Swain actually doesn't really have a
LARGE counter compared to other champions because of his kit and sustain.
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Fizz is probably the hardest counter you will face because of his E can dodge your attacks and spells etc. Although the
Fizz has to be a good
Fizz player if he's not, your gonna rape him badly. Determining whether he's good or not is all in the lane phase. You have to poke him when he goes into CS with your AA and
Torment fake out that your trying to E too by just AA him so he can waste his E as well. This will test
Fizz as a whole. After poking him you will find yourself winning the lane to cause the only thing he can really do against you is
Urchin Strike to you but then when he does that he needs to run away cause you will
Torment and
Nevermove him. It's a skill matchup depending how good you or and how good the
Fizz is.
DECENT MATCHUP
- You are actually pretty good against
Kha'Zix because you can poke him with
Torment and AA him when he tries to CS. The only thing you really have to worry about is ganks from the jungler. Other then that you will out DPS him. When you hit 6 and out sustain him as well. Overall you should win this matchup if you don't get ganked.
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- You are pretty decent against her I'm not going to say you counter her but you both are considered pretty even. Since she is melee you do need to harass her with
Torment and AA's. Though she does have
Bouncing Blades which can be annoying. When both of you turn 6 however you can win because when she tries to ult just
Nevermove her and you should win. Although most
Katarina's are to good and just
Shunpo away and never die. Plus you will probably get camped by their jungler as well so buy wards.
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sinister steel
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Karthus is a little boring. It's basically a farm lane since he can CS by using his
Lay Waste. His
Lay Waste has an absurd amount of range and he can just farm safely by using it. Other then that you can kill him head on it's just that you might not ever get to since he stays back all the time farming and he has
Wall of Pain. You have to land your
Nevermove otherwise you won't ever get to kill him. Try and harass him with
Torment but be careful you have to dodge his Q too. Overall it's a farm lane so ask for ganks if you want to win and watch out for ganks.
DECENT MATCHUP
- This has become increasingly popular now that S3 has hit the scene. This matchup must be the dumbest matchup I have ever faced in awhile. I swear it's
ANNOYING AS HELL. What will happen is that you can deal tons of damage to him but then he has this skill called
Meditate and that heals him for absurd amounts of HP. Then later on, you find out his
Alpha Strike nukes you for a **** ton of damage, it just isn't fun. You will never really be able to kill him ever unless you get help from your jungler. If you do try and face him on, you do chunk off his HP but then he will just use
Meditate and you will have to run cause it out heals your damage. In the end you will find yourself losing to him in a 1v1 cause he will eventually roam and get kills then come back with a
Deathfire Grasp, by then he will just 1 shot you.
DECENT/HARD MATCHUP
- You might win this matchup although it depends on player skill. Actually you might have the higher end cause your poke is better. Once you hit lvl 6 and get your ultimate you should be able to kill him because your damage out does his and you also get HP back so he's basically ****ed UNLESS he gets help. If he gets help from enemy jungler and you get ganked once he's going to zone you all day. Overall you should still beat him just AA and
Torment him whenever he tries to CS.
DECENT MATCHUP
- You might get raped in this lane. Reason why is because her balls are OP. What this ***** does is basically throw down a bunch of balls near you and barrages you with them and kills you. She can harass you from afar and basically chunk off your HP before you even try and attack her. You might need to ask for help from your jungler for this one. Even once you hit lvl 6 since she is a burst champion she might 1 hit KO you before your ultimate can even heal you. Plus her balls are hard to dodge and it can be annoying you have to be moving around all the time and it's just really hard for you.
HARD MATCHUP
- So this trickster basically
OUT PUSHES YOU which is not good cause you are then forced to farm under tower and
Swain SUCKS at farming under tower because of his low AD. You have to try and harass him with your AA and
Torment when he goes into CS but be careful cause he can pull a fast card and **** you over and then a jungler might come and gank your ***. Overall you get kinda zoned in this lane cause he totally out pushes you and then he is free to roam and ult which sucks for your team.
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- This is a pretty even match up, but I think you have the upper hand in this because of the amount of sustain you have.
Brand is a bursty champion though which isn't good for you. However you can out sustain him and poke him with E,Q,W ETC. You do have to be careful and not get hit by his
Pillar of Flame and definitely by all mean don't get stunned by his
Sear because if you do, the lane goes entirely in his favor. He will be able to unload tons of damage on you so don't let it come down to that. However at the same time he has to be careful of your
Nevermove because if you get that off you can unload tons of damage on him as well and you will always come out on top of trades because of your
Ravenous Flock. Do buy wards as well so you don't get ganked and if you do find yourself a little pushed and not doing so well ask for a gank. I don't think this lane is that hard though even for an average
Swain player.
