Smolder Optimal Runes Guide - Bot Lane

Fleet Footwork stands as the primary keystone choice for Smolder in patch 15.4, maintaining a 48.4% win rate across 1,726 matches. This setup delivers optimal sustain and mobility for lane presence.

Primary Runes (Precision):

• Fleet Footwork
• Presence of Mind
• Legend: Haste
• Coup de Grace

Secondary Runes (Sorcery):

• Transcendence
• Gathering Storm

Strong Against:

• Kalista (54.1% WR)
• Kai'Sa (54.1% WR)
• Samira (52.7% WR)
• Mel (52.5% WR)
• Miss Fortune (51.4% WR)
• Lucian (51.4% WR)

Weak Against:

• Kog'Maw (33.3% WR)
• Yasuo (36.4% WR)
• Nilah (38.3% WR)
• Aphelios (40.0% WR)
• Swain (41.2% WR)
• Jinx (42.9% WR)

Best Support Synergies:

• Nami (52.3% WR)
• Thresh (52.3% WR)
• Karma (48.4% WR)

Essential Tips:

1. Conserve your W ability when enemies have available CC
2. Secure level 2 advantage for early trading power
3. Take E at level 2 for potential all-in opportunities
4. Maximize Passive stacks by maintaining consistent attacks
5. Focus on early Q upgrades through aggressive trading

Combat Combinations:

• Standard trading pattern involves maximizing passive stacks
• Use W carefully for repositioning and damage
• Combine E with auto-attacks for optimal damage output

This setup provides the most effective balance of sustain, damage, and scaling potential for Smolder in the bot lane role.

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