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Swain Build Guides, Runes, Items, and Abilities - Patch 14.21

Swain The Noxian Grand General

Find the best Swain build guides for League of Legends S14 Patch 14.21. The MOBAFire community works hard to keep their LoL builds and guides updated, and will help you craft the best Swain build for the S14 meta. Learn more about Swain's abilities, skins, or even ask your own questions to the community!

Season 2 Builds
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LoL Champion Swain Build Guide
LoL Champion Swain Build Guide

Swain BJtches

Build by waitforu1314 updated October 14, 2012
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LoL Champion Swain Build Guide
LoL Champion Swain Build Guide

Ap / (Off -) Tank Swain build ! [ Check it out ] !

Build by nikopubbsi updated October 14, 2012
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LoL Champion Swain Build Guide
LoL Champion Swain Build Guide

Swain - The wise old man

Build by xAljaschuex updated October 12, 2012
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LoL Champion Swain Build Guide
LoL Champion Swain Build Guide

Swain - [Mid]

Build by MiD Fukuu updated October 11, 2012
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LoL Champion Swain Build Guide
LoL Champion Swain Build Guide

Swain - [Mid]

Build by Top Fukuu updated October 5, 2012
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LoL Champion Swain Build Guide
LoL Champion Swain Build Guide

Swain Mid!

Build by Drucios updated September 30, 2012
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LoL Champion Swain Build Guide
LoL Champion Swain Build Guide

Swain: The AD Master

Build by CptnHooks updated September 27, 2012
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LoL Champion Swain Build Guide
LoL Champion Swain Build Guide

Swain mid

Build by Goten26 updated September 22, 2012
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LoL Champion Swain Build Guide
LoL Champion Swain Build Guide

Swain, the Master Tactician

Build by crowthak updated September 16, 2012
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LoL Champion Swain Build Guide
LoL Champion Swain Build Guide

Swain the big monster!!!

Build by muzzaik updated September 14, 2012
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LoL Champion Swain Build Guide
LoL Champion Swain Build Guide

Swain: Hadn't you heard? Bird is the Word!

Build by Menkhor updated September 7, 2012
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LoL Champion Swain Build Guide
LoL Champion Swain Build Guide

Swain Mid

Build by Acidum updated September 1, 2012
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LoL Champion Swain Build Guide
LoL Champion Swain Build Guide

Bird Man Swain is after you!

Build by Ap Swag updated August 25, 2012
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LoL Champion Swain Build Guide
LoL Champion Swain Build Guide

Swain vs AD / AP

Build by Sn00zing updated August 17, 2012
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LoL Champion Swain Build Guide
LoL Champion Swain Build Guide

swain easy and good

Build by madakhs updated August 8, 2012
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LoL Champion Swain Build Guide
LoL Champion Swain Build Guide

Swain for noobs

Build by WordFC updated August 6, 2012
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LoL Champion Swain Build Guide
LoL Champion Swain Build Guide

Swain the legend AP

Build by HBHGotico updated July 28, 2012
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LoL Champion Swain Build Guide
LoL Champion Swain Build Guide

Swain build / It's good for u

Build by K0saPL updated July 28, 2012
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LoL Champion Swain Build Guide
LoL Champion Swain Build Guide

Swain Mid Tank "Full-Metal Colossus"

Build by Xiutec updated July 28, 2012
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LoL Champion Swain Build Guide
LoL Champion Swain Build Guide

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Build by TheSame123 updated July 27, 2012
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Swain Build & Runes

If you're looking for the best rune build for Swain we've got you covered. Below you can find the best items and runes to build for Swain, as determined by calculations of thousands of Plat+ League of Legends games. If you are already familiar with how to play Swain this is a great resource to quickly get a good rune selection for Patch 14.21. However, if you are a new Swain player we highly recommend reading through some of the guides above to learn why this build is strong on Swain!

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Patch 14.21: 36,656 matches scanned * Each section of the build is rated independently of the others

Swain's Runes

Swain's Best Runes 45%

Win Rate 39% Pickrate

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Swain's 2nd Best Runes 45%

Win Rate 26% Pickrate

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Swain's 3rd Best Runes 44%

Win Rate 9% Pickrate

Domination
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Swain's Summoner Spells

Swain's Best Summoner Spells 45%

Win Rate 76% Pickrate

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Swain's 2nd Best Summoner Spells 44%

Win Rate 17% Pickrate

Exhaust Flash

Third Best

Swain's 3rd Best Summoner Spells 47%

Win Rate 3% Pickrate

Flash Heal

Swain's Starters

Swain's Best Starter Items 44%

Win Rate 91% Pickrate

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Patch 14.21: 36,656 matches scanned * Each section of the build is rated independently of the others

Swain's Runes

Swain's Best Runes 48%

Win Rate 53% Pickrate

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Swain's 2nd Best Runes 47%

Win Rate 14% Pickrate

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Swain's 3rd Best Runes 48%

Win Rate 11% Pickrate

Sorcery
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Swain's Summoner Spells

Swain's Best Summoner Spells 47%

Win Rate 75% Pickrate

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Second Best

Swain's 2nd Best Summoner Spells 50%

Win Rate 14% Pickrate

Flash Ghost

Third Best

Swain's 3rd Best Summoner Spells 49%

Win Rate 7% Pickrate

Flash Ignite

Swain's Starters

Swain's Best Starter Items 47%

Win Rate 93% Pickrate

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Patch 14.21: 36,656 matches scanned * Each section of the build is rated independently of the others

