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Everything for Smolder ADC on patch 16.11, pulled from real Emerald+ ranked games — the build path, rune pages, the counters worth banning, the strongest teammates, and Smolder's win conditions.
Smolder is an AD carry in the adc, and on patch 16.11 they grade out as a solid mid-tier pick — a 52.2% win rate, 11.2% pick rate, 130,350 ranked games sampled. On the power curve, Smolder is a scaling champion: comparatively weak early, but one of the strongest picks on the map once core items come online — so the plan is to survive the laning phase and take the game over late.
How Smolder wins: grouped 5-v-5 teamfights, where Smolder tips the fight, and winning the wave and turning push priority into map control. The kit grades 7/10 teamfighting, 7/10 waveclear. Smolder grades low on roaming and disengage (2/10, 2/10), so don't take fights that turn on those dimensions.
The most-played core build is Essence Reaver, Black Cleaver, Spear of Shojin, which holds a 52.6% win rate across 16,204 games this patch. Item order and defensive swaps update against whichever enemy comp you select.
The matchup to respect is Nunu & Willump, where Smolder sits at just 42.0%, the lane swings the other way into Ezreal (60.9%), and on the team side, Smolder gains the most from a Briar (+9.3% pair win rate).
The build Smolder ADC players run most on patch 16.11, shown with its live win rate. Choose the enemy team up top to tailor it to the comp you are facing.
The picks Smolder ADC struggles into most this patch, sorted by your in-matchup win rate. These are your priority bans.
Who Smolder ADC wants on the team: partners with the biggest positive swing on Smolder's win rate this patch.
Best Top partners for Smolder
Best Jungle partners for Smolder
Best Mid partners for SmolderSmolder is also played in these other roles this patch.
For full draft-time coaching with all 10 picks, use the Team Builder. To see Smolder's tier on this patch, see the Tier List.
