Tier list / Mid / Smolder

Smolder matchups

Tier 5#56 MidFull build
You playSmolder

Tier 544.5% win · #56 mid

Malzahar favoured47.2%Smolder wins 47.2% of games into Malzahar, well above the 44.5% Smolder wins overall.
AgainstMalzahar

Tier 350.0% win · #23 mid

47.2%53.4%

1,412 gamesSample A 46.0%Sample B 49.9%Sample C 47.0%Gold at 15 +10Sample A, Sample B, Sample C · Emerald+ · 6 Nov

Overall win rate by rank, not this matchup:Smolder: Gold 48.0% · Plat 45.3% · Emerald 42.5% · Diamond 41.3%Malzahar: Gold 51.7% · Plat 50.5% · Emerald 50.0% · Diamond 49.2%

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; Malzahar completes Blackfire Torch at ~11 min. You spike together.

  • Level 3: Malzahar's Malefic Visions (E) is 11s, your Flap, Flap, Flap (E) is 24s, so Malzahar is back first. Level 6: Malzahar's ultimate 140s, yours 120s.

  • Teleport

    Malzahar takes Flash + Teleport in 82.0% of games. You take Flash + Teleport (76.3%).

Build into Malzahar

Sample B · Emerald+ · 581 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

    53.4% of games · 52.9% win
    • CullHealth Potion49.3%
    • Doran's HelmHealth Potion48.3%

  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

    91.6% of games · 49.3% win

  4. 2nd item20 min

    Black Cleaver

    Black Cleaver

    36.5% of games · 52.4% win
    • Spear of Shojin48.5%
    • Rapid Firecannon42.6%

  5. 3rd item24 min

    Rapid Firecannon

    Rapid Firecannon

    22.9% of games · 59.4% win
    • Spear of Shojin51.4%
    • Infinity Edge43.2%

  6. Boots12 min

    Ionian Boots of Lucidity

    Ionian Boots of Lucidity

    50.6% of games · 52.4% win
    • Gluttonous Greaves52.8%
    • Mercury's Treads43.6%

  7. Late29–29 min

    Rapid FirecannonInfinity Edge

    Rapid Firecannon or Infinity Edge

    One of them, for what you're facing

Runes

Most played page, 483 games

SorcerySorcery

  1. Deathfire TouchDeathfire Touchpicked in 83.1%
  2. Nimbus CloakNimbus Cloakpicked in 75.2%
  3. CelerityCeleritypicked in 75.7%
  4. Gathering StormGathering Stormpicked in 80.0%

InspirationInspiration

  1. Magical FootwearMagical Footwearpicked in 73.5%
  2. Jack Of All TradesJack Of All Tradespicked in 49.7%

Shards

Adaptive ForceMove SpeedHealth ScalingAdaptive Force · Move Speed · Health Scaling

KeystoneWin rate

Skill order

Most played order, 337 games
Q14579
W28101213
E31415
R611

Max

  1. QWE92.7% pick · 536 games49.6%

Malzahar: E start, max EQW8,165 games

Summoner spells

FlashTeleportFlash + Teleport76.3% pick

FlashTeleportMalzahar: Flash + Teleport, 82.0%16,844 games

Play against Malzahar

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

Malzahar's abilities

Your opponent · uses mana
  1. P Void ShiftPassive
  2. Q Call of the Void6s cooldown · 60 / 65 / 70 / 75 / 80 mana · 900 range—6s6s6s
  3. W Void Swarm8s cooldown · 40 / 45 / 50 / 55 / 60 mana · 150 range—8s8s8s
  4. E Malefic Visions11 / 10 / 9 / 8 / 7s cooldown · 60 / 70 / 80 / 90 / 100 mana · 650 range11s11s9s7s
  5. R Nether Grasp140 / 110 / 80s cooldown · 100 mana · 700 range——140s110s

Malefic Visions (E) is the long one early: 11s 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 1 mid matchups

Smolder's win rate into each one · green beats Smolder's average, rose falls short
44.0%46.0%48.0%

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.