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Swain build & stats

MageSupport C 139 games · patch 16.18
Win rate
47.5%
Pick rate
7.7%
Ban rate
0.0%
Solo/Duo Flex ARAM
16.18 16.17 16.16
Division
All divisions
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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

Spirit Visage
Spirit Visage
2,700 gold
Rylai's Crystal Scepter
Rylai's Crystal Scepter
2,600 gold
Liandry's Torment
Liandry's Torment
3,000 gold
8,300 gold
77.8% WR 9 games

Boots

Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads
1,250 gold
49.3% 71 games

Runes

Precision Precision + Domination Domination
56.7% WR
30 games · 22% 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 Ghost
52.9% 17 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 47.5% of games as any role on patch 16.18 (139 games).
  • Most common core: Unending Despair → Spirit Visage → Rylai's Crystal Scepter — 45% win rate over 11 games.
  • Take Conqueror as keystone: picked in 78% of games with a 46% win rate.

Items

Most common sets of three completed items

Core build

Unending Despair
Unending Despair
Spirit Visage
Spirit Visage
Rylai's Crystal Scepter
Rylai's Crystal Scepter
45.5% WR
11 games · 8% pick
Spirit Visage
Spirit Visage
Rylai's Crystal Scepter
Rylai's Crystal Scepter
Liandry's Torment
Liandry's Torment
77.8% WR
9 games · 6% pick
Spirit Visage
Spirit Visage
Rylai's Crystal Scepter
Rylai's Crystal Scepter
Malignance
Malignance
14.3% WR
7 games · 5% pick

Boots

Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads
49.3% WR
71 games · 51% pick
Plated Steelcaps
Plated Steelcaps
41.7% WR
24 games · 17% pick
Sorcerer's Shoes
Sorcerer's Shoes
47.1% WR
17 games · 12% pick

Legendary items by win rate

ItemWin ratePick
Blackfire Torch Blackfire Torch
 100.0% 2% (3)
Liandry's Torment Liandry's Torment
 55.1% 35% (49)
Riftmaker Riftmaker
 54.5% 32% (44)
Spirit Visage Spirit Visage
 50.0% 52% (72)
Unending Despair Unending Despair
 50.0% 16% (22)
Jak'Sho, The Protean Jak'Sho, The Protean
 50.0% 3% (4)
Rod of Ages Rod of Ages
 48.4% 65% (91)
Rylai's Crystal Scepter Rylai's Crystal Scepter
 42.1% 68% (95)
Zhonya's Hourglass Zhonya's Hourglass
 40.0% 7% (10)
Thornmail Thornmail
 35.7% 10% (14)
Malignance Malignance
 34.3% 25% (35)
Heartsteel Heartsteel
 20.0% 4% (5)

Runes

Most played full pages and keystone win rates

Precision Precision + Resolve Resolve
37.1% WR
62 games · 45% 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
Precision Precision + Domination Domination
56.7% WR
30 games · 22% pick
Conqueror Presence of Mind Legend: Haste Coup de Grace Cheap Shot Ultimate Hunter
Domination Domination + Precision Precision
40.0% WR
15 games · 11% 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. 45.9%78% pick
  • Dark Harvest Dark Harvest Damaging a low health champion inflicts adaptive damage and harvests a soul from the victim. 41.2%12% pick
  • Deathfire Touch Deathfire Touch Damaging a champion with an ability burns them over time. 100.0%3% pick

Summoner spells

  • Flash Mark Flash + Mark 50.5%73% pick
  • Flash Ghost Flash + Ghost 52.9%12% pick
  • Flash Heal Flash + Heal 16.7%4% 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...