
Best Smolder Runes Guide for Bot Lane - Patch 15.4
Fleet Footwork provides Smolder optimal sustain and mobility in the bot lane, maintaining a 48.6% win rate in patch 15.4.
Primary Runes (Precision):
- Fleet Footwork
- Presence of Mind
- Legend: Haste
- Coup de Grace
Secondary Runes (Sorcery):
- Transcendence
- Gathering Storm
Strong Matchups:
- Samira (56.9% WR)
- Kalista (55.8% WR)
- Tristana (54.3% WR)
- Kai'Sa (54.3% WR)
- Viktor (53.8% WR)
- Sivir (52.3% WR)
Weak Matchups:
- Kog'Maw (28.6% WR)
- Yasuo (35.3% WR)
- Nilah (35.6% WR)
- Corki (40.3% WR)
- Jinx (41.6% WR)
- Swain (41.7% WR)
Best Support Synergy:
- Nami (53.5% WR)
Key Tips:
- Use W carefully when enemy CC abilities are available
- Secure level 2 advantage for early trading potential
- Take E at level 2 for all-in opportunities
- Maximize passive stacks by maintaining consistent attacks on enemies
- Focus on Q upgrades early game
Champion Difficulty: Average to Hard
These statistics are based on 1,247 analyzed matches.
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