LoL Champion Build Guides: Swain

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Swain Build & Runes

If you're looking for the best rune build for Swain we've got you covered. Below you can find the best items and runes to build for Swain, as determined by LeagueSpy's calculations of thousands of Plat+ League of Legends games. If you are already familiar with how to play Swain this is a great resource to quickly get a good rune selection for Patch 11.19. However, if you are a new Swain player we highly recommend reading through some of the guides above to learn why this build is strong on Swain!

Patch 11.19: 22306 matches scanned * Each section of the build is rated independently of the others

Domination

Inspiration

Second Best

63%

Win Rate 56 Games

Domination

Inspiration

Third Best

61%

Win Rate 80 Games

Domination

Resolve

Second Best

48%

Win Rate 2101 Games

Third Best

44%

Win Rate 170 Games

Second Best

46%

Win Rate 1690 Games

Third Best

41%

Win Rate 184 Games

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Passive Ability

Second Best

59%

Win Rate 138 Games

Passive Ability

Third Best

57%

Win Rate 77 Games

Passive Ability

Patch 11.19: 22306 matches scanned * Each section of the build is rated independently of the others

Precision

Domination

Second Best

58%

Win Rate 135 Games

Domination

Inspiration

Third Best

52%

Win Rate 643 Games

Precision

Domination

Second Best

53%

Win Rate 1004 Games

Third Best

52%

Win Rate 580 Games

Second Best

50%

Win Rate 1483 Games

Third Best

55%

Win Rate 332 Games

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! Small Sample Size Warning * There is either not a lot of games played on this champion or the builds vary greatly, we have provided the top build but it does not have a high confidence rating so use your own discretion.

Passive Ability

Second Best

79%

Win Rate 38 Games

Passive Ability

Third Best

67%

Win Rate 15 Games

Passive Ability

Patch 11.19: 22306 matches scanned * Each section of the build is rated independently of the others

Precision

Domination

Second Best

51%

Win Rate 87 Games

Precision

Domination

Third Best

49%

Win Rate 73 Games

Domination

Inspiration

Second Best

51%

Win Rate 480 Games

Third Best

50%

Win Rate 117 Games

Second Best

53%

Win Rate 683 Games

Third Best

52%

Win Rate 197 Games

Second Best

56%

Win Rate 437 Games

Third Best

55%

Win Rate 244 Games

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Passive Ability

Patch 11.19: 22306 matches scanned * Each section of the build is rated independently of the others

Precision

Domination

Second Best

52%

Win Rate 29 Games

Precision

Domination

Third Best

41%

Win Rate 22 Games

Domination

Inspiration

Second Best

48%

Win Rate 142 Games

Second Best

52%

Win Rate 145 Games

Third Best

51%

Win Rate 94 Games

Second Best

48%

Win Rate 73 Games

Third Best

46%

Win Rate 134 Games

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Passive Ability

Second Best

88%

Win Rate 16 Games

Passive Ability

Third Best

47%

Win Rate 15 Games

Passive Ability

Swain Counters

Learn 's counters and discover matchups where they have an advantage! When you're starting a game of League of Legends you should always keep in mind if you'll be at an advantage or disadvantage against your opponent, so you can know whether to bully them or play safe. You can find detailed breakdowns of each matchup on CounterStats, and you can also check out some Swain guides to see how to build and play against other champions you may find yourself up against!

This counter data is for Swain Support in Plat+ games. The percent shown is the enemy champion's counter rating against Swain. Counter rating is our own statistic that factors in counter kills, overall kills, early lead ratio, comeback ratio, and win percent to give the whole picture of that champion's effectiveness as a counter pick.

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Swain Skins

Find Swain's skins and when they were last on sale. Never miss a sale for your favorite skin by using our Wish List feature! You can also find all Swain skins and chromas on Swain's skins page.

