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Smolder Patch History

Trending down — 3 of the last 3 changes were nerfs.

Every tracked buff, nerf and adjustment for Smolder, newest first — with the exact numbers from each patch. Latest change in Patch 26.11.

5Buffs
8Nerfs
2Adjustments

Change Timeline

  1. Patch 26.11

    NerfMay 27, 2026

    Smolder has received nerfs to his passive damage.

    Passive - Dragon Practice

    • Bonus Magic Damage on Q: 40% * (1 + (Crit Chance *.5 * (1 + Bonus Crit Damage)) of Passive stacks (60% at 100% Crit, 66% if you have IE) ⇒ 25% * (1 + (Crit Chance * 1.2 * (1 + Bonus Crit Damage)) of Passive stacks
    • Bonus Magic Damage on E: 12% of Passive stacks ⇒ 8% * (1 + (Crit Chance * .6 * (1 + Bonus Crit Damage)) of Passive stacks
    Patch 26.11 details

  2. Patch 26.10

    NerfMay 12, 2026

    Smolder has received several nerfs to his abilities and base stats.

    Base Stats

    • Base AD: 60 ⇒ 58

    Q - Super Scorcher Breath

    • Damage: 60 / 75 / 90 / 105 / 120 (+130% bonus AD) ⇒ 60 / 70 / 80 / 90 / 100 (+130% bonus AD)
    • Crit Increase: 50% (+15% from Infinity Edge) ⇒ 75% (+22.5% from Infinity Edge)

    W - Achooo!

    • Explosion Physical Damage: 10 - 110 (+65% bonus AD) (+80% AP) ⇒ 10 - 110 (+50% bonus AD) (+80% AP)

    R - MMOOOMMMM!

    • Damage: 200 / 300 / 400 (+110% bonus AD) ⇒ 150 / 250 / 350 (+100% bonus AD)
    Patch 26.10 details

  3. Patch 26.2

    NerfJan 21, 2026

    Smolder's armor growth has been reduced.

    Base Stats

    • Armor Growth: 4.7 ⇒ 4.0
    Patch 26.2 details

  4. Patch 26.1

    NerfJan 7, 2026

    Reduced crit scaling on Q ability.

    Q - Super Scorcher Breath

    • Crit Scaling decreased.
    Patch 26.1 details

  5. Patch 25.11

    NerfMay 27, 2025

    Smolder's base armor and health regeneration have been reduced.

    Base Stats

    • Base Armor (Level 1): 26 ⇒ 24
    • Base Health Regen (Level 1): 4.5 ⇒ 3.75
    Patch 25.11 details

  6. Patch 25.10

    BuffMay 13, 2025

    Smolder's damage has been increased for both Q and E abilities.

    Passive - Dragon Practice

    • Q damage per stack: .3 ⇒ .4
    • Q burn damage per 100 stacks: 0.4% ⇒ 0.5%

    E

    • hit damage per stack: .1 ⇒ .12
    Patch 25.10 details

  7. Patch 25.06

    BuffMar 18, 2025

    Smolder received buffs to his W and E damage, and his R cooldown was reduced.

    W

    • Glob Damage increased and Explosion Damage adjusted.

    E

    • Damage per Bolt increased.

    R

    • Cooldown decreased.
    Patch 25.06 details

  8. Patch 14.23

    AdjustmentNov 19, 2024

    Smolder's abilities have been adjusted with various changes to damage and mechanics.

    Q - Super Scorcher Breath

    • Damage increased and now restores mana on kill.

    W - ACHOOO!

    • Damage decreased but mana cost reduced.

    E - Flap, Flap, Flap

    • Damage per hit decreased.

    R - MMOOOMMMM!

    • Cooldown reduced and minion damage modifier added.
    Patch 14.23 details

  9. Patch 14.18

    NerfSep 10, 2024

    Smolder's health and damage have been reduced.

    Base Stats

    • Health: 605 ⇒ 575

    Q - Super Scorcher Breath

    • Damage: 20/30/40/50/60 (+100% AD) (+15% AP) ⇒ 15/25/35/45/55 (+100% AD)

    W - ACHOOO!

    • Glob Damage: 50/80/110/140/170 (+25% bonus AD) (+20% AP) ⇒ 45/75/105/135/165 (+25% bonus AD) (+20% AP)
    • Minion/Monster Damage: 70/112/154/196/238 (+35% bonus AD) (+28% AP) ⇒ 63/105/147/189/231 (+35% bonus AD) (+28% AP)
    Patch 14.18 details

  10. Patch 14.14

    BuffJul 16, 2024

    Smolder's Q ability now deals more damage.

    Q - Super Scorcher Breath

    • Damage: 15/25/35/45/55 (+100% AD) (+15% AP) ⇒ 20/30/40/50/60 (+100% AD) (+15% AP)
    Patch 14.14 details

  11. Patch 14.11

    BuffMay 29, 2024

    Smolder received several buffs including increased attack damage and improved critical strike scaling.

    Base Stats

    • Attack Damage: 57 ⇒ 60
    • Base Health: 575 ⇒ 605
    • Base Health Regeneration: 3 ⇒ 4.5

    Passive - Dragon Practice

    • Super Scorcher Breath: 40-52% ⇒ 40%-70%

    Q - Super Scorcher Breath

    • Mana Cost: 23/26/29/32/35 ⇒ 25
    • Critical Strike scaling: 0-50% ⇒ 0-75%
    Patch 14.11 details

  12. Patch 14.7

    BuffApr 2, 2024

    Smolder's base armor and Q bonus damage based on crit chance were increased.

    Base Stats

    • Armor increased.

    Q

    • Bonus damage based on crit chance increased.
    Patch 14.7 details

  13. Patch 14.6

    NerfMar 19, 2024

    Smolder received several nerfs, reducing its execute threshold, ability width, and movement speed.

    Q

    • Execute Threshold: 2% (+0.025 % per stack) ⇒ 6.5% (Note: This started at 7.625% at 225 stacks.)
    • Execute Conditions: Smolder only checks to execute units after Smolder's damage, meaning it will no longer execute off of allies' damage.

    W

    • Missile Radius: 125 ⇒ 115

    E

    • Movement Speed: 100% ⇒ 75%
    Patch 14.6 details

  14. Patch 14.5

    AdjustmentMar 5, 2024

    Smolder's abilities have been adjusted with changes to damage and healing.

    Q

    • 3rd Upgrade Bonus True Damage adjusted.

    E

    • Number of bolts adjusted.

    R

    • Damage decreased, sweet spot damage increased, self heal increased.

    Miscellaneous

    • Frame data on basic attacks adjusted.
    Patch 14.5 details

  15. Patch 14.4

    NerfFeb 21, 2024

    Smolder received several nerfs, including reduced damage and increased cooldowns.

    Q

    • Fireballs at 125 Stacks: 2 (+1 per 100 Dragon Patience Stacks) ⇒ 1 (+1 per 67 Dragon Patience Stacks)

    W

    • Cooldown: 13/12.5/12/11.5/11 seconds ⇒ 14/13/12/11/10 seconds
    • Initial Physical Damage: 70/90/110/130/150 (+25% AD) (+35% AP) ⇒ 50/80/110/140/170 (+25% AD) (+20% AP)
    • Explosion Physical Damage: 25/40/55/70/85 (+65% AP) ⇒ 25/40/55/70/85 (+25% bonus AD) (+80% AP)
    Patch 14.4 details