Ranked # out of 39 in SupportDiscover all Support champions who counter Swain. Use our statistics and learn how to counter Swain in League of Legends and win in Champion Select! Swain Data for all roles taken from 17,661341423,12014,34128 matches.
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Tips Against Swain in Bottom Lane Tips Provided by MOBAFire Guide Authors
koog says “Aphelios is going to have a really bad time playing against pretty much any mage in the bot lane. He is very slow and easy to land skillshots on. I would suggest buying tier 2 boots early to minimize the number of skillshots you get hit by. Try to play around your support and jungler. The mages are usually just as immobile as you are and should be pretty easy to CC. Also make sure to take MR in your rune stat shards. Buying Wits End first here will also make your life a lot easier. ”
A_Drunk_Carry says “What a nuisance. His E range can hook you easily during trades. The W zones and slows if you get hit by it. His Q range is similar to your auto range, making for effective early trades. And forget trying to kill him once he ults and menaces your way. ”
Amberdragon says “Even as a support Swain can burst you, and his Root is brutal. Plus, he is hard to kill. Not a good matchup as you both excel in close combat and he has the upper hand.”
Coldsong says “Swain is a mage, which means he is mostly spell based. I would recommend saving your W purely for when he goes in with an E, since it is fast and can be tricky to dodge. Try to NOT fight him in his R and go for an all in when it is down.”
Chaeha says “One of the most volatile bot laners where if you take a single nevermove you simply die, he shoves you under turret and then repeatedly throws skill shots at you. Extremely unfun.”
Penguto says “He will root you then pull you towards him and do so much damage. Dont get caught or you will lose half your health by him alone, get cleanse if you are not confident enough to dodge his abilities.”
Simon Uchinora says “Swain has a huge gap of kill by hitting you with his E, has alot of damage by his Q, and a huge range with his W, pay attention on his E is a in and out skill, and only fight against him into his E cooldown.”
Doody_tco says “The minions wave does not affect the ability of Swain can catch and grab Miss Fortune. Even without the help of the enemy ADC, Swain can solo Miss Fortune with his abilities and protect himself from her damage with his ult”
SopTop says “Swain, as we all know, is a "Press R to win" champion. If Swain is in your game, I recommend buying anti-heal, because swain has a lot of HP regen. Swain also will have lots of vision, so if doing drag or something and Swain spots you with his W, don't stick around, because his team is now coming.”
yers says “Later on he can get thick and tank your burst pretty effectively, so just try your best to kill him early. When he throws his hand and you're in the path, walk up and sideways instead of back; his hand will only root coming back to him so you walking up and sidestepping will buy you more time to dodge it. He becomes vulnerable once his hand is down.”
HyroPyro says “Swain has better wave clear than you and can shove you under turret and poke you to death. If you are hit by a single Nevermove (E) you will be heavily punished. Your E cooldown is also higher than his E cooldown. Since he is ability based, try to bait out the Nevermove (E) and capitalise with your support on the cooldown.”
im_zeno says “The hardest off meta adc matchup for Yasuo, you can only wind wall his E (which is his cc) throw it backwards when he uses his E. His Q does a lot of damage and you can't wind wall it, dodge his W with your E. Post lvl 6 is where Swain gets his powerspike, you CANNOT wind wall his ult. Basically this is gonna be a farm lane, you can rush executioners to reduce his ult healing or mr to prevent being bursted down. DON'T ever fight him in lane post lvl 6.”
Elresser says “Once swain has a couple points in his Q, if he hits his E you will struggle to win extended trades. Until level 3 Swain doesn't have good dps, so shut him down early.”
lookingforguide says “Swain is an early threat, if you can't deal with hooks, or CC, ban this champion, his early hook is decently hard to dodge on Ezreal and it's cooldown is lower than your E's.”
Alvatorz says “Swain is a monster for Aphelios, heavy presure, heavy damage, heavy CC, heavy healings, this guy is a nightmare for you, carefull when you face this guy.”
Ekezun says “SUPERDUPER HARD, buy healing debuff items (executioner), try to push the wave under his turret, try to dodge his abilities as much as you can because when he roots you and pulls you in you're pretty much dead”
Harambe Homie says “Swain is by far the worst matchup to go into as Miss Fortune. He out pokes you, out dmg's you in extended trades, has incredibly high sustain with his ultimate and high enough burst damage to one shot you if you aren't careful. In the current meta, this is Miss fortunes only high threat counter pick.”
