Who counters Smolder Bottom?

On patch 26.19 the hardest Bottom matchups for Smolder are Aphelios (38.39%), Twitch (43.69%), Yasuo (42.31%). The percentage is Smolder's win rate in that matchup.

Who does Smolder Bottom counter?

On patch 26.19 Smolder does best against Tristana (55.68%), Kai'Sa (53.33%), Jhin (53.18%).

Smolder Bottom build and counters

Smolder Bottom has a 51.69% win rate with 1.95% pick rate in ranked solo and is currently placed in tier A. Based on our analysis of 3 436 matches in patch 26.19, SeeMeta summarizes aggregate stats, role, difficulty, and lane matchup win rates for Smolder on Bottom.

Last Updated September 29, 2026

Games 3 436

Win rate 51.69%

Tier A

Smolder

Bottom · Patch 26.19 · Ranked Solo

Games: 3 436
Wins: 1 776
Win rate: 51.69%
Pick rate: 1.95%
Ban rate: 1.89%
Difficulty: Easy

Smolder Bottom stats

21 391

Physical Damage

5 991

Magic Damage

3 229

True Damage

30 612

Total Damage

25 881

Damage Taken

5 813

Healing

7.7

Kills

6.7

Deaths

8.5

Assists

3.4

Max Kill Spree

14 370

Gold

218

Minions Killed

6.1

Jungle CS

Smolder Bottom Builds

Runes

Sorcery

Inspiration

Stat Shards

Summoner Spells

Starting Items

Core Items

Item 4

Item 5

Item 6

Item 7

Skill Priority

Popularity3.20%Win rate50%

Popularity1.72%Win rate52.54%

Popularity1.54%Win rate66.04%

Popularity1.34%Win rate63.04%

Popularity1.11%Win rate65.79%

Popularity0.99%Win rate47.06%

Popularity0.64%Win rate59.09%

Popularity0.64%Win rate54.55%

Popularity0.61%Win rate38.1%

Smolder Bottom skill order

On patch 26.19 Smolder Bottom most often maxes Q > W > E, used in 92.91% of games with a 52.61% win rate. At levels 1 to 3 the usual order is Q, W, E.

Skill max order

Which of Q, W and E is maxed first, second and third, from games with at least 11 skill points. R is not included.

Super Scorcher Breath
Achooo!
Flap, Flap, Flap

Win rate: 52.61%
Pick rate: 92.91%
Games: 3 013

Other options

Win rate 50.71%Pick rate 6.51%

First three levels

Abilities taken at levels 1, 2 and 3.

Super Scorcher Breath
Achooo!
Flap, Flap, Flap

Win rate: 51.54%
Pick rate: 88.40%
Games: 2 994

Other options

Win rate 53.13%Pick rate 5.67%
Win rate 54.35%Pick rate 2.72%

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Smolder Bottom counters

Smolder Bottom struggles most against Aphelios (38.39%), Twitch (43.69%), Yasuo (42.31%) and has the easiest time against Tristana (55.68%), Kai'Sa (53.33%), Jhin (53.18%). Percentages are Smolder's win rate in each matchup, based on 3 436 ranked solo games of Smolder in this role on patch 26.19.

Champions that counter Smolder

Lowest Smolder win rate in the lane matchup. The number under each champion is Smolder's win rate.

Champions Smolder counters

Highest Smolder win rate in the lane matchup.

All Smolder Bottom matchups

Sorted from the hardest to the easiest matchup. Pairs with fewer than 10 games are left out. Gold diff @15 is Smolder's average gold lead over the opponent at 15 minutes. It is shown for pairs with at least 30 games that have this data.

