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[S10] Swain CARRY 100% Damage (SUP, MID, BOT, TOP)

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imo, nautilus is not a threat at all to swain, in fact swain counters him pretty hard. he constantly has a higher win rate, and look up the match up stats. Especially post 6, if naut hooks, u can just ult and a lot of people (especially lower elo) wont build mr into a swain support.
on counter stats, swain has a 56% win-rate into naut

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how come you max q before w on swain supp?
I figured the lowered cd and range on the w would be better than q

Oi mate, which one you prefer: Gathering storm or absolute focus?

Hi can you add some basic combos for trading and team fights?

Swain doesn't have complicated combos. Your basic one is E>W>(pull)>Q. In teamfights try to put your W under as many enemies as possible, then Q or E them if you have the option to. Just spam Q and use E if someone is running away from the fight to pull them back in. You want to be in as many enemies as possible to cast R2 on them, that's why i always build zhonya as a second item. Big brain play is to flash into them with R2 maxed out and absolutely destroy them. IF they are running away from your R (reasonable lol) use W to slow them down. While, yes, im not the creator of this guide, i have 800k (as of writing it) on swain and i know what im saying( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡° ).
I hope i anwsered your question and wasn't spilling out obvious nonsense.

ever thought about predator swain? :D

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try it lol

just do predator + ult and go vroom with ghost and celerity with nimbus cloak, so u be a fast boi

What do you think of conqueror on Swain?

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could work

This full build only has 10% CDR? Ive been playing this build and really like it, Im an Illaoi main so this is def a bit differnt so maybe im wrong but it seems like he really relies on his abilities to deal damage so why wouldnt you want 40% Id love to hear the reasoning behind this!

Good guide, but personaly don't understand why start whith Q instead of E. E has 2 hits and CC and allow you to collect a soul fragment.

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I start Q because usually my level 1 priority is to clear all the CS and get level 2 before my opponent, then I get E. Starting E usually ends in me missing farm. The soul fragments I get are not very useful until 6 anyway, unless you're talking about the little bit of healing you get. It's good to start E if your team is invading so you can help them, otherwise to get a kill level 1 you better have ignite. Heck you could even start W if you want to, and force the enemy jg to smite their buff because you use W to try and steal it. The first ability is a strategical choice, I choose to clear minion waves.

A lot of this is not updated. You have screenshots from season 6.

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I mean, I only have the old screenshots to show how long I've been playing Swain, they aren't meant to add any strategical value.

Why is GP not on the extreme danger list? A good gangplank can can 1v9 every game

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That's a good point, I will add him somewhere. Honestly the reason why he is not there is because I was too lazy to add all the possible top lane match-ups into that part of the guide. Look Leona is the only champ I even have in the synergy side, and there's a lot more who could be. I'll update those sections again soon.

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Im a first time Swain and so far the games ive played have been fairly good. The top lane Swain build is a little rough early game not sure if that's because im new or because the build. Either way it look solid to me!

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Early game Swain can be pretty rough in general depending on the match-up, just focus on farming until you hit level 6, and take smart trades till you get there. Best scenario is if your jungler comes in pre-6 you guys should definitely be able to kill your opponent, or at least get Flash out of them, as long as you hit your E or if your jungler hits any crowd control on the enemy. Thanks for your feedback!

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Thank you! Im glad im not the only one that has a rough early game! Also maybe make a build for Nexus Blitz? Think a lot of people would like that.

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Hello, it's not possible to buy The Dark Seal with Doran's ring on the first pick.

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You choose one or the other. All items listed are just options.

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i've tried the domination guide and it was great! i played him with the domination masteries from your guide and i slayed yasou , even though he got a lot of ganks from sejuani i still managed to kill him * and die to sejuani * but still a good trade since it's a gank. And like you said it's better to go against yasou after 6 then it's kinda hard for him to kill me BUT if he has ignite my ultimate isn't that good , any tips on that ? Other than that great guide

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So as we all know, Yasuo is a pretty stupid champion because you can do so much to him yet he still can just ult and kill you no matter what. All I suggest is have a Zhonyas ready and work with your team to kill the Yasuo, especially if he is fed. If you are fed just solo kill him because he sucks. With regard to ignite don't get ignited, there's not much counter to that. Just be so tanky and powerful that even if you are ignited it won't kill you. Keep your ult on for as long as you can and keep using your abilities to kill him. If he gets low enough pop your ult, don't pop it early for no reason. Rylai's might be a good buy for the extra health. Glad the guide worked for you. :)<3