Swain

[quote=Katjoesja]I Swain viable at the moment? If yes, is it really hard to properly play him? Thanks bros[/quote]

[quote=DuffTime]Yes he is. You can play him solo top or solo mid, and you can play him full AP or tanky AP. Good items include; Frozen Heart, Rabadon's, Archangel's, Rylai's, Rod of Ages, Abyssal, Zhonya's, Guardian Angel, Warmoggs, Force of Nature, etc. Also, I would say he's somewhat easy to play at a basic level, but rather difficult to play at a superior level.[/quote]

[quote=Katjoesja]Hmm but as an AP carry, would he compete vs like Kennen, Malz etc.?[/quote]

[quote=Fox Rage]you NEED a QSS on Swain, since you WILL get ingited, and if you get ignited, you WILL die. SO get a QSS :D[/quote]

[quote=DuffTime][quote=Katjoesja] Hmm but as an AP carry, would he compete vs like Kennen, Malz etc.? [/quote] Totally different functions. Tanky DPS initiate vrs big damage.[/quote]

[quote=ZioSerpe]he's viable and strong, yet you'll always have the feeling there's way better picks. Play him in ranked only if you are very good at him. Solo mid is the most viable idea, if you solo top with him there are some champs that will make your life a nightmare, on the top of my head [[yorick]] Mori, he can zone swain pre lvl 6 hard, while mid Swain is a great counter for malz/annie/brand[/quote]

[quote=Katjoesja]@ZioSerpe that's quite paradoxal :P... Anyway, it's either Swain, Vlad or Kennen (just to have some moar choice when I need to pick AP). Thanks for the help guys![/quote]

[quote=caucheka]swain is a good defender champion in dominion as well, with his ult he can easily interrupt 3 champions at a time plus against champions he has great sustain.[/quote]

[quote=PotatisFarfar]Play swain as Ap top and not mid. He is a great counter to people like nasus irelia and jax top.[/quote]

[quote=Katjoesja]Just finished my first game with Swain, normal game. I went mid with a dorans (more solid then a mana crystal) vs Xerath and with my combo complete I could devastate him (Nevermove when he anchors himself to the ground = looooolz). When I got my ult I could go where I pleased. After killing Xerath 4 times and dying once myself, I dominated mid- and lategame with RoA, Will o/t Ancients and Rylais. While this is a huge boost for my self confidence, my enemies were n00b (f2p Xerath, new Graves) and they didn't build MR and they didn't ignite me. Edit: I don't even have proper runes, I was playing with ArPen, M/5 and MR runeset xD... They surrendered at +/- 30 min when my score was 11-1-9. Gameplay is awesome, I do not regret buying him so far ^^![/quote]