Harambe Homie says “Swain bot currently is just busted into almost every lane. This is definitely one of the harder matchups to play against. His poke and constant harass can be extremely difficult to deal with at times.”
MiningRicK says “It´s a little bit like a mid lane battle but this champ is so or so a very annoying champ. In my opinion it´s like in the mid lane an even matchup.”
Boast says “Swain loves to face tank his opponents and usually fixates on hitting his stopwatch once you are about to Q into 4th shot, eating both of them up with they are mid-air.”
nraxxr says “Swain sucks the fun out of your laning phase. He is very tough to play against since he can hook you through minions. Keep your distance and make sure to side step when he walks up for a hook. ”
KoZee says “Swain isn't too difficult to deal with as Varus due to his slightly longer range than most. If he grabs you and pulls you in, then you will likely get bursted pretty hard, which can be difficult to deal with. However, you can deal significant damage to him, even in his ultimate. One thing that makes Swain support as strong as it is is because his ultimate makes him very tanky by giving him extra health and a bunch of healing, however blight does percent max health damage, which helps counter this. You also have your E to apply grievous wounds and lower that healing. He can be caught out very easily with your R due to your blight and E countering a lot of his kit, but you need to position correctly to avoid him grabbing you in lane, which is his best chance at winning.”
Delta eGirl says “Swain can 100-0 you from 6 onward, and before still does most of your health in one combo. Bring MR if he's the bot laner. As both a bot laner and support make sure to watch out for his root on the way back, or you WILL die.”
LilPicky says “For Aphelios, the worst game is to play against ADC mages, in this case Swain can simply destroy our Aphelios. Not 1v1 with him because you can't make it alone, he can oneshot you, better wait for your support and then you can do something to beat him”
JCgo22 says “Swain's E is a medium-short range, pretty easy to dodge skill-shot that is extremely important for him to hit during the laning phase as it is his only form of engage in the bot lane. Kai'sa's short range makes her have to walk up much further than some other long range AD Carries to farm making her constantly at risk of being caught by Swain's E and having to burn her flash or dying. You should play the laning phase very carefully always positioning out of Swain's E range and trying to bait out his E. Only fight if your support can engage or you have already baited out Swain's E and you won't get locked down. You can also use the movement speed from your E to dodge and reposition away from Swain's E.”
Atrickster says “just scale you wont win an early fight so just stack if he waste his claw and farm or if your a support consider ro just haras with Q and W ”
MilkshakeGuru says “In mid lane he feels like a bigger threat. With a support there he seems to punish you less often.
Beware of his E trying to snare/pull you every time you would up to last hit a minion. Focusing him down first seems like a mistake most of the time because he likes to build a Stopwatch/Zhonyas. Don't stand in his ult while he uses those items. You can and should shut him down early.”
EvoNinja7 says “Swain is a very strong support and can easily burst down your health. His ultimate allows him to win trades or kill you in a 1v1 and he has really good poke and damage. Try to dodge his spells and once they're on cooldown, try to kill him or bully him out of lane.”
SkittleBtw says “A good swain does a million damage level 1, I don't know how this champion works, I tried playing it and I sucked balls. It has 1v2 dominated me a few times, I'm not sure if I inted it or if he turbo smurfed on me, but he felt strong. So. Don't feed him., You smash him late game though.”
pandorelol says “Mages are usually a pain botlane, but Swain is even worse as his base hp are quite insane, his 1 item spike is stunning and you won't be able to 1v1 him ever. If hits his claw you'll just get bursted with no counterplay since his dps range is higher than yours. Cleansing his cc won't cleanse his ability to pull you to him. Zhonya costs 2500 gold now, and it destroys your ult engages. Avoid at all costs.”
Dragonmysterieu says “The bane of all short range ADC's. Swain's E makes it very hard to CS when used properly. Watch out and dont stand to close to the caster minions”
Camelorry says “You can block his e but nothing else. He has a lot of damage and you range doesnt help to avoid it, just disengage once he ults and play around his sums. ”
Terrific says “I feel like Swain is really bad because you can dodge his E very easily. Tho do not underestimate this champion because he will do a shit ton of DMG if he does get you in his E. with his entire combo.”
