Smolder·Bot Counters

Try not to let him get early kills on you, as he will be stronger early on as he can upgrade his Q.

Play around his E cooldown as much as possible. When it is on cooldown, he is quite vulnerable.

At level 6, he has extra sustain and damage thanks to his Mom. Keep this in mind when trying to kill him post-6.

In team fights, try to lock him down first so he isn’t able to dish out damage with his basic attacks and Q.

Avoid fighting him in the jungle as his Mom will deal a lot of damage to enemies if they’re grouped together.

When he walks forward to auto-attack and kite, try to jump on him to take him down as quickly as possible.

When he hits level 4, his damage output can be quite high.

Naturally, as the game develops, he will get to upgrade his Q, which means his damage output will be quite high in skirmishes.

At level 6, he gets extra damage and sustain thanks to his Mom. execute him quickly so he cannot make full use of the sustain.