Swain Build for Mid with Highest Winrate, Guides, Runes, Items

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Playstyle: Swain Builds

Fighter & Burn
8,307 Games
55%
Fighter & Scaling
2,181 Games
51%

Pro Swain Builds

ShowMaker
vs
Ayel
vs
Crownshot
vs
MagiFelix
vs
MagiFelix
vs
Serin
vs

Core Swain Item Build Order

Doran's Ring

Starting

Liandry's Anguish

Lost Chapter

Fiendish Codex

1st

Sorcerer's Shoes

Boots

2nd

Rylai's Crystal Scepter

Blasting Wand

Giant's Belt

Amplifying Tome

3rd

Zhonya's Hourglass

Seeker's Armguard

Fiendish Codex

Stopwatch

4th

Demonic Embrace

Blasting Wand

Giant's Belt

Amplifying Tome

5th

Abyssal Mask

Kindlegem

Negatron Cloak

6th

Doran's Ring

Starting

Liandry's Anguish

Lost Chapter

Fiendish Codex

1st

Sorcerer's Shoes

Boots

2nd

Rylai's Crystal Scepter

Blasting Wand

Giant's Belt

Amplifying Tome

3rd

Zhonya's Hourglass

Seeker's Armguard

Fiendish Codex

Stopwatch

4th

Demonic Embrace

Blasting Wand

Giant's Belt

Amplifying Tome

5th

Abyssal Mask

Kindlegem

Negatron Cloak

6th

Core Swain Item Build Path

Situational

Summoner Spells

Flash

Ghost

Damage Breakdown

91% AP

Swain Runes

Precision

Domination

Sorcery

Inspiration

Resolve

Overheal

Triumph

Presence of Mind

Legend: Alacrity

Legend: Tenacity

Legend: Bloodline

Coup de Grace

Cut Down

Last Stand

Domination

Sorcery

Inspiration

Resolve

Demolish

Font of Life

Shield Bash

Conditioning

Second Wind

Bone Plating

Overgrowth

Revitalize

Unflinching

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...

Galio

112 games

74.1% in Lane

66.1% in Game

Aurelion Sol

224 games

63.4% in Lane

50.0% in Game

Qiyana

207 games

58.0% in Lane

55.6% in Game

Lissandra

354 games

57.6% in Lane

54.2% in Game

Kassadin

386 games

56.2% in Lane

54.1% in Game

Annie

114 games

56.1% in Lane

55.3% in Game

Pantheon

188 games

55.3% in Lane

53.7% in Game

Vex

626 games

54.5% in Lane

56.5% in Game

Ryze

149 games

53.7% in Lane

49.7% in Game

Naafiri

195 games

52.8% in Lane

53.3% in Game

Jayce

230 games

50.4% in Lane

57.0% in Game

Malzahar

436 games

50.2% in Lane

52.5% in Game

Swainloseslane against...

Zoe

172 games

32.0% in Lane

47.7% in Game

LeBlanc

250 games

37.2% in Lane

59.2% in Game

Ziggs

123 games

38.2% in Lane

48.8% in Game

Tristana

256 games

38.3% in Lane

50.0% in Game

Cassiopeia

203 games

38.9% in Lane

45.8% in Game

Yone

604 games

39.4% in Lane

51.7% in Game

Irelia

258 games

40.7% in Lane

51.2% in Game

Orianna

364 games

41.5% in Lane

49.2% in Game

Syndra

451 games

41.7% in Lane

51.7% in Game

Talon

314 games

42.0% in Lane

52.9% in Game

Xerath

274 games

42.3% in Lane

54.0% in Game

Zed

1065 games

43.8% in Lane

53.3% in Game

Yasuo

804 games

44.2% in Lane

56.6% in Game

Akali

628 games

44.4% in Lane

54.5% in Game

Fizz

414 games

44.4% in Lane

50.7% in Game

Anivia

198 games

44.4% in Lane

51.5% in Game

Neeko

132 games

44.7% in Lane

47.7% in Game

Viktor

323 games

44.9% in Lane

53.9% in Game

Ahri

680 games

45.1% in Lane

51.5% in Game

Taliyah

218 games

45.4% in Lane

58.7% in Game

Akshan

250 games

45.6% in Lane

52.8% in Game

Vladimir

415 games

45.8% in Lane

57.1% in Game

Sylas

680 games

45.9% in Lane

49.9% in Game

Ekko

263 games

46.0% in Lane

52.9% in Game

Azir

264 games

47.0% in Lane

54.9% in Game

Brand

87 games

47.1% in Lane

49.4% in Game

Lux

365 games

47.7% in Lane

51.5% in Game

Katarina

427 games

47.8% in Lane

53.6% in Game

Veigar

326 games

48.2% in Lane

53.1% in Game

Diana

200 games

48.5% in Lane

60.5% in Game

Twisted Fate

212 games

48.6% in Lane

54.2% in Game

Swain's Trends

Win Rate

53.6%

(-0.1%)

vs last patch

Pick Rate

1.3%

(-0.1%)

vs last patch

Ban Rate

3.0%

(+0.2%)

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

, constantly granting critical information to his team.

Excels at setting up ganks with

W

/

E

and skirmishes with

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.

R

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