The guide is somewhat outdated, but I think the item you're looking for is Morellonomicon. All you need is one assist and your mana goes through the roof again ;)

I still need to update this. New Banshee's seems pretty sick.

The issue here should be Bruisers picking up the Helm. Tanks are less damaging now overall (unless they mix it up) and Swain's R ignores damage reduction for the healing. I don't think the Helm will be of any use to squishies regardless, so we'll have to see how obnoxious this item is on Juggernauts/Bruisers :/

I'm very thankful for your comment! There was a lot of love and work put into this guide and seeing it being appreciated is always great :)

I'm not sure I understand the question? You want to know if there's a trick to hitting W on someone who has Q on then?

I'll check if I have footage to make a gif, but there's really no trick to it, it's mostly prediction that's facilitated by the Q slow. You need to see the way they're walking, place Q accordingly to slow them and almost immediately cast W.

Personally never seen it but it makes sense. I get refillable if I have the spare gold and the Dark Seal does seem like an interesting option along with Doran's since it gives you raw mana sustain for your ult rather than focusing on regen, which shouldn't be a problem.

I'll playtest it but am glad you brought it up!

Hey there!

Tear of the Goddess is extremely hard to fit into Swain builds. Although he can stack it at a decent speed (not amazingly fast like Ryze or Cassiopeia), Tear is ideally a rush first item so you can stack as fast as possible. The problem with this is that what you REALLY want to rush ASAP is Rod of Ages (RoA), and delaying either will create many issues:

- Delaying RoA will mean you get stats later, making you less tanky. Besides, Tear of the Goddess doesn't actually provide you with laning power, only with some sustain through ult upkeep. It also makes you less of a threat in lane unless you go tear - Blasting Wand - catalyst. If you do this, you'll be less tanky due to delaying the HP from catalyst;

- Delaying Tear means you will have it stacked much later into the game. It is also still a dead item in your inventory for a while, because Swain's ult mana cost is cumulative, which means that extra mana will be melted faster. Getting more AP would make you heal more and deal more damage.

- The only possible "fix" for this would be to get Tear and rush the hextech item that builds from catalyst. My issue with this build is that Archangel will eat away at a precious item slot and you will be less tanky (not to mention that the hextech item is more expensive than RoA).

Assuming this question comes from having issues with mana on Swain during skirmishes, my advice is to ALWAYS demand blue buffs and, if you REALLY want a mana item, you may consider getting a Lost Chapter after Rod of Ages, finish Zhonya's Hourglass and then finish Morellonomicon which, along with your passive, gives you absurd amounts of mana on kill and assist.

Do understand that morellonomicon means you'll need to forgo Spirit Visage, making you considerably less tanky. Ideally, you should learn to manage Swain without any mana providers asides from RoA, especially because from midgame onwards you have less issues on that department.

Finally, on a sidenote, I do get Tear of the Goddess + ap support item + refillable pots on ARAM if I get Swain. Then I follow it up with RoA and Zhonya's.

It's what I'm here for ;)

Hello! Well, I don't think it's worth it mathematically because it is reduced by the damage from R and W, and the more AP you have the more damage and healing from R you receive.

They are decent in lane because you keep casting Q to harass + farm but once out of it they lose effectiveness (Q will apply over time AND if people leave it'll stop applying, W and R apply less). Overally, they're just a decent lane gimmick but fall flat out of lane.