KuuHaKu_OtgmZ says “It really depends on your dodging skills against him. Stay inside your minion wave to counter his Q, he is really easy to kill if you're not stunned”
HyperFake says “Swain is a big threat for caitlyn because you have to have fast reaction time to dodge his grab skill otherwise you will lose a lot of health.”
Eccentricks says “Swain support is a hook support. I have never fought one, but I played this, and fell in love. This champ is absolutely bonkers in the bot lane and destroys AD Carries like bugs. So like a bug, you gotta always be moving, trying to avoid his E's and W's. As for W, if oyu get hit by in while Sneaking, you will get revealed. He can also check the grass very easily with it as well. Your ambushing will not be helpful, thus destroying your early game and therefor giving you little chance to catch up in late game.”
mhsmhs123 says “Swain has the ability like Heimer to chunk Vayne down at the very start of the game. His damage added to his utility and CC can create a living hell for any Vayne hoping to make it through early and mid game.”
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Tips Against Swain in Middle Lane Tips Provided by MOBAFire Guide Authors
PlayCabex says “you can kill him easily after level 6, if you have enough damage then just fight, otherwise r him then q and go for e and w then run out of his ult with your phase rush”
eiensiei says “Can constantly harass him with E and even go for passive procs if I'm in a position to hit a Q as well - in that case it doesn't matter if he does his full combo, I'll still outdamage him. At 6, I'll stay out of his range and poke safely with E. After he gets RoA/Zhonya's he's unkillable and I'll only ever really Q+E him in fights, holding my R for squishier targets.”
Avucado says “Play in front of your casters, if he e's it wont go through them. Start E because he has low range and zero mobility. Look for hooks and E's when you can. You do a lot of damage to him especially if you get ahead. If he uses R, just E away and wait it out. If he hits his E he will chunk you for a huge amount of damage and if he's ahead he can easily kill you. Take mercs if theres another ap champ and hexdrinker if he gets too fed.”
Yeager says “This will be a farm lane. You have to be careful of his E, as this is the only way he can get to you. Rush boots if you have trouble dodging it. The matchup is quite easy so just focus on farming for your first hex core!”
Hullos says “ Strong cc sustain and poke. high CDs so good opportunity to go in once he missed stun. Post 6 you most likely lose the 1v1 unless he missed everything. Attempt to bait out ult and back off. Exhaust or TP can help here. ”
LunarVortex says “His E is pretty easy to spellshield with how telegraphed it is. If he's close enough, he might try to Q you right before his E hits you to break your spellshield, be aware of that and time it well. In teamfights, zone him and prevent him from getting good value out of his ultimate with your Q and R.”
Fuzzmonkey says “Dodge his E and this match up is pretty easy early game, you might take some trades every now and then when you W in but other than that, be extremely aggressive early game. Always take ignite for this match up like you would against Vladimir. Level 6 would be a good time to have your ignite up so that he doesn't heal off minions when he uses his ultimate.”
Fuzzmonkey says “Dodge his E and you'll win this match up easily since his Q is short range and his only main ability that he does damage with. Constantly poke him and all in him with ignite so he doesn't heal when he goes into his ult form.”
iZianni says “Fairly simple match up, dodging his combo is relatively simple since we can cast while moving. Our damage might not stick the best because of his itemization, but we'll usually have more impact early and snowball off that.
Its the 25+ minute Swain that gets scary.”
Kessi says “Swain will poke and auto attack you for free, get your level 3, dodge his E and free kill him. this matchup gets medium if he reaches lvl 6 or gets kills so try to pressure the map. In teamfights he can match your teamfight potential with his ult and cc and tank like nature, so take care. I recommend Mercury Treads or Mobility Boots for roaming”
Katawina52 says “Really easy. You can't have troubles vs a Swain unless you eat every E and Q he uses (If hes good at hitting it its gonna be hard to cs tbh). He should always be vulnerable to an all in and your mobility fks him hard too if you go in and out while he uses spells and your R cuts 60% of his R healing. Just make sure he used his E before you ult.”
