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Swain Build Guide by ShunpoLol

The Swain APC Guide

Updated on July 30, 2021

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Runes:

1 2

Domination

Dark Harvest

Cheap Shot

Eyeball Collection

Ultimate Hunter

Precision

Presence of Mind

Legend: Tenacity

Bonus:

+10% Attack Speed
+9 Adaptive (5.4 AD or 9 AP)
+6 Armor

Precision

Conqueror

Presence of Mind

Legend: Tenacity

Coup de Grace

Domination

Cheap Shot

Ultimate Hunter

Bonus:

+10% Attack Speed
+9 Adaptive (5.4 AD or 9 AP)
+6 Armor

Spells:

1 2 3 4

Flash

Heal

Exhaust

Flash

Cleanse

Flash

Ignite

Items

Core Build

Zhonya's Hourglass

Liandry's Torment

Plated Steelcaps

Dark Seal

Morellonomicon

Demonic Embrace

Void Staff

Rylai's Crystal Scepter

Spirit Visage

Force of Nature

Rabadon's Deathcap

Ability Order

Threats & Synergies

Threats

Synergies

Extreme Major Even Minor Tiny

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None Low Ok Strong Ideal

Extreme Threats

Ideal Synergies

Xerath

Extreme

No counterplay, dodge if he is paired with another ranged

Vel'Koz

Extreme

No counterplay like Xerath, but with even more damage

Ziggs

Extreme

Too much range and damage, and you can't do anything if he push you without getting punished

Karma

Extreme

The best enchanter against you (and with you), nothing to match her poke and she just pressure the lane too much, also the mantra Shield in fight is so strong agaisnt a champ like Swain who has no mobility

Zilean

Major

His ult makes the 2v3 impossible and his poke can be very annoying in lane

Morgana

Major

Spellshield just too strong against your E/passive

Lulu

Major

If you get behind a Lulu lane you might not be able to kill the carry

Yuumi

Major

Heal, mobility, magic damage.. and you can only E one target, delete this champ btw

Ezreal

Major

He cancel your E if he times his E well, and he has some magic damage which is good against Swain since you rush Zhonya

Lux

Major

Can burst you after your Zhonya and impossible to dodge her E in lane

Seraphine

Major

Not the biggest dmg threat but so hard to dodge, and the mobility she gives is so strong

Senna

Major

Huge range and her invisible ability makes her untargetable for your passive

Aphelios

Even

Do not underestimate him if he has good weapons

Ashe

Tiny

Free stacks for your passive

Bard

Minor

Not enough dmg, his ult can catch you quite easy after laning phase tho

Annie

Even

Rare support but her burst can surprise you

Blitzcrank

Tiny

Just a free flash to get you into the teamfights

Brand

Major

Easy to kill but big magic dmg threat

Braum

Minor

His wall can be annoying

Caitlyn

Major

Traps > Zhonya

Draven

Tiny

So easy to bait Draven players running down on your Zhonya

Akshan

Tiny

Useless champ

Alistar

Tiny

Tank with no dmg

Galio

Minor

Easy matchup but good burst of magical damage

Janna

Major

You can't dodge her poke, and the mobility she gives counter you in fights

Jhin

Tiny

Most useless ADC

Jinx

Tiny

No dash, easy to kill

Kai'Sa

Minor

Super low range but if she gets ahead early she can match you with her ult

Kalista

Tiny

So easy to predict her passive with your E

Heimerdinger

Extreme

Might sound like a troll pick but it hardcounter Swain so hard, you can't lane against this clown

Leona

Minor

Tanky melee hard engage support, better with you than against you, just be careful of her burst with ignite

Maokai

Major

Very high magic dmg, annoying in lane poke, you can't rly dodge his ult and he can dodge your E/W combo with his W

Miss Fortune

Minor

Annoying as a support with E max but well, such an easy kill and not a big threat overall

Nami

Even

She can be quite annoying if played rly well, but if you catch her shes dead

Nautilus

Tiny

It's like Leona but.. with way less dmg, just heal on his face

Neeko

Major

As annoying as ugly

Poppy

Tiny

Just be careful of her ult in fights

Pantheon

Tiny

First item Zhonya is his nightmare

Pyke

Minor

Just be VERY careful before lvl 3, especially if you play double range, he can destroy your early lane

