Swainthe Noxian Grand General | Ranked #40 out of 50 in Support
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As a Support (49%)
Swain As a Support Counters: 61,53241,64717,6262,07315234 matches, 43 counter champions
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Tips Against Swain as a Support Tips Provided by MOBAFire Guide Authors
Toches says “He does a lot of damage prior to level 4 as both support and mage carry botlane
if he lands e he can't pull or you'll stun him
otherwise just stay back and use your stun to get poke dmg, fully disengage when he R, time him out before re-engaging and R'ing.
Consider healcut if he's farming.”
iveye says “Swain is easy to bully in lane with just dodging his E, but when he has ult it is high risk to jump on him as you need to rush Grievous Wounds to make sure he doesn't have a chance.”
mellorwastaken says “Tricky matchup, if hes paired with jhin or something and your adc is a weak early adc, its really hard matchup so look for roams. Dont channel your Q for too long outside bush if his E is up, and look to punish E cd. Post 6 try to bait his R so for example Q him and disengage with E unless you are ahead and you can 100-0 him in his R (bring ignite).
If he wins lane he can really carry their team.”
WhiteLotus says “If he has no E. He is uselees like a Bee. You can rly run him down if you dodge his E. At lvl 6 care about his ult and Ignite him. Same time play this fight slow if you can and avoid his R suck range.”
gizemdeniz says “He can deal a lot of damage with his ultimate and Ahri's shock damage may not be enough. Unfortunately, most players fail to evade his CC. He will be dangerous if you are constantly caught and fail to hit your Qs.”
mazewalk says “Scum. His E can catch you off guard, he has annoying poke, deals good damage and tanks a lot with his ult. Don't feed him, buy antiheal if he's ahead.”
aRhesty says “You are just slightly longer range than him making you safer than most champions from his root. Also, root doesn't stop you from casting Q-E, disengaging and going even on the trade most likely. Don't stand on the minion wave.”
Fenreee says “|||SUPPORT||| Swain is just funny. I honestly recommend giving your ADC a brief explanation on how to play the matchup cuz that's the biggest variable. Swain isn't different from other mages till 6. But to counter his R you need to disengage him. Janna has a pretty easy time doing that if she doesn't get rooted, so as long as your ADC isn't trying to fight the Swain R you should be alright.”
Roltu says “Swain ha sido un problema con thresh recientemente debido a su rework y su manera de aguantar mucho debido a su ulti, asi que prioriza cortacuras y tira el focus hacia el primero si es necesario.”
zotet says “Swain has great CCs that can allow him to deal high damage. He is a very tanky hard-to-kill unit with great aggressive power. Swain is the definition of a scaling character and if he is unable to get kills he is very weak. His ult however can allow him to win duels even when he is behind. He has relatively low range so your main tactic will be to play from afar and keep him behind.”
OakuMarai says “Edgar Allan Painintheass.
Guardian with celerity.
His E can't root you if it blows up on your minions first. CC his ADC if one of you gets rooted. Stay away from him after 6 if he ults.”
NotAragami says “He's also a close range mage like you, you can outtrade him though. Make sure you don't get hit by the returning E or you either die or lose your Flash. When he turns ult on, stun him, get out of his ult radius, stack your passive, repeat. ”
LordZaneLP says “dodge his E and you are fine, dont dodge it and you are dead.
You can try to run on him with glacial and hit your stun, but after 6 i wouldnt recommend that.”
OakuMarai says “only a problem if he gets fed from ADC diff. try not to w him into your ADC post 6, focus on his adc instead. pre-6 feel free to let him meet your ADC up close”
PykEugeo says “Dodge his e and if he grabs you, try not to suffer the whole full combo. Force him if you can get him to use his ultimate .. then grab him and punish him with yours e to stun him, get away from him to make him waste it.
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DixonTheGuideMaker says “Swain is super squishy and immobile. Good times to trade with him are when he’s walked forward trying to harass. When laning, make sure you’re always stood far back but in front of your Caster Minions. This will make it impossible for him to land his Root Nevermove(E) and CC you. At level 6, his kill pressure and survivability increases. Unless you have the advantage, disengage as soon as he activates his Ultimate Demonic Ascension(R).”
DixonTheGuideMaker says “Swain’s early game is rather weak. If you’re playing as an early game champion, try to get an early advantage to reduce his scaling. His Root Nevermove(E) will only trigger on the first enemies he hits on its return. Stand near your Caster Minions and walk forwards when he throws it out so the minions get CC’d and not you. At level 6, his kill pressure and survivability increases. Unless you have the advantage, disengage as soon as he activates his Ultimate Demonic Ascension(R).”
DixonTheGuideMaker says “Swain is super squishy and immobile. Good times to trade with him are when he’s walked forward trying to harass. When laning, make sure you’re always stood far back but in front of your Caster Minions. This will make it impossible for him to land his Root Nevermove(E) and CC you. At level 6, his kill pressure and survivability increases. Unless you have the advantage, disengage as soon as he activates his Ultimate Demonic Ascension(R).”
DixonTheGuideMaker says “Swain is super squishy and immobile. Good times to trade with him are when he’s walked forward trying to harass. When laning, make sure you’re always stood far back but in front of your Caster Minions. This will make it impossible for him to land his Root Nevermove(E) and CC you. At level 6, his kill pressure and survivability increases. Unless you have the advantage, disengage as soon as he activates his Ultimate Demonic Ascension(R).”
DixonTheGuideMaker says “Swain is super squishy and immobile. Good times to trade with him are when he’s walked forward trying to harass. When laning, make sure you’re always stood far back but in front of your Caster Minions. This will make it impossible for him to land his Root Nevermove(E) and CC you. At level 6, his kill pressure and survivability increases. Unless you have the advantage, disengage as soon as he activates his Ultimate Demonic Ascension(R).”
Babian says “Dodge his abilities and he is the easiest champion to counter. Swain in his R will heal a lot so be careful and get out of his R radius when he uses it.”
Jageiko says “Swain Supp will usually survive lane or even win it. But guess what? It wont matter at all. Once you have 6, just R whenever he R. He is so slow its a free hit. Just care about his flash. GG. He now has a negative impact.”
RoseOfInnistrad says “Swain is hard to engage on because he becomes extremely tanky, and he's a potent laner. Whether or not you go engage or peel depends more on the rest of the game, but if it's a neutral game I suggest just going peel with Locket to keep him from hurting your team too much.”
MultiFaker says “Swain wins. He grabs you and heals to shrug off your poke, grabs your ADC and if they're cringe and still use burst swain chunk your ADC. Best use The Rising Star so you can play for late game”
Mindartis says “Any hero who is in some way the opposite of Thresh is a problem.