Swain's Runes

Swain's Best Runes 45%

Win Rate 48% Pickrate

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Swain's 2nd Best Runes 46%

Win Rate 13% Pickrate

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Swain's 3rd Best Runes 44%

Win Rate 9% Pickrate

Sorcery
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Swain's Summoner Spells

Swain's Best Summoner Spells 46%

Win Rate 75% Pickrate

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Second Best

Swain's 2nd Best Summoner Spells 44%

Win Rate 11% Pickrate

Ghost Teleport

Third Best

Swain's 3rd Best Summoner Spells 45%

Win Rate 7% Pickrate

Flash Ghost

Swain's Starters

Swain's Best Starter Items 46%

Win Rate 87% Pickrate

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Swain's Core Items

Swain's Best Core Items 49%

Win Rate 4% Pickrate

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Patch 14.21: 36,656 matches scanned * Each section of the build is rated independently of the others

Swain's Runes

Swain's Best Runes 49%

Win Rate 59% Pickrate

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Swain's 2nd Best Runes 47%

Win Rate 16% Pickrate

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Swain's 3rd Best Runes 47%

Win Rate 10% Pickrate

Domination
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Swain's Summoner Spells

Swain's Best Summoner Spells 47%

Win Rate 42% Pickrate

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Second Best

Swain's 2nd Best Summoner Spells 50%

Win Rate 19% Pickrate

Exhaust Flash

Third Best

Swain's 3rd Best Summoner Spells 48%

Win Rate 19% Pickrate

Flash Teleport

Swain's Starters

Swain's Best Starter Items 48%

Win Rate 94% Pickrate

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Swain's Core Items

Swain's Best Core Items 56%

Win Rate 11% Pickrate

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Swain Counters

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


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

Swain Skins

Swain's Abilities

Swain's Ravenous Flock
Ravenous Flock Swain's Passive Swain's Passive
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Swain's Passive
Swain's Passive
Swain collects soul fragments from Vision of Empire, Nevermore, and enemy champion deaths. Soul fragments restore 3-6% max health and permanently grant Swain 12 max health (depending on level).
Q
Swain's Death's Hand
Death's Hand Swain's Q Ability
725
40 / 45 / 50 / 55 / 60
9 / 7.5 / 6 / 4.5 / 3
Swain unleashes eldritch bolts, dealing 60 / 85 / 110 / 135 / 160 (+45% of ability power) magic damage plus 25% magic damage per bolt past the first damage.
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Swain's Vision of Empire
Vision of Empire Swain's W Ability
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70 / 80 / 90 / 100 / 110
22 / 21 / 20 / 19 / 18
Swain opens a demon eye, revealing a location for 1.5 seconds, then deals 70 / 105 / 140 / 175 / 210 (+60% of ability power) magic damage and slows by 50 / 55 / 60 / 65 / 70% for 1.5 seconds. Champions hit grant Swain a Soul Fragment and are revealed for 6 seconds.
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Swain's Nevermove
Nevermove Swain's E Ability
850
60 / 65 / 70 / 75 / 80
14 / 13 / 12 / 11 / 10
Swain launches a wave of demonic power that returns, detonating on the first enemy hit to deal 80 / 120 / 160 / 200 / 240 (+60% of ability power) magic damage and root enemies in the area for 1.5 seconds.

Rooting a champion allows Swain to reactivate this ability to pull all champions rooted by Nevermove toward him, gaining a Soul Fragment for each.
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Swain's Demonic Ascension
Demonic Ascension Swain's Ultimate (R) Ability
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Swain frees the demon, which deals 15 / 25 / 35 (+5% of ability power) magic damage and drains 15 / 30 / 45 (+5% of ability power) (+1.25% bonus health) health per second from nearby enemies. His Demonic Energy depletes over time but can be recharged indefinitely by draining enemy champions and is fully restored on champion takedowns.

Recast: After 2 seconds and every 8 seconds thereafter, Swain can cast Demonflare while transformed, which deals 150 / 250 / 350 (+50% of ability power) magic damage and slows enemies by 75%, decaying over 1.5 seconds.
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Swain's Demonflare
Demonflare Swain's Ultimate (R) Ability
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Swain's Passive
After 2 seconds and every 8 seconds thereafter, Swain can cast Demonflare while transformed, which deals 150 / 250 / 350 (+50% of ability power) magic damage and slows enemies by 75%, decaying over 1.5 seconds.

Questions About Swain

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How to play against Swain?

The combination of [[nevermove]] + [[ravenous flock]] is basically an instant cast [[death sentence]] that hits you through creeps on a 9 second cooldown. His ultimate is literally just press R win teamfight, and he can always force a fight...

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Is new Swain good?

I've played a bit of new Swain on the PBE with mixed results, while I'm not sure what to build on him yet I'm leaning towards a AP/Health type build (like old swain). While Swain is fun he doesn't seem to be doing the damage I feel like he should,...

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Swain skin

Is there any news about the Dragon Master Swain skin? Wasn't that discussed a few years before? I'm itching to get that one. (Don't get me wrong, Tryrant Swain is the shizz).

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Least played champions?

I have just been curios guys about why some champions are not played that much. I know that unpopular picks like swain, galio, mao'kai, and yorick are all strong picks in their respective fields. What I am trying to get to in this is why some...

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Swain's time to shine

I have a hunch that Swain will rise in popularity with all the innovation that has been going on in the LCS, both in the middle and top lane. I was wondering if you could help me find the best runes and build, but currently I like this one alot:...

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Shouldn't Tear of the Goddess work with Swain?

So the new [[tear of the goddess]] says "whenever mana is spent" or something like that, but when I used it on [[Swain]] it wouldn't work whenever I toggled [[ravenous flock]]. Isn't it supposed to?

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