WayOfTheTempesst says “Go on him when he uses his Q to push the wave and try not to be point blank infront of him so you don't tank the full Q damage. Save windwall and use it behind you when the E comes back into him to avoid the snare and you can easily all in him. As long as you have fingers, you can't really get hit by his W either so this should be a very easy matchup. Use your ignite when he starts his ulti to reduce the healing.”
WayOfTheTempesst says “Easy matchup imo. Only way you lose this lane is if you are just getting hit by all of his Es on cd. Play to get your first back and you should be able to win trades with him everytime he misses E. Go conq into 2nd wind and shieldbhash unless you need unflinching for everyone else on the enemy team.”
Drewmatth Taliyah says “Doran + 2 Pots or Corrupting for his post 6 sustain.
Relatively easy to kill pre-6 and can't do much after that also if you finish Morello. Focus on getting an early kill on lane but beware of his CC spell and jungler followup (it is predictable/quite easy to dodge however). Focus on Roam if he becomes too tanky and get kills elsewhere. Don't use anything else than ignite because he doesn't really have any kill power on you especially pre 6.”
Ambitieux says “Swain isn't too much of an issue. Watch out for his e's and you should mostly win the lane. He is a slower champion then most and has no real mobility so Ahri is a natural predator against him. You can easily take trades pre 6 or after 6. This is mostly just a standard matchup of skill were you push him in. Deny him cs and try to look around the map for pressure. ”
Sylvan Lore says “I haven't had too many games against swain, but he is quite strong right now. You can afford to trade early, but if he ever lands his E onto you, you will always lose the trade. Dont forget that it can travel through minion waves as its deceptive in how far it can catch you and pull you in from. Building morellonomicon second really hurts his healing and he isn't very good at tanking consistent damage from mages like Orianna. Outplay his E and the lane is won for sure. His Ult is quite strong if you get stuck in it so avoid close encounters at all costs.
Recommend Barrier and Dmg Build”
kindo says “Pretty free matchup - low range like kindred. Use your Q to dodge his E in lane to prevent him from getting passive hp stacks. His Q shotguns, so keep your distance at mid-range. You outdamage him hard at almost all point of the game except if you ult and he can pop his ult at the end - if you prime your E you can still trade kills anyways unless he gets Zhonyas. ”
Coldsong says “Swain's E and Q can be annoying, but other than that he is pretty easy to lane against. Just save your combo for when his ult is on CD, as it makes him pretty tanky. Also, if he hits his E and goes to pull you, throw out your W so that he has to take 2 hits for free if he wants to get it off.”
duhnx says “Use either HOB or Electro with Prowler's. His E is easily dodged and has no mobility. Punish him for wasting E and play a bit safer when he has R up.”
resetwice says “He is tanky and can do a lot of damage. Jump a wall to avoid his W and E. Take care when he R, only trade him at this time if you're ahead and with healing reduction item. BEST RUNES TO GO: CONQUEROR”
Netwou says “Early on in the game he can't do anything to you once you have your ultimate as he will simply lack the damage without his 2 core items so you should abuse that and go ham whenever you can.Autoattack him once every time his shield is up to remove it and then E/Q+auto attacks relentlessly when he tries to last hit minions. Save your W if he jumps on you, or retreats so he has no minions to dash too.His windwall will not block your Q or W. It will block your E however so you should wait till you are in melee range or his wall is on cooldown before you cast it in duels”
Katasandra says “[1] Dodge his E.
[2] His W should never hit unless he hit his E.
[3] If he tries to walk at you with ult, E away. In general he'll probably only use it if you E at him. ”
richardlized says “Swain’s E is pretty annoying, but he essentially only has 2 abilities against you in lane since his W is incredibly hard to hit and you should dodge it easily. Most swain players will chain W with E which is what the matchup comes down to - dodging E. He is a battle mage, but still very easy to one shot by someone like Zed. After you dodge his E, he is defenseless and you can WEQW and win the trade hard with AAs. After level 6, you can ult to dodge his E and combo him.
