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Swain Support build & stats

MageSupport D 147 games · patch 16.18
Win rate
42.9%
Pick rate
3.5%
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

Solid sample

Finish these three

Rylai's Crystal Scepter
Rylai's Crystal Scepter
2,600 gold
Malignance
Malignance
2,700 gold
Zhonya's Hourglass
Zhonya's Hourglass
3,250 gold
8,550 gold
66.7% WR 9 games

Boots

Plated Steelcaps
Plated Steelcaps
1,200 gold
46.4% 28 games

Runes

Domination Domination + Precision Precision
56.0% WR
25 games · 17% pick
Electrocute
Electrocute

Hitting a champion with 3 separate attacks or abilities in 3s deals bonus adaptive damage.

Domination Domination
Electrocute Dark Harvest Hail of Blades
Cheap Shot Taste of Blood Sudden Impact
Sixth Sense Grisly Mementos Deep Ward
Relentless Hunter Ultimate Hunter Treasure Hunter
Precision Precision
Presence of Mind Absorb Life Triumph
Legend: Bloodline Legend: Alacrity Legend: Haste
Coup de Grace Cut Down Last Stand
Shards
Adaptive Force Attack Speed Ability Haste
Adaptive Force Move Speed Health Scaling
Health Tenacity and Slow Resist Health Scaling

Summoner spells

Flash Heal
63.6% 11 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. Sample sizes are shown next to every choice.

Tips for Swain

Generated from this patch's numbers

  • Swain wins 42.9% of games as Support on patch 16.18 (147 games).
  • Most common core: Rylai's Crystal Scepter → Malignance → Zhonya's Hourglass — 67% win rate over 9 games.
  • Take Conqueror as keystone: picked in 55% of games with a 40% win rate.
  • Best matchup: Nautilus (50% over 8 games). Hardest: Leona (25% over 8 games) — consider a ban or a different pick when you see it.

Items

Most common sets of three completed items

Core build

Rylai's Crystal Scepter
Rylai's Crystal Scepter
Malignance
Malignance
Zhonya's Hourglass
Zhonya's Hourglass
66.7% WR
9 games · 6% pick
Spirit Visage
Spirit Visage
Rylai's Crystal Scepter
Rylai's Crystal Scepter
Zhonya's Hourglass
Zhonya's Hourglass
50.0% WR
8 games · 5% pick
Rylai's Crystal Scepter
Rylai's Crystal Scepter
Zhonya's Hourglass
Zhonya's Hourglass
Liandry's Torment
Liandry's Torment
42.9% WR
7 games · 5% pick

Boots

Sorcerer's Shoes
Sorcerer's Shoes
40.6% WR
69 games · 47% pick
Plated Steelcaps
Plated Steelcaps
46.4% WR
28 games · 19% pick
Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads
44.0% WR
25 games · 17% pick

Legendary items by win rate

ItemWin ratePick
Jak'Sho, The Protean Jak'Sho, The Protean
 66.7% 2% (3)
Riftmaker Riftmaker
 50.0% 3% (4)
Zhonya's Hourglass Zhonya's Hourglass
 47.8% 31% (46)
Rylai's Crystal Scepter Rylai's Crystal Scepter
 45.9% 90% (133)
Liandry's Torment Liandry's Torment
 42.3% 35% (52)
Morellonomicon Morellonomicon
 40.0% 3% (5)
Spirit Visage Spirit Visage
 37.9% 20% (29)
Malignance Malignance
 33.3% 24% (36)
Thornmail Thornmail
 33.3% 6% (9)
Frozen Heart Frozen Heart
 33.3% 2% (3)
Rod of Ages Rod of Ages
 33.3% 2% (3)
Unending Despair Unending Despair
 30.0% 7% (10)

Runes

Most played full pages and keystone win rates

Precision Precision + Resolve Resolve
40.0% WR
60 games · 41% 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
Resolve Resolve
Shield Bash Demolish Font of Life
Conditioning Second Wind Bone Plating
Unflinching Overgrowth Revitalize
Shards
Adaptive Force Attack Speed Ability Haste
Adaptive Force Move Speed Health Scaling
Health Tenacity and Slow Resist Health Scaling
Domination Domination + Precision Precision
56.0% WR
25 games · 17% pick
Electrocute Cheap Shot Grisly Mementos Ultimate Hunter Coup de Grace Presence of Mind
Domination Domination + Inspiration Inspiration
53.3% WR
15 games · 10% pick
Electrocute Cheap Shot Grisly Mementos Ultimate Hunter Cash Back Cosmic Insight

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. 39.5%55% pick
  • Electrocute Electrocute Hitting a champion with 3 separate attacks or abilities in 3s deals bonus adaptive damage. 51.8%38% pick
  • Deathfire Touch Deathfire Touch Damaging a champion with an ability burns them over time. 16.7%4% pick

Summoner spells

  • Flash Ignite Flash + Ignite 40.4%67% pick
  • Exhaust Flash Exhaust + Flash 44.4%24% pick
  • Flash Heal Flash + Heal 63.6%7% 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...