He doesn't like magic damage, and therefore any support that deals magic damage causes trouble for him.
Also, Thresh gets closer to the opponent, so he is vulnerable against control.”
Godlike Rell says “Your carry must take exhaust and oblivion orb is a must against this matchup. But mosts probably you will win the teamfights which you start at the first place.”
Demonsedge90 says “Swain is just a lane bully support who will make things hard for you. Trying to get farm for your bot lane will be hard since he can use e and pull you towards him and his carry. That can help you in some cases because then you stun him back or root him, but if you are pulled and have no backup then you might be in trouble. Play the lane cautiously versus Swain.”
Jabberwoc ky says “He is a major Threat if you just starting on Naut, and don't play is ranged bind... Just wait for him to miss a ranged bind and level 2 do what you do.”
Cordiall says “Swain is a hard lane for Braum. You can block his root with your E, but it guarantees a root/pull on you. He pokes you hard, and can all-in with his R. You CAN beat him, but best to avoid this matchup where you can. Braum's game plan in this lane is, more often than not, just try to survive and let your ADC farm up into the late game.”
Bella Starlily says “Swain is a champion that is not very strong early but an absolute monster mid game after he gets his burns. If you don't play aggressive early, you're likely going to have issues with him.”
hampenguin says “Perhaps the weakest mage with the lowest range. If you mind the E, then he really doesn't do a whole lot until 6 at which point you could burst him with ignite.”
DtNikk says “Swain beats you in lane. Guardian , Putrifier and Relic shield are very good options into this matchup. PRO TIP: If you have a minion behind you when he uses his E, the minion will tank the stun for you”
Saethwyr says “If you're not hit by E you're going to be doing ok on most trades, but he is going to be a problem the longer the game goes on. prioritise getting bot in a solid place and helping mid and jungle with map control.”
Nozul says “Swain é parecido com a Lux em questão de dano e controle de grupo: se você for pego, você morre. É uma boa ideia você comprar corta-cura cedo, por conta da vida que ele recebe por participação em kills, do W e da passiva, além da ultimate. Jogue safe, ele só consegue te matar se você for pego no E, ou em outro controle de grupo (ele pode te puxar um pouco com a passiva).”
TheBlueImperial says “You're pretty strong against him during the laning phase, his only potent ability is his E so when that is down you can freely engage. His R however makes engaging into him incredibly risk and you will need Grievous Wounds as soon as possible against him.”
Discord231 says “Swain antes del nivel 6 no te dará mayores problemas, de hecho antes de la Existencia de la nueva Liandry, jugar contra él era divertido, ahora con su R y la Liandry te obliga a ser muy preciso en tus combos si no quieres morir calcinado. Si tienes un adc de early intenta ganar línea pronto.”
GuanaTv says “Utilize os Leveis de 1 ao 5 para criar uma vantagem na rota. Após isso, procure criar jogadas quando a ultimate de Swain estiver em tempo de recarga!
(Use Levels 1 to 5 to create an advantage on the lane. After that, look to create moves when Swain's ultimate is on cooldown!)”
eiensiei says “Hard lane since you can only walk up to poke when E is on cooldown (and it practically has no cooldown). Play on its range to bait it out then poke as much as possible before it comes up again. If you get hit by it you will most likely die, so Flash it if you have to.”
Twisted Tea Fate says “He's recently been reworked so now he's very tanky, deals a lot of damage, and wins every fight if he has ult. Not much you can do since he out-scales you.”
eiensiei says “Hard lane since you can only walk up to poke when E is on cooldown (and it practically has no cooldown). Play on its range to bait it out. If you get hit by it you will most likely die, so Flash it if you have to. Relic match-up.”
warmfishu says “A mage tank with massive burst damage. Nevermove (E) is a straight line root, which resets W. With his Ravenous Flock (P), he can pull you and deal damage if you are ever immobilized. Vision of Empire (W) is an extremely long-ranged slow and damage that heals and gives Swain health. If he uses Demonic Ascension (R), stay out of range and try to let it time out before you reengage.”
iKonek says “Swain is able to grab you from out of your flay distance, which makes trading with him difficult without being at risk of an all-in. Be very cautious in laning, and look for any openings where the likelihood of counterengage is low.”
Rasta Da Masta says “Ahh yes! Mr. 200 IQ Tactical General himself! You have range advantage, but he has the 2v2 advantage. Look to knock him away if he ults and dodge his E.
Be careful about his lane partner if they have CC since he can pull you and force a fight... which you and your partner will probably lose.”
Korippo says “Very difficult matchup for Yuumi, if not one of her worst. Unfortunately he has a root that also allows him to pull anyone he roots back to him, allowing him to full combo in quick succession without much counterplay. Early game he's going to look to pick with autos and his pull, and mid to late game he has tons of sustain and is generally very hard to deal with. It's wise to rush Chemtech Putrifier here as well, and to play this lane more passively when possible; even without his ADC he can still very much 1v2.”
0Banda says “ Swain played in the support role shouldn't cause you much problems, just be aware of don't getting rooted, if you get rooted its possible for you to get one-shoted. You can focus Swain when trading, but once he gets level 6 you shouldn't focus him anymore, unless his R is on cooldown
Against Swain you should build Morellonomicon around third or fourth item, since once late-game reaches he cures himself a lot. In the runes go as usual, but if there are more champions with CC in the enemy team you can take Unflinching”
Luiscencias says “Deceptively tanky. If he roots you and his ADC follows up you’re screwed. The key against this guy is knowing the exact range of his pull, and getting just close enough that he throws it out but you can still walk back before it catches you.”
Petrotes says “Unless your carry can outdamage them while rooted by his E, swain is bad.
Even if you pokemon him in ult, he still got his big angry circle.”
Biotic says “Fairly hard to play he has tons of damage and even if you lock him down you will not be able to 1 shot him. Build Locket first and scale. I would suggest roaming, he cant really follow and 2v2 seems to be quite hard. ”
KasgoesREEEEE says “his e lasts a while, he has a lot of base damage plus his ultimate is difficult to get out of. as long as you play from the back you should be okay mid game and onwards but he does get tanky over the game.”
Doody_tco says “If Swain reaches level 3 and catches your carry, it will be hard for Yuumi to sustain the damage he deals, so in most cases the carry will die”
Billehz says “You should be able to easily dodge his pull with your w, which allows you to also get a sneaky charm in on him when he doesn't expect it right after you dodge it with the movement speed still on present on you. His ult can be annoying, but if you have ignite and your ult up you should be okay.”