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Dr Eggmund says “Can be annoying, take care. Swain will look to all in you if he lands his stun so if you are confident that he will land it don't hesitate to pool out of it, but don't use your pool for anything other than if it saves your life against him or negates his damage. ”
Sanctuar says “Swain has become stronger after his rework, yet his sustain gets cut a lot by Morellonomicon. Use this item to your advantage combined with your kit to bring him down. Dodge his E and W to ensure a trade in your favor. Do not fight him alone unless you are ahead. In an even lane, wait for your jungler to help you out.”
cookanarities says “Pretty free matchup - low range like kindred. Use your Q to dodge his E in lane to prevent him from getting passive hp stacks. His Q shotguns, so keep your distance at mid-range. You outdamage him hard at almost all point of the game except if you ult and he can pop his ult at the end - if you prime your E you can still trade kills anyways unless he gets Zhonyas.”
ahspaghetti says “you want to dodge his root, then you should be fine, you do counter his ult with your ult as it applies gw. but it can be difficult if you eat every e and q. but mostly it should be fine.”
JoshAy says “You can easily avoid his root and his ult is very good to take. Don't let him proc electrocute early. His ultimate is so so so so good to take. Also, you should always beat him in an even fight post 6 because you can heal more in his ultimate because of W.”
PASS10NE says “Try your best to avoid his E or any skill from his teammates which can immobilize you. He can simply right click you and this will give him stacks for his passive (heal and increase max hp). Wait til his E is on CD then all in him.”
Wunsch3957 says “Yasuo favored before level 6 and late game when you get Shieldbow+Mortal Reminder. Swain favored in between those times. Rush executioners. Try to wind wall his E and dodge his Q and W to kill him. After 6 roam. Conq+Domination”
Wunsch3957 says “Rarely played mid but still seen. Before level 6 try to trade with him as much as possible and dodge his E. Get grievous wounds and only fight with E after 6 and roam aswell. Conq/domination with flash/ignite.”
Twitch.Tv-LimitBreaker88 says “You have better lane and outscale. Dodging his E is your only concern. So track it, bait it out and then do whatever you want.”
Coldsong says “Swain is pretty tanky for a mage, so killing him won't be very easy. Dodge his E and abuse his semi-short range. His R heals him for a shit load if you stand near him, so back off until it he uses Demonflare.”
BigFatCat909 says “Annoying as all heck due to his health regeneration and high health. I recommend rushing an executions though never actually finishing the complete health reduction item, and replacing Serylda's Grudge for a Lord Dominik's Regard due to it's passive.”
Hiimkata says “Really easy. You can't have troubles vs a Swain unless you eat every E and Q he uses (If hes good at hitting it its gonna be hard to cs tbh). He should always be vulnerable to an all in and your mobility fks him hard too if you go in and out while he uses spells and your R cuts 60% of his R healing. Just make sure he used his E before you ult”
ShadowSlayerMain says “Getting caught by his E doesn't stun you so you can still trade but he can deal Heavy damage, blink back when he casts R so he can't do anything”
wildersovereign says “Don't underestimate this champion. His snowball potential is insane if he starts picking up kills and he can singlehandedly carry teamfights if fed. Thankfully, you can very easily negate his E, his primary threatening ability in lane, with Black Shield, and he doesn't pose much of a threat to you personally. Do your best to deny him farm while keeping an eye on your mana pool. If he starts to become a problem, buy an early Oblivion Orb before he spirals out of control.”
invalidd says “If you dodge the E you will hard win the trade, his ultimate will give him HP so keep it in mind when you perform an all-in on him, ignite him
in fights almost everytime. Easy to setup ganks on.”
KASSAW1N says “Kass vs Swain: Te pockeara constantemente por ende tienes que aguantar, si puedes evita su E a toda costa, y cuanto te abalances aveces pensaran que es para pelear 1v1 y el activará la R por ende tienes que salir de su R hasta que se acabé y ya luego que se acabe y gaste la E nuevamente, puedes pelear. (compra segun lo veas, o hielo eterno o lyandri segun su curacion)”
BCota says “Pretty annoying matchup, pre-6 ONLY IF YOU HAVE TO use pool to dodge his grab if you are low. You can perma poke him because you outsustain him but his crows heal him so dont get pulled. Focus farm hes tanky and hard to kill early before you have large rod. 6+ dodge whatever you can, ignite him when he ults all in dont use pool until you think hes gonna use his ult's blast wave”
WolfRider01 says “Skill matchup. Dodge his root and then fight him. When he has no root, he is very weak. When he hits you with his root he does big damage, and can really mess your wave up too. Match his aggression in the lane, but dodge his abilities.”
