
League of Legends: Smolder Top Build Guide and Counters
Dragon's Essence: Core Build
- Summoner Spells: Flash + Teleport
- Core Items: Essence Reaver → Boots of Swiftness → Spear of Shojin
- Full Build: Add Rapid Firecannon → Lord Dominik's Regards → Infinity Edge
- Skill Order: Q > W > E
Optimal Runes
- Primary (Resolve)
- Keystone: Grasp of the Undying
- Demolish
- Bone Plating
- Overgrowth
- Secondary (Precision)
- Legend: Haste
- Presence of Mind
- Shards: Attack Speed, Adaptive Force, Health
Strong Against
- Kai'Sa (54.4% WR)
- Mel (53.4% WR)
- Kalista (52.5% WR)
- Samira (52.3% WR)
- Vayne (51.4% WR)
Weak Against
- Kog'Maw (36.1% WR)
- Nilah (36.4% WR)
- Yasuo (36.8% WR)
- Aphelios (38.9% WR)
- Jinx (41.4% WR)
Best Support Synergies
- Nami (52.3% WR)
- Thresh (49.5% WR)
- Karma (47.2% WR)
Notes: Current build shows 51.1% win rate across 90 matches in Emerald+ ranking. Adapt rune shards based on lane matchup: consider Armor or Magic Resist against specific threats.
Build Situationally
- Analyze team compositions
- Consider enemy threats
- Adapt to game state
- Counter specific matchups
- Modify build order as needed
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