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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 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 12.14. 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 12.14: 381619 matches scanned * Each section of the build is rated independently of the others

Precision

Resolve

Second Best

55%

Win Rate 1532 Games

Precision

Resolve

Third Best

58%

Win Rate 299 Games

Sorcery

Resolve

Second Best

55%

Win Rate 6948 Games

Third Best

51%

Win Rate 4062 Games

Second Best

52%

Win Rate 2594 Games

Third Best

56%

Win Rate 1982 Games

Second Best

54%

Win Rate 5633 Games

Third Best

56%

Win Rate 3899 Games

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Passive Ability

Second Best

71%

Win Rate 279 Games

Passive Ability

Third Best

66%

Win Rate 672 Games

Passive Ability

Patch 12.14: 381622 matches scanned * Each section of the build is rated independently of the others

Domination

Inspiration

Second Best

49%

Win Rate 1518 Games

Domination

Inspiration

Third Best

60%

Win Rate 65 Games

Domination

Resolve

Second Best

49%

Win Rate 5015 Games

Third Best

54%

Win Rate 497 Games

Second Best

52%

Win Rate 3030 Games

Second Best

46%

Win Rate 3236 Games

Third Best

47%

Win Rate 383 Games

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Passive Ability

Second Best

68%

Win Rate 333 Games

Passive Ability

Third Best

67%

Win Rate 64 Games

Passive Ability

Patch 11.20: 494917 matches scanned * Each section of the build is rated independently of the others

Domination

Inspiration

Second Best

52%

Win Rate 550 Games

Precision

Domination

Third Best

54%

Win Rate 133 Games

Precision

Domination

Second Best

53%

Win Rate 902 Games

Third Best

50%

Win Rate 937 Games

! 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.

Second Best

100%

Win Rate 3 Games

Third Best

33%

Win Rate 3 Games

Second Best

51%

Win Rate 1264 Games

Third Best

55%

Win Rate 767 Games

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Passive Ability

Second Best

Win Rate 1 Games

Passive Ability

Third Best

100%

Win Rate 1 Games

Passive Ability

Patch 12.14: 381626 matches scanned * Each section of the build is rated independently of the others

Precision

Resolve

Second Best

57%

Win Rate 213 Games

Precision

Resolve

Third Best

53%

Win Rate 314 Games

Precision

Resolve

Second Best

52%

Win Rate 1664 Games

Third Best

53%

Win Rate 1040 Games

Second Best

57%

Win Rate 303 Games

Third Best

49%

Win Rate 725 Games

Second Best

53%

Win Rate 1061 Games

Third Best

54%

Win Rate 795 Games

Don’t forget
to Buy Wards

Passive Ability

Second Best

71%

Win Rate 120 Games

Passive Ability

Third Best

71%

Win Rate 119 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 Mid 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

+ Wishlist

1350

Tyrant Swain

May 23, 2012

+ Wishlist

1350

Northern Front Swain

October 5, 2010

+ Wishlist

750

Classic Swain

Original

+ Wishlist

Bilgewater Swain

October 5, 2010

+ Wishlist

520

Swain's Abilities

Ravenous Flock Swain's Passive

1125

Swain collects soul fragments from Vision of Empire, Nevermore, and enemy champion deaths. Soul fragments restore 4 / 5.5 / 7 / 9% max health (based on level) and permanently grant Swain 12 max health.

Death's Hand Swain's Q Ability

725

65 / 70 / 75 / 80 / 85

9 / 7.5 / 6 / 4.5 / 3

Swain unleashes eldritch bolts, dealing 55 / 75 / 95 / 115 / 135 (+40% of ability power) magic damage plus 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 35% damage per bolt past the first damage.

Vision of Empire Swain's W Ability

7500

70 / 80 / 90 / 100 / 110

22 / 21 / 20 / 19 / 18

Swain opens a demon eye, revealing a location for 1.5 seconds, then deals 80 / 120 / 160 / 200 / 240 (+70% of ability power) magic damage and slows by 25 / 35 / 45 / 55 / 65% for 2.5 seconds. Champions hit grant Swain a Soul Fragment and are revealed for 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 seconds.

Nevermove Swain's E Ability

850

Swain launches a wave of demonic power, dealing 35 / 70 / 105 / 140 / 175 (+25% of ability power) magic damage. The wave then returns, detonating on the first enemy hit dealing 35 / 45 / 55 / 65 / 75 (+25% of ability power) damage and rooting enemies in an area 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 for each Soul Fragment) max health and doubling the health collected with Soul Fragments. Swain deals 35 / 50 / 65 (+14.167% of ability power) magic damage each second and restores 20 / 35 / 50 (+16% of ability power) health per target damaged, reduced by 90% against non-champions. Swain then prepares a Recast.

Recast: Swain unleashes a demonflare, ending the transformation and dealing 100 / 150 / 200 (+50% of ability power) plus 75% of healing from this Ability as magic damage (max 200 / 300 / 400 (+100% of ability power) damage).

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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