Jaori says “He is very squishy, just like sona. Try to cheese him early. If your carry gets first blood, then it will probably be easy. After 6 he gets kinda tanky and hard to beat if you don't cc him perfectly.”
knif says “Swain's aggressive early is very useful for catching you out. Try to play safe and focus on peeling for your ADC early, and keep careful once he hits 6 since his all-in is kind of scary. If he engages, stun him if he overextends, or his ADC if they're both looking to trade.”
4090409 says “His pass-through E before returning is a PITA since you rely a lot with dancing between minions, similar to Leona in this regard. Be extra careful at 6 onwards.”
SupportTooEz says “I hate this match up so much. Only detach to proc passive if he already used his root, and if your adc is playing kaisa or a short ranged charcter, play to scale with someone else.”
HerYandere says “Rush boots, don't die. Engage on adc first, and post 6 you must have grievous or one of you in the botlane is dying every time you go in.”
ayoshe says “This match up is playable but very risky, as Swain's damage input in combination with his annoying root is almost deadly to squishy supports like Senna. Dodging his abilities is perhaps the best you can do in the early game and try to win trades. You do not win post-6 in lane, as his ultimate heals him for basically everything you deal with. An early Executioner's Calling rush may help.”
DasNerdwork says “Very high poke damage, stacking hp, often played with ignite (which denies your heal) and he gets free engages when you use your grand entrance. Going a bit more on movement speed with early boots to dodge his pull and using ignite to counter his ult can do the trick and help a lot.”
Esoterica says “Swain snacks on immobile ADCS who have no answer for his range and threat. You can easily protect your ADC by engaging him first and baiting out his snare. He is fragile pre-6 and has little on-demand damage without his full combo.
Swain has difficulty peeling for his ADC and relies on playing aggressively. Simply match his aggression and he will be forced to play safe and only poke.”
edkemr says “RUN CONFIDENT RUNES, BUY OBLIVION ORB EARLY.
Swain is a easy matchup for Xerath, you outrange his E and his W is easy to dodge. Still, don't go too nearby him since he has good burst. If your ADC get caught, try to focus him because he's still fairly squishy, or try to zone away the enemy ADC if he's distant.”
Daraysen says “A pretty even match up, watch out for his W when you try to hook, without boots it's gonna be hard to dodge in time, also watch out for fights after level 6 where Swain becomes way more dangerous.”
Dotje says “Swain's root is hard to dodge and makes a lot of damage output possible. You better train how to dodge this, and even then it's hard. Bait it out when you can and try trading after that (if needed)”
KeleiX13 says “Try to bait out his E as not being hit by that one ability will mean you winning lane. Hover at the edge of his E range and poke with your Q. Only auto him when his E is on cooldown. Consider getting Grievous Wounds if he gets ahead in lane for his ult.”
anionPositivo says “Você não vai jogar, é só isso, qualquer engage pode ser cancelado com facilidade por ele e ele da muito dano, jogue safe e espere por ganks ou um 2v1.”
Levkar says “Get used to his root cooldown. You only get to play the game when the root is on cooldown. You can mess with ulting Swain if you root him.”
Discord231 says “Swain antes del nivel 6 no te dará mayores problemas, de hecho antes de la Existencia de la nueva Liandry jugar contra el era divertido, ahora con su R y la Liandry te obliga a ser muy preciso en tus combos si no quieres morir calcinado. Si tienes un adc de early intenta ganar línea pronto.”
LilRidge says “Try to all-in him or his ADC when his (E) Nevermove is down. He can't do much against all-ins once that ability is down.
You will want to roam as much as you can in this lane. Swain has no roam pressure of his own, so you will be able to get multiple leads quickly.
You do not win Post 6, opt to get some Grevious Wounds beforehand”
The Last Rakan says “Swain pode ser insuportável de lidar, principalmente quando é um main, aqui vale buildar corta cura e resistência mágica, evite tomar seus CCs.”
GamingFrog says “I hate going against this champ on Thresh. He does high damage and has plenty of sustain in longer fights. Try to kill him pre 6 and impact the map a lot.”
Rainuu says “Swain is a good matchup for Lillia as his skillshot and damage can be avoided with ease. Make sure to watch out for his ulti however. The healing and continuous can be threat. ”
Ruiner of Fun says “His "skillshot" stun is very hard to dodge and can lock you down longer if he decides to delay it. His all in beats yours. Focus his adc rather than swain himself. ”
Kefochka says “Если Свейн сапорт поймает вас, то скорее всего вы получите очень много урона. Нужно стараться прятаться за своими крипами и играть агрессивно только по вражескому адк.”
Starchase says “Don't detach from your ADC, his damage is very very high, if he hits you with his E you will end up dying or having low hp.
Care about his lvl 6, it's a really big powerspike that gives him the ability to draintank 2v1 situations.
Rush Oblivion Orb and then Mikael's Blessing.
You kinda outscale him.”
Takitsu says “APC Swain: Has a surprising amount of damage and sustain. Avoid fighting swain with his snare or ult up. Grievous wounds is your friend in this matchup. If you or your carry dont have grievous wounds, dont all-in.”
unhben says “He wants to catch you against your wave, but that either makes you play way to far up or way to far back. This sometimes might just be another dodge idk”
losolkos says “A lot of health much dmg big live steal .
You must be very careful try to kill enemy adc first befor 6lv after 6lv dont fight him until he use R and after he use it just run and slow him to make him waste ult.
Grate way to make swain much easier dodge his E its just all when you dodge his E his Q have to smal range to atack you or its dont make big dmg.”
Discord231 says “Swain antes del nivel 6 no te dará mayores problemas, de hecho antes de la Existencia de la nueva Liandry jugar contra el era divertido, ahora con su R y la Liandry te obliga a ser muy preciso en tus combos si no quieres morir calcinado. Si tienes un adc de early intenta ganar línea pronto. ”
unhben says “Scary post level 3 so just dodge out of his E. If your ADC gets caught in it leave them because its not worth giving him early souls pre 6 fights. Kick him away if he starts ulting and be ready to ward hop out of his E range.”
Kadiyarch says “It's hard to combo Swain because if you get in range he can bring you closer to him and you are pretty much dead. If it happens, combo the enemy adc. You can focus him in lane, but never after he get his 6 because you'll not be able to kill him anymore. Safe you ignite to counter his ult.”
Bear Gummies says “Swain really hurts, and if he lands his E, you are more than likely to lose half of your health, if not more, just from that trade. Go Guardian so that he can't instaburst you, and go Ignite so that he can't continuously heal. Consider rushing an oblivion orb and take advantages of the times when he blows his E.”
Jannito02 says “Swain is a bit complicated to lane against. His E is easy to hit, plus can be hittable through minions, and can stun you and pull you to him with his passive, dealing you high damage with his Q and his W. But try to avoid being out of your teammate if he has his E up, and he shouldn't be much problem.”
