The 167th new champion, Smolder, has been released in the highly popular MOBA League of Legends, developed and operated by Riot Games!
He is still a young champion who dreams of becoming a big, strong dragon.
New Champion Smolder
Here he is, the most splendifirous prize of Camaroar! Meeeeee!
The new character Smolder appeared in Patch 14.2.
While he appears as the first young dragon in LoL, his relationships with other dragons such as Shyvana and Aurelion Sol seem to be good.
Passive - Dragon Practice
Smolder gains stacks of Dragon Practice whenever he kills a unit with Super Scorcher Breath or hits an enemy champion with an ability. Each stack increases the damage of his basic abilities.
He is a typical late-blooming champion whose power increases when he kills units or hits enemy champions with abilities.
Q - Super Scorcher Breath
Smolder shoots a ball of flame at his target. This ability evolves as he gains stacks of Dragon Practice. At the first tier, it explodes around the target. At the second tier, it sends out extra explosions beyond the target. At the final tier, it deals true damage over time and executes low-health enemies.
This is an ability whose characteristics change according to the number of stacks of his passive ability.
While you should focus on landing last hits on minions with his Q, it is also active as a main ability during combat.
W - Achooo!
Smolder sneezes out a fiery glob that damages and slows enemies. Hitting an enemy champion sparks an explosion around them.
It deals damage and inflicts a slow effect over a wide, straight line.
It looks quite useful for wave clear and setting up ganks.
E - Flap, Flap, Flap
Smolder takes flight, gaining Move Speed and ignoring terrain for a short time. He fires a barrage of flame at an enemy in range, prioritizing enemy champions with the lowest health.
This is a versatile ability that can be used to chase down enemies or escape from them.
The bonus movement speed and ability to ignore terrain are incredibly powerful, but the cooldown is long, so make sure to save it for the perfect moment.
R - MMOOOMMMM!
Smolder calls out to his mom for help. She breathes a huge wave of fire over a long range, damaging enemies in her path. Those caught in the center are slowed and take extra damage. If she hits Smolder, the flames heal him.
An ultimate ability with a name fitting for Smolder.
It unleashes a breath from the mother dragon across an ultra-wide, straight line, dealing damage to all enemies caught in its path.
Since Smolder himself restores health with this breath, it is incredibly easy to use during team fights.
Champion Development Behind-the-Scenes Stories Also Published
On the LoL公式サイト, development insights for Smolder are currently being published.
Along with hints on how they brought out his unique identity...
Fascinating behind-the-scenes stories that you can only find here are shared, including the fact that the voice of a development staff member's fiancé's family dog was used for the champion's voice effects.
The young dragon Smolder, who already promises to be a favorite among LoL players, is now live.
Unlock him right away and blast your enemies away to become a mighty dragon!
look at him, just burning with excitement 🥺🔥 pic.twitter.com/sx4Y0AYg7J
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