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Playstyle: Swain Builds

  1. Burst & Burn

    1,919 Games

    Electrocute
    Inspiration
    Liandry's Anguish

    52%

  2. Fighter & Burn

    1,224 Games

    Conqueror
    Resolve
    Liandry's Anguish

    52%

  3. Fighter & Health Drain

    813 Games

    Conqueror
    Resolve
    Jak'Sho, The Protean

    59%

Pro Swain Builds

  1. Croco
    DRX

    Croco

    Glacial Augment
    Resolve
    Rylai's Crystal Scepter

    vs

    Rakan
  2. Farfetch
    İstanbul Wild Cats

    Farfetch

    Conqueror
    Resolve
    Rylai's Crystal Scepter

    vs

    Vel'Koz
  3. Farfetch
    İstanbul Wild Cats

    Farfetch

    Conqueror
    Resolve
    Liandry's Anguish

    vs

    Milio
  4. Farfetch
    İstanbul Wild Cats

    Farfetch

    Conqueror
    Resolve
    Rylai's Crystal Scepter

    vs

    Milio
  5. Farfetch
    İstanbul Wild Cats

    Farfetch

    Conqueror
    Resolve
    Liandry's Anguish

    vs

    Lulu
  6. Farfetch
    İstanbul Wild Cats

    Farfetch

    Conqueror
    Resolve
    Liandry's Anguish

    vs

    Milio

Core Swain Item Build Order

Spellthief's Edge

Starting

Liandry's Anguish
Lost Chapter
Fiendish Codex

1st

Sorcerer's Shoes
Boots

2nd

Zhonya's Hourglass
Seeker's Armguard
Fiendish Codex
Stopwatch

3rd

Rylai's Crystal Scepter
Blasting Wand
Giant's Belt
Amplifying Tome

4th

Morellonomicon
Oblivion Orb
Hextech Alternator
Amplifying Tome

5th

Demonic Embrace
Blasting Wand
Giant's Belt
Amplifying Tome

6th

Spellthief's Edge

Starting

Liandry's Anguish
Lost Chapter
Fiendish Codex

1st

Sorcerer's Shoes
Boots

2nd

Zhonya's Hourglass
Seeker's Armguard
Fiendish Codex
Stopwatch

3rd

Rylai's Crystal Scepter
Blasting Wand
Giant's Belt
Amplifying Tome

4th

Morellonomicon
Oblivion Orb
Hextech Alternator
Amplifying Tome

5th

Demonic Embrace
Blasting Wand
Giant's Belt
Amplifying Tome

6th

Core Swain Item Build Path

Spellthief's Edge
Lost Chapter
Fiendish Codex
Liandry's Anguish
Boots
Sorcerer's Shoes
Seeker's Armguard
Fiendish Codex
Stopwatch
Zhonya's Hourglass

Situational

Spirit Visage
Thornmail
Mercury's Treads
Mejai's Soulstealer
Randuin's Omen
Abyssal Mask
Frozen Heart

Summoner Spells

FlashIgnite

Damage Breakdown

86% AP

Swain Runes

PrecisionDominationSorceryInspirationResolve
ElectrocutePredatorDark HarvestHail of Blades
Cheap ShotTaste of BloodSudden Impact
Zombie WardGhost PoroEyeball Collection
Treasure HunterIngenious HunterRelentless HunterUltimate Hunter
PrecisionSorceryInspirationResolve
Hextech FlashtraptionMagical FootwearPerfect Timing
Future's MarketMinion DematerializerBiscuit Delivery
Cosmic InsightApproach VelocityTime Warp Tonic
lol:shardInfo.adaptive_force,Adaptive Forcelol:shardInfo.attack_speed,Attack Speedlol:shardInfo.ability_haste,Ability Haste
lol:shardInfo.adaptive_force,Adaptive Forcelol:shardInfo.armor,Armorlol:shardInfo.magic_resist,Magic Resist
lol:shardInfo.scaling_health,Scaling Healthlol:shardInfo.armor,Armorlol:shardInfo.magic_resist,Magic Resist
Ravenous Flock

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Death's Hand

Q

Q

Q

Q

Q

Vision of Empire

W

W

W

W

W

Nevermove

E

E

E

E

E

Demonic Ascension

R

R

R

Swain Skill Order

Q

W

E

Swain Counters

Swainwinslane against...

