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On top of that, he\u2019s quite mobile, and you should always look to keep a safe distance from your enemies. Here are the best builds, items, and runes for Smolder.\u00a0 Smolder gameplay in League Smolder is a marksman, which means you should look to bring him to the bot lane. He\u2019s quite squishy if the enemy team manages to get hold of him, and you need a support to peel for you or heal you up. His passive, Dragon Practice, which deals bonus magic damage when you hit an ability or kill a monster or a minion, pushes him more toward items like Sheen and Navori Quickblades. Essentially, you want to combine your Super Scorcher Breath with auto attacks and optimize your damage output. Always save his Flap, Flap, Flap ability when you need to escape a tricky situation or when you have a clear angle to run down your enemies. Best runes for Smolder in League The best Smolder runes by far are in the Precision tree. You can choose between Fleet Footwork and Press the Attack. While Fleet Footwork grants you additional survivability with additional healing and movement speed, Press the Attack is great for trading and nuking down enemies in the mid-to-late game. If you\u2019re playing against tanky champions like Sejuani or Volibear, Press the Attack is definitely a better option, since it makes them vulnerable after three auto attacks.\u00a0 Further in the Precision tree, grab Presence of Mind for mana refunds, especially because you\u2019re combining auto attacks with your abilities. If you don\u2019t proc this regularly, you\u2019ll be out of mana before you know it. Next, choose Legend: Alacrity to increase your base attack speed. Finally, Smolder has low base HP, and your best option from the last row is Cut Down. This allows you to deal more damage against champions with more max HP than you. For the secondary tree, I recommend you go Sorcery and choose Manaflow Band and Gathering Storm. Both are meant to help you scale, especially Gathering Storm. Manaflow Band is there for the laning phase, because if you spam your Q, you\u2019ll run out of mana quite soon.\u00a0 In the final tree, choose Attack Speed, Adaptive Force, and Health. These are standard marksman runes, and you can switch them around if necessary.\u00a0 Best Smolder ability max order in League Smolder is quite straightforward, and so is his ability max order. You first want to put all your points into Super Scorcher Breath, then Achooo!, then Flap, Flap, Flap, and of course, don\u2019t forget to grab your ultimate spell upgrades at levels six, 11, and 16. That means your max order is Q > W

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Izabela has a long history with writing and games like World of Warcraft, League of Legends, Fortnite, and The Sims. Before finding her home at Dot Esports in 2021, Izabela was an English teacher and a freelancer at Hotspawn, GGRecon, and Gameranx. In her free time, you\u2019ll find her writing novels, wandering Azeroth, or inting on Summoner\u2019s Rift.","sameAs":["https:\/\/x.com\/izabelatomakic"],"url":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/author\/izabelatomakic"}]}},"raw_content":"Smolder is the newest League of Legends marksman and many fans have little to no idea how to build him or which Runes to take. Usually, when new champions release, it\u2019s hard to nail down the exact formula for success. Items and runes in League have so many variations, and changing them even slightly has a huge impact on DPS output and survivability. Smolder is an AD carry champion and that means most of his damage is physical. On top of that, he\u2019s quite mobile, and you should always look to keep a safe distance from your enemies. Here are the best builds, items, and runes for Smolder.\u00a0 Smolder gameplay in League Smolder is a marksman, which means you should look to bring him to the bot lane. He\u2019s quite squishy if the enemy team manages to get hold of him, and you need a support to peel for you or heal you up. His passive, Dragon Practice, which deals bonus magic damage when you hit an ability or kill a monster or a minion, pushes him more toward items like Sheen and Navori Quickblades. Essentially, you want to combine your Super Scorcher Breath with auto attacks and optimize your damage output. Always save his Flap, Flap, Flap ability when you need to escape a tricky situation or when you have a clear angle to run down your enemies. Best runes for Smolder in League The best Smolder runes by far are in the Precision tree. You can choose between Fleet Footwork and Press the Attack. While Fleet Footwork grants you additional survivability with additional healing and movement speed, Press the Attack is great for trading and nuking down enemies in the mid-to-late game. If you\u2019re playing against tanky champions like Sejuani or Volibear, Press the Attack is definitely a better option, since it makes them vulnerable after three auto attacks.\u00a0 Further in the Precision tree, grab Presence of Mind for mana refunds, especially because you\u2019re combining auto attacks with your abilities. If you don\u2019t proc this regularly, you\u2019ll be out of mana before you know it. Next, choose Legend: Alacrity to increase your base attack speed. Finally, Smolder has low base HP, and your best option from the last row is Cut Down. This allows you to deal more damage against champions with more max HP than you. For the secondary tree, I recommend you go Sorcery and choose Manaflow Band and Gathering Storm. Both are meant to help you scale, especially Gathering Storm. Manaflow Band is there for the laning phase, because if you spam your Q, you\u2019ll run out of mana quite soon.\u00a0 In the final tree, choose Attack Speed, Adaptive Force, and Health. These are standard marksman runes, and you can switch them around if necessary.\u00a0 Best Smolder ability max order in League Smolder is quite straightforward, and so is his ability max order. You first want to put all your points into Super Scorcher Breath, then Achooo!, then Flap, Flap, Flap, and of course, don\u2019t forget to grab your ultimate spell upgrades at levels six, 11, and 16. That means your max order is Q > W

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Smolder is the newest <\/strong>League of Legends <\/em><\/strong>marksman<\/strong> and many fans have little to no idea how to build him or which Runes to take.<\/p>

Usually, when new champions release, it\u2019s hard to nail down the exact formula for success. Items and runes in League<\/a> <\/em>have so many variations, and changing them even slightly has a huge impact on DPS output and survivability. Smolder is an AD carry champion and that means most of his damage is physical<\/strong>. On top of that, he\u2019s quite mobile, and you should always look to keep a safe distance from your enemies. Here are the best builds, items, and runes for Smolder<\/strong>. <\/p>