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Swain·Support Build

Ravenous FlockP
Death's HandQ
Vision of EmpireW
NevermoveE
Demonic AscensionR
Win rate48.0%
Pick rate1.3%
Ban rate0.3%
Matches29 431-
Swain Support has a 48.0% win rate with 1.3% pick rate in Emerald + and is currently ranked C tier. Based on our analysis of 29 431 matches in patch 14.12 the best build for Swain is Zaz'Zak's Realmspike, Sorcerer's Shoes, Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Liandry's Torment, and Zhonya's Hourglass. Most picked runes for Swain Support are Conqueror, Presence of Mind, Legend: Haste, and Last Stand for primary tree, as well as Conditioning, and Overgrowth for secondary tree.
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Swain Support

Swain Build

Support Support  Patch 14.12

Most Popular

Win Rate 49.1% based on 5 598 matches

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Recommended builds

Build
WR
ConquerorResolve
Zaz'Zak's Realmspike

Most Popular

49.1%
ElectrocutePrecision
Zaz'Zak's Realmspike

2nd Most Popular

47.8%
ConquerorResolve
Celestial Opposition

Alternative

48.7%
Glacial AugmentResolve
Solstice Sleigh

Off-Meta

54.5%

Top Players
ALL

Player name
WR
iconRankName

Booby Trap OTP

67.5%
iconRankName

みよえもん OTP

50.0%
iconRankName

djack#floss OTP

48.3%

Matchup Specific

vs Champion
WR

Thresh

51.3%

Nautilus

54.0%

runes

Precision
Precision
Press the AttackFleet FootworkConqueror
Absorb Life
Triumph
Presence of Mind
Legend: Alacrity
Legend: Haste
Legend: Bloodline
Coup de Grace
Cut Down
Last Stand
Resolve
Resolve
Demolish
Font of Life
Shield Bash
Conditioning
Second Wind
Bone Plating
Overgrowth
Revitalize
Unflinching
Adaptive Force
Attack Speed
Ability Haste
Adaptive Force
Move Speed
Health Scaling
Health
Tenacity and Slow Resist
Health Scaling

spells

SummonerFlash

D

SummonerDot

F

items

Starter Items

Time Target
World Atlas
Health Potion
2
Stealth Ward

@ 12 sec

Early Items

Boots

@ 3 min

Core Items

Zaz'Zak's Realmspike
Sorcerer's Shoes
Rylai's Crystal Scepter

@ 14 min

Full Build

Zaz'Zak's Realmspike
Sorcerer's Shoes
Rylai's Crystal Scepter
Liandry's Torment
Zhonya's Hourglass
Morellonomicon

ability order

Max:

Q

right arrow

W

right arrow

E

right arrow

Skills

Ravenous Flock
Death's Hand
Vision of Empire
Nevermove
Demonic Ascension
1
E
2
W
3
Q
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
W
9
Q
10
W
11
R
12
W
13
W
14
E
15
E
16
R
17
E
18
E

situational items

Malignance
Blackfire Torch
Jak'Sho, The Protean
Spirit Visage
Frozen Heart
Riftmaker

Swain Matchups Overview

Swain General information

Swain tips and tricks

Reactivate your NevermoveE after landing it on a target to pull them closer to you.

Swain’s Root NevermoveE will only trigger on the closest enemies hit on its return. Take aim and try to use it so it leaves little room for the enemy to react and dodge it.

Activate your Ultimate Demonic AscensionR as soon as a fight occurs to increase your chances of coming out ahead and surviving the fight.

Swain combos

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The Best Swain Builds, Runes and Items for Support in Emerald +

Most Popular

If you want to use the most popular Swain Support build, you should take Flash and Ignite as your Summoner Spells. For runes, you should pick Conqueror as your keystone, followed by Presence of Mind, Legend: Haste and Last Stand in the primary tree, as well as Conditioning and Overgrowth in the secondary tree. For rune shards, you want Adaptive Force in offense, Adaptive Force in flex and Health Scaling in defense, though it depends on the matchup. Finally, for your items, you should build Zaz'Zak's Realmspike as your first item, followed by Sorcerer's Shoes and Rylai's Crystal Scepter. For your last 3 items, you should build Liandry's Torment, Zhonya's Hourglass and finish with Morellonomicon. For the skill order, you want to stick with Q - W - E. Right now, this build has 49.1% winrate over 5 598 matches played.

Optional

Your second option for Swain Support build would be to take Flash and Ignite as your Summoner Spells. The runes that this build takes advantage of are Electrocute as your keystone, Cheap Shot, Eyeball Collection and Ultimate Hunter in the primary tree, and Coup de Grace with Presence of Mind in the secondary tree. The shards used in this build are Adaptive Force in offense, Adaptive Force in flex and Health Scaling in defense. The items for the build are Zaz'Zak's Realmspike, which you should build first, followed by Sorcerer's Shoes as your second item and Rylai's Crystal Scepter as your third item. The rest of the items in order are Liandry's Torment, Zhonya's Hourglass and Morellonomicon. The skill order for this build is Q - W - E. In the current patch, this build has a 47.8% win rate over 3 800 matches.

Alternative

If you're looking for alternatives, you can use Flash and Ignite as your Summoner Spells, with runes being Conqueror as your keystone, Presence of Mind, Legend: Haste and Last Stand in the primary tree, and Conditioning with Overgrowth in the secondary tree, as well as Adaptive Force, Adaptive Force, and Health Scaling as your rune shards. The items that this build incorporates are Celestial Opposition as your first item, then Plated Steelcaps as a second item and Rylai's Crystal Scepter as a third item. You want to finish the build with Liandry's Torment, Zhonya's Hourglass and Jak'Sho, The Protean. As far as ability max order goes, you want to keep it Q - W - E. This build is currently sitting at a 48.7% win rate across 1 846 matches played.

Off-Meta

If you want to try an Off-Meta Swain Support build in the current patch, try Flash and Ignite as your Summoner Spells, Glacial Augment, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery and Approach Velocity as your primary rune tree, and Second Wind with Overgrowth as your secondary tree. Use Ability Haste, Move Speed and Health as your shards. For items in this build, you want to complete Solstice Sleigh as your first item, then finish Plated Steelcaps as your second item, and Rylai's Crystal Scepter as third item. The last 3 options are Zhonya's Hourglass, Morellonomicon and Vigilant Wardstone. The ability order for this build is Q - W - E. As of the current patch, this build has a 54.5% win rate over 617 matches played.

Situational Swain Runes and Items

Depending on the context of your game, your matchup, and enemy champions, you might want to consider building some situational items or take specific runes. Carefully examine your team, enemy team, game state , and your matchup to plan your Swain build accordingly! For example, when it comes to rune shards, you might want to take either Armor or Magic Resist, depending on which champion you are about to lane against.

Furthermore, if you want a more detailed breakdown, you should also check out Swain runes page.

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Swain Counters - Best and Worst Matchups for Support in Emerald +

Best Matchups

In Patch 14.13 the best possible matchups for Swain Support are:

Consider picking Swain into these matches to increase your chance to win a game. These are the most popular Support matchups that currently are in favor of Swain.

Worst Matchups

We highly recommend avoiding picking Swain in the current patch into the following Support matchups:

These champions are considered as Swain counters in the current patch, and playing such a matchup will decrease your chances of winning a game.

Additional Notes

If you want to find out more about best and worst matchups, as well as specific matchup statistics, we highly encourage you to check our Swain counters page. Keep in mind that while the champion may counter or be countered, it also comes down to your individual skill, the skill of your opponent, your team, and enemy team compositions.