SanLourdes says “His E can punish you and interrupt your engages if you aren't careful and his W and Q are great forms of poke because of their longer range.”
Gryndall says “This is some sort of mirror. Don't trade with him early. Tell your ADC to play carefull. You MUST land good skillshots or u ll lost. We are reliable on Magic penetration like morolomicon. Don't worry we Autscale him mid/late game. Final tip: after he buys zhonia you must be carefull we don't want cast our ULT into his zhonia. ”
xDopii says “He has decent sustain, damage and CC. As long as you don't get hit by his E, the lane should be pretty easy as he is very immobile and is not really a support.”
EionThePepega says “If he roots and pulls you you're dead. Be ready to level E second if u need to and wait for level 6. Also he's tanky so keep that in mind.”
The Lotus Queen says “Swain's CC and damage combo is highly dangerous, and his spells go through minions. Stay out of his range and rush boots to dodge his spells. Scale to win.”
vnillz says “This might just be personal opinion when it comes to a threat and maybe just a personal threat when it comes to my Nami, but I completely dislike Swain when playing Nami. His grab and pull are very threatening, and after level 6 he will deal more and more damage. All you can do is dodge, dodge, dodge. Harass him as much as you can before laning phase is over.”
Jexeff says “Early on if you avoid his nevermore, he becomes quite useless. If it is down, walk up to him and look for a trade. It is quite simple pre-6. Once he hits 6 you have to be a little more wise about you engagements since his ultimate is quite powerful, especially early on.”
razzyhealer says “Hope your ADC knows how to dodge his claw / grab. Be very careful when trying to proc Bop n' Block against him. Moving left to right can help in avoiding his claw.”
icebombhunter says “Skill matchup. Once you dodge his e you can all in him. Rush mercury. After 6 ult him only if he is really low since his ult doubles his passive and heals him.”
DavideLl98 says “It's very easy for Swain to do a lot of damage to you, especially if you want to approach him to deal damage. Avoid his E in particular, when you see him use this ability and miss, start attacking him. It is important to keep your distance while fighting him.”
fishbully says “ONLY IN SUPPORT ROLE: Swain is really strong and you will lose half of your health if he lands his E. This matchup is not fun to play and because of that I do not recommend going Janna into Swain.”
itizhelia says “He's a pain in the ass since he can pull you back with any type of CC that gets applied to you.
Has a lot of damage and pretty much impossible to kill him post 6.
Learn to dodge his skill shots and punish him for walking up or his ADC whenever you get the chance to keep this match-up in your favor. PS: Rakan is much better support compared to Swain in the Mid-Late game phase.”
m3nto8 says “Swain is rather tanky and he does have a lot of burst, but his E is very slow and he doesn't have a proper way to counter you if you get on top of him.”
Find0 says “Fake walking into the wave to bait his e then all in him. hes very squishy early and you can burst him. Can be difficult to play against from behind
WIN CON IS ALL IN”
Dotje says “You can basically only poke when his E is on cooldown (for 10 seconds). It's really hard not to get caught, make sure to play safe. You could possibly poke with your tornado for spellthief stacks.”
Navn says “If you get hit by E, you're probably in a lot of trouble. And even if you dodge it, if he has a lane partner that can also CC, you're probably going to die. Play very safe.”
CanadaJay says “This is entirely dependent on the Swain. If you can dodge Swain's abilities you should be fine. He is very squishy early without the soul fragment stacks he gets off of his Eye and Pull. A good Swain however is very dangerous.”
Frank6264 says “Este enfrentamiento puede ser muy bueno o muy malo dependiendo del ADC enemigo ya que de meter la e, swain y su carry pueden matarlos con mucha facilidad. Fuera de eso, es un campeon en línea débil ya que sus habilidades son fácilmente esquivables y al principio no puede soportar mucho hostigamiento. Es recomendable siempre no posicionarse entre los súbditos ya que la E de Swain es más fácil de dar en estos casos. Además, el ignite es una buena opción contra Swain por la curación y dependiendo si su ADC puede meter mucho daño en juego temprano o no, recomiendo runas agresivas para el primer caso (ejemplo: Draven).”
Sunedayz says “His skillshot can be a bit tricky to dodge, and would make this matchup even if it wasn't for the fact your R completely counters his R. Don't get pulled and play arounds CDS.”
sssky says “His snare can be very problematic.
If you're good at dodging his abilities, rush a Mortal Reminder, it can completely shut him down in combination with Ignite + E.
Swain isn't that problematic -- it's his Snare that's dangerous.”
jessuva says “Swain has a lot of damage, but his root is real easy to dodge. If he hits you with it, silence him so he can't capitalize off of it. He's tankier than other supports, so he's harder to kill, but he can't buff his ADC at all. All he has in the way of support is his poke pressure. ”
Titans Revenge says “You probably won't kill this support. dodge his grab and survive. Look to use flay to disengage him when he is in ult. Swain is not as popular in the support role as he was earlier, but if you do encounter it, adjust your runes and build accordingly.”
Hceercs says “Swain is extremely hard to kill after he is lvl 6 due to his ult and stopwatch combo. However, he isn't hard to kill before then, just watch out for being snared by his grab, as he actually has pretty high burst damage. At level 1 he also has he E where he grabs yo balls and that shit hurts, like wtf man.”
GMGZ2 says “I hate him so much since he is just so strong, great poke and can pull you in. His R is also very devastating, unless his other body in lane is bad, this lane is usually very tough and in my experience best played waiting for your JG to come gank. Try and set up boxes in bushes to keep the enemy from escaping easily. If you still want to try and be aggressive, try your best to get boxes in the bushes to prevent Swain from sneak attacking. Also, try using Q -> E for damage, sadly this does use a lot more mana but is the only way to do so without usually taking a bad trade. Rarely do I ever get even trades with Swain. Try and use your R during his R and have your clone explode on him. The last advice I can give is to focus poke him, so that he will be easier to take out.”
Wike says “Swain is strong because he can engage with his pull and is actually tanky.. You will have to basically wear him down or he will just takeover in lane. ”
InsaneWind says “Swain can very easily make your engage a bad idea. No matter how out of position he seems his snare and drag can CC you long enough early on to punish any attempt to kill him. You can win fights pre-6 but once he hits 6 if you do not having healing reduction he will kill you every time.”
Jum3h says “ Just juke his grab/pull and stun their adc if anybody gets caught. Or even stun Swain when he walks up too close. Before 6 you can quite easily kill him.”
