How to win lane as Smolder against Heimerdinger · 51.48% win rate over 810 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Even / skill | Level 1 is even because neither of you has a real spike and it comes down to who wins the CS trade. |
| Level 2 | Even / skill | Level 2 stays skill-based since his turret field is incomplete and your poke can trade evenly. |
| Level 3 | Even / skill | Level 3 remains a coin-flip as his zone is only half-built and you can still contest the wave. |
| Levels 4-5 | Even / skill | Levels 4-5 are still even until his full turret line comes online and starts denying you. |
| Level 6 | Heimerdinger | Level 5-6 favours Heimerdinger because a complete turret field plus grenade stun zones your stacking. |
| First item | Heimerdinger | At level 6 Heimerdinger's UPGRADE!!! all-in can burst you before your Q stacks give you any burst back. |
| Two+ items | Smolder | By 2+ items your uncapped flame-spread Q and W execute obliterate his turrets and squishy body, flipping it to you. |
Levels 1-2 are even and skill-dependent: Heimerdinger has not fully set up his turret field yet, so you can contest CS and land the odd Q poke, but stepping into turret range costs you. Play for safe stacks and don't feed his poke.
The full Smolder vs Heimerdinger report continues with the mid-game plan, the late-game and teamfight plan, every power spike to play around, and the win conditions for both sides — plus cooldown tracking and the live enemy-jungle tracker inside the app.
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