MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions

Smolder build, with receipts

ADC · Items from patches 26.1-26.12

Banned in 13.6% of 1,102,922 ranked games

Most-played choices

What most players pick in each slot.

Most finished three-item core

Essence Reaver then Black Cleaver then Spear of Shojin

58.1% · 14,752 games

Win rates count the games where the item set got finished - the receipt for the completed build.

Most-played starting items

Doran's Blade + Health Potion

67,392 games

First finished item

Essence Reaver

68,290 games

Summoner spells

Flash + Barrier

98,673 games

Level 1 skill and first max

Q at level 1

107,964 games

Max Q first

110,418 games

Most-played rune page

Deathfire Touch — Sorcery: Nimbus Cloak, Celerity, Gathering Storm + Inspiration: Jack Of All Trades, Magical Footwear; Adaptive force / Move speed / Health scaling

17,220 games

Full comparisons

Cores, first items, boots and starting items

The finished core

  • Essence Reaver then Black Cleaver then Spear of Shojin: 58.1% · 14,752 games
  • Essence Reaver then Spear of Shojin then Rapid Firecannon: 54.2% · 12,515 games
  • Essence Reaver then Black Cleaver then Rapid Firecannon: 54.7% · 2,706 games
  • Essence Reaver then Spear of Shojin then Infinity Edge: 56.0% · 2,592 games
  • Essence Reaver then Black Cleaver then Endless Hunger: 59.0% · 2,358 games

First finished item

  • Essence Reaver: 52.0% · 68,290 games
  • Hubris: 52.1% · 6,229 games
  • Trinity Force: 45.6% · 1,123 games
  • Black Cleaver: 52.6% · 116 games

Boots

  • Ionian Boots of Lucidity: 51.0% · 32,208 games
  • Gluttonous Greaves: 55.5% · 18,068 games
  • Boots of Swiftness: 52.2% · 17,202 games

Starting shop

  • Doran's Blade + Health Potion: 52.1% · 67,392 games
  • Doran's Ring + Health Potion + Health Potion: 48.1% · 2,115 games
  • Cull + Health Potion: 48.6% · 760 games
Runes, shards and summoner spells

Most played full page

Deathfire Touch — Sorcery: Nimbus Cloak, Celerity, Gathering Storm + Inspiration: Jack Of All Trades, Magical Footwear; Adaptive force / Move speed / Health scaling. 53.0% · 17,220 games.

Runes

  • Deathfire Touch: 52.7% · 61,168 games
  • Fleet Footwork: 50.0% · 42,116 games
  • Arcane Comet: 52.1% · 6,435 games
  • Press the Attack: 50.0% · 1,301 games

Rune trees

  • Sorcery + Inspiration: 52.9% · 61,035 games
  • Precision + Inspiration: 50.1% · 26,076 games
  • Precision + Sorcery: 49.8% · 16,810 games

Stat shards

  • Adaptive force / Move speed / Health scaling: 52.7% · 44,434 games
  • Attack speed / Adaptive force / Health: 50.2% · 26,325 games

Summoner spells

  • Flash + Barrier: 51.7% · 98,673 games
  • Cleanse + Flash: 51.2% · 5,554 games
  • Flash + Teleport: 49.1% · 4,967 games
Level 1 skill and first max
  • Q at level 1: 51.6% · 107,964 games
  • W at level 1: 51.2% · 4,578 games
  • E at level 1: 46.5% · 159 games
  • Max Q first: 52.0% · 110,418 games
  • Max W first: 52.4% · 143 games