SnakeTastic says “can poke alot but his w and e isnt too hard to dodge so play a bit safe and try to not give him stacks otherwise he will kinda destroy you in late game”
Kilo Khaos says “Swain is able to grab you from out of your flay distance, which makes trading with him difficult without being at risk of an all-in. Be very cautious in laning, and look for any openings where the likelihood of counterengage is low.”
Zulp says “His pull combo with his ADC does a lot of damage. If you think he's in a bush then don't try to bomb it and try to reveal because you and him have about the same range. ”
Vahlok says “If he goes support, be aware of anything he does. Take advantage of he's not being tank until he builds it. Kill him as much as you can. If he gets 6, play it calm. Ignite is a good option.”
KeleiX13 says “Play safe and use your Q to poke unless he is out of mana. He can easily root and pull you if you jump down to basic attack so watch out for that.”
Wicked Cherry says “Mr I'll-drain-your-health-with-my-ultimate.
He's annoying. But luckily not that often picked. Try not to be dragged by him and run out of his ult after you've thrown Q and E at him, then W'ing your ally to enable them to get out of range as well. He's strong, so get mobility boots and ask for help. ”
TheMistCollector says “[NOT ENOUGH DATA] Don't give him too many souls. You can use your E to escape from his R more easily, other than that you shold be fine”
ShanksMeister says “Not picked often but very hard to lane against, Getting hit by his pull or any form of hard CC is a guaranteed death. Rush tier 1 boots and juke his skillshots. Level 6 all-in the adc.”
Krynomi says “With his E being able to hit you behind minion wave this matchup is pretty dangerous. If he pulls you with his passive itll put you in a really dangerous position.”
Axkuru says “Very Very Even matchup.
Bait his R and then you will be good but if not you will be dead.
Try to dodge everything in his Kit (E,W,R) You can get out of his R when you E out of his Range”
Crippledtoot says “In my opinion the next biggest counter to Malphite support. You can dodge his abilities until level 6 and then he usually beats you in a 2v2. Depends how well you play before 6 to be honest.”
NalgaSensei says “High damage, and outranges you. When playing against and experienced Swain, it's nearly impossible to dodge his abilities and he will completely trash on you in the early game. If you're looking for a champion to ban all the time, this is your guy.”
Maxwhale Plays says “Swain is tricky because it is fairly hard to kill him once he starts getting Stronk but before he is fairly easy to burst with the help of your ADC”
Thats a OOF says “Swain's will E, pull you, W Q and proc Electrocute (If he has it) quickly. His R healing is hard to deal with so ignite him or just tell your team to buy Grievous Wounds and if they are smart they will buy it. But its pretty rare as those monkey idiots will focus on items on damage rather than items on crucial utility. Dodge his E and its easy for laning. His late game scaling is very good. Close out early or he will DEMOLISH your team in fights.”
Akja says “Like with Leona, you have to play smart, try to avoid getting hit by his W since he gains a lot of health and mana from it so poking him and then getting hit is useless.”
GhoastlyGiant9352 says “The new rework on swain has made him an even bigger foe to deal with in the lane faze. and his ult is still hard to deal with when your jungle try's to gank.”
rquoe says “Very annoying to deal with. Swain counters your whole kit, but he's not as dangerous as other engages because he operates at close range. Even then, he outpokes you and can nuke you if you don't dodge his hook (which goes through minions, by the way), so be wary of him.”
HoneyQT says “Can be an issue depending on how good he is. Id say just be careful with his grab. His ult isn't an issue as you can just boop him away with your ult. ”
StormAegis says “Teemo is pretty much dead if hooked or stunned for a good amount of time, so be careful with any matchup of this kind. If you get blocked don't panick, and if you know you'll be dead, try to deal the most damage you can to the weakest enemy around. Sometimes you can secure some kills even when in a death situation like this. If your opponent is alone and not fed, try to avoid him in the early game, but you should be able to 1v1 him with Q and AA and usually win. If you are in danger just Q him, avoid any hooks/stuns and run away with your W. You can use your R behind or ahead to slow the enemies chasing you.”
Tult says “Swain's amount of poke and lifesteal make him a terrifying champion to play against, after level 6 you lose almost every fight no matter what.”
Curmudgeon says “Swain has a lot of CC and healing, allowing him to out sustain your damage in lane and abuse you. This would be a good time to grab your exhaust so you can out last him. Or ignite can reduce his healing, but you can die faster. Your choice! ”
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marisbroodti says “Bird man is probably the second biggest offender in our threat list, Nevermove and his high early damage are definitely nothing to toy with, and even with Bone Plating and MR runes, he will shred you like paper if you don't respect his range.”
suppdiff says “Immobile, you win all fights pre six with an adc that is not sivir xayah or ezreal. After six, need to be cautious with fights while his ultimate cd is up.”
FabioOoOoOo says “He can catch your adc if he is good but after a while you can kill him after a few trades or if he steps in the wrong spot. Just be careful of his ultimate as it will make him incredibly hard to kill”
Zefirez says “It's a tug of war with Swain - early he owns your ass. He can pull you through minions and unload nasty damage, finished by his adc or himself. Post 6 things get more even as swain hates hard engage and is not yet tanky enough to withstand your full burst.
Later on if he build some defense (especially spirit visage) you won't be able to easily shut him down (especially with ranked ult of his), but he won't be able to easily stop you from destroying his adc.
Also be wary of his W snipes - if you're low health he'll try to surprise you with popping it when you're recalling and looking over item shop screen.
To summarize early game - really beware, don't become his bitch pre 6 so you don't fall behind and can turn the tables.”
Ahpulzz says “A niche support with really strong laning and level 6, but otherwise can't peel for his AD at all. Always watch for his snare, focus his AD, and try to wait for ganks before engaging onto him.”
Ahpulzz says “His damage and range make for a difficult opponent to lane against, but he is heavily reliant on landing his E, Nevermove. You have the opportunity to go aggressive and pillar his ADC back if he misses this. Be mindful when he has his ultimate, as well, as he can tank even more damage than you can.”
cebollaamargada says “este caso es especial: no te dobles con tu adc ni con los minions, para minimizar su ganancia de cargas. mantente alejado, pokeando con Ws y espera a que gaste su E para atacar. Mantente siempre en rango y evita cualquier cofrontación directa en caso de estar en igualdad de número.”
Rasta Da Masta says “Swain is very easy to poke and kite. He has a lot of self healing and disruption if you aren't careful. If you get hit by hard CC, he will yoink you near him.
His W has exceptionally long range but is easy to walk out of. If he uses his ult, try to use W to knock him away from your team.”
Middle Lane (34%)
Swain Middle Lane Counters: 42,88324,77514,6632,662583200 matches, 71 counter champions
Counter RatingCounter rating is an expression of how strong or weak a counter is based on win rate, kills, and deaths, as well as early laning advantages or disadvantages. A higher number means an easier laning phase against that champion.