DECENT MATCHUP
- Oh good old
Soraka. She is a pretty annoying champion to lane against because of her spamming of
Starcall and you might think it doesn't do as much damage but when you stay in the range of it, it can tear your HP apart. You basically just need to be careful pre 6. Once you hit 6 you will win the trade and can just all in her and combo her down. you can poke her as well pre 6 and try and out sustain her mana cause she can go oom pretty quick. You also need to be careful of their jungler cause chances are, your going to get ganked a lot just to keep
Soraka from feeding you. In the end though you should win just be aware of ganks.
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consecration
- This is a pretty easy match up for you because of your sustain outdoes all his damage. Sure he has some burst, but it's not enough. All you really have to do in this lane is just dodge his bombs and to be completely honest there pretty easy to dodge. Pre 6 just harass him with E,Q and if you get a snare off thats even great cause if
Ziggs ever gets hit by your
Nevermove punish him for it cause he will regret it. Once you hit 6 it becomes basically a rape lane you will basically win every fight unless you get camped by their jungler. If they have an aggressive jungler like
Shaco that can cause a problem. But in the end you will win every trade cause of your sustain and ult.
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- Lux is a pretty annoying champion to me this lane is mostly a farm lane since she can just farm with her skills from afar, but at the same time she can harass you from afar and it does do some damage to you early in the laning phase. You do have to be careful with dodging her skills as well as ganks from their jungler. In a 1v1 you should win if you land your snare and all she is basically ****ed. She is just very annoying and you might not be able to
Nevermove her cause she will just play all passive the whole game.
DECENT MATCHUP
- She is pretty easy to beat to be honest. In lane you will win and late game you will win. What happens is since she's melee you are able to harass her so much easier with your combo via
Torment
Nevermove
Decrepify ETC. While you combo her down and harass her with AA the only thing she is able to do is
Crescent Strike you, which doesn't even do much damage to
Swain in general because soon you will have your ultimate. You pretty much win in every aspect because if she does Q you and ults in she still gets ****ed because you will just go all out combo her down with everything. Your
Ravenous Flock will basically just heal all her damage and you will always come out top on every trade.
Swain is a very good counter and safe pick against
Diana. If you don't get camped by their jungler consistently you should always win this lane.
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Nidalee is actually pretty easy for you as a matter of fact I think
Swain is a pretty good counter to her because his harass E,Q ETC can just dominate her early. The trick to this is early lvl. That is when she is at her most vulnerable you basically need to be harassing her 1-6 and if you get a snare off and she's at half health or so you should be able to kill her, if you use your full combo correctly including
Ignite. After 6 you are pretty dominant in this lane and you should win every trade unless you take to many spear shots, if you suck at dodging her spears and her traps and everything else you deserve to lose this lane and need to practice more on that, but to be honest it shouldn't be that hard to dodge her skills. In late game you should find yourself ahead and the only thing you need to be careful at are the spears cause everyone knows that
Nidalee's spears hit for a **** ton, so just be careful of that. Overall you should be able to win this lane every time unless you get ganked, if you get ganked by their jungler it could cause some problems and you could possibly lose this lane so be careful of aggressive junglers like
Hecarim and
Shaco etc.
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Orianna is actually, to me an easier version of
Lux. She has the same kit like
Lux because she has a shield and similar poke attack except her
Command: Attack is easier to dodge because of it being shorter range then
Lucent Singularity. Her ult
Command: Shockwave though can be a little scary since it can set you up into a horrible position vulnerable for a gank. Overall though she is much easier I would consider to poke her after she's missed her Q and try and
Nevermove her if possible. In the end you should always win a 1v1 unless you get really far behind from like a gank mid otherwise she could faceroll you all game. If that does happen just tell your jungler you need a gank and if its successful you should be back in the game easily.
DECENT MATCHUP
- This is a very good match up for
Swain, I'd even go as far as
Swain is a perfect counter towards
Kassadin. What happens in this lane is pre 6 you both harass with your spells.
Kassadin uses his
Null Sphere, but thats it. You can harass him much better and do much more damage so he loses his trades via
Torment and
Decrepify and if possible
Nevermove. You will always win the trades no matter what. Once you both hit 6 you still win just make sure you cast your spells like
Torment and your
Ravenous Flock before he silences you, which is pretty damn easy if I say so myself. In a 1v1 you stomp on him because your whole combo can totally **** on him. He will be forced to
Riftwalk away. You will probably never be able to kill a good
Kassadin since he will just avoid you and
Riftwalk away. The only thing you must be careful of is ganks from their jungler. via
Hecarim,
Vi,
Amumu ETC.
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- This is entirely in
Swain's favor. Since
Rumble is melee you can harass him freely without taking much damage back because the only thing
Rumble has is his
Electro-Harpoon and even that doesn't hurt you that much and it's easy to dodge. Just harass him with E,Q,W ETC whenever he comes in to CS. You will win every trade even at 6 and beyond. You do however got to be careful for ganks, but even when you get ganked you can still come back in the game if you play it right. Never fight him in closed spaces because
The Equalizer will **** you over entirely and your team. So just remember that.
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