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Playstyle: Swain Builds

Burst & Burn
12,058 Games
52%
Fighter & Burn
8,793 Games
52%
Fighter & Health Drain
4,528 Games
55%

Pro Swain Builds

Thien
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Farfetch
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Farfetch
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Farfetch
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HolyPhoenix
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HolyPhoenix
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Core Swain Item Build Order

Spellthief's Edge

Starting

Sorcerer's Shoes

Boots

1st

Liandry's Anguish

Lost Chapter

Fiendish Codex

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

Sorcerer's Shoes

Boots

1st

Liandry's Anguish

Lost Chapter

Fiendish Codex

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

Situational

Summoner Spells

Flash

Ignite

Damage Breakdown

87% AP

Swain Runes

Precision

Domination

Sorcery

Inspiration

Resolve

Cheap Shot

Taste of Blood

Sudden Impact

Zombie Ward

Ghost Poro

Eyeball Collection

Treasure Hunter

Ingenious Hunter

Relentless Hunter

Ultimate Hunter

Precision

Sorcery

Inspiration

Resolve

Hextech Flashtraption

Magical Footwear

Perfect Timing

Future's Market

Minion Dematerializer

Biscuit Delivery

Cosmic Insight

Approach Velocity

Time Warp Tonic

lol:shardInfo.adaptive_force,Adaptive Force

lol:shardInfo.attack_speed,Attack Speed

lol:shardInfo.ability_haste,Ability Haste

lol:shardInfo.adaptive_force,Adaptive Force

lol:shardInfo.armor,Armor

lol:shardInfo.magic_resist,Magic Resist

lol:shardInfo.scaling_health,Scaling Health

lol:shardInfo.armor,Armor

lol: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's Matchups

Swainwinslane against...

Alistar

1211 games

70.9% in Lane

56.1% in Game

Rell

1004 games

68.6% in Lane

53.5% in Game

Braum

594 games

68.5% in Lane

52.5% in Game

Shaco

431 games

68.4% in Lane

51.3% in Game

Maokai

486 games

67.7% in Lane

47.3% in Game

Nautilus

2674 games

67.2% in Lane

54.8% in Game

Rakan

2254 games

66.9% in Lane

50.5% in Game

Leona

1457 games

66.8% in Lane

54.2% in Game

Janna

1377 games

63.8% in Lane

48.0% in Game

Blitzcrank

2018 games

63.7% in Lane

52.5% in Game

Thresh

3701 games

63.1% in Lane

53.7% in Game

Renata Glasc

1359 games

63.0% in Lane

49.0% in Game

Taric

345 games

62.9% in Lane

51.9% in Game

Sona

564 games

62.4% in Lane

48.9% in Game

Tahm Kench

287 games

62.4% in Lane

57.8% in Game

Lulu

1731 games

62.3% in Lane

50.8% in Game

Soraka

1299 games

62.3% in Lane

46.3% in Game

Milio

1144 games

61.6% in Lane

46.8% in Game

Seraphine

898 games

58.0% in Lane

49.0% in Game

Nami

1510 games

56.7% in Lane

43.9% in Game

Bard

1189 games

54.8% in Lane

49.0% in Game

Karma

1295 games

54.1% in Lane

53.1% in Game

Ashe

1150 games

53.5% in Lane

47.4% in Game

Morgana

1754 games

52.3% in Lane

49.4% in Game

Neeko

581 games

51.3% in Lane

52.5% in Game

Yuumi

1014 games

51.2% in Lane

48.0% in Game

Pyke

1543 games

50.8% in Lane

50.0% in Game

Pantheon

502 games

50.2% in Lane

50.2% in Game

Zilean

610 games

50.2% in Lane

47.5% in Game

Swainloseslane against...

Vel'Koz

635 games

36.5% in Lane

45.5% in Game

Xerath

1485 games

39.6% in Lane

46.9% in Game

Heimerdinger

262 games

40.8% in Lane

47.3% in Game

Senna

3358 games

45.0% in Lane

49.5% in Game

Brand

1180 games

45.5% in Lane

46.3% in Game

Lux

2840 games

48.5% in Lane

50.6% in Game

Zyra

1683 games

48.5% in Lane

48.0% in Game

Swain's Trends

Win Rate

51.1%

(+0.8%)

vs last patch

Pick Rate

3.8%

(+0.1%)

vs last patch

Ban Rate

2.9%

(-0.4%)

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

Swain

W

or

Swain

E

's second cast drop Soul Fragments.

Swain

Q

deals bonus damage to enemies hit by multiple bolts.

Swain

W

reveals the affected area and

Swain

E

grants vision of all rooted targets.

Recasting

Swain

R

does not end its duration.

Strengths

Naturally becomes tanky with

Swain

P

's infinitely scaling HP.

Swain

W

doubles as a low cooldown

, constantly granting critical information to his team.

Excels at setting up ganks with

Swain

W

/

Swain

E

and skirmishes with

Swain

R

.

Synergizes well with

,

/

,

,

,

, and

. Can opt for

,

, or

when needed.

Weaknesses

Completely immobile, leaving him vulnerable to ganks.

Struggles against champions who outrange him.

Swain

R

's Demon Power drains faster over time, and quickly ends if Swain isn't draining an enemy champion.