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Swain Build Guide by Micorvus

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By Micorvus | Updated on March 17, 2020

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Runes: Damage Mid/Top Swain

1 2 3 4
Domination
Electrocute
Cheap Shot
Eyeball Collection
Ravenous Hunter

Sorcery
Gathering Storm
Manaflow Band
Bonus:

+9 Adaptive (5.4 AD or 9 AP)
+9 Adaptive (5.4 AD or 9 AP)
+6 Armor

Spells:

1 2
Swain sup
LoL Summoner Spell: Flash

Flash

LoL Summoner Spell: Ignite

Ignite

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Support Role
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Win 52%
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Items

AP Swain for mid(or top vs squishy)
Starting items
Dark Seal Refillable Potion Warding Totem Removed
First back
Boots Catalyst of Aeons
Needful
Sorcerer's Shoes Rod of Ages Haunting Guise
Must have
Liandry's Anguish Zhonya's Hourglass
Late game
Morellonomicon Rylai's Crystal Scepter
Only if you have a lead
Mejai's Soulstealer Rabadon's Deathcap
Example full Build
Sorcerer's Shoes Liandry's Anguish Morellonomicon Zhonya's Hourglass Rylai's Crystal Scepter Rod of Ages
Tank Swain for top(or bad mid setup)
Starting items
Doran's Ring Health Potion Warding Totem Removed
First back
Boots Catalyst of Aeons
Mid game(you really need Rod of ages, if you're not a supp)
Rod of Ages Ninja Tabi Mercury's Treads
Late game
Gargoyle Stoneplate Randuin's Omen Zhonya's Hourglass Rylai's Crystal Scepter
If you have Orn, pick this instead of Gargoyle
Locket of the Iron Solari
Example full build vs AD
Ninja Tabi Rod of Ages Zhonya's Hourglass Gargoyle Stoneplate Randuin's Omen Rylai's Crystal Scepter
Example full build vs AP
Mercury's Treads Rod of Ages Spirit Visage Zhonya's Hourglass Rylai's Crystal Scepter Adaptive Helm
Swain support tank
Starting items
Relic Shield Health Potion Warding Totem Removed
First backs
Aegis of the Legion Ninja Tabi Mercury's Treads Control Ward
You should take it after
Zeke's Convergence Zhonya's Hourglass
A lot of AD
Gargoyle Stoneplate Randuin's Omen
A lot of AP
Adaptive Helm Spirit Visage
If you have Orn, buy this before Zhonya
Circlet of the Iron Solari Infernal Mask
Example full build vs AP
Mercury's Treads Zeke's Convergence Spirit Visage Bulwark of the Mountain Adaptive Helm Zhonya's Hourglass
Example full build vs AD
Ninja Tabi Zeke's Convergence Gargoyle Stoneplate Bulwark of the Mountain Randuin's Omen Zhonya's Hourglass
Damage Swain support
Starting items
Spellthief's Edge Health Potion Warding Totem Removed
First backs
Catalyst of Aeons Sorcerer's Shoes Control Ward
Take this few backs after
Rod of Ages Crystalline Bracer Forbidden Idol
You really need this on your kind of support
Redemption Zhonya's Hourglass
Example full build
Sorcerer's Shoes Zhonya's Hourglass Redemption Shard of True Ice Rod of Ages Rylai's Crystal Scepter

Ability Order Mid or Top Swain

1 2

Ravenous Flock

Swain Passive Ability

Death's Hand
Q

Vision of Empire
W

Nevermove
E

Demonic Ascension
R

Threats & Synergies

Threats Synergies
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Ideal Synergies
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Swain's Top Items

Shard of True Ice LoL
Liandry's Anguish LoL
Demonic Embrace LoL

Swain's Top Runes

LoL Path: Domination
LoL Path: Inspiration
LoL Shard: Diamond
LoL Shard: Diamond
LoL Shard: Shield
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Swain counters well

Samira
56.40 %
Aphelios
55.71 %
Caitlyn
53.05 %

Swain gets countered

Galio
40.83 %
Brand
41.33 %
Zilean
41.73 %
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