Smolder Champion Spotlight | Gameplay - League of Legends

Say hello to the most splendiferous dragon you’ll ever meet: Smolder, the Fiery Fledgling!
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[@theoarnaud2835]

How can he use his ult since his mom was fired ?

[@jamesbond2002]

That’s a good one

[@Fuegopaintrain]

LMAO thats terrible and funny

[@gerarduswesley1383]

explain yourself riot

[@branaguilar1178]

Sad

[@MrPistartochampsus]

O M G

[@anthonysiu5019]

I like that ADC is stereotyped as the role with the most crybabies, and now we have an ADC that literally screams for his mum as an ult.

[@Lumi-OF-Model]

Funny how the creator of this champ got fired.

[@xylos2559]

he didnt ''make'' the champ. he was just the lead in a team.

[@houssineurekmazino8665]

😬

[@shai310]

Lol really? That's kinda funny and sad at the same time.

[@MultiZapor]

Deserved

[@xayahfoffs686]

Imagine working with your bros on a champ for almost a year to release a champ and as soon as it gets to live servers, you're fired and your champ keeps getting released anyway

[@realeques]

Can't believe i'm listening to these bad puns for over 12 years now

[@EpicBunty]

hey lets be real here. For once in league history the spotlight was actually punny.

[@MIDO44444]

I am here for those puns xD

[@mleleuterio]

let's be honest, we are here for the puns

[@Leetshifter]

Phreak's the only real reason most of us watch these.

[@Chrisinfamy]

real OG's remember nikasaur

[@ShoshinManga]

Imagine being the lead champ designer of Smolder, eagerly waiting for your product to be revealed to the public. Riot: Nah m8 you're fired, thanks for the champ though👍

[@80AM.]

imagine ignoring the massive severance package the employees got.

[@palabert]

Imagine making this cringe champion and releasing it

[@KnicKnac]

"Imagine all the people" 🎶

[@Palladium1010]

Well I guess deserved for that champion

[@Paul20661]

oof

[@phoenixflamegames1]

So wait Sylas calls Smolder’s mom too?🤣

[@NotAnAmerican]

calling her is not the only thing he can do ;)

[@falinestixiaolong9691]

OUR mom.

[@ELYESSS]

I hope he has a funny line when doing so.

[@MrDaimeon]

​@@NotAnAmericanSylas is a man of culture

[@198link]

Sylas got a little side relationship going with a milf.

[@LinJer.]

Spyro: The suffering

[@Paul20661]

Just bought it and played first match,won,not best K/D/A 18/12/13 BUT I LOVE THIS LIL GUY OMG HE OP

[@Zed-ch9fg]

@@Paul20661 or ur just low elo.

[@ThePhoenixQueen1124]

My favorite part is 3:52 where Janna's Q missing the Tahm Kench right in front of her and just goes over him instead :)

[@Mempler]

skill issue

[@DracosVaddern]

I think it does hit, as Tahm seems to be stunned but isn't visually knocked up. Still classy to feature bugs in a spotlight.

[@E_D___]

​@@DracosVaddern well, they "filmed" this in a testing environment, probably couple of weeks/months before the release. There are probably much more bugs like this in the other spotlights

[@AreAige]

Seeing all the smolder ability names..... Can we change back Twitch ult to Rat-atatat now?

[@Sweetrad]

It was Spray and Pray before it was Ratatatatat

[@diboxide]

Riot gave up on this one.

[@ibooooooooo]

Rito wanted some fun but some serious players didnt want it so rito took a poll and reverted the name from ratatata to spray and pray :( It was a good meme tho

[@saadtv9353]

its so cringe and lazy to name an abilities MOM!!! just like that tbh, its not disney

[@Zenoxic]

His E used to be called expunge

[@paingrille9364]

"The enemies will be fiered, and the employees will be fired" smolder line of dialogue

[@Bears5056]

I'm shocked you had the employees to make a vid like this in the first place

[@mikevos4460]

League of legends wasn't affected

[@sleakseal2133]

​@@mikevos4460the guy who made this champion was fired bro wdym league wasn't affected

[@victorfonseca7258]

​​@@mikevos4460It was. The guy who created Smolder was fired. There was a pic of him proudly showing the little dragon to his kids. Also some future reworks who're not almost ready (like Skarner) will probably be delayed.

