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Smolder

Minor net buff (score +2, 5 buffs / 3 nerfs). Notable: W glob damage 30→60; W explosion damage 30→10; passive e hit damage per stack 1→12. Touched across patches 25-6, 25-10, 25-11.

Patches touched
3
Cumulative score
+2.0
Released
2024-01-31

Abilities

Passive

Dragon Practice

Hitting champions with Abilities and killing enemies with Super Scorcher Breath grants a stack of Dragon Practice. Stacks increase the damage of Smolders basic Abilities.

Patch trajectory
Q damage per stack3.004.00buff
Q burn damage per 100 stacks0.400.50buff
E hit damage per stack1.0012.0buff
Q

Super Scorcher Breath

Smolder breathes fire on an enemy. As he gains more stacks, this ability becomes more powerful.

Cooldown
5.5s54.543.5
Mana
2525252525
Range
550
W

Achooo!

Smolder lets out an adorable flaming sneeze that explodes when hitting enemy champions.

Cooldown
14s13121110
Mana
5055606570
Range
1,500
Patch trajectory
Glob Damage30.060.0buff
Explosion Damage30.010.0nerf
E

Flap, Flap, Flap

Smolder takes flight ignoring terrain and bombarding the lowest health enemy.

Cooldown
24s22201816
Mana
6565656565
Range
700
Patch trajectory
Damage per Bolt5.0010.0buff
R (Ultimate)

MMOOOMMMM!

Smolder calls his mom to breath fire from above, dealing extra damage and slowing enemies in the center of her fire.

Cooldown
120s110100
Mana
100100100
Range
4,200

Base stats

Patch trajectory
Base Armor (Level 1)26.024.0nerf
Base Health Regen (Level 1)4.503.75nerf
StatBase (Lv 1)Per level
Health575+100
Mana300+40
Attack damage60
Attack speed0.638/s+4.000/s
Armor24+4
Magic resist30+1.3
Move speed330
Attack range550

Lore

Hidden amongst the craggy cliffs of the Noxian frontier, under the watchful eyes of his mother, a young dragon is learning what it means to be heir to the Camavoran imperial dragon lineage. Playful and eager to grow up, Smolder looks for any excuse to...

Hidden amongst the craggy cliffs of the Noxian frontier, under the watchful eyes of his mother, a young dragon is learning what it means to be heir to the Camavoran imperial dragon lineage. Playful and eager to grow up, Smolder looks for any excuse to practice his burgeoning abilities. Though he's still a fledgling, his skills are nothing to sneeze at, easily setting fire to anything that burns.

Tips

Playing as Smolder

  • Smolder has a vulnerable early game. Focus on passive stacking and staying alive to become a strong dragon later!
  • Smolder relies on his team to keep him safe. Try to find allies who can help you against enemy threats.
  • Smolder can do a lot of damage to areas of enemies. Look for attack opportunities where the enemies are close together.

Playing against Smolder

  • Smolder relies on his team for safety. Attack him when his team can't save him.
  • Don't group up when facing Smolder!
  • Smolder is very vulnerable in the early stages. Try to take advantage of his weakness before he can learn how to be a dragon!
  • Smolders flight can be interrupted by hard CC and impacted by slows.

Patch impact

Net verdict+2.03 patches touched
Patch presence3 of 27 patches
S2625-4 (2025-02-19) — untouched25-5 (2025-03-04) — untouched25.625-6 (2025-03-18) — mixed25-7 (2025-04-01) — untouched25-8 (2025-04-15) — untouched25-9 (2025-04-29) — untouched25.1025-10 (2025-05-13) — buff25.1125-11 (2025-05-27) — nerf25-12 (2025-06-10) — untouched25-13 (2025-06-24) — untouched25-14 (2025-07-15) — untouched25-15 (2025-07-29) — untouched25-16 (2025-08-12) — untouched25-17 (2025-08-26) — untouched25-18 (2025-09-09) — untouched25-19 (2025-09-23) — untouched25-20 (2025-10-07) — untouched25-21 (2025-10-21) — untouched25-22 (2025-11-04) — untouched25-23 (2025-11-18) — untouched25-24 (2025-12-02) — untouched26-4 (2026-02-19) — untouched26-5 (2026-03-03) — untouched26-6 (2026-03-17) — untouched26-7 (2026-03-31) — untouched26-8 (2026-04-14) — untouched26-9 (2026-04-28) — untouched
buffnerfmixed

Changelog

Patch 25-112025-05-27
  • BASEBase Armor (Level 1)2624nerf
  • BASEBase Health Regen (Level 1)4.53.75nerf
Patch 25-102025-05-13
  • PASSIVEQ damage per stack34buff
  • PASSIVEQ burn damage per 100 stacks0.40.5buff
  • PASSIVEE hit damage per stack112buff
Patch 25-62025-03-18
  • WGlob Damage3060buff
  • WExplosion Damage3010nerf
  • EDamage per Bolt510buff
  • RCooldown120120neutral

Live performance

Live performanceComing soon

Win rate, pick rate, and ban rate from third-party tracker data will overlay here once the fetcher pipeline ships. Patch trajectory tells you what was changed; the live overlay will tell you whether the change worked.

Champion data sourced from Riot Data Dragon (opens in new tab) (16.10.1).