Builds & Runes
based on 3,548 matches · Patch 16.20
Region
Win Rate
51.8%
Games
1,267
KDA
—
Runes
Primary
Secondary
Stat Shards
Adaptive Force
Adaptive Force
Health Scaling
47.9% WR
217 Games
Summoner Spells
50.7% WR
584 Games
53% WR
540 Games
48.5% WR
66 Games
Item Builds
51.2% WR
82 Games
48% WR
50 Games
64.1% WR
39 Games
45.5% WR
22 Games
50% WR
22 Games
Most Used Items
51.8%
967 Games
Core
51.1%
528 Games
57.3%
518 Games
54.5%
369 Games
53.5%
325 Games
54.5%
165 Games
56.3%
135 Games
53.3%
120 Games
59.8%
102 Games
47.9%
94 Games
59.1%
66 Games
47.7%
65 Games
Counters
Strong against
Kai'Sa
63.4%
101 Games
Corki
68.8%
16 Games
Miss Fortune
61.9%
21 Games
Seraphine
71.4%
7 Games
Lux
71.4%
7 Games
Weak against
Ziggs
20%
10 Games
Zeri
36.4%
33 Games
Vayne
33.3%
21 Games
Kennen
20%
5 Games
Xayah
42.1%
38 Games
Base Stats
Health
595
+99 / per level
Mana
400
+29 / per level
Attack Damage
58
Armor
23
+4.7 / per level
Magic Resist
34
+1.55 / per level
Attack Speed
0.625
+2.11% / per level
Move Speed
330
Range
525
Abilities
P
Ravenous Flock
Swain's ravens collect Soul Fragments that heal him and permanently increase his maximum health.
Q
Death's Hand
Swain unleashes several bolts of eldritch power that pierce through enemies. Enemies hit take more damage for each bolt they are struck by.
W
Vision of Empire
Swain opens a demon eye that deals damage and slows enemies. Champions hit are revealed and also grant Swain a Soul Fragment.
E
Nevermove
Swain launches a wave of demonic power forward. It then returns to Swain and roots enemies it hits. Swain can then choose to pull all rooted champions closer. This ability has a shorter cooldown during Demonic Ascension.
R
Demonic Ascension
Swain transforms into a demon and drains health from nearby enemy champions, minions, and neutral monsters. Swain can cast Demonflare to decimate and slow nearby enemies with a nova of soulfire. This form is indefinite as long as Swain drains enemy champions.
Tips
As Ally
- •If you're having trouble rooting an enemy with Nevermove, try throwing it at opponents when they are near their minions so the explosion surprises them.
- •While laning, try to use Death's Hand's piercing damage to damage opponents from a safe distance.
- •Vision of Empire is quite difficult to land on its own, look for skirmishes around the map where enemies may be distracted or crowd controlled so you can land it more easily.
- •Demonic Ascension may make Swain very hard to kill but he's pretty easy to get away from. Try building items that can slow opponents to keep them in range if their mobility is overwhelming.
As Enemy
- •Swain's passive is very potent if you are immobilized. Make sure to be extra careful around enemies who have immobilizing effects.
- •High mobility counters all of Swain's basic abilities: Death's Hand does more damage the closer he is, Vision of Empire has a very long delay and Nevermove must start returning back to him to be dangerous.
- •Buying an item with Grievous Wounds will make Swain much easier to kill during his Demonic Ascension.
Skins (10)
Swain
Lore
Jericho Swain is the visionary ruler of Noxus, an expansionist nation that reveres only strength. Though he was cast down and crippled in the Ionian wars, his left arm severed, he seized control of the empire with ruthless determination… and a new, demonic hand. Now, Swain commands from the front lines, marching against a coming darkness that only he can see—in glimpses gathered by shadowy ravens from the corpses all around him. In a swirl of sacrifice and secrets, the greatest secret of all is that the true enemy lies within.