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Smolder vs Anivia

How often does Smolder beat Anivia in ADC?

Smolder into Anivia in ADC: 47% observed win rate across 64 ranked games.

Global ranked sample: games from every region and every rank pooled together, not one server's stats. Data runs through patch 26.12; curves updated 2026-08-07.

By 15 minutes the median game has Smolder behind by 485 gold.

Smolder at 15:00

Typical gap to Anivia, from 63 games that reached 15:00.

Does Smolder counter Anivia?

No counter here: Smolder sits at 47% over 64 games. The swing lives in the spots below, so play the side you know better and chase the row that moves the number the most in this lane, then hold that lead through the first back.

Beating Anivia: the Smolder game plan

Someone usually dies here around 4:39 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 7:38. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.

Smolder's ADC build, with receipts

The most-finished Smolder core is Essence Reaver, Black Cleaver, Spear of Shojin: 58.1% across 14,752 games when all three got done. All matchups, patches 26.1-26.12.

Most games start Doran's Blade + Health Potion; the first finished item is usually Essence Reaver (68,290 games).

Skill plan: Smolder players max Q first and take Q at level 1.

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