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Swain

TopC tierAll ranks
49.3% win rate 0.5% pick 2.8% ban 2.2 KDA 1,973 games

Strong against

Struggles against

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
170 games on this page · 51.8% 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 champion-role games

Summoner spells

FlashIgnite

Starting items

Doran's RingHealth Potion

Boots

Plated Steelcaps

Core purchase order

Rylai's Crystal Scepter→Liandry's Torment

Situational items

Pick rate, then games
4th item
Spirit Visage22.8% pick18 games
Frozen Heart11.4% pick9 games
5th item
Spirit Visage31.2% pick5 games
Unending Despair12.5% pick2 games
Jak'Sho, The Protean12.5% pick2 games

Synergizes with

MaokaiLow sample78.3%23 games
LissandraLow sample66.7%39 games
ZiggsLow sample70.8%24 games
BraumLow sample64.6%48 games
Akali63.6%55 games

Stats

Performance

avg / game
CS / min6.5
Gold / min377
Damage to champs24,509
Kill participation39%
Vision score22
Damage share23%

Win by game length

Centre line is 50%
<2548.7%528 games
25-3048.5%590 games
30-3550.6%494 games
35+49.9%361 games

Damage profile

1,973 games measured
Builds APCC 1.65/min · 91st pct

Damage dealt to champions in this role. The build label comes from items, so it can differ from the damage split.

Objective impact

Win rate with vs without · correlation, not causation
How often this champion or its team takes each objective first, and the win rate with and without it
ObjectiveTaken firstWin withWin withoutGap
First blood1,973 games9.9%46.9%49.6%-2.7 pts
First tower1,973 games15.4%63.2%46.8%+16.4 pts
First dragon (team)2,000 games51.8%60.7%37.6%+23.1 pts
First herald (team)2,000 games41.3%63.0%40.1%+22.9 pts
First baron (team)2,000 games35.9%79.8%32.6%+47.2 pts
First voidgrubs (team)2,000 games49.4%54.4%44.9%+9.5 pts