Swain Build Guide - Runes, Items, and Stats Patch 16.4 - Blitz.gg

Tier

Win Rate

Win Rate Change

Pick rate

Ban rate

Matches

Playstyle Builds

Pro Builds

Patch: 16.4

Runes

Electrocute

Dark Harvest

Hail of Blades

Summoner Spells

Items

Starting Items

Build Order

Completed Items

Situational Items

Ability Max Order

91%

228 games

Q

E

W

1

E

2

Q

3

W

4

Q

5

Q

6

R

7

Q

8

E

9

Q

10

E

11

R

12

E

13

E

14

W

15

W

16

R

17

W

18

W

Damage Breakdown

8%

86%

6%

Key Insights

Enemy champions who die or are hit by
W
or
E
's second cast drop Soul Fragments.
Recasting
R
does not end its duration.
Soul Fragments heal Swain for a % of his max HP and increase his max HP by 12.
Q
deals bonus damage to enemies hit by multiple bolts.
W
reveals the affected area and
E
grants vision of all rooted targets.

Strengths

Excels at setting up ganks with
W
/
E
and skirmishes with
R
.
Excels with items that enhance his ability power, mana sustain, and durability.
Naturally becomes tanky with
P
's infinitely scaling HP.
W
doubles as a low cooldown
, constantly granting critical information to his team.

Weaknesses

Completely immobile, leaving him vulnerable to ganks.
R
's Demon Power drains faster over time, and quickly ends if Swain isn't draining an enemy champion.
Struggles against champions who outrange him.

Similar Champions

A few champions that are similar playstyle to Swain.