Swain ADC build & stats
- Win rate
- 49.7%
- Pick rate
- 1.5%
- Ban rate
- 0.8%
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Recommended build
Chosen by win rate among builds with enough games, from ranked matches of high-elo players on patch 16.16
Start with
Build in this order
Runes
Precision +
Sorcery 
Gain stacks of adaptive force when attacking enemy champions. After reaching 12 stacks, heal for a portion of damage you deal to champions.
Precision
Sorcery
Summoner spells
Max order
Q
W
E
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 49.7% of games as ADC on patch 16.16 (336 games).
- Most common core: Malignance → Rylai's Crystal Scepter → Zhonya's Hourglass — 33% win rate over 6 games.
- Take Conqueror as keystone: picked in 83% of games with a 50% win rate.
- Best matchup: Kalista (67% over 9 games). Hardest: Caitlyn (26% over 19 games) — consider a ban or a different pick when you see it.
Items
Core build in purchase order (from match timelines)
Core build
Starting items
Legendary items by win rate
| Item | Win rate | Pick |
|---|---|---|
| 66.7% | 2% (6) | |
| 59.6% | 17% (57) | |
| 53.5% | 21% (71) | |
| 52.9% | 5% (17) | |
| 52.6% | 17% (57) | |
| 52.4% | 6% (21) | |
| 50.9% | 32% (106) | |
| 50.0% | 24% (82) | |
| 50.0% | 2% (8) | |
| 44.4% | 3% (9) | |
| 42.9% | 2% (7) | |
| 41.7% | 4% (12) |
Runes
Most played full pages and keystone win rates
Precision +
Sorcery
Gain stacks of adaptive force when attacking enemy champions. After reaching 12 stacks, heal for a portion of damage you deal to champions.
Precision
Sorcery
Precision +
Resolve
Precision +
Sorcery
Keystones
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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.
50.6%46% pick
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Deathfire Touch
Damaging a champion with an ability burns them over time.
36.4%3% pick
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Summon Aery
Your attacks and abilities send Aery to a target, damaging enemies or shielding allies.
40.0%3% pick
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Dark Harvest
Damaging a low health champion inflicts adaptive damage and harvests a soul from the victim.
33.3%1% pick
Summoner spells
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Exhaust + Flash
50.0%26% pick
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Flash + Ghost
44.2%26% pick
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Flash + Teleport
83.3%2% pick
Abilities & skill order
Which ability to max first, from match timelines
Q
W
E
47.8%23 games
Q
E
W
50.0%6 games
Most common first three levels: E → Q → W (52%), E → W → Q (27%), Q → E → W (50%).
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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...