Riot have revealed Smolder as the next champion coming to League of Legends, and he’ll be hitting the rift sooner than you’d think. Here’s a full rundown of his abilities and what they do as well as his release date.
Smolder has been revealed as the next champion coming toLeague of Legends, and he’s meant to be the cute monster champion that devs promised would be coming.
While reception to his overall character design wasmixed upon its reveal, there are those who are looking forward to what he brings to the table as a champion.
And, fortunately, Riot has given us a full rundown of what Smolder’s abilities do, what role he’ll likely be played in, and when he’ll be coming out.
Does Smolder have a release date in LoL?
Yes, Smolder will be arriving on patch 14.3. According to Riot’s patch schedule, this should land his release date on February 7.
Smolder is a late-game scaling ADC whose abilities scale based on hitting enemy champions over the course of the match. It’s kind of close to the way the Syndra rework’s scaling functions and rewards him for landing abilities consistently through the lane phase.
If the footage from hisfull gameplay revealis anything to go off of, this champion is a late game monster.
It’s also worth mentioning Smolder’s numbers have yet to be released, so these abilities are reflective of what he’ll do but not how much damage he’ll deal. We’ll update with full numbers when we have them.
Here’s a full summary:
These abilities give Smolder hard carry potential and position him as a late-game scaler, meaning his early game is likely a weak point.
That said, he’s built to be a simple and approachable ADC that takes a step away from more complicated Champion designs like Hwei.
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