Opponent	Smolder win rate	Games	Gold diff @15
Aphelios	38.39%	112	−867
Games 112 Gold diff @15 −867
Yasuo	42.31%	52	−1 186
Games 52 Gold diff @15 −1 186
Twitch	43.69%	103	−935
Games 103 Gold diff @15 −935
Veigar	44.44%	54	−661
Games 54 Gold diff @15 −661
Zeri	46.43%	56	−807
Games 56 Gold diff @15 −807
Sivir	49.12%	57	−799
Games 57 Gold diff @15 −799
Ezreal	50.36%	139	−721
Games 139 Gold diff @15 −721
Jinx	50.47%	321	−299
Games 321 Gold diff @15 −299
Lucian	50.52%	97	−996
Games 97 Gold diff @15 −996
Yunara	50.96%	208	−571
Games 208 Gold diff @15 −571
Caitlyn	52.24%	312	−817
Games 312 Gold diff @15 −817
Miss Fortune	52.47%	223	−701
Games 223 Gold diff @15 −701
Samira	52.78%	108	−663
Games 108 Gold diff @15 −663
Jhin	53.18%	267	−941
Games 267 Gold diff @15 −941
Ashe	53.21%	156	−328
Games 156 Gold diff @15 −328
Kai'Sa	53.33%	255	−673
Games 255 Gold diff @15 −673
Vayne	54.74%	95	−224
Games 95 Gold diff @15 −224
Tristana	55.68%	185	−773
Games 185 Gold diff @15 −773
Draven	55.71%	70	−1 692
Games 70 Gold diff @15 −1 692
Varus	57.69%	52	−704
Games 52 Gold diff @15 −704
Xayah	58.57%	70	−874
Games 70 Gold diff @15 −874

Smolder in other roles

Tier, win rate and pick rate of Smolder outside the main role, plus builds and matchups where there are enough games. These roles have fewer games, so the numbers move more between patches.

Smolder Top

Win rate: 50%
Pick rate: 0.1%
Games: 170

Skill max order

Win rate 48.98%

Smolder Jungle

Win rate: 25%
Pick rate: 0%
Games: 4

Smolder Middle

Win rate: 46.74%
Pick rate: 0.22%
Games: 383

Skill max order

Win rate 46.87%

Champions that counter Smolder

Malzahar

46.77%

3.56%

Smolder Support

Win rate: 28.57%
Pick rate: 0%
Games: 7

Game duration popularity

Game length	Share of games
0–15 min	4.2%
16–20 min	3.3%
21–25 min	12%
26–30 min	27.6%
31–35 min	28.1%
36–40 min	14.9%
41+ min	9.9%

Win rate by game duration

Game length	Win rate
0–15 min	45.8%
16–20 min	49.1%
21–25 min	45.4%
26–30 min	50.2%
31–35 min	54.5%
36–40 min	53.2%
41+ min	56.6%

Win rate by objective secured

First Blood secured57.5%
First Dragon secured64.5%
First Herald secured66.7%
First Tower secured71.7%
First Baron secured83%

Frequently asked questions

Who counters Smolder Bottom?: On patch 26.19 the hardest Bottom matchups for Smolder are Aphelios (38.39%), Twitch (43.69%), Yasuo (42.31%). The percentage is Smolder's win rate in that matchup.
Who does Smolder Bottom counter?: On patch 26.19 Smolder does best against Tristana (55.68%), Kai'Sa (53.33%), Jhin (53.18%).
What is the best Smolder Bottom skill order?: On patch 26.19 Smolder Bottom most often maxes Q > W > E, used in 92.91% of games with a 52.61% win rate. At levels 1 to 3 the usual order is Q, W, E.

How the Smolder Bottom page is built

Where the data comes from

This Smolder Bottom page is built from real ranked solo queue matches. Players are sampled across regions and ranks, their recent games are read and filtered to the current patch, and every game of Smolder in Bottom is aggregated for the stats and builds shown here.

What this page shows

The summary shows how Smolder performs in Bottom, with its win rate, pick rate, and ban rate. Below it you see the most used build, runes, and summoner spells, plus the matchups that are easiest and hardest for Smolder in Bottom.

This Smolder Bottom data is a snapshot of the current patch and shifts with balance changes. Use the page as a starting point and adapt items and runes to your game.

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