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Tips Against Swain in Middle Lane Tips Provided by MOBAFire Guide Authors
kaiba77 says “Broken character, rush Morellonomicon. Dodging his grab is the most important thing. You will win at 6 if you land E. Dodge his W with your E if you have to. Take sustain runes and items for his Q poke.”
ardizzle says “Swain with Ghost can be a major threat if you don't position properly. Otherwise, be aware of his E range and cool down to take good trades. ”
AnxialSociety says “Watch out for absurdly strong early levels. If he doesn't land e, he does nothing, but you can't burst him after lane.
Play to push/roam, deny cc into ganks, and scale on your end.
Antiheal.”
Deru says “Tough champ against you since he likes getting into enemy champions to stick on them with his ult. Try to shove and outroam him early on or solokill him before level 6 to snowball on him hard.”
WayOfTheWlnd says “Dodge his E and play around his ultimate and life gain, if he gets fed in lane it can turn very very badly for you but, always be aware and don't be in range of his E.”
Samikin says “Minor-Threat
Swain will not have enough damage to kill you unless you get caught out without Flash, and even then he'll need to run you down for a long time.
You have more fight potential before level 6 and always have more range.
Recommendation:
Recommendation:
Aery (+ Ingenious Hunter if w/ Crown) rune page
Crown of the Shattered Queen + Lich Bane OR Liandry's Anguish + Cosmic Drive”
StralekS says “Kat Favored: Electrocute/ Sorcery: Short Trades, Ignite + Flash, Doran Shield start. Play lane safely, farm, and when he wastes ability, punish him with all in combo. You can rush Sunderer or Nashor for guaranteed win.”
Deru says “Tough champ against you since he likes getting into enemy champions to stick on them with his ult. Try to shove and outroam him early on or solokill him before level 6 to snowball on him hard.”
Cjtheawesome says “Dodge his Q pre level 6 and you can basically run him down. Once he hits 6 be very cautious taking extensive trades with him as liandries paired with his ult can melt you down. just farm safely.”
Dustyacer says “He has a lot of Hp so bork should be good. He'll build zhonyas eventually too so BC (which is standard anyways), along with chainsword for his healing. Don't buy an early executioners if u dont have to, that items sucks and we have ignite anyways.
His E is AOE splash. Dont let the minions right behind u get hit. When he pulls u with E, could hit a w on him if he sucks. Avoid getting hit by E's or else he'll be too tanky to deal with, either side step it or walk forwards. Can use E to block when u get hit by his E (to block Q,w dmg), but not needed. ”
Atemporal says “REWORK??? ANTES = Este confronto é incrivelmente fácil. A única maneira de Swain vencer é se você errar e levar muito dano cedo. Se você for atingido pelo E de Swain, levará muito dano porque ele o puxa e o ataca automaticamente até a morte. . O nível 1 seja realmente
cuidadoso. Eu gosto de começar E vs Swain, então sempre que ele usa E, eu pulo para frente/para os lados para evitá-lo e então eu pulo nele para uma troca rápida. O CD E de Swain é de 10 segundos e seu E é de 9, então você pode fazer isso toda vez que ele usar E. Swain tem que usar E
para cutucar você. Sempre que ele usar, pule nele para uma troca rápida. Se ele nunca usar E, você ainda pode ir até ele, mas certifique-se de posicionar de forma que o E dele atinja os lacaios atrás de você, e não você. Você vence esta pista no início do jogo e supera a escala
ele também. Jogue super agressivo no início, ele não tem mobilidade, então W está livre para pousar. Após o nível 6 vale super a pena trocar ults com ele. Se ele ultar e você sabe que não pode matá-lo, ulte imediatamente. Seu R dura 12 segundos, então espere e perma
lute com ele quando estiver em cooldown. Quando você tem 2 itens você já o destrói, e em 3 itens acabou para ele. Use a velocidade de movimento passiva para evitar o E sempre que entrar e dance ao redor dele para evitar todas as suas habilidades. Você toma
acenda para que você ainda tenha potencial de matar, mesmo que ele use ults.”
IamBishop says “Avoid giving him stacks off his e and w. If he walks up too close before level 6 take the trade, he has like no tools to kite (if he doesn't take phase rush). Really good ult target, takes pressure off your team and stops him from being primary dps. ”
Simelodeon says “I: Liandry/Everfrost
R: Standard/Phaserush
S: Ghost
Poke ihn early
Die Lane wird dadurch bestimmt ob du seine E dodgen kannst. Getroffen zu werden ist meistens ein Death Sentence also bleib auf Range und spiel mit E Range”
BradJr says “Should be very hard in theory, but all his abilities are skill-shots. Dodge his E and you should be pretty much fine. Can only score kills with Jungle help, though.”
Lucid Walking says “You both heal like maniacs.
He's probably gonna take antiheal though, so in the lategame he'll outscale you. Early game is safe because you both keep healing through poking.”
RuchaczSzmat69 says “You can easily kite him, he has no mobility so he is a piece of meat that you can poke with both barrels and Q. If you wont dodge his E, W asap and run away from his W, it has long cast time so you should be okay. His ult is very powerfull, but you can just passive auto him if he uses it, and kite him with barrels and bonus movement speed so it turns off after a while.”
xblademojo says “You must dodge Swain E in order to win trades with him. Starting from Level 6 he becomes quite unkillable without Ignite or Oblivion Orb.”
sapphire__lol says “Some people might think its hard but its actually not. You hardwin pre 6 and after 6 you stillwin all in's with ignite ult and your heals since swain does not rly play ignite. ”
DixonTheGuideMaker says “Swain’s early game is rather weak. If you’re playing as an early game champion, try to get an early advantage to reduce his scaling. His Root Nevermove(E) will only trigger on the first enemies he hits on its return. Stand near your Caster Minions and walk forwards when he throws it out so the minions get CC’d and not you. At level 6, his kill pressure and survivability increases. Unless you have the advantage, disengage as soon as he activates his Ultimate Demonic Ascension(R).”
Adamonias says “Swain buffs next patch so thiks will need to be updated; You counter swain , never stand IN your wave and just watch for his E when charging Q. He is a battle mage, So if you're in range of Q or R you are missplaying and will probally die.
Otherwise go ham, his waveclear sucks and you out shove/outpoke hiim.”
DixonTheGuideMaker says “Kassadin is at his weakest in the early game. Try to fight as much as possible so he falls behind. Kassadin lacks wave clear in the early game. If you can keep the wave closer to your side of the map early on, it will be very difficult for him to farm or break your freeze. If he does walk up to last hit, you can look to trade with him.”