[@CubicCircles]

@@victorfonseca7258 its already been confirmed that skarner wont be affected but they are making a new roadmap for future updates

[@tensai9678]

@@mikevos4460 League of Legends was affected, I'm pretty sure a lot of designers got fired and even some employees in other areas

[@saphcal]

i find a bit of a thematic disconnect in his ult being best for starting fights. it feels like summoning mom to help him with bullies but if hes picking the fight....hes the bully :O

[@lubue5795]

I don't think it is actually good for starting fights. The ult is not that fast, and you hear it from a mile away so dodging it shouldn't be hard if it's used as an engage. Also, you completely waste the heal that way.

[@saphcal]

@@lubue5795 yeah i was just going by whats said in the video.

[@xSwiftx4]

the heal??? what heal@@lubue5795

[@dragasdata6799]

Thats a good point... whos really the villian?

[@michellechelle5903]

, 1:02 ,

[@SynTouhikou]

Every champion getting executes now I guess.

[@Fuegopaintrain]

whats the point of collector and elder anymore tbh

[@Langharig_Tuig]

Executes are the new %maxhp dmg.

[@makari4376]

What new champs have them other than smolder and asol rework?

[@pasta5818]

can you name those new champs getting executes?

[@ELYESSS]

we need more healing and more damage to keep up with the more healing.

[@TrueAterLupus]

"What do you get when a dragon sneezes?... out of the way" Shyvana 2011

[@Tanzkaterl]

For those who are confused: They pre-recorded this footage here before they changed his face Ingame he has the improved face

[@robinstheles]

Good to know, I was confused if the person who changed his face got fired too at first lmao

[@UncleRimo]

No. I tested him ingame. Still the same horrible mess.

[@Dexuz]

​@@UncleRimo So they lied about his face?

[@UncleRimo]

Check in practice tool or customs, he is ugly af, I can't tell if the change was too subtle or there was no change@@Dexuz

[@Tanzkaterl]

Its still not good, but they somewhat improved it They cant completely remake his face, its too late for that now

[@TheProPlayZ69]

Sylas : Our mom

[@hubert36667]

2:25 Smolder doing barely anything with his whole combo and then Orianna nearly oneshotting sylas and thresh is just another lvl funny

[@PlatinumHntr]

lmao

[@ELYESSS]

You know when you give your little brother an unplugged controller, so he stops bothering you thinking he's doing things? well rito kinda did that to adcs and they didn't notice yet.

[@SuperZeve]

​@@ELYESSSIt's why I don't play ADC supports can do more damage and carry the game, and don't even have to have a good ADC to do it.

[@Zed-ch9fg]

@@ELYESSS bro imagine complaining about adcs when mf has one of the highest pick rates and winrates.

[@ELYESSS]

@@Zed-ch9fg yeah because she can build the same items as zed, lethality is broken not her.

[@loermansw]

"We want a beast dragon champ!" "Here, have a literal child that asks its mommy for help" "..."

[@archerkuro4158]

Love how riot told everyone from the start he would be a cut e dragon monster not an edgy one and months later they still can’t cope

[@KaiReel23]

I won't play this, even if it is op

[@sirard92]

Terrible champion design; clearly shoulda been a mage. Also the league of legends devs are literally creating childrens drawings. First void grubs/void mites; now this garbage.

[@Persona6Blue]

@@sirard92 YOU LEAVE MY SQUIBBLES AND SQUOOBLES OUT OF THIS

[@mastrheartsxiii]

@@sirard92 are you going to copy paste your response on every comment bud? we heard you the first time

[@katericataa]

Wow, imagine having the task to make a cute baby dragon champ and your brain comes up with this.

[@lifedeather]

When they wait for you to finish your work so they can use it before firing you 😂

[@Muzly]

As a Smolder main since season 4, it's good to finally see his gameplay.

[@Puppeteer1453]

is this a reference I'm not getting?