Hqzz says “You are pretty much even with Swain mid, you don't need to get close enough so that he can root you. If he misses his root, now is a good time to get some trades in and use phase rush to get back. ”
k1t3k1t3 says “Neeko has great matchups, and ot all of these are even too hard, the main issue is they can run you down, 1 shot you, or have potent CC to shut you down during teamfights.”
Bobbab says “Personally I hate swain as I never dodge his e. But as long as you dodge the e your ult counters his and it should be a skill matchup that is slightly favoured you. Try to not give him too many stacks.”
sweodigaming says “Pretty boring lane just try your best. Important to dodge his claw. Otherwise just harass him since he has a short range. You do have more burst dmg than him which can favor you a lot.”
FalleN3 says “Swain has it easy against you for the first 6 levels. He has loads of sustain and will be building tanky. Because he gets tanky as the game progresses you may have to look for kills elsewhere unless your jungler helps you out or you are pretty far ahead. Farm as much as you can and punish him for any mistake he makes. Freeze the lane near your turret if needed. After level 6 you can possibly win trades against him.”
FalleN3 says “Swain has it easy against you for the first 6 levels. He has loads of sustain and will be building tanky. As he gets tanky as the game progresses you may have to look for kills elsewhere unless your jungler helps you out or you are pretty far ahead. Farm as much as you can and punish him for any mistake he makes. Freeze the lane near your turret if needed. After level 6 you can possibly win trades against him. His (E) can damage you while you're on your troll-pole.”
SirGobogi says “Paired with the right ADC, swain is the most annoying support matchup in the world. He is mega tanky for you to one shot him in a full combo plus ignite. He has a great pull stun. Realistically he pokes better than even you. Just try not to get stunned cause you will have a bad time.”
Fadedreformed says “Pretty even. He can try cheesing you with his jungler anytime and the health he gets from his ult is kinda disgusting. Try taking short trades poking him out slowly till you all in him”
Veralion says “HoB/DH, Sword/Dark seal. The only thing you need to worry about with Swain is his E. It goes through creeps and has quite a far range, and will guarantee his full combo if it lands. It’s got a reasonably long cooldown, so make sure to bait it out before going up for farm. Does no damage outside of his ultimate and requires you to repeatedly get caught by his E to lose the lane, which is nice. A chill lane to scale up in so long as you're attentive and respectful. It's just tough to finish him off since he usually goes RoA and gets a ton of health back with his ult. I've only been seeing him as support of late since other champions can set up his passive for him. You'll almost never see him mid lane. ”
RikudouDovahkiin says “Swain is a sustain-character as well, like Vlad, but he has a weak side, he uses Mana and building Mana items will usually prevent his stacking MR chance, so your abilities will be much impactful in trades, but care his E combo as it might hurt in lane, since many Swains won't have Ignite, it should be easy to negate those pokes even if you were to get caught to his combos, you might kill him but care for his jungler, who may come and easily cancel an avalanche, since his ultimate has an animation time, if your timing is well enough, you might kill him before letting ulti, which'll also make things easier in lane, so time for one-shottings instead of long duels because his ultimate lasts for 12 seconds and your early cooldown isn't favorable for such duels. Extra note; don't give hi free stacks as it increasese his burst from Demonic Ascension.”
Nooldles says “Hands down the easiest champion to face. If they lock in Swain in any lane; mid, top, bot or support it's going to be a great game I promise. His Ultimate is the best Ult to steal in the game. You can't die when you press it as the healing you get from it plus your W is too much. The DoT and the explosion at the end in sync with Sylas' normal abilities is just OP. Sylas with Swain R is the perfect champion!”
LemonDemon says “Probably the worst overhere. Swains abilities can poke you a lot in early, wasting your spells and it can scale so badly, you will need a lot of help it you want to dominate the lane.”
Zoe Sparklepop says “He'll build tanky and he'll be tanky
It's a boring and annoying lane but as long as you can dodge his E, you should win trades with your better burst.”
