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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.

2Buffs
5Nerfs
0Adjustments

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