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Smolder vs Taliyah

What is Smolder's win rate vs Taliyah?

In ADC, Smolder wins 56% against Taliyah across 71 observed 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 447 gold.

Smolder at 15:00

Typical gap to Taliyah, from 71 games that reached 15:00.

Does Smolder counter Taliyah?

Too close to call. Smolder sits at 56% over 71 games, so neither pick counters the other here. The lane goes to whoever wins the spots below, like the gold lead at 10:00 or staying alive until 15:00, so play for those and let the pick argument go.

How to beat Taliyah as Smolder

The median first death in this lane comes at 5:26; the level 6 spike lands around 7:31. Respect the all-in window until your spike is online.

What does Smolder build in ADC?

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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