[@Ivoireee]

​@@Puppeteer1453I'm guessing Gnar? Closest thing I can think of

[@ZapiQ]

4:49 "And bring the heat with Smolder, the fiery fleshlight" Nice

[@SilkyStreamers]

Smolders execute is so strong it executed his champion designers position at riot

[@Zed-ch9fg]

deserved. even this abominated hated his creator for creating him.

[@sirard92]

Deserved, terrible champion design; clearly shoulda been a mage. Also the league of legends devs are literally creating childrens drawings. First void grubs/void mites; now this garbage.

[@tostupidforname]

gotta defend by boys. Voidgrubs/mites could be cooler i agree but atleast they are different visually and not just cute/kpop@@sirard92

[@noztk]

@@sirard92 him designing the champ doest mean he wanted to do a baby dragon..

[@cheese7781]

Bro said let him cook

[@lovernatz]

so hip and cool!! zoomers unite!

[@insipid_lipid]

crazy

[@jellophant9716]

Bro is yapping nocap

[@wchnoob]

Can't wait for my teammates to instantly lock him in in ranked!

[@phoenixflamegames1]

The one thing I really appreciate from Overwatch is that you cant use the new champ in ranked for the first few weeks.

[@victorfonseca7258]

Don't even talk about that because I'm a main support.

[@shai310]

Tbf he is fairly easy to play so I don't think you can mess up this badly with him.

[@peterd4047]

​@@phoenixflamegames1 fr fr just wish they would implement a ban system so I can perma ban Sombra from every single game I play forever 😤

[@xSwiftx4]

WAIT OVERWATCH DOES THAT???@@phoenixflamegames1

[@mfrank58]

Oh dang! Wait these formats of the spotlights are amazing, I haven’t watched in a minute but showing the comparable champions and discussing the type of player it might be viable for is new to these (for me) and a great addition for a game like this. Thanks for adapting to the times! I noticed it :)

[@Padddddd]

I'm surprised nobody is talking about the Janna tornado at 3:52

[@aptus716]

Leave it to Riot to have bugs in their own videos.

[@Xoxx203]

1:50 “And you thought your holidays are bad.” Imagine saying that after the layoffs. They were given a permanent one. Too soon, Phreak. LMAO.

[@TheProPlayZ69]

Sylas : your mom spent the night with me

[@Ngabs-DUDE]

I like the concept, bring the story into her skills

[@bicentrick9989]

Funny how again a bug in 3:54 managed to get its way to a champion spotlight

[@allyh4336]

What bug?

[@lubue5795]

No, no. No bugs here. Tahm just very skillfully dodged that tornado. He's been practicing.

[@TheProPlayZ69]

​@@lubue5795 item anti Cc. Probably

[@DeviousVids]

I think whoever recorded this had their framerate set to uncapped and he actually did get CC'd it just doesn't show visually. It was an insta-nado after all that's like a 0.3s knockup.

[@bensoontm5244]

3:52 nice Q Janna

[@brokenboy351]

horrible game hitboxes more like

[@jonrios1389]

He still looks weird.

[@ze_glitchy_gamer7629]

Yeah I'm not a fan either...

[@Nachos4587]

Gimmick for the yuppies

[@edsha4291]

that's still his old texture technically, there was supposed to be an update, but idk whatever happened to that

[@ladyilex]

Cry about it

[@SpectraFantom-li7yu]

Yeah he's face like a human

[@AhmadHossam]

i liked the champ recommendations at the end hope u do that in the future

[@MrB4]

the 80c pun took me a sec - nicely done

[@TheTuta69]

when i said i wanted more monster champions i meant something brutal and scary, not a 10 year old with a salamander with wings body

[@abdiellopez7148]

Naafiri

[@B4D3ST]

@@abdiellopez7148 ah yes, doggo slim and sharp = champ scary

[@toffee781]

​@@B4D3ST the slim reaper lul

[@henrry889]

@@B4D3ST More of a trash design than scary.

[@B4D3ST]

@@henrry889 that's literally what i said

[@yondaime500]

Never thought I'd see an actual My Little Pony character in LoL.