Leona

Leona

200 games

76.0% in Lane

54.0% in Game

Maokai

Maokai

56 games

73.2% in Lane

57.1% in Game

Rell

Rell

145 games

71.7% in Lane

57.9% in Game

Alistar

Alistar

179 games

68.2% in Lane

54.2% in Game

Blitzcrank

Blitzcrank

342 games

68.1% in Lane

52.0% in Game

Nautilus

Nautilus

581 games

67.6% in Lane

54.4% in Game

Braum

Braum

101 games

67.3% in Lane

53.5% in Game

Amumu

Amumu

99 games

66.7% in Lane

48.5% in Game

Shaco

Shaco

72 games

66.7% in Lane

50.0% in Game

Milio

Milio

752 games

64.9% in Lane

47.1% in Game

Soraka

Soraka

164 games

64.0% in Lane

48.2% in Game

Renata Glasc

Renata Glasc

75 games

64.0% in Lane

42.7% in Game

Janna

Janna

308 games

64.0% in Lane

43.2% in Game

Taric

Taric

77 games

63.6% in Lane

51.9% in Game

Rakan

Rakan

283 games

63.6% in Lane

51.2% in Game

Lulu

Lulu

586 games

61.6% in Lane

52.0% in Game

Sona

Sona

154 games

61.0% in Lane

51.9% in Game

Thresh

Thresh

843 games

60.1% in Lane

49.3% in Game

Ashe

Ashe

132 games

59.8% in Lane

49.2% in Game

Bard

Bard

84 games

59.5% in Lane

50.0% in Game

Morgana

Morgana

201 games

59.2% in Lane

50.2% in Game

Pantheon

Pantheon

85 games

57.6% in Lane

51.8% in Game

Seraphine

Seraphine

125 games

57.6% in Lane

47.2% in Game

Karma

Karma

295 games

56.6% in Lane

49.8% in Game

Zilean

Zilean

100 games

56.0% in Lane

50.0% in Game

Nami

Nami

411 games

56.0% in Lane

51.1% in Game

Zyra

Zyra

136 games

55.1% in Lane

49.3% in Game

Twitch

Twitch

52 games

50.0% in Lane

42.3% in Game

Swainloseslane against...

Vel'Koz

Vel'Koz

86 games

36.0% in Lane

51.2% in Game

Senna

Senna

383 games

41.5% in Lane

49.1% in Game

Neeko

Neeko

100 games

43.0% in Lane

50.0% in Game

Xerath

Xerath

262 games

45.0% in Lane

53.8% in Game

Brand

Brand

149 games

47.7% in Lane

45.0% in Game

Pyke

Pyke

275 games

48.0% in Lane

48.0% in Game

Lux

Lux

401 games

48.1% in Lane

49.9% in Game

Yuumi

Yuumi

573 games

49.9% in Lane

50.3% in Game

Swain's Trends

Win Rate

50.5%

(+2.2%)

vs last patch
Pick Rate

3.2%

(+0.6%)

vs last patch
Ban Rate

1.5%

(+0.3%)

vs last patch

Swain Guide

Key Insights
Soul Fragments heal Swain for a % of his max HP and increase his max HP by 12.
Enemy champions who die or are hit by
W
or
E
's second cast drop Soul Fragments.
Q
deals bonus damage to enemies hit by multiple bolts.
W
reveals the affected area and
E
grants vision of all rooted targets.
Recasting
R
does not end its duration.
Strengths
Naturally becomes tanky with
P
's infinitely scaling HP.
W
doubles as a low cooldown
Farsight Alteration
, constantly granting critical information to his team.
Excels at setting up ganks with
W
/
E
and skirmishes with
R
.
Synergizes well with
Liandry's Anguish
,
Archangel's Staff
/
Winter's Approach
,
Zhonya's Hourglass
,
Rylai's Crystal Scepter
,
Demonic Embrace
, and
Spirit Visage
. Can opt for
Everfrost
,
Luden's Tempest
, or
Riftmaker
when needed.
Weaknesses
Completely immobile, leaving him vulnerable to ganks.
Struggles against champions who outrange him.
R
's Demon Power drains faster over time, and quickly ends if Swain isn't draining an enemy champion.
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