AZIR MEN says “Just dodge his root lmao. It'll root you and he can pull you if the thing goes back to hit you. You can get a 2nd item morello for this man.
Take conq”
PepeOnDrugs says “Swain has it easy against you for the first 6 levels. He has loads of sustain and will be building tanky. Because he gets tanky as the game progresses you may have to look for kills elsewhere unless your jungler helps you out or you are pretty far ahead. Farm as much as you can and punish him for any mistake he makes. Freeze the lane near your turret if needed. After level 6 you can possibly win trades against him.
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Gageowago says “You outdamage but he outsustains. Avoiding his root means he can't actually poke you if you position right. Poke him with Q W AA for electrocute and then start moving unpredictably to avoid his root. If you get rooted, he will pull you and then hit you with q and go for a w. You can charm him if he roots you because Swain tends to walk straight up to you after rooting you to land his q. Just charm him and then walk out of his w and combo him to easily win the trade. At 6 use your ult or flash to get out of his ult because he will heal off of the damage he is dealing to you. If you keep him down and prevent his scaling then he is useless.”
Lil Tidepod says “Swain is pretty easy to lane against. If you dodge his pull go onto him. He has nothing to out damage you at that point. If you happen to get hit by his pull, try and pop your shield combo to negate as much damage as possible. If you can, get out of the AOE damage he puts below you, because it will heal him. If he ults, lock him in place with your root and kite away.”
serruh says “one of the most dogshit champions in the game, I feel sorry for any guy that plays lane swain in 2020, but if you face one of these mole people, remind them why they should never lock in this joke of a champion. he can impact teamfights mid game but you still win at every point in the game. be happy if you see a swain on enemy team.”
Gogicha55 says “Try to kill him early or he will become too tanky for you to deal with, if he's playing really safe shove him and roam to get ahead cuz he scales really well and gets really tanky also don't take free E's or when you get rooted you won't be able to trade back cuz of his range”
Tehqo says “Avoid his Q, because getting hit by it usually makes you lose trades 100%. If he throws his Q and misses, take the chance to trade with him because he really can't fight back at that point.”
NebuIa says “Be aware of what he does. He can do deceptive damage, but if you respect it, he shouldn't be able to kill you. He is also pretty hard to kill though.”
Je Suis Azir says “Just wait. You fuck his mind late game. ONLY thing you need to be mindful of, is his E, his CC. It is his only opportunity to hurt you. Fuck him up.”
LightningDeceptigon says “His ult heals him for a lot and he's a tanky champion. Hard to kill in lane, so look for roams. Definitely take ignite for this matchup.”
cobbzy says “His ult is really annoying, I don't see him mid too often in my games but make sure you go in once his root is down or ult is down. Dodge abilities when you can and punish when he makes a mistake. ”
sekkondsEU says “Tanky and has damage + cc
Thats never good for Ekko.
You have to shove and roam. You can fight him, but only when he doesnt have stun and your chances are better.”
DravensBukkake says “Ignite/Exhaust/TP/cleanse/ literally everything is good into him
You outshove, but he wins extended trades. He can potentially win 1v2's if he has ult, so not that free to gank, but if your jungler is strong early, def easy to shuffle. If he lands E, he wins trade no matter what, otherwise he literally cannot touch you so you out poke him. ”
MarkeleleYasuo says “buy exe so he doesnt heal that much, try to block his e only if you know it will 100% Hit you, otherwise use it for his q while being in melee range with him ”
Weaver42 says “If they are even remotely good, then their W hard outranges you so hard (It's only 1500 less than your ult) you question why they haven't buffed Xerath and nerfed Swain at the same time. And then they are also better at short range than you, which is made worse when they can root you, and after root are able to pull you closer.”
ZEDORSON says “Swain is tanky mage which has lot of CC. Don't waste your W for poking him. Because he will root you with E and will take HP back with W. Executioner is good choice here too. When he is in ultimate and has 70%hp+ don't figt with him. Always wait until his ultimate will end. After he is killable.”
Cloud375 says “He will tank your damage late game and he has a decent poke. To be honest, this is just a question of how much damage you can deal to him and how much he can deal to you.”
Tayna says “Your E will only save you from his root, and he has it more often than you have your shield. Another champ you have to play safe and stay faaaar away.”
