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Swain

ARAMB tier
50.5% win rate 8.3% pick 3.8 KDA 590 games

ARAM recommendations

Patch 26.17 · All regions · 590 champion games

Boots
Mercury's Treads
61.5%win rate · 122 games
Starting items
Health PotionCatalyst of Aeons
56.5%win rate · 69 games
Summoner spells
FlashMark
52.8%win rate · 163 games
Skill order
55.7%win rate · 210 games

ARAM modifiers. We don't have reliable ARAM modifier data for this patch yet.

Rune pages

Share of this build's games, then win rate
Precision
Press the Attack
Lethal Tempo
Fleet Footwork
Conqueror
Absorb Life
Triumph
Presence of Mind
Legend: Alacrity
Legend: Haste
Legend: Bloodline
Coup de Grace
Cut Down
Last Stand
Resolve
Demolish
Font of Life
Shield Bash
Conditioning
Second Wind
Bone Plating
Overgrowth
Revitalize
Unflinching
Shards
Adaptive Force
Adaptive Force
Health Scaling
78 games on this page · 48.7% win rate

Ability order

Tap or hover an ability for its description
Max Q, then W, then EDeath's Hand→Vision of Empire→Nevermove
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Death's Hand
Q · Death's Hand

Swain unleashes several bolts of eldritch power that pierce through enemies. Enemies hit take more damage for each bolt they are struck by.

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Vision of Empire
W · Vision of Empire

Swain opens a demon eye that deals damage and slows enemies. Champions hit are revealed and also grant Swain a Soul Fragment.

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Nevermove
E · Nevermove

Swain launches a wave of demonic power forward. It then returns to Swain and roots enemies it hits. Swain can then choose to pull all rooted champions closer. This ability has a shorter cooldown during Demonic Ascension.

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Demonic Ascension
R · Demonic Ascension

Swain transforms into a demon and drains health from nearby enemy champions, minions, and neutral monsters. Swain can cast Demonflare to decimate and slow nearby enemies with a nova of soulfire. This form is indefinite as long as Swain drains enemy champions.

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Builds

Share of this champion's games

Summoner spells

FlashMark

Starting items

Health PotionCatalyst of Aeons

Boots

Mercury's Treads

Core purchase order

Rod of Ages→Rylai's Crystal Scepter→Spirit Visage

Situational items

Pick rate, then games
4th item
Riftmaker18.6% pick18 games
Liandry's Torment13.4% pick13 games
Unending Despair12.4% pick12 games
5th item
Riftmaker22.9% pick8 games
Unending Despair20.0% pick7 games
Thornmail11.4% pick4 games