Swain Mid build & stats
- Win rate
- 49.6%
- Pick rate
- 0.7%
- Ban rate
- 0.5%
Recommended build
Chosen by win rate among builds with enough games, from ranked matches of high-elo players on patch 16.17
Start with
Best three items so far
Boots
Runes
Sorcery +
Precision 
Your attacks and abilities send Aery to a target, damaging enemies or shielding allies.
Manaflow Band
Absolute Focus
Scorch
Presence of Mind
Cut Down
Summoner spells
51.6%
31 games
Max order
Q
E
W
60.0%
10 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 49.6% of games as Mid on patch 16.17 (123 games).
- Most common core: Blackfire Torch → Rylai's Crystal Scepter → Zhonya's Hourglass — 67% win rate over 6 games.
- Take Summon Aery as keystone: picked in 57% of games with a 60% win rate.
- Best matchup: Yone (56% over 9 games). Hardest: Ahri (25% over 12 games) — consider a ban or a different pick when you see it.
Items
Most common sets of three completed items
Core build
Starting items
Boots
Legendary items by win rate
| Item | Win rate | Pick |
|---|---|---|
| 83.3% | 5% (6) | |
| 66.7% | 10% (12) | |
| 59.2% | 40% (49) | |
| 56.5% | 37% (46) | |
| 55.9% | 28% (34) | |
| 51.6% | 74% (91) | |
| 42.9% | 6% (7) | |
| 40.0% | 4% (5) | |
| 27.3% | 9% (11) | |
| 25.0% | 3% (4) | |
| 25.0% | 3% (4) | |
| 14.3% | 6% (7) |
Runes
Most played full pages and keystone win rates
Sorcery +
Resolve 
Damaging a champion with an ability burns them over time.
Manaflow Band
Transcendence
Scorch
Conditioning
Overgrowth
Sorcery +
Precision
Sorcery +
Resolve
Keystones
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Summon Aery
Your attacks and abilities send Aery to a target, damaging enemies or shielding allies.
60.0%57% pick
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Conqueror
Gain stacks of adaptive force when attacking enemy champions. After reaching 12 stacks, heal for a portion of damage you deal to champions.
36.0%20% pick
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Deathfire Touch
Damaging a champion with an ability burns them over time.
38.9%15% pick
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Stormraider's Surge
Dealing 25% of a champion's maximum health grants a burst of MS and Slow Resist.
50.0%3% pick
Summoner spells
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Flash + Ghost
50.6%63% pick
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Flash + Teleport
51.6%25% pick
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Flash + Ignite
37.5%7% pick
Abilities & skill order
Which ability to max first, from match timelines
Q
W
E
35.7%14 games
Q
E
W
60.0%10 games
Most common first three levels: Q → E → W (31%), Q → E → Q (55%), E → Q → W (33%).
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PRavenous FlockSwain's ravens collect Soul Fragments that heal him and permanently increase his maximum health.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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RDemonic AscensionSwain 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...