SkyBanana says “I forgor birb man is a thing.
His Early game sucks but his late game is where it gets tricky. Unless you all burst him down he will drain tank indefinitely and Seraphine doesn't do well in extended trades. Remember burst mages do front loaded while battle mages do consistent damage/ sustain.”
DixonTheGuideMaker says “Swain’s early game is rather weak. If you’re playing as an early game champion, try to get an early advantage to reduce his scaling. His Root Nevermove(E) will only trigger on the first enemies he hits on its return. Stand near your Caster Minions and walk forwards when he throws it out so the minions get CC’d and not you. At level 6, his kill pressure and survivability increases. Unless you have the advantage, disengage as soon as he activates his Ultimate Demonic Ascension(R).”
DixonTheGuideMaker says “Swain’s early game is rather weak. If you’re playing as an early game champion, try to get an early advantage to reduce his scaling. His Root Nevermove(E) will only trigger on the first enemies he hits on its return. Stand near your Caster Minions and walk forwards when he throws it out so the minions get CC’d and not you. At level 6, his kill pressure and survivability increases. Unless you have the advantage, disengage as soon as he activates his Ultimate Demonic Ascension(R).”
DixonTheGuideMaker says “Swain’s early game is rather weak. If you’re playing as an early game champion, try to get an early advantage to reduce his scaling. His Root Nevermove(E) will only trigger on the first enemies he hits on its return. Stand near your Caster Minions and walk forwards when he throws it out so the minions get CC’d and not you. At level 6, his kill pressure and survivability increases. Unless you have the advantage, disengage as soon as he activates his Ultimate Demonic Ascension(R).”
DixonTheGuideMaker says “Swain’s early game is rather weak. If you’re playing as an early game champion, try to get an early advantage to reduce his scaling. His Root Nevermove(E) will only trigger on the first enemies he hits on its return. Stand near your Caster Minions and walk forwards when he throws it out so the minions get CC’d and not you. At level 6, his kill pressure and survivability increases. Unless you have the advantage, disengage as soon as he activates his Ultimate Demonic Ascension(R).”
Zero macro says “Swain E can punish Caitlyn really hard, thereby any movement speed and slow effect comes in effect after the snare, Cut Down and/or giant slayer recommended.”
DixonTheGuideMaker says “Swain’s early game is rather weak. If you’re playing as an early game champion, try to get an early advantage to reduce his scaling. His Root Nevermove(E) will only trigger on the first enemies he hits on its return. Stand near your Caster Minions and walk forwards when he throws it out so the minions get CC’d and not you. At level 6, his kill pressure and survivability increases. Unless you have the advantage, disengage as soon as he activates his Ultimate.”
NegativePhoenix says “Dodging his E wont matter since his Q range is as far as yours. He just wins overall in every stage so make sure not to feed him at the very least.”
Body Those Fools says “This matchup is very easy. His main damage (Q) is incredibly short range. Don't walk up far enough to where he can Q you for free. You have to sidestep his E and W or you will lose trades and give him free HP. Just poke him down and all-in him when he's low enough. You can just E away, Ult him away, or into your tower after level 6 if he Ults. His Ult will expire fast if hes not around any enemy champions. You can go Ignite in this matchup (because of his Ult healing) if you want to all-in him after you poke him down or for during teamfights when he's able to hit multiple targets with it. You can also just go Teleport for macro and sit on an Oblivion Orb.”
KayyeN says “Haven't played against the new Swain much but after Levels 3-6, you don't wanna stand close to him, ever. He will constantly use Q to poke you for a ton of damage. Once he hits his E, he forces you to jump away and lose the trade, or automatically hits his Q and W aswell, winning the trade anyway. As soon as he presses R, all you can do is run or jump away, but as soon as he has Rylai's and Ghost up, even that won't help anymore.”
Arzun says “His healing is absurd and his laning phase is tough, avoid his e at all costs if you can avoid losing early you might have a chance in late game”
Uberizm says “Havent played into new swain but it used to be easy pre 6 and kinda hard after cuz hes so tanky so idk its probably the same since he can just infinitely sit on your shroud now”
Zoose says “His main threat is his E, which is a long range root but its quite slow and easy to dodge. His main damage comes from Q spam, but its low range so stay back and Q poke. W is also easy to dodge unless he hits his E. At 6, always save your W to flip him away when he ults. Wait until it times out before getting close.”
CaptainBattlaxe says “Was even, not sure with recent changes. Ignite to counter his healing, poke a lot. If you time orange well you can avoid the pull.”
Azurio says “Avoid his E with yours at all cost. Trade him when use spells on wave. He is really hard to kill after level 6, try to farm and pressure him before to get mythic fast and play with your jungle.”
ddieguito_es says “He's dangerous, especially if you get in a long fight with him. You can struggle a bit due to his E in the early game. Shouldn't be a problem afterwards, tho, except if he ends up being massively tanky.
On the other hand, he doesnt have any mobility to dodge your CC and you outdamage him + R should be enough to finish him. Not that hard but be aware of his root/pull. Liandry's can be a problem so get MR.”
Bunny Kata says “Right now he is in the "tiny" matchup, but after next buffs it's gonna be the strongest champ in the entire game, better than Ahri herself. Good luck mates.
Take whatever you want, you lose.”
V1kt0r555 says “[Rune Keystone: Arcane Comet]
[Summoner Spell: Teleport or Ignite]
[Starting Item: Doran's Ring]
[Don't get pulled by his E]
[Back off when he uses his ult, wait for him to go back in human form then fight back]
[Buy Morellonomicon]”
donidaking says “Go electro and trade level 1 AA+AA+Q, after he gets his hook it becomes a bit annoying because if you didn t play against him it takes some time to get used to his E.
If he hits E on you he guarantees W +Q and electro proc.
Pool his E if you are low hp besides that just the normal trading.
At level 6 he lifesteals from you 1v1 so you need to chunk him before you all in.”
Ahri Simplord says “You're unlikely to kill him early since he will play safe and try to E you from max range but he is really unable to farm his passive because of your mobility. You have superior wave clear so look to play around your jungler and roam, all ins are possible after lvl 6 since he's pretty squishy early”
Halfhand says “TIPS: Swain is nearly impossible to trade with. If you play tf you have to walk into auto attack range in order to trade. Once you walk into range, Swain can easily do his full combo onto you.
