New champ in LoL starts terribly, is directly in last place

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The newest champion in League of Legends crash-landed. A few days after launch, Smolder is the worst of all the characters.

When a new character launches in League of Legends, many stare at the first few days of performance. When it becomes apparent that a new champion is too weak, then there is great disappointment – and that seems to be the case with Smolder. A few days after the release of the little dragon, it is at the bottom of the food chain – and is behind all other champions.

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What’s wrong with Smolder? The newest champion in League of Legens crash-landed – at least if you look at the statistics. If you take a look at the win rates of the individual champions, you have to scroll very far down to find Smolder (via u.gg). The little dragon is in last place with a win rate of around 43%, even behind other catastrophically rated champions like Ezreal or Sylas.

Is that bad? No not really. It’s completely normal for a new character to have a difficult time getting started in League of Legends. Because at the beginning, various factors come together that ensure that a champion’s win rate initially plummets as long as he is not completely overpowering:

  • A new champion is played by many who just want to try it out – and then have little idea about the corresponding role.
  • It takes time to fully understand a champion and their potential and to fully exploit them. That’s why most people play very suboptimally at the beginning and lose to those who have a much better command of their champs.

    • In addition, Smolder has a fairly high skill ceiling – so it takes a lot of experience to get good performance from his kit.

    It usually only takes a few weeks for a new champion’s win rate to level off on its own. If that’s not the case and Smolder is still at the bottom of the list in 2 or 3 weeks, then League of Legends will probably think about buffs.

    Have you tried Smolder yet? How do you like the little dragon?

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