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Swain build & stats

MageSupport S 23 games · patch 16.16
Win rate
73.9%
Pick rate
6.6%
Ban rate
0.0%
Division
All divisions

Recommended build

Chosen by win rate among builds with enough games, from ranked matches of high-elo players on patch 16.16

Built from single items

Best three items so far

Liandry's Torment
Liandry's Torment
3,000 gold
Rod of Ages
Rod of Ages
2,600 gold
Rylai's Crystal Scepter
Rylai's Crystal Scepter
2,600 gold
8,200 gold
80.0% WR each item separately

Boots

Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads
1,250 gold
83.3% 12 games

Runes

Precision Precision + Domination Domination
57.1% WR
7 games · 30% 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
Domination Domination
Cheap Shot Taste of Blood Sudden Impact
Sixth Sense Grisly Mementos Deep Ward
Relentless Hunter Ultimate Hunter Treasure Hunter
Shards
Adaptive Force Attack Speed Ability Haste
Adaptive Force Move Speed Health Scaling
Health Tenacity and Slow Resist Health Scaling

Summoner spells

Flash Mark
68.4% 19 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

  • Take Conqueror as keystone: picked in 61% of games with a 79% win rate.

Items

Most common sets of three completed items

Core build

Not enough games yet.

Boots

Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads
83.3% WR
12 games · 52% pick
Sorcerer's Shoes
Sorcerer's Shoes
60.0% WR
5 games · 22% pick

Legendary items by win rate

ItemWin ratePick
100.0% 13% (3)
90.0% 43% (10)
76.5% 74% (17)
75.0% 70% (16)
75.0% 52% (12)
75.0% 17% (4)
66.7% 13% (3)
58.3% 52% (12)

Runes

Most played full pages and keystone win rates

Precision Precision + Domination Domination
57.1% WR
7 games · 30% 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
Domination Domination
Cheap Shot Taste of Blood Sudden Impact
Sixth Sense Grisly Mementos Deep Ward
Relentless Hunter Ultimate Hunter Treasure Hunter
Shards
Adaptive Force Attack Speed Ability Haste
Adaptive Force Move Speed Health Scaling
Health Tenacity and Slow Resist Health Scaling
Precision Precision + Resolve Resolve
100.0% WR
5 games · 22% pick
Conqueror Presence of Mind Legend: Haste Last Stand Conditioning Overgrowth
Domination Domination + Precision Precision
75.0% WR
4 games · 17% pick
Dark Harvest Cheap Shot Grisly Mementos Ultimate Hunter Coup de Grace Presence of Mind

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. 78.6%61% pick
  • Dark Harvest Dark Harvest Damaging a low health champion inflicts adaptive damage and harvests a soul from the victim. 80.0%22% pick

Summoner spells

  • Flash Mark Flash + Mark 68.4%83% 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...