Rakan

Even

Some nice magic damage, and so annoying to catch and kill, not the worst but if well played can be a problem. Also you can't dodge his engage in teamfights

Rell

Tiny

Best support with you, one of the weakest against you, it's like Leona but without the dmg, and once she went in, if you survive with your ult, shes 100% dead

Samira

Tiny

On my opinion Swain is the biggest Samira counter in the botlane, Zhonya just fuck her too much, and her W cd is twice your E, plus her low range and the fact that she always wants to all in and teamfight, just like you

Sett

Minor

Can be quite opressive early with hexflash, but its an ad support that you can counter easy with your Zhonya, just respect him first levels

Shaco

Even

Fucking Clowns

Shen

Tiny

Sett but without damage

Sivir

Tiny

This champ needs a rework

Sona

Tiny

Why do people still play this '' champ ''

Soraka

Minor

Her poke is so boring but it's not rly a threat

Syndra

Extreme

Smaller range than Xerath or Velkoz but her ult is just illegal, and the pressure in lane is just too much

Tahm Kench

Even

He is a Top Laner now

Taric

Minor

Sexy

Thresh

Minor

Be careful before lvl 3, then he kinda lacks of damage, lvl 6 he has no chance, he hardcounter Rell tho, that's a problem

Tristana

Tiny

I love facing Tristana because she can't freeze, and when she all in the Zhonya is so strong because it cancels her E reset, and then she's doomed

Trundle

Tiny

Who tf still play that ?

Twitch

Even

More annoying if played AP, but his roam can be quite hard for your team, and he is often paired with Yuumi/Lulu which make him does alot of magical damage even if he goes AD, bad for your Zhonya

Varus

Even

Very hard to catch in lane with your E, alot of poke and his ult is a great tool in fights yo punish you, plus free anti heal on his E, but still if you catch him he dead dead

Vayne

Even

Quite hard to catch with your E, can build some MR, but still low range adc that you can punish in fights

Veigar

Major

A real threat if paired with a yuumi, he will outscale you to the moon, but if you can E him he is out

Zyra

Major

Not as scary as a Brand, but sometimes even if you kill her she will do enough dmg for her ADC to finish you

Kog'Maw

Major

Ugly creature building MR/health and most of time paired with a boring enchanter, also alot of magical damage which is always bad news for you

Alistar

Ideal

Best cow, unlike Leona it doesnt get countered by Cleanse, milk them

Annie

Cute little girl but meh before lvl 6, movement speed on shield is great tho

Ashe

None

No thanks, you are an adc, not a support m'lady

Bard

It's nice if you get ahead and allow Bard to Roam, but in 2v2 it's not rly reliable, you can do cool things with his ult in fight but otherwise it's not great in Botlane

Blitzcrank

Can be strong if he hits grabs (obviously) but be careful, you can cancel his grabs with your passive. He kinda lacks of damage tho, if you face a tanky botlane you might have issues killing them if they get ahead

Brand

Low

Deals insane damage, but he can't follow your E/passive behind cs, and if you get ganked you are doomed, one of the best mage sup to 1v2 the lane, but not a good synergy

Braum

Best man on Runeterra, but you don't rly need his shield and cover, you are the frontlane/tank of the lane, his CC is strong but you will need some damage that he doesn't have, very good on ganks tho

Fiddlesticks

Low

Stick to jungle, double Raum do not work in the botlane

Galio

Ideal

Very strong damage, can follow your E/passive combo rly easily, and his ult is very strong in teamfights with you

Gragas

Strong

Good synergy, good damage, but his ult might fuck up your fight, and you would rather have a Galio/Leona/Maokai if you want this kind of magic heavy frontlane sup

Heimerdinger

Ideal

If this is an OTP Heimer support, trust me this is a banger, he legit 1v2 the lane and you can one shot on one combo, all hail Dongers

Janna

Low

Not the worst enchanter because she has a nice CC but you don't rly benefrit from her shield or her ult.. it's not as bad as Yuumi but rly not good

