New LoL Champion Smolder ⸱ Role and Abilities Reveal

Smolder, the Fiery Fledgling has joined the "League of Legends" champion lineup, and he's making waves for his straightforward approach as an ADC (Attack Damage Carry). He's a breath of fresh air for players who appreciate the simplicity and traditional style because this champion is designed to be easy to pick up and play, making him an ideal choice for both newcomers and veterans.

What You Need to Know About Smolder

It's crucial to become familiar with this new champion who is about to revolutionize the ADC role. This bullet list will help you with key insights into his nature.

• Short-Range ADC: Smolder excels in short-range attacks and team fights, with a focus on damaging multiple enemies with Area of Effect damage.
• Simple Abilities: His toolkit includes flame attacks, a sneezing flame blast, the ability to fly and automatically target the lowest-health enemy, and calling his mother to breathe fire and heal him.
• Controversial Design: Smolder's human-like face has become a topic of much controversy within the "League of Legends" community.

Riot's Respond to Controversy

After Smolder's trailer, the LoL community had a lot of discussions about it. Riot Games has responded to the controversy, which mainly focused on Smolder's human-like face. The developers have released a statement addressing the design choices and player feedback. And you can see the details in the tweet below.

Smolder's Abilities

Each of Smolder's abilities reflects his fiery nature and strategic depth, making him a great choice for those who enjoy aggressive yet tactically rewarding ADC gameplay. In this part, we'll take a closer look at Smolder's abilities and how they work together to make him a formidable presence in the game.

Passive - Dragon Practice

• Innate Ability: Smolder gains a stack of Dragon Practice each time he hits an enemy champion with an ability or kills a minion or monster with his Super Scorcher Breath.
• Bonus Damage: Each stack of Dragon Practice allows Smolder's basic abilities to deal additional magic damage.

Q - Super Scorcher Breath

• Mana Cost: 23 / 26 / 29 / 32 / 35
• Cooldown: 6 / 5.5 / 5 / 4.5 / 4 seconds
• Active Effect: Smolder fires a fireball in a target direction, inflicting physical damage to the first enemy hit and applying on-hit effects. The ability scales with heat stacks, enhancing its effects:
  25 Stacks: The fireball explodes upon impact, dealing damage to nearby enemies.
  125 Stacks: On collision or at maximum range, the fireball sends out 3 bolts of fire, each dealing 75% of Super Scorcher Breath's damage.
  225 Stacks: Sets the initial target on fire, dealing true damage over 3 seconds based on their maximum health. It can execute targets below a certain health threshold.
• 25 Stacks: The fireball explodes upon impact, dealing damage to nearby enemies.
• 125 Stacks: On collision or at maximum range, the fireball sends out 3 bolts of fire, each dealing 75% of Super Scorcher Breath's damage.
• 225 Stacks: Sets the initial target on fire, dealing true damage over 3 seconds based on their maximum health. It can execute targets below a certain health threshold.

W - Achooo!

• Mana Cost: 60
• Cooldown: 14 / 13 / 12 / 11 / 10 seconds
• Active Effect: Smolder sneezes, releasing a blast that damages and slows enemies hit. Hitting an enemy champion triggers an explosion, causing damage to nearby enemies.

E - Flap, Flap, Flap

• Mana Cost: 65
• Cooldown: 24 / 22 / 20 / 18 / 16 seconds
• Active Effect: Smolder takes flight for 1.25 seconds, gaining bonus movement speed and ignoring terrain. He automatically fires bolts at the nearest visible enemy with the lowest current health, dealing physical damage with each hit. The number of bolts scales with his critical strike chance.

R - MMOOOMMMM!

• Mana Cost: 100
• Cooldown: 120 / 110 / 100 seconds
• Active Effect: Smolder calls for his mother's help, causing her to unleash a wave of fire from behind him, damaging enemies and healing Smolder. Enemies in the center take increased damage and are slowed.

Final Words

Smolder's arrival in League of Legends brings a new life to ADC gameplay. His scaling and easy-to-understand abilities offer more opportunities for new players to play the ADC role. It's also exciting because it's the first real dragon champion. After all, Shyvana is only half dragon and Aurelion Sol is a celestial being. This champion definitely stands as an interesting option on Summoners RIft's Bot lane.

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