Tier list / ADC / Smolder

Smolder matchups

Tier 3#11 ADC11Full build
You playSmolder

Tier 350.9% win · #11 adc

Smolder favoured53.4%Smolder wins 53.4% of games into Kai'Sa, well above the 50.9% Smolder wins overall.
AgainstKai'Sa

Tier 149.0% win · #3 adc

53.4%47.4%

7,487 gamesSample A 53.5%Sample B 55.0%Sample C 53.1%Gold at 15 −557Full matchup pageSample A, Sample B, Sample C · Emerald+ · 6 Nov

Overall win rate by rank, not this matchup:Smolder: Gold 52.7% · Plat 52.3% · Emerald 51.2% · Diamond 50.2%Kai'Sa: Gold 49.5% · Plat 49.8% · Emerald 49.6% · Diamond 48.7%

Lane plan

No lane tip for this matchup yet; the facts on the right still hold.

  • Essence Reaver

    You complete Essence Reaver at ~12 min; Kai'Sa completes Kraken Slayer at ~11 min. You spike together.

  • Level 3: Kai'Sa's Void Seeker (W) is 20s, your Flap, Flap, Flap (E) is 24s, so Kai'Sa is back first. Level 6: Kai'Sa's ultimate 130s, yours 120s.

  • Barrier

    Kai'Sa takes Flash + Barrier in 69.0% of games. You take Flash + Barrier (81.1%).

Build into Kai'Sa

Sample B · Emerald+ · 3,024 games · 6 Nov

Items

Most built at each step, in buy order; small icons are the other picks

  1. Start0:00

    Doran's BladeHealth Potion

    Doran's Blade + Health Potion

    61.4% of games · 55.3% win
    • Doran's HelmHealth Potion55.8%
    • Doran's RingHealth PotionHealth Potion45.5%

  2. First back

    Long SwordSheenCaulfield's Warhammer

    Long Sword, Sheen, Caulfield's Warhammer

    Bought in most games

  3. 1st item12 min

    Essence Reaver

    Essence Reaver

    91.2% of games · 54.8% win
    • Hubris56.9%

  4. 2nd item19 min

    Black Cleaver

    Black Cleaver

    45.4% of games · 56.4% win
    • Spear of Shojin55.9%
    • Infinity Edge55.7%

  5. 3rd item24 min

    Rapid Firecannon

    Rapid Firecannon

    28.6% of games · 62.1% win
    • Spear of Shojin59.2%
    • Infinity Edge59.2%

  6. Boots14 min

    Gluttonous Greaves

    Gluttonous Greaves

    43.3% of games · 58.1% win
    • Ionian Boots of Lucidity51.1%
    • Boots of Swiftness57.1%

  7. Late29–33 min

    Infinity EdgeRapid FirecannonLord Dominik's Regards

    Infinity Edge, Rapid Firecannon or Lord Dominik's Regards

    One of them, for what you're facing

Runes

Most played page, 2,706 games

SorcerySorcery

  1. Deathfire TouchDeathfire Touchpicked in 89.5%
  2. Nimbus CloakNimbus Cloakpicked in 82.0%
  3. CelerityCeleritypicked in 81.8%
  4. Gathering StormGathering Stormpicked in 86.5%

InspirationInspiration

  1. Magical FootwearMagical Footwearpicked in 76.5%
  2. Jack Of All TradesJack Of All Tradespicked in 61.3%

Shards

Adaptive ForceMove SpeedHealth ScalingAdaptive Force · Move Speed · Health Scaling

KeystoneWin rate

  2. Fleet FootworkFleet Footworkpicked in 8.0% · 242 games · no full page52.1%

Skill order

Most played order, 1,357 games
Q14579
W28101213
E31415
R611

Max

  1. QWE92.4% pick · 2,705 games55.6%
  2. QEW7.4% pick · 216 games53.2%

Kai'Sa: Q start, max QEW10,802 games

Summoner spells

FlashBarrierFlash + Barrier81.1% pick

FlashBarrierKai'Sa: Flash + Barrier, 69.0%77,518 games

Play against Kai'Sa

Cooldowns at levels 1, 3, 6 and 11 on each side's most played skill order, before ability haste

Kai'Sa's abilities

Your opponent · uses mana
  1. P Second SkinPassive
  2. Q Icathian Rain10 / 9 / 8 / 7 / 6s cooldown · 55 mana · 600 range10s10s8s6s
  3. W Void Seeker20 / 18.5 / 17 / 15.5 / 14s cooldown · 55 / 60 / 65 / 70 / 75 mana · 3000 range—20s20s20s
  4. E Supercharge16 / 14.5 / 13 / 11.5 / 10s cooldown · 30 mana—16s16s13s
  5. R Killer Instinct130 / 100 / 70s cooldown · 100 mana · 2000 / 2500 / 3000 range——130s130s

Void Seeker (W) is the long one early: 20s at level 3, so trade once it's down. — means not learned yet at that level.

Smolder's abilities

You · uses mana
  1. P Dragon PracticePassive
  2. Q Super Scorcher Breath5.5 / 5 / 4.5 / 4 / 3.5s cooldown · 25 mana · 550 range5.5s5.5s4.5s3.5s
  3. W Achooo!14 / 13 / 12 / 11 / 10s cooldown · 50 / 55 / 60 / 65 / 70 mana · 1500 range—14s14s12s
  4. E Flap, Flap, Flap24 / 22 / 20 / 18 / 16s cooldown · 65 mana · 700 range—24s24s24s
  5. R MMOOOMMMM!120 / 110 / 100s cooldown · 100 mana · 4200 range——120s110s

Flap, Flap, Flap (E) is the long one early: 24s at level 3, so trade once it's down. — means not learned yet at that level.

All 25 adc matchups

Smolder's win rate into each one · green beats Smolder's average, rose falls short
42.0%44.0%46.0%48.0%50.0%52.0%54.0%56.0%58.0%

Numbers from Sample A (collected 6 Nov), Sample B (Emerald+, collected 6 Nov) and Sample C (Emerald+, collected 6 Nov), ranked Solo/Duo, patch 16.22. Combined win rates weight each sample by its games. Next Queue doesn't collect these games itself.