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Smolder Build Guide by lattestream

S15 Smolder Guide UPDATED 25.17 | Grandmaster Peak ADC

Updated on September 8, 2025

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Smolder Build Guide By lattestream Updated on September 8, 2025

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Recommended Items

Essence Reaver

Spear of Shojin

Ionian Boots of Lucidity

Rapid Firecannon

Infinity Edge

Kaenic Rookern

Runes:

1 2

Precision

Fleet Footwork

Presence of Mind

Legend: Haste

Cut Down

Inspiration

Magical Footwear

Biscuit Delivery

Bonus:

+10% Attack Speed
+9 Adaptive (5.4 AD or 9 AP)
+65 Base Health

Precision

Fleet Footwork

Presence of Mind

Legend: Haste

Cut Down

Sorcery

Absolute Focus

Gathering Storm

Bonus:

+10% Attack Speed
+9 Adaptive (5.4 AD or 9 AP)
+10-180 Bonus Health

Spells:

1 2 3

EVERY GAME

Barrier

Flash

Most Games

Barrier

Flash

Situational vs CC

Cleanse

Flash

Items

Starting Items

Doran's Blade

Health Potion

First Base + First Item

Cull

Pickaxe

Long Sword 2

Boots

Essence Reaver

Boots

Boots of Swiftness

Ionian Boots of Lucidity

Mercury's Treads

Plated Steelcaps

Second Core Item

Pickaxe

Tunneler

Ruby Crystal

Spear of Shojin

Third Item

Zeal

Scout's Slingshot

Rapid Firecannon

Lategame/Situational

Infinity Edge

Kaenic Rookern

Bloodthirster

Mortal Reminder

Lord Dominik's Regards

Immortal Shieldbow

Guardian Angel

Example Full Build

Essence Reaver

Spear of Shojin

Ionian Boots of Lucidity

Rapid Firecannon

Infinity Edge

Kaenic Rookern

Ability Order Max Order

Threats & Synergies

Threats

Synergies

Extreme Major Even Minor Tiny

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None Low Ok Strong Ideal

Extreme Threats

Ideal Synergies

Ashe

Major

hard matchup overall, she can run you down with passive as well as threatening all-in with arrow after 6, take cleanse for her ult and build swiftness boots early.

Aphelios

Minor

Aphelios isn't too bad, every time he goes to auto you with green gun level one, hit him with Auto + Q and it will out damage. Respect his red white weapons, he scales hard but obviously so do you, free scaling on both sides.

Draven

Even

I used to think this matchup was really bad. Personally I ban Draven every game regardless of what ADC I'm going to be playing but in the context of this matchup, whenever he runs at you just W him, hit him with QAA and run away, his trading is very telegraphed and if you can get to the mid-game without him getting fed then he's a minion compared to you.

Caitlyn

Major

This matchup is a rough one, pick up stacks where you can in lane without letting her auto you too much, your main goal is to get to Essence Reaver + 125 stacks without dying too much so you can catch up the gold deficit mid-lane after the mid-game swap happens. You definitely outscale and steelcaps do wonders against her but lane phase is definitely rough. Cut your losses and outscale.

Ezreal

Even

Ezreal is an odd one because a good Ezreal can make your lane very hard, but it is playable. Play lane in a way that there's always one of your minions between you and him so he can't Q you for free, if he ever E's on you, hit him with W Q AA and fly away. You outscale this matchup heavily and he doesn't have the waveclear to match you on mid-wave later on so it's just free scaling after 25 and 125 stacks, if you are even in this matchup you are winning.

Corki

Major

Corki is quite a nuisance if he can get ahead so the best thing to do is give cs, play back and let him dominate the early game and focus on picking up stacks safely because if you're even in this matchup you're in a good state to outscale. Be weary of his ability to W in and take trades onto you for huge damage in the early game and position back accordingly.

Jhin

Minor

I don't mind the Jhin matchup at all, don't stand near your range creeps so he can't hit his bouncing grenade on you. Stay as healthy as possible in this lane picking up farm without trading too heavily because his 4th shot and ult are very easy kills on you if you're low hp. You outscale this matchup massively if he doesn't get extremely ahead early.

Jinx

Minor

Jinx is another hypercarry so a relatively free-stacking matchup, if she ever swaps to her rocket launcher to auto you, be ready to Q + AA her which will out-trade every time. In the late game you both scale massively, use the RFC range to poke her out while you both farm mid waves. If she gets a reset in a teamfight her dps is far greater than yours so try to disengage as soon as you see your teammate die to her.

Kai'Sa

Even

Kai'sa is a short range ADC so you can abuse this in the early game, when she goes to auto you, pre-emptively W her and follow up with Q AA, even if she lands her own Q AA on you, you'll always outtrade. Kai'sa scales pretty well and if she lands W on you she can consistently win 1v1 so don't get caught alone against her, play with your team and play off of your waveclear and range, especially after finishing RFC.

Kalista

Major

I'm putting Kalista in major although she's more likely in the minor or even tab 90% of the time, this matchup is pretty much always support reliant, if she has a support such as naut and gets to hit for free, she'll always hit consistent all ins early. She is an early game monster in longer fights so if you want to win early you have to take short trades against her. But it is unnecessary because you always outscale her if you can get out of lane safely.

Kog'Maw

Even

Kog'maw's early game is deceptively good considering he's a scaling hypercarry, if you take fights with him while his W is up, then you'll never win an all-in, the trick to playing against kog'maw as pretty much any champion is to wait for his W to be down and fight when it is on cooldown, the champion is completely useless without his W. Just wait until he stops glowing and trade with him. You struggle to fist-fight him 1v1, play around your team.