smolder

Heavy AD damageHigh burstSustained DPSHeavy CC

You are stronger late game. Farm safe and avoid early trades.

Build vs Samira

The champion's reference build, for lack of enough games in this matchup

Starting items

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Core build

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Standard

4CDR

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Anti CC

4vs CC

Other options

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Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Samira's abilities

Passive, spells and ultimate

Daredevil Impulse (P)

Samira builds a combo by hitting attacks or abilities unique from the previous hit. Samira's attacks in melee range deal additional magic damage. Samira's attacks against enemies affected by Immobilizing effects will dash her to her attack range. If the enemy is Knocked Up, she also keeps them Knocked Up briefly.

Cooldowns

Cooldowns by spell rank

Level	Q	W	E	R
3	6s	30s	20s	–
6	4s	30s	20s	5s
9	2s	28s	20s	5s
11	2s	26s	20s	5s
16	2s	22s	16s	5s
18	2s	22s	12s	5s

Playing as Smolder

Tips to maximize your impact

Last-hit minions with your fireball
Last-hit minions with Super Scorcher Breath (Q): each kill with the spell gives you a Dragon Practice (passive) stack, which empowers your basic spells.
Poke with your sneeze
Poke with Achooo! (W): the sneeze slows, explodes on champions hit, and each champion hit gives you a Dragon Practice stack.
Aim for the final tier
Build enough stacks for the final tier of Super Scorcher Breath (Q): it burns its target, and kills a champion who drops below a health threshold.
Take flight to escape
Escape or reposition with Flap, Flap, Flap (E): you fly over obstacles, bombarding the enemy with the lowest health.
Call your mom from far away
Cast MMOOOMMMM! (R) to finish or slow from far away: the center of the breath hits harder and slows, and if it hits you, your mom heals you.

Playing against Samira

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

Trade after her Wild Rush
Take a trade once Wild Rush (E) is used: it's her only dash, and it only comes back if a champion she damaged dies within 3 seconds.
Hold your projectiles
If you have projectiles, wait for Blade Whirl (W) to end: it destroys those that enter its area, but not spells without a projectile.
Back off when she chains hits
Back off when she chains her hits: each one that differs from the last builds her Style, and at an S rating, Inferno Trigger (R) shoots every enemy around her.

Other Smolder matchups

Patch 16.21.1

Level	Q	W	E	R
3	6s	30s	20s	–
6	4s	30s	20s	5s
9	2s	28s	20s	5s
11	2s	26s	20s	5s
16	2s	22s	16s	5s
18	2s	22s	12s	5s

Level	Q	W	E	R
3	6s	30s	20s	–
6	4s	30s	20s	5s
9	2s	28s	20s	5s
11	2s	26s	20s	5s
16	2s	22s	16s	5s
18	2s	22s	12s	5s

Level	Q	W	E	R
3	6s	30s	20s	–
6	4s	30s	20s	5s
9	2s	28s	20s	5s
11	2s	26s	20s	5s
16	2s	22s	16s	5s
18	2s	22s	12s	5s