[@thutanyi2903]

Really?Spike looks better than him.

[@RoyZennet]

Thank God, this actor's voice is still here XD it was different when K'sante champion spotlight released lol

[@meowzers4380]

Omg the face is this a joke 😂

[@Zed-ch9fg]

apparently they changed it, but yeah this was cgi sonic level bad.

[@marcelcontra]

Im glad i played S3 when champions looked more mature

[@henrry889]

THIIIISSSS

[@AlexandriaLandsing]

It's not like they disappeared, you can still play those champions lol

[@tarbyk82]

0:50 did they really use falling metal pipe sound effect for his E?!?!

[@NotAnAmerican]

just for the jump animation, it seems so

[@Andmau2552]

Lol it really is

[@MIDO44444]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA DUDE YOU MADE MY DAY

[@DerpyExpress]

LMAO yes

[@insecurecow4419]

I forgot I had my video set up to 2x speed and I got jumpscared by nightcore phreak

[@carl.754]

I call him, Mr. Disney

[@Paul20661]

Just bought it and played first match,won,not best K/D/A 18/12/13 BUT I LOVE THIS LIL GUY OMG HE OP

[@johnypanta6208]

I think i would be cooler if an actual adult mom dragon was passing though the rift that just a shadow that you can barely see

[@endefisto123]

She does when you ult.

[@JR-vd6lc]

Bro came straight outta dragon city

[@xSwiftx4]

Idk why i literally laughed when it zoomed in on Ivern dying

[@user-hs1xb9tv6e]

I love how his R is him literally crying to his mom.

[@vashthestampede4090]

Like Phreak WHEN HE LOSE playing ADC XD

[@iceicejay9569]

Didnt he get lost from his mom in lore? It doesnt make sense

[@da_shadowwarrior8613]

@@iceicejay9569they got reunited later

[@GuardianGrarl]

His ult is what Ornn's R wishes it was.

[@iceicejay9569]

@@GuardianGrarl ornn ult applies brittle passive and knocks up enemies. Its wayy better

[@meganesenpai]

This champ's kit looks like it belongs to a control mage, not an adc. I don't see any synergy with basic attack.

[@brosam_]

He's meant to be a caster ADC kinda like Ezreal

[@Lucho-gk4sp]

lucian and ezreal coff cofff

[@Zed-ch9fg]

@@Lucho-gk4sp you comparing lucian to ezreal just tells me all I need to know about your rank.

[@sirard92]

I couldn't agree more, terrible champion design; clearly shoulda been a mage. Also the league of legends devs are literally creating childrens drawings. First void grubs/void mites; now this garbage.

[@houndofculann1793]

@@brosam_ but Ezreal's Q and passive has great synergy with his basic attack, this not at all

[@herokevin9518]

Was thinking going back to Leauge after 4 months for the new season ,but i changed my mind after this. Thank you ,Riot!

[@anonyoutube4619]

"let him cook" man... that is just to new school for me

[@SondaroSasuke]

Wait, no mention on ult healing Smolder if it hits him?? Was that removed?

[@Mossymushroomfrog18]

I’m pretty sure you can see it even, guess it was just unmentioned

[@daraghhayes3592]

just played him on practice tool, it's still there

[@Kywu]

it's so low healing anyway

[@keremjaeger4955]

can we see the face from the Speaker that explains all the abilities ? We hear him for so long and have never seen him.

[@WinnieBlue]

Are you talking about Phreak? You just be new here😂

[@merlinho0t]

I actually like how NON complex his kit is. After getting champion after champion where you must read a novel to understand each ability, I love how simple his kit is.

[@TeamCordell]

Excited to try him out!

[@domingopaz4587]

And after this, the bunny yordle.

[@stealthmechanics]

Vex

[@Palladium1010]

Bunny teemo is already in the game.

[@ooshoowo]

vastaya, not yordle

[@jackbrady9738]

Love phreak’s enthusiasm and the way he anunciates

[@Chymai]

I dont play league anymore but I love these videos. they are so fun.

