League of Legends Reveals Abilities of Newest Champion, Smolder

Introduction

League of Legends revealed the abilities of its newest champion, Smolder. A League of Legends developer has described the young dragon as an 'AD caster marksman who is hyper scaling, short ranged, and team fight oriented,' and, 'excels at Area of Effect damage as the game progresses.'

League of Legends features an interesting array of champions and has added between four to six new ones per year in recent times. The last champion added to League of Legends was Hwei on December 5th, 2023, who is an Artillery Mage meant to be played in the mid-lane. Hwei's wide range of abilities are intended to make him a jack-of-all-trades of sorts. As Riot Games continues its efforts to implement champions that are different from the game's more than 140 characters, its newest release, Smolder, has been unveiled.

Although Smolder is a child-like dragon, his abilities seem to be quite intimidating. His Q ability is 'Super Scorcher Breath,' which allows him to shoot flames toward his enemies. This ability will evolve as it's stacked, gaining lethality as the match progresses. His W ability is 'Achooo!,' which sees Smolder sneeze flames towards his enemies, damaging and slowing those that are hit. Hitting affected champions will cause an additional explosion. His E ability is 'Flap, Flap, Flap,' which allows Smolder to fly for 1.25 seconds, during which he will automatically attack the lowest-health enemy in his vicinity. His R ability is 'MMOOOMMMM!,' which sees his mother breathe fire from above, dealing damage and slowing enemies in the attack's vicinity, and also healing Smolder if he is within its Area of Effect.

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Smolder's Abilities and Role

Smolder's exact stats have not been revealed yet, but League of Legends fans now have a solid idea of how the ADC champion will perform in his League of Legends role. His release date has not been confirmed, but it's possible that Smolder will be introduced with the launch of Season 14, which is set to begin on January 10. However, this is still just speculation.

It will be interesting to see whether Smolder is popular enough to shake up League of Legends' current champion meta. Riot releases regular balance changes to its champions, so it's not uncommon at all for the meta to shift.

Smolder being an ADC champion makes him a potential favorite for the bot lane. However, it's not yet clear whether he'll be able to compete with League of Legends' best bot lane champions.

Conclusion

League of Legends fans are eagerly awaiting the arrival of Smolder, the newest champion with unique abilities and a potentially game-changing impact. As the game continues to evolve, the addition of champions like Smolder brings excitement and anticipation to the League of Legends community.