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Swain

SupportC tierAll ranks
48.9% win rate 3.1% pick 2.8% ban 2.3 KDA 12,341 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
1,861 games on this page · 47.5% 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

Boots

Sorcerer's Shoes

Core purchase order

Rylai's Crystal Scepter→Liandry's Torment

Situational items

Pick rate, then win rate
4th item
Spirit Visage23.7% pick48.0% win
Unending Despair12.3% pick56.9% win
5th item
Spirit Visage18.8% pick22 games
Unending Despair16.2% pick19 games

Synergizes with

Bel'Veth57.0%221 games
Malzahar54.4%491 games
Mordekaiser54.3%473 games
Nasus52.9%763 games
Warwick53.5%501 games

Stats

Performance

avg / game
CS / min1.8
Gold / min342
Damage to champs20,168
Kill participation51%
Vision score66
Damage share18%

Win by game length

Centre line is 50%
<2552.4%3,061 games
25-3048.2%3,484 games
30-3546.0%3,210 games
35+49.3%2,586 games

Damage profile

12,341 games measured
Builds APCC 1.77/min · 94th 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 blood12,341 games8.9%56.1%48.2%+7.9 pts
First tower12,341 games5.4%67.1%47.9%+19.2 pts
First dragon (team)12,507 games51.5%61.3%35.6%+25.7 pts
First herald (team)12,507 games42.3%64.5%37.3%+27.2 pts
First baron (team)12,507 games33.6%76.9%34.7%+42.2 pts
First voidgrubs (team)12,507 games48.1%54.2%43.9%+10.3 pts