Euphoric Toaster says “Pretty easily lane for Heimer. Swain is completely immobile unless he goes Phase Rush, but either way a simple stun disengages any all-in he attempts on you. Swain struggles with pushing and maintaining mana as well so hes very easy to push in. His only hard CC is his E, which is relatively easy to dodge, so if you dodge those he cant do much against you.”
Big Shawn says “Swain is a champ which is quite annoying for Yasuo. His ability to poke and lifesteal with his ultimate ability will be difficult for Yasuo to 1v1 the Noxian General.”
unownreality says “Its vital that you rush a [[morellonomicon]]. Grievous wounds will reduce his sustain substantially. Wittle him down slowly, but dont take too much aggro. If swain tries to dive, he doesnt have a burst to take you down, so snare him under tower and go all out. They key is not to take too much damage from his Q. ”
MechaaZero says “He gets pretty tanky, and he can end up doing a lot more damage than you think he will. You can destroy him if you play around his E, but that's given he isn't actual garbage.”
maplecat21 says “Before 9.14 I'd place him at a 1, just dodge the E, but now I'm not entirely sure. You should still be able to beat him easily though.”
RagexAddict says “Swain is pretty weak against you before level 6. The best way to take him on is before that point. At level 6, he will be very hard to kill. Morellonomicon is a very effective item as it will reduces his healing and make it easier for you to win fights against him.”
ryze4thewin says “doge his e and then kill him try not to be poked by his q if he ults most swains are over confident so let him waste his combo then go in and kill him”
AzureArmatt says “After his rework Swain became great scaling champion. At first he won't do much dmg to you but suddenly in mid game you are dead before you thought what happened. His strength lies in his ability that will hold you in place and let him pull you towards him (and his team) for deadly damage. Avoid his root and don't sit inside is ultimate area of efect and you can beat him with your eyes closed i belie but later you get out scaled so better try to make him fall behind as soon as you can. without items he's damage is really bad”
Ebug8215 says “If you are against an experienced Swain you will lose. If they are newer to Swain you should be able to win. Avoid his E at all costs and don't let him poke with his Q”
Jazzmonkey says “Just farm do short trades. Play with your masterys and trade him if he uses his skills for farming. You can see in the video sector how i played vs swain.”
overweight_zoe says “Only ability that can ruin your day is his snare so as long as you play around that long cooldown this match up is pretty easy. If he gets brave and ults onto you just sleep him and walk away.”
LuxIsMyCrush says “dodging his E can be annoy some times, if you are into minions can be better to just walk forward, doing so he will catch a minion insead of catching you, but ofc if you can completly avoid it just do it.”
moutenn says “Swain is a bad man. He can poke you, however its way better then old Swain. This Swains R has a CD now, so try and kill him pre 6. If this works, just keep killing him. If he gets a lead, you have to roam. ”
Sozzoh says “Swain can seem pretty scary with his W-E-aa-Q-Ult combo, but if you can dodge his E and not get hit by his Q, you win trades 100%. Try not to stay in his ult too long, and you'll be fine.”
Katapullt says “Go GB -> Mercury's Treads -> Morellonomicon to lower his AP dmg to you and his healing effect. Try to trade but dont all in. When you have all these Items he wont be too dangerous since his dmg is very low and you can easily heal up again. When he uses Ulti Shunpo out to a nearby allied Minions”
ZF.PandaYang says “Swain is one of your biggest threats because of how versatile and mixed his kit is, it allows him to trade, slow,snare and sustain you, especially his claw ability and ult, get Hex and MR boots.”
Eccentrik says “The noxian general, his root will enable him to pull you towards him, and if he ults, he'll deal enough DPS to kill you. Best you stay away until you can kill him on your own, or with jungler who knows.”
AQRC Turtle says “Swain outrange, outsubstain and outdmg ZED before lvl 3. However hes no unkillable but if he get ahead youre probably gonna need help to kill him”
asffg123 says “If you dodge his root, then he has no damage. His skillshots are easy to counter. You will win laning phase. However, be wary of his ultimate power spike.”
Smol Jelly says “Swain has much better sustain than you do. Focus more on CS and smart trades. Going all-in might not always work against him, and save the root for his ultimate in order to get away.”
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