Skin Release Wishlist Popularity Cost

Crystal Rose Swain

Special Events

February 11, 2021

+ Wishlist

1350

Hextech Swain

Hextech Crafting

December 12, 2019

+ Wishlist

Dragon Master Swain

February 22, 2018

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1350

Tyrant Swain

May 23, 2012

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1350

Northern Front Swain

October 5, 2010

+ Wishlist

750

Classic Swain

Original

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Bilgewater Swain

October 5, 2010

+ Wishlist

520

Swain's Abilities

Ravenous Flock Swain's Passive

1125

Ravenous: Swain can periodically target a nearby immobilized enemy champion to rip out a Soul Fragment from them, dealing 20-105 (+30% of ability power) magic damage and pulling them 290-units towards him before a 0.25-second cast time (depending on level). If the target would be brought past Swain, they are instead knocked back the excess distance.

Enemy champions also leave behind a Soul Fragment for 16 seconds upon death, which can be harvested after 1 second if Swain is near them.

Flock: Enemy champion takedowns leave a Soul Fragment behind for 16 seconds. Swain restores 4 / 5.5 / 7% of his maximum health whenever he collects a Soul Fragment, while also permanently increasing his maximum health by 5.

Death's Hand Swain's Q Ability

725

65 / 70 / 75 / 80 / 85

9 / 7.5 / 6 / 4.5 / 3

Swain unleashes five bolts of eldritch power in the target direction, dealing 55 / 75 / 95 / 115 / 135 (+40% of ability power) magic damage to all enemies in a cone. Enemies can be hit by multiple bolts, taking 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 35% bonus magic damage.

Vision of Empire Swain's W Ability

7500

70 / 80 / 90 / 100 / 110

22 / 21 / 20 / 19 / 18

Swain summons a demonic eye at the target area that reveals it for 2 seconds before exploding, dealing 80 / 120 / 160 / 200 / 240 (+70% of ability power) magic damage to all enemies hit, halved against non-champions, and slowing them by 25 / 35 / 45 / 55 / 65% for 2.5 seconds.

Enemy champions are revealed for 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 seconds and each grant Swain a Soul Fragment.

Nevermove Swain's E Ability

850

Swain launches a demonic wave in the target direction, dealing 35 / 70 / 105 / 140 / 175 (+25% of ability power) magic damage to enemies it passes through.

Upon reaching its maximum distance, the wave returns to Swain, detonating at the first enemy hit, dealing 35 / 45 / 55 / 65 / 75 (+25% of ability power) magic damage to all nearby enemies and rooting them for 1.5 seconds.

Demonic Ascension Swain's Ultimate (R) Ability

650

100

120

Swain frees the demon within for 12 seconds, gaining 125 / 200 / 275 (+5 per Soul Fragment) bonus health.

While Demonic Ascension is active, Swain drains the 3 enemies closest to him, prioritizing champions, dealing 35 / 50 / 65 (+14.167% of ability power) magic damage to them each second, up to a potential 420 / 600 / 780 (+170% of ability power) damage per enemy. He also restores 20 / 35 / 50 (+16% of ability power) health per second for each enemy hit, reduced by 90% against minions and monsters.

Swain can end the effects of Demonic Ascension early to cast Demonflare, and automatically does so at the end of its duration.

Demonflare: Swain unleashes a nova of soulfire, dealing a minimum of 100 / 150 / 200 (+50% of ability power) magic damage to all nearby enemies, plus 75% of the health Swain drained during Demonic Ascension. Demonflare's damage is capped at 200 / 300 / 400 (+100% of ability power).

Demonflare Swain's Ultimate (R) Ability

675

Swain unleashes a nova of soulfire, dealing a minimum of 100 / 150 / 200 (+50% of ability power) magic damage to all nearby enemies, plus 75% of the health Swain drained during Demonic Ascension. Demonflare's damage is capped at 200 / 300 / 400 (+100% of ability power).

Demonflare is automatically cast at the end of the Demonic Ascension duration, which can be ended early by recasting the ability.

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