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Recommended Items
Runes: SAFE EARLY
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Precision
Inspiration
+10% Attack Speed
+9 Adaptive (5.4 AD or 9 AP)
+10-180 Bonus Health
Spells:
Flash
Ghost
Items
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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Feel free to join Action Squad and follow my journey!
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INTRODUCTION
WHY PLAY SMOLDER
Extremely fun to play champion, Smolder can provide all the damage a team needs on its own but only if the game reaches to super late game. Farm and don't take risks and you will be a beast later on!
+ Extremely Strong Late game + Good Mobility + Reposition Ability + AOE Damage |
- Very Squishy - Weak Early - Needs Gold & Stacks |
ABILITIES
ABILITIES OPTION #1
Follow this Ability order if you go for Fleet Footwork as Keystone in your Rune page.
ABILITIES OPTION #2
This ability sequence must be followed when you choose Arcane Comet in ur Rune page. It's a bit tricky but the idea is getting 3 levels of W to improve your laning phase and poke along with Comet and then move into maxing your Q.
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Super Scorcher Breath (Q):Smolder's Q is a point-and-click ability that inflicts damage on the target hit and applies on-hit effects. When Smolder reaches 25 stacks, this ability also deals damage in a circle around the target. At 125 stacks, it starts firing additional fireballs in a cone behind the target. Reaching 225 stacks causes enemies hit to be set on fire, taking True damage and potentially getting executed if their health drops too low. |
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Achooo! (W): Smolder's W is a long-range rectangular skill shot that starts traveling fast and slows down towards the end. Enemies hit are dealt damage and slowed, and hitting an enemy champion also damages all enemies in a nearby circle. |
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Flap,Flap,Flap (E): Using Smolder's E causes him to take flight, gaining a significant burst of movement speed. While in flight, he can move over terrain and starts firing bolts at nearby enemies. |
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MMOOOMMMM! (R): Smold's Ultimate is a very long-range rectangular skill shot dealing damage in a wave along the ability. It grants sight of the area, and enemies hit are dealt damage. If they're in the center of the ability, they take more damage and are slowed. If Smold is hit by this ability, he's also healed. |
TIPS & TRICKS
For combos, start with an auto-attack, followed by your ultimate, another auto-attack, Q, auto-attack, W, and then auto-attack into your E. Casting your ultimate behind you accelerates the damage output for specific matchups.
ITEMS
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Doran ring This is your starting item that will provide you a solid laning phase. Make sure you pick your 2x pots. |
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Essence Reaver This is must buy item. Skip the boots and try to pick this before. Maybe you can pick small boots but don't finish them yet. |
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Ionian Boots of Lucidity Best option for boots on Smolder. |
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Navori quickblades Your next solid damage item after Essence is Navori providing you pretty much same stats, improving Smolder's late game further. |
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Rapid Firecannon This shall be your 4 item option! Apart from damage stats this will give you some move speed percentage and range to follow up easier on fights from a safe distance. |
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Spear of Shojin Sojin will help you survive in fights a little longer! |
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Spear of Sojin For your 6th Item I recommend 3 options. If your team is peeling well for you and if enemies can't really catch you easy(+good peeler support) then you can skip Guardian Angel and pick Bloodthirster for extra damage or Lord Dominik's if they have tanks. |
GAMEPLAY
EARLY GAME - LANING PHASE
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LATE GAME - TEAMFIGHTS
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