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Twitch vs Smolder

Twitch
vs
51.7%

over 151 games

Smolder
Analyze a draft with Twitch

Skill matchup

Heavy AD damageHigh burstHeavy pokeSustained DPS

Build vs Smolder

Build adapted to this matchup

Recommended items for Twitch: The Collector, Fiendhunter Bolts, Infinity Edge, Berserker's Greaves, Runaan's Hurricane, Lord Dominik's Regards, Yun Tal Wildarrows, B. F. Sword.

Starting items

Doran's Bow
Health Potion
x2

Core build

The Collector
1
Fiendhunter Bolts
2
Infinity Edge
3

Standard

Berserker's Greaves
4AS
Runaan's Hurricane
5

Summoner spells

FlashBarrier85%
ExhaustFlash8%

Anti CC

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC

Other options

Runaan's Hurricane
Lord Dominik's Regards
Yun Tal Wildarrows
B. F. Sword
Mortal Reminder
Bloodthirster
Blade of The Ruined King
Guardian Angel
Rabadon's Deathcap
Nashor's Tooth
Dark Seal
Zhonya's Hourglass
Banshee's Veil
Seeker's Armguard
Executioner's Calling
Shadowflame
Edge of Night
Serpent's Fang
Mercurial Scimitar
Maw of Malmortius
Serrated Dirk
Hexoptics C44
62.9% WR62 games
PrecisionPrecision
Lethal TempoLethal Tempo
TriumphTriumph
Legend: AlacrityLegend: Alacrity
Cut DownCut Down
SorcerySorcery
Axiom ArcanistAxiom Arcanist
Gathering StormGathering Storm
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth

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 Twitch

Tips to maximize your impact

  1. Approach camouflaged

    Approach camouflaged with Ambush (Q), then start the fight: when you leave camouflage, you gain bonus attack speed.

  2. Catch up with Venom Cask

    Throw Venom Cask (W) at an enemy fleeing out of your range: the cloud slows them and adds a Deadly Venom (passive) stack every second.

  3. Poison before you contaminate

    Apply as many Deadly Venom (passive) stacks as you can before Contaminate (E): each stack adds damage, and the spell hits every poisoned enemy within 1200 range.

  4. Shoot through their frontline

    During Spray and Pray (R), stay back and aim at their carries through the frontline: your bolts pierce every enemy, with less damage after the first.

  5. Camouflage again after a kill

    When a champion dies poisoned by Deadly Venom (passive), Ambush (Q) comes back right away: recast it to reposition in the middle of the teamfight.

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.

Other Twitch matchups

Patch 16.21.1