[@mrgjsolorio]

As soon as I heard "scorched earth" I just imagined Butcher doing this spotlight and died

[@truongduy219]

So basically, he's just a Kog Maw + Aurelion Sol combination??

[@lubue5795]

With a pinch of Kayn and Rumble in there.

[@Relhio]

What parts of his kit are any of those? His design is of a caster ADC, like Ezreal...

[@tostupidforname]

ppl need to stop with these delulu takes. There is plenty valid criticism here why go for the really stupid one.

[@ququka7899]

"let him cook"

[@ADIMIS]

cringed so hard I threw out my back '

[@KSVAQ]

"learn how to train your dragon" nice touch

[@Relhio]

I said his animations and model were great, but I just noticed all the smoke and searing marks on his abilities, gat dayum.

[@infernalz1337]

omg an actual simple kit on a new champ. shocking that every ability isn't a paragraph long and does 3 different effects.

[@MultiZapor]

Q

[@toffee781]

​@@MultiZapor W

[@EVERYTYME]

He has elder dragon on his Q. Do you want more?

[@t17ab]

Long != bad, it means well explained. Jhins passive is longer than veigars and nasus entire kits combined, btu it is simple in essence, jsut you need to explain it well. Also Out of last 5 champions i would only consider k'sante and hwei complex, rest are extremely straightforward. Esp milio.

[@MaynesWorld]

I got some Skaarf vibes from this champion. I'll check them out.

[@mastercheif999]

I totally forgot about Vainglory. That was a fun game

[@MungiTownBoy69]

A man of culture

[@MaynesWorld]

@@MungiTownBoy69 *Nods in respect*

[@MaynesWorld]

@@mastercheif999 Vainglory was so much fun. I miss it.

[@vastayanvixen685]

@@mastercheif999I wish and have always said from release that wild rift should have vainglory’s tap to move system.

[@criisjooy7805]

dang j4 really hit that shyvana dragon form with his extendable spear

[@grimm3134]

underratedd comment for people who read lore xD

[@vapersmith7859]

Smolder is one of those champs...has the voice of a little boy hits like a Sunspire Dragon...his biggest weakness is projectile blocking abilities and champions with excessive mobility to avoid his moves....if you don't avoid his moves your toast his second biggest weakness is ban rate good luck picking him in the first place. So far I've been a fan of playing him...even if sometimes playing him feels cheap

[@allsin03]

i think this is one to actually try out. kit isn't over tuned or stacked with too much math

[@Wald123]

Do you remember when League champions were terrifying badass monsters? Pepperidge farm remembers

[@lubue5795]

Were they? I mean, sure, the initial champ roster upon release all looked horrifiying but that was mainly due to their aweful models and graphics rather than their design. But TwistedFate, Tristana, Teemo, Ryze, Nunu, Soraka, Sivir, Kayle, Yi, Jax, Ashe and Annie never were terrifiying badass monsters, were they? I mean, sure there were some like Fiddle, Warwick and Sion, but they always were the minority.

[@Wald123]

Yeah good point! At the end of the day I think its just a question of preference. Some would like more badass creatures in the game, while others would like to play with cute little things as well. @@lubue5795

[@henrry889]

@@lubue5795 They weren't cringe like this and had more simplicity to them. There wasn't 160 champions either. This is just getting stupid now.

[@Lukas-lr9mk]

Alright, cute little champ. Not sure if i see spyro but time will tell if its a hero just like

[@ahrivixen5594]

riot really has a weird thing about having semi super long range ultis in the past 2 champions, wonder if the next champion will also have a semi global ulti

[@bbcoachlara]

I'm so curious about how so many people know employment statuses at Riot. I've been playing League for a decade now and never once I did know when someone got terminated - what news outlet is everyone following that I'm not?

[@forextroll]

Twitter is a huge one as well as reddit. Specifically the personal Twitter accounts of the employee at Riot Games.

[@katwilliams9763]

discord lol

[@mrhulloxog834]

Not living under a rock

[@bbcoachlara]

@@mrhulloxog834 I guess I do live under a rock, I don't have twitter, I don't visit reddit, or even discord. Too busy making mills and living life outside I guess.

