Swain Build Guide by Hiimpurple

Volibear

Do not attempt to fight him after six, poke him enough to where you can get his passive down. You cannot 1v1 him while his passive is up and he'll most likely rush Visage too. Your best bet is to farm under turret and wait for laning phase to be over or for a gank from jg or mid

Aatrox

You just lose this match up, your best chance is to time his q's and poke him when he can't all in you.

Dr. Mundo

Don't let him farm, but don't take any unnecessary trades

Darius

Glacial augment will be good for this match up

Gangplank

you kite him out, you should win most trades in this match up, I recommend taking revitalize so your healing from your passive and grasp rune can help you stay in lane longer

Fiora

Don't let her farm and poke her down, but play safe don't let her all in you. If you get help from jungle or mid and kill her enough you should be fine late game

Illaoi

you just don't win this, poke, don't take any trades and stay under tower and dodge her grabs

Garen

It really a game of "Who chimps more?" Most of the time swain should win this match up if he baits and pokes Garen. Don't let his passive start and build morellos. Just kite him really

Mordekaiser

Hard match up for a lot of top laners, rush zhonya's and banshee's ask jungle for help

Gnar

You can't poke him down, he'll out kite you and his all in is insane against you. Rush Zhyona's and maybe banshee's play safe and be way of his mega gnar form

Jax

Kite him out, poke him when you get the chance and rush zhonya's as a first item

Camille

This match up is tricky, just watch out for her all ins and poke her and kite her out and you should be fine, you out scale her anyways

Maokai

Poke him down and don't trade with him

Ornn

Just farm and poke, get as many passive and grasp procs as you can and watch out for his all ins

Wukong

You simply don't win this match up, play safe and farm don't even bother fighting without jungle

Renekton

Kiting is your only option here

Irelia

Yorick

Sion

Just poke and kite him out, the only threat is his all in after six just try to dodge his ults and you should be fine

Urgot

just don't get close to him and don't try to fight him after six without a jg or mid gank

Sett

Kite and poke is the name of the game here just be safe, you out scale him

Tryndamere

ooga booga I too mad to die haha

Kled

just dodge his q's and e's and you should be fine

Shen

save your e's for his lvl 3 all ins and you should be fine

Yasuo

Get him tilted, 9 times out of 10 every yasuo main is a 10 year old that gets mad at every little comment