Fleet Footwork provides Smolder with essential mobility and sustenance in the bot lane, currently maintaining a 48.4% win rate with a 41.6% pick rate across 1,726 matches in patch 15.4.

Optimal Rune Setup Primary (Precision):

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

Secondary (Sorcery):

• Transcendence
• Gathering Storm

Favorable Matchups:

• 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)

Challenging Matchups:

• 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)

Key Tips:

1. Use W cautiously when enemy CC abilities are available
2. Prioritize reaching level 2 first for trade advantage
3. Take E at level 2 for potential all-in opportunities
4. Maximize passive stacks by maintaining consistent attacks
5. Focus on Q upgrades early in the game

These runes and strategies optimize Smolder's performance in the bot lane, enhancing both survivability and damage output throughout the game phases.

Related Articles

Previous Articles