Karma

Strong

This champ is so strong that she wins the lane 1v2, even tho her CC is not the best for ur passive, it's quite easy to hit, and the speed she gives is rly insane. I don't put her in '' Ideal '' spot because once Riot finally nerf this champ, she wont be that strong in lane

Leona

Ideal

The most easy support to play with Swain, if your support has no idea how to play with Swain, tel him to pick her. She's just so easy to play, she can follow behind CS when you E, she has so much damage. Only con with Leona/Swain is that Cleanse counter it pretty hard, or she would be my top 1 instead of Rell

Lulu

None

Fuck this champ and every people climbind abusing it in duo

Lux

Low

Not the worst Mage but.. I would rather have a Nami/Karma/Morgana, she has some cool damage but that's all, you don't rly need her shield

Maokai

Ideal

It's no longer rly meta, but Maokai support is so strong with Swain, and very easy to play with. Alot of CC, damage plus the fact that his pressure in lane can carry the early while still being a strong frontlane

Miss Fortune

None

Just like Ashe, stick to ADC

Morgana

Strong

One of the best Mage with Swain, blackshield makes you even stronger, and if you manage to CC someone, he is dead

Nami

Strong

Best Mage with Swain, her CC followup is rly good, the movement speed/slow very usefull, and she can roam quite easily if you get ahead, the only e-girl that I love uwu

Nautilus

Ideal

Leona 2, he can't follow when you CC behind CS, but he doesn't get as much countered as Leona by Cleanse, very strong against champs like Tristana/Kalista/Ezreal most easy support to play with Swain, after Leona

Neeko

Good damage and CC followup, but ugly

Pantheon

Ideal

No counterplay synergy, only fighting, only slaying, like a real Spartan

Poppy

Very good to counter some champions Tristana/Kalista.. but not very reliable damage and cc, and her ult can fuck you up litteraly in teamfights

Pyke

Ideal

Most fun botlane to play, but if you don't snowball Pyke gets rly useless. So play agressive, and destroy the early. One of the only sup which can kill lvl 2 with Swain

Rakan

Good CC follow, but not enough damage early, safe lane but you can't rly kill before 6 (except if Rakan goes AP)

Rell

Ideal

QUEEN, ALL HAIL NOXUS, BEST SUPPORT to be serious, it's like Leona, but doesn't get countered as much by the Cleanse, and her ult is so insane with Swain way harder to play than Leona tho, that's why if you are low elo, ask ur support to go Leona/Naut

Senna

Strong

Best ranged support, can solo carry the early lane, can rush executionner vs Enchanters, scale super well, very good to add a bit of AD dmg to teamcomps

Seraphine

Strong

Best enchanter after Nami, can follow CC very well and scales rly hard, you can bait some teamfights with her ult and you being frontlane/baiting ennemies on your ult

Sett

Ideal

Most sexy support, I would likck his abs every day But seriously, very nice sup, you can even make his combo : he hexflash in, E, you use your passive, and he can ult the ennemy to you, very POG

Sona

None

Delete this champ

Soraka

None

I love Bananas, but not Sorakas

Taric

Not enough damage, no mobility to use his stun well, and you don't rly care of his ult. Champ is good, but kinda meh with Swain :/

Thresh

Thresh sounds good because of his powerful CC and laning, but he kinda lack of damage with Swain, you don't rly wanna take his lantern in fights, and the cc chain with his grab and your passive is rly not the best, I don't rly like laning with him, but there is worse for sure

Vel'Koz

Low

Another mage, not the best with Swain, not the worst, fun to one shot people, but if you get flanked by a jungler, RIP

Xerath

Low

Just like Vel'Koz, but even worse because he can't follow your E/passive behind CS with his own stun

Yuumi

None

Worst support possible Delete this inflated champ

Zilean

Strong

One tricks Zilean are so good, and he can follow your E/passive quite easy, plus the speed boost is so cool in fights, and the ult can make your lvl 6 even more annoying. Also, early powerspikes on Swain (6/11) are rly important so his passive is great for that

Zyra

Low

Best mage support with Lux because very opressive in lane, but if you get flanked like other mages, you might have hard time surviving, it's gonna be a blood bath

