Smolder

BotMidADrangedteamfightpokescalinglane-bully

Data409 pro games·Feb 2024 – May 2026·patches 14.3–26.10·CBLOL, LCK, LCO Split, LCS, LEC, LJL, LLA, LPL, LTA, MSI, PCS, VCS, Worlds· incl. international·Browse source →

Comp identity — Bot / Mid

Leans Protect — its strongest of the five comp axes.

Plays like — nearest pentagon

Ranked by how close their five-axis heatmap looks — role-agnostic.

Where it thrives (5-comp fit)

Protectnatural · 80%
Siegeworkable · 30%
Attackforced · 10%
Smolder is the scaling carry a Protect shell exists to keep alive. Enough Siege sits in the kit to lean on range between objectives. Passive (Dragon Practice) stacks from champion-hit abilities or Q minion/monster kills, unlocking escalating Q effects at 25/125/225 stacks (explosion, bolts, then true-damage execute burn).

Kit quirks

Passive (Dragon Practice) stacks from champion-hit abilities or Q minion/monster kills, unlocking escalating Q effects at 25/125/225 stacks (explosion, bolts, then true-damage execute burn)
E (Flap, Flap, Flap) grants 1.25s of ghosting and bonus move speed while auto-firing bolts at nearby enemies — a mobility/kiting tool, not a defensive one
R (MMOOOMMMM!) is his only self-heal, a directional breath that also deals bonus center-line damage and slow

How Smolder actually performs in ranked solo queue · 213 weighted games