[@TimZoet]

I really hope Riot will move away from the anime and Disney esthetic. Give us champions like Urgot, Thresh, Pyke, Riven, Pantheon. That's great character design. Not these cringy characters

[@Hirnschlacht]

lovely new champ...thx riot his E is strong but its so hard to guess where his R goes its way

[@imikun110]

Sylas:"it's my mom now!" :DDD

[@RamattraLvr]

time to first time him in ranked

[@tostupidforname]

ur the reason i ban it every game. Should be lowkey bannable to first time in ranked

[@RamattraLvr]

@@tostupidforname deadass i was not even the problem while playing him, it was the mid who went 5/12 and supp who went 2/14 meanwhile i went 5/6 as first time smolder.

[@ryanmarlin3226]

This champ actually makes me want to return to LoL and give ADC a go. He looks like fun!

[@Malucoto]

famous last words

[@henrry889]

This champ makes me want to uninstall league

[@Valkyryshadow]

as always wit da puns phreak TYVM

[@danielmaldonado6388]

LET HIM COOK!!

[@brendilladederp]

THE FIERY FLESHLIGHT???!! WHAT😂 4:24

[@saphcal]

"try the fiery fledgling" idk how you misheard that.

[@brendilladederp]

@@saphcal maybe because English isn’t my first language? Recognize your privilege

[@saphcal]

@@brendilladederp recognizing the word fleshlight over fledgling regardless of it being your first or not still speaks volumes. lol

[@saphcal]

@@brendilladederp im good, thanks ☺

[@gallantk8581]

i think smolders ears and face are very un-dragonlike IMO.

[@pmanfitness]

The attempts at humor in these champ spotlights are so brutal man...

[@dylanbright2524]

beautifully described

[@mordekaiser378]

May the person behind smolder now no longer at Riot be not broke. And have an amazing day.

[@Cey_with_a_J]

his dance soud've been thootless Dx

[@Rebellions]

So we literally just dumped a bucket of paint on Spyro and threw him into the game huh? Pair with Yuumi so he can pretend they aren't holding Sparxs at gunpoint to keep him here.

[@Raven1015]

So bluntly. I really like him. My only qualm is his Q... I seriously wish it was a skill shot instead of a point and click. Outside of that I play him full AP support just for the he'll of it and it's stupid fun.

[@tostupidforname]

skillshots are too hard for playerbase apparently.

[@TheGreatEdBG]

Fire Phreak

[@henrry889]

Yes please

[@KaienShirayuki]

Phreak and Smolder have the most annoying voices

[@rluedeath1431]

flap,flap,flap no way you didn't knew what you were doing 💀

[@amirzaidi]

GET GREY SCREEN

[@somocco]

Sylas: Now, your mom is our mom

[@dondeo3579]

Smolder: You hurt me, Imma call my mom Sylas: OUR mom

[@sukkmam]

ah yes, another disney champion

[@MrCoolAttitude]

Why does Corki even exist when this exist now?

[@kuzeytekinoglu8214]

this is what people are missing. A lot of these new champions are simply better alternatives to some older ones. Riot stopped being creative a long time ago.

[@tostupidforname]

what are you yapping bro. Corki is a completely different champ and honestly has a better kit than spyro@@kuzeytekinoglu8214

[@unwweyrich4661]

What? They are very different, not even the same lane or dmg type lmao

[@houndofculann1793]

@@unwweyrich4661 the game itself advertises both as bot-lane ADC's

[@aakrueger]

What's Riots obsession to making things 'cute' and childlike? Why is the dragon a child?

[@jeyysi]

I'd like to think that he's just dragon trainer tristana's weapon that grown into toddler

[@hanskinny69]

0:53 "let him cook" yall 💀💀😭😭

[@smess4548]

Could've be a badass dragon instead of the gayest lizard ever

[@user-34678dsslo]

I can see him hanging with some of the Yordle champs.

[@TheNoxmage]

Nice and funny spotlight well done team!

[@shyguyezreal]

NOW WE NEED A BANDICOOT CHAMP.

[@henrry889]

That would actually be badass, unlike this trash design.