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Swain ADC build & stats

MageSupport C 45 games · patch 16.18
Win rate
46.7%
Pick rate
1.1%
Ban rate
4.0%
Solo/Duo Flex ARAM
16.18 16.17 16.16
Division
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Recommended build

Chosen by win rate among builds with enough games, from ranked matches of high-elo players on patch 16.18

Built from single items

Best three items so far

Rabadon's Deathcap
Rabadon's Deathcap
3,500 gold
Bloodletter's Curse
Bloodletter's Curse
2,900 gold
Liandry's Torment
Liandry's Torment
3,000 gold
9,400 gold
66.7% WR each item separately

Runes

Precision Precision + Sorcery Sorcery
25.0% WR
8 games · 18% pick
Conqueror
Conqueror

Gain stacks of adaptive force when attacking enemy champions. After reaching 12 stacks, heal for a portion of damage you deal to champions.

Precision Precision
Press the Attack Lethal Tempo Conqueror Fleet Footwork
Presence of Mind Absorb Life Triumph
Legend: Bloodline Legend: Alacrity Legend: Haste
Coup de Grace Cut Down Last Stand
Sorcery Sorcery
Axiom Arcanist Manaflow Band Nimbus Cloak
Transcendence Absolute Focus Celerity
Waterwalking Gathering Storm Scorch
Shards
Adaptive Force Attack Speed Ability Haste
Adaptive Force Move Speed Health Scaling
Health Tenacity and Slow Resist Health Scaling

Summoner spells

Flash Ghost
40.0% 25 games

Each line is the variant with the best win rate among those played enough times, not simply the most popular one. Win rates are smoothed so a lucky three-game build can't top the list. Not enough players have finished the same three items yet, so the core above is the three strongest items measured one by one. Sample sizes are shown next to every choice.

Tips for Swain

Generated from this patch's numbers

  • Swain wins 46.7% of games as ADC on patch 16.18 (45 games).
  • Most common core: Blackfire Torch → Rylai's Crystal Scepter → Zhonya's Hourglass — 40% win rate over 5 games.
  • Take Conqueror as keystone: picked in 76% of games with a 50% win rate.
  • Swain scales: 67% win rate after 35 minutes versus 36% before 25. Farm safely early and never surrender.

Items

Most common sets of three completed items

Core build

Blackfire Torch
Blackfire Torch
Rylai's Crystal Scepter
Rylai's Crystal Scepter
Zhonya's Hourglass
Zhonya's Hourglass
40.0% WR
5 games · 11% pick
Rylai's Crystal Scepter
Rylai's Crystal Scepter
Malignance
Malignance
Zhonya's Hourglass
Zhonya's Hourglass
50.0% WR
4 games · 9% pick
Frozen Heart
Frozen Heart
Rylai's Crystal Scepter
Rylai's Crystal Scepter
Force of Nature
Force of Nature
66.7% WR
3 games · 7% pick

Legendary items by win rate

ItemWin ratePick
Rabadon's Deathcap Rabadon's Deathcap
 100.0% 7% (3)
Bloodletter's Curse Bloodletter's Curse
 75.0% 9% (4)
Liandry's Torment Liandry's Torment
 60.0% 44% (20)
Rylai's Crystal Scepter Rylai's Crystal Scepter
 51.6% 69% (31)
Malignance Malignance
 50.0% 49% (22)
Force of Nature Force of Nature
 50.0% 13% (6)
Frozen Heart Frozen Heart
 50.0% 13% (6)
Zhonya's Hourglass Zhonya's Hourglass
 47.4% 42% (19)
Blackfire Torch Blackfire Torch
 47.1% 38% (17)
Spirit Visage Spirit Visage
 12.5% 18% (8)

Runes

Most played full pages and keystone win rates

Precision Precision + Sorcery Sorcery
25.0% WR
8 games · 18% pick
Conqueror
Conqueror

Gain stacks of adaptive force when attacking enemy champions. After reaching 12 stacks, heal for a portion of damage you deal to champions.

Precision Precision
Press the Attack Lethal Tempo Conqueror Fleet Footwork
Presence of Mind Absorb Life Triumph
Legend: Bloodline Legend: Alacrity Legend: Haste
Coup de Grace Cut Down Last Stand
Sorcery Sorcery
Axiom Arcanist Manaflow Band Nimbus Cloak
Transcendence Absolute Focus Celerity
Waterwalking Gathering Storm Scorch
Shards
Adaptive Force Attack Speed Ability Haste
Adaptive Force Move Speed Health Scaling
Health Tenacity and Slow Resist Health Scaling
Precision Precision + Resolve Resolve
60.0% WR
5 games · 11% pick
Conqueror Presence of Mind Legend: Haste Last Stand Conditioning Overgrowth
Precision Precision + Sorcery Sorcery
25.0% WR
4 games · 9% pick
Conqueror Presence of Mind Legend: Haste Last Stand Axiom Arcanist Transcendence

Keystones

  • Conqueror Conqueror Gain stacks of adaptive force when attacking enemy champions. After reaching 12 stacks, heal for a portion of damage you deal to champions. 50.0%76% pick
  • Deathfire Touch Deathfire Touch Damaging a champion with an ability burns them over time. 66.7%13% pick
  • Electrocute Electrocute Hitting a champion with 3 separate attacks or abilities in 3s deals bonus adaptive damage. 0.0%7% pick

Summoner spells

  • Flash Ghost Flash + Ghost 40.0%56% pick
  • Exhaust Flash Exhaust + Flash 100.0%13% pick
  • Flash Teleport Flash + Teleport 40.0%11% pick

Abilities & skill order

  • PRavenous Flock

    Swain's ravens collect Soul Fragments that heal him and permanently increase his maximum health.

  • QDeath's Hand

    Swain unleashes several bolts of eldritch power that pierce through enemies. Enemies hit take more damage for each bolt they are struck by.

  • WVision of Empire

    Swain opens a demon eye that deals damage and slows enemies. Champions hit are revealed and also grant Swain a Soul Fragment.

  • ENevermove

    Swain launches a wave of demonic power forward. It then returns to Swain and roots enemies it hits. Swain can then choose to pull all rooted champions closer. This ability has a shorter cooldown during Demonic Ascension.

  • RDemonic Ascension

    Swain transforms into a demon and drains health from nearby enemy champions, minions, and neutral monsters. Swain can cast Demonflare to decimate and slow nearby enemies with a nova of soulfire. This form is indefinite a...