MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Smolder vs Ryze
How often does Smolder beat Ryze in Top?
Smolder into Ryze in Top: 39% observed win rate across 33 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 610 gold.
Smolder at 15:00
- Gold: -610
- CS: -12
- XP: -393
Typical gap to Ryze, from 33 games that reached 15:00.
Beating Ryze: the Smolder game plan
Someone usually dies here around 4:37 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 5:37. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Smolder's Top build, with receipts
The most-finished Smolder core is Essence Reaver, Spear of Shojin, Rapid Firecannon: 54.9% across 357 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 (2,629 games).
Skill plan: Smolder players max Q first and take Q at level 1.