Synergies

Ideal Strong Ok Low None

Alistar

Ideal

Best cow, unlike Leona it doesnt get countered by Cleanse, milk them

Annie

Cute little girl but meh before lvl 6, movement speed on shield is great tho

Ashe

None

No thanks, you are an adc, not a support m'lady

Bard

It's nice if you get ahead and allow Bard to Roam, but in 2v2 it's not rly reliable, you can do cool things with his ult in fight but otherwise it's not great in Botlane

Blitzcrank

Brand

Low

Deals insane damage, but he can't follow your E/passive behind cs, and if you get ganked you are doomed, one of the best mage sup to 1v2 the lane, but not a good synergy

Braum

Best man on Runeterra, but you don't rly need his shield and cover, you are the frontlane/tank of the lane, his CC is strong but you will need some damage that he doesn't have, very good on ganks tho

Fiddlesticks

Low

Stick to jungle, double Raum do not work in the botlane

Galio

Ideal

Very strong damage, can follow your E/passive combo rly easily, and his ult is very strong in teamfights with you

Gragas

Strong

Good synergy, good damage, but his ult might fuck up your fight, and you would rather have a Galio/Leona/Maokai if you want this kind of magic heavy frontlane sup

Heimerdinger

Ideal

If this is an OTP Heimer support, trust me this is a banger, he legit 1v2 the lane and you can one shot on one combo, all hail Dongers

Janna

Low

Not the worst enchanter because she has a nice CC but you don't rly benefrit from her shield or her ult.. it's not as bad as Yuumi but rly not good

Karma

Strong

Leona

Ideal

Lulu

None

Fuck this champ and every people climbind abusing it in duo

Lux

Low

Not the worst Mage but.. I would rather have a Nami/Karma/Morgana, she has some cool damage but that's all, you don't rly need her shield

Maokai

Ideal

Miss Fortune

None

Just like Ashe, stick to ADC

Morgana

Strong

One of the best Mage with Swain, blackshield makes you even stronger, and if you manage to CC someone, he is dead

Nami

Strong

Best Mage with Swain, her CC followup is rly good, the movement speed/slow very usefull, and she can roam quite easily if you get ahead, the only e-girl that I love uwu

Nautilus

Ideal

Neeko

Good damage and CC followup, but ugly

Pantheon

Ideal

No counterplay synergy, only fighting, only slaying, like a real Spartan

Poppy

Very good to counter some champions Tristana/Kalista.. but not very reliable damage and cc, and her ult can fuck you up litteraly in teamfights

Pyke

Ideal

Most fun botlane to play, but if you don't snowball Pyke gets rly useless. So play agressive, and destroy the early. One of the only sup which can kill lvl 2 with Swain

Rakan

Good CC follow, but not enough damage early, safe lane but you can't rly kill before 6 (except if Rakan goes AP)

Rell

Ideal

Senna

Strong

Best ranged support, can solo carry the early lane, can rush executionner vs Enchanters, scale super well, very good to add a bit of AD dmg to teamcomps

Seraphine

Strong

Best enchanter after Nami, can follow CC very well and scales rly hard, you can bait some teamfights with her ult and you being frontlane/baiting ennemies on your ult

Sett

Ideal

Most sexy support, I would likck his abs every day But seriously, very nice sup, you can even make his combo : he hexflash in, E, you use your passive, and he can ult the ennemy to you, very POG

Sona

None

Delete this champ

Soraka

None

I love Bananas, but not Sorakas

Taric

Not enough damage, no mobility to use his stun well, and you don't rly care of his ult. Champ is good, but kinda meh with Swain :/

Thresh

Vel'Koz

Low

Another mage, not the best with Swain, not the worst, fun to one shot people, but if you get flanked by a jungler, RIP

Xerath

Low

Just like Vel'Koz, but even worse because he can't follow your E/passive behind CS with his own stun

Yuumi

None

Worst support possible Delete this inflated champ

Zilean

Strong

Zyra

Low

Best mage support with Lux because very opressive in lane, but if you get flanked like other mages, you might have hard time surviving, it's gonna be a blood bath