Swain Counters

Best picks against Swain

Highest win rate versus Swain in Support.

1. 1Poppy174 games58.6%
2. 2Brand406 games57.9%
3. 3Sona231 games56.7%
4. 4Nami801 games56.3%
5. 5Zilean284 games56.0%
6. 6Taric159 games56.0%
7. 7Janna444 games55.6%
8. 8Yuumi545 games55.6%
9. 9Seraphine976 games54.2%
10. 10Zyra427 games54.1%
11. 11Soraka484 games53.9%
12. 12Morgana817 games53.7%
13. 13Karma593 games53.6%
14. 14Milio622 games53.0%
15. 15Leona1,097 games53.0%

Worst picks against Swain

Lowest win rate versus Swain in Support.

1. 1Maokai206 games45.1%
2. 2Alistar595 games47.1%
3. 3Nautilus1,394 games47.9%
4. 4Bard381 games48.3%
5. 5Rakan369 games48.5%

Best lane counters vs Swain

Largest gold lead over Swain at 15 minutes in Support.

1. 1Xerath213 games+278
2. 2Pantheon261 games+205
3. 3Vel'Koz163 games+179
4. 4Neeko124 games+55
5. 5Lux740 games+42
6. 6Pyke275 games+38
7. 7Brand306 games+29

How to play against Swain

Lane and teamfight rules that hold regardless of your pick.

In lane and in teamfights

1. Bait E at max range, then punish the miss with autos or a short trade.
2. Thin the wave before engaging so minion damage does not extend his trade.
3. Disengage when he activates R; re-enter after the duration or once he is isolated from targets.
4. Cut off side-lane 1v1s with quick collapses instead of feeding him extended duels.
5. Spread and kite backward during R so he cannot drain multiple champions at once.

Where Swain is weak

Exploit these in draft and in lane.

• Swain is strongest inside prolonged, clustered fights, so disengage and spacing deny his drain identity.
• Swain has limited mobility and reach, making him punishable when enemies kite outside his pull range.