Swain Support build & stats
- Win rate
- 51.3%
- Pick rate
- 3.6%
- Ban rate
- 3.7%
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Recommended build
Chosen by win rate among builds with enough games, from ranked matches of high-elo players on patch 16.17
Start with
Finish these three
Boots
Runes
Precision +
Resolve 
Gain stacks of adaptive force when attacking enemy champions. After reaching 12 stacks, heal for a portion of damage you deal to champions.
Precision
Resolve
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 51.3% of games as Support on patch 16.17 (271 games).
- Most common core: Rylai's Crystal Scepter → Zhonya's Hourglass → Liandry's Torment — 53% win rate over 17 games.
- Take Electrocute as keystone: picked in 47% of games with a 50% win rate.
- Best matchup: Senna (67% over 9 games). Hardest: Vel'Koz (11% over 9 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 100.0% | 2% (6) | |
| 87.5% | 3% (8) | |
| 75.0% | 3% (8) | |
| 66.7% | 6% (15) | |
| 55.6% | 20% (54) | |
| 55.6% | 3% (9) | |
| 54.5% | 41% (110) | |
| 54.2% | 31% (83) | |
| 50.4% | 85% (230) | |
| 49.3% | 26% (71) | |
| 42.9% | 5% (14) | |
| 42.9% | 3% (7) |
Runes
Most played full pages and keystone win rates
Precision +
Resolve
Gain stacks of adaptive force when attacking enemy champions. After reaching 12 stacks, heal for a portion of damage you deal to champions.
Precision
Resolve
Domination +
Precision 
Domination +
Inspiration
Keystones
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Electrocute
Hitting a champion with 3 separate attacks or abilities in 3s deals bonus adaptive damage.
49.6%47% 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.
50.4%43% pick
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Dark Harvest
Damaging a low health champion inflicts adaptive damage and harvests a soul from the victim.
57.1%3% pick
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Glacial Augment
Immobilizing an enemy champion will cause 3 glacial rays that slow nearby enemies and reduce their damage to your allies.
71.4%3% pick
Summoner spells
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Flash + Ignite
53.2%69% pick
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Exhaust + Flash
53.4%21% pick
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Flash + Heal
36.8%7% pick
Abilities & skill order
Which ability to max first, from match timelines
Q
W
E
25.0%4 games
Most common first three levels: E → Q → W (50%), E → W → Q (0%).
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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...