Who Wins
- Smolder + Seraphine win pre-6 through superior range, poke, and wave control - you cannot match their trading range or sustain.
- Post-6 you gain kill threat with R but they still control the lane through range advantage and disengage tools.
Synergy & Trading
- Use Q to dodge Seraphine's abilities then immediately auto-E-auto for Silver Bolts proc when she steps forward to trade.
- Focus Smolder when Seraphine abilities are down since he has no escape pre-6.
Wave Control/Roaming
- Accept being pushed in and farm under tower - their range advantage makes it impossible to contest waves early.
- Look for freezes when they back or roam since you outscale Smolder in pure 1v1 scenarios.
Mistakes to Avoid
- Never tumble forward aggressively without vision of their jungler since you have no escape tools.
- Don't try to match their poke trades - you'll lose the sustain war and get chunked out of lane.
Created on 12/23/2025
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