Preferably you sit back in this matchup and just farm up.”
soulentt says “Playing against Swain can be so much annoying, he has great self-healing and he can easily root you and bring you closer to him. Do not let this happen. Poke him very often and dont get poked from him and it should be winnable. ”
V1kt0r555 says “[Rune Keystone: Electrocute]
[Summoner Spell: Teleport or Ignite]
[Starting Item: Doran's Ring]
[Stay out of his range and farm as much as possible]
[Buy Morellonomicon]”
DabiDabi says “Throw your W towards him when he hits his stun and pulls you. So he'll have to take two W's. Just stop fighting when he has his ult since he does get pretty tanky and heals quite a bit. ”
V1kt0r555 says “[Rune Keystone: First Strike]
[Summoner Spell: Teleport or Ignite]
[Starting Item: Doran's Ring]
[Recommended Mythic Item: Liandry's Anguish]
[Don't get pulled by his E]
[Poke him with your E]
[Back off when he uses his ult, wait for him to go back in human form then fight back]
[Buy Morellonomicon]”
Fake Supp says “he is not played in midlane tho if it does you just have to dodge his E to win if he used ult look if u can out heal&dmg him then stay and kill him if not run”
ThePieBeam says “Don't let his noob-bait root hit you and you're cushity. He doesn't do nearly as much damage as you and he's completely immobile so it's just a matter of hitting some abilities and winning. If you're too close and/or he hits his abilities on you he can still hurt tho so don't get too cocky or else you'll pay the price.”
TcKatfish says “[Press The Attack Runes / Long Sword and Refillable Pots start.] Swain will have a lot of damage if he manages to hit you with his E. Avoid this by not standing in the minion wave so it is easier to dodge. Once his E is down you can go in on him. Post Lvl 6 avoid going in with your grapple so you can use it to escape once he uses R.”
lonestar1870 says “You can outrange him, should be an easy lane as long as you dodge his E and don't get pulled.
You control the wave and should be able to get prio whenever you want.
You can use your E to stop his engage and counter him pretty hard.
You solokill him pretty easily at level 6 if you can get a little poke on him first. He may build some MR so make sure to check his build.
I prefer Electrocute for a bit more damage and kill threat, but you can go PR if you want. Aery/Comet are okay into Swain too.
I prefer teleport into most mages, but ignite is fine to cut his healing a bit.”
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.”
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.”
Katawina52 says “Pretty easy unless he gets a lead. 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.”
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.”
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. ”
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.”
Kords says “Lack of instant wave clear, his Q, W and E are what it takes to remove a wave. Swain can catch you with his E though, so be careful of that, it’s fairly slow moving and can only root you from the behind, so minions can block it. His Ult turns the tides in teamfights, so you must be careful of that, exhaust, ignite and stun him to stop him from getting close to you or your teammates, he’s normally played ADC-Supp nowdays but is a decent pick for Mid and Top lane. Dodge E, shove, roam because he has no gapcloser. He is an absolute beast in teamfights. So care. His passive (pulling you closer) works with teammates CC too not just his.”
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. ”
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. ”
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.”
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”
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”
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”
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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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.”
Bottom Lane (9%)
Swain Bottom Lane Counters: 11,7446,1914,49873823186 matches, 24 counter champions
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Tips Against Swain in Bottom Lane Tips Provided by MOBAFire Guide Authors
Doody_tco says “His poke and root are something, and the healing he gets from his ultimate is something else”
franksterzz says “Not usually a bot lane champion but the gameplay consists of dodging his E. If you get hit you will probably die. Play around the E cooldown and poke him when it's down. In a fight 2v2, try to kill the adc first because Swain's DPS is not that high without his ult and his tankiness is pretty high for a 'support'.”
UwUSoftGirl says “[Poke] I hate Swain. His (E) is annoying and on the way back gets a bigger hitbox than it looks. The good this is that it'll only root you on it's way back, so it's fine if he hits it on it's way out, but not on it's way back. You outrange him so poke poke poke. Also Grievous Wounds after 6.”
DixonTheGuideMaker says “Swain’s early game is rather weak. If you’re playing as an early game champion, try to get an early advantage to reduce his scaling. His Root Nevermove(E) will only trigger on the first enemies he hits on its return. Stand near your Caster Minions and walk forwards when he throws it out so the minions get CC’d and not you. At level 6, his kill pressure and survivability increases. Unless you have the advantage, disengage as soon as he activates his Ultimate Demonic Ascension(R).”
DixonTheGuideMaker says “Swain’s early game is rather weak. If you’re playing as an early game champion, try to get an early advantage to reduce his scaling. His Root Nevermove(E) will only trigger on the first enemies he hits on its return. Stand near your Caster Minions and walk forwards when he throws it out so the minions get CC’d and not you. At level 6, his kill pressure and survivability increases. Unless you have the advantage, disengage as soon as he activates his Ultimate Demonic Ascension(R).”
DixonTheGuideMaker says “Swain’s early game is rather weak. If you’re playing as an early game champion, try to get an early advantage to reduce his scaling. His Root Nevermove(E) will only trigger on the first enemies he hits on its return. Stand near your Caster Minions and walk forwards when he throws it out so the minions get CC’d and not you. At level 6, his kill pressure and survivability increases. Unless you have the advantage, disengage as soon as he activates his Ultimate Demonic Ascension(R).”
OakuMarai says “only a problem if he gets fed from ADC diff. try not to w him into your ADC post 6, focus on his adc instead. pre-6 feel free to let him meet your ADC up close”
m1NEEX says “Regarding AP mages on bot Swain is by far the worst match up for Jinx and probably any ADC in general, since he is broken since his rework got released, you can't really win any 1v1 / 2v2 engage when he has ult up. Just farm, you scale better, when he ults and you don't have the damage to burst him just run away, it will end if no champion is in his range. Pay attention to red bar below his mana bar, it starts running down when no one is around him, when it runs down his ult ends.”
V1gorous1 says “he is squishy pre 6 but once he hits 6 he becomes god you must kill him pre 6 because without a lead you will not kill him he is far to tanky with ult”
Kitqsune says “APC or support he's very annoying. Try to dodge, block his e/q. He might outheal you in his ult during teamfights but if you CAN then try to secure early kills and go from there. This matchup is bad but not the worst.”
wardinbush says “Dodge his e and dont let him scale with his w. Try to focus him down with your support to deny him of making an impact in the late game.”
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. ”
Faeynix says “Swain is a pretty big threat, similar to Blitz and Pyke, but Swain has less of a pull than the others do. He's still scary, but with proper spacing and baiting, you can beat him.”
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.”
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”
NikkiTT says “Swain ADC more played in higher tiers, he often times runs with exhaust which is a bummer, but you should be able to stat check him just fine with the power of ignite cutting his healing. (Will also be going zhonyas.) Building Riftmaker could be an option need more games into him to know.”
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.”
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 and becarefull with his ultimate, is a large AOE damage.”
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.”
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 to him 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.”
Top Lane (8%)
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