How to beat Swain

Common role: Mid / Support

A battle-mage who roots you, drains health in an AoE, and heals through fights.

What makes Swain dangerous

Swain roots you from range (W/E), and his ultimate is a sustained AoE that drains health from nearby enemies, healing him while he tanks fights. He explodes it for a burst and slow. He wins drawn-out teamfights and sieges by draining a grouped enemy team, becoming very hard to kill.

How to play against Swain

• 1Don't fight grouped inside his ult drain — it heals him per enemy hit. Spread out and don't feed his R.
• 2Dodge his E (a slow returning bolt that roots) — without the root, his combo has no lockdown.
• 3Grievous Wounds cuts his ultimate's healing — anti-heal is a strong answer to his sustain.
• 4He's immobile — burst him or dive him when his E and ult are down. Force short fights, not long drains.

Weaknesses to exploit

• ✓Ult healing cut by Grievous Wounds.
• ✓Immobile with no escape — divable.
• ✓E root is a slow, dodgeable skillshot.
• ✓Spread teams deny his AoE drain value.

Abilities & how to counter them

What each of Swain's abilities does — and how to play around it.

• P
  Kuzgun Sürüsü

  Swain'in kuzgunları onu iyileştiren ve azami canını kalıcı olarak arttıran tayflar toplar.

• Q
  Ölümün Eli

  Swain rakipleri delip geçen birkaç büyü atışı yapar. İsabet alan rakipler, her bir atış için daha fazla hasar alır.

• W
  İmparatorluğun Gözü

  Swain rakiplerine hasar veren ve onları yavaşlatan bir iblis gözü açar. İsabet ettirdiği şampiyonlar açığa çıkar ve Swain'e bir Tayf kazandırır.

• E
  Kımıldama

  Swain bir iblis gücü dalgası yollar. Daha sonra dalga Swain'e geri döner ve isabet ettiği rakipleri sabitler. Swain sabitlenen şampiyonları kendine doğru çekebilir. Bu yeteneğin bekleme süresi Karanlığın Zirvesi sırasında azalır.

  Strong: a returning bolt that roots — the setup for his combo. Weak: a slow skillshot; dodge it and he has no lockdown.

• R
  Karanlığın Zirvesi

  Swain bir iblise dönüşerek yakınındaki rakip şampiyonlardan, minyonlardan ve tarafsız canavarlardan can çalar. Swain, İblis Ateşi'ni kullanarak yakınındaki rakipleri bir tayf ateşi patlamasıyla darmadağın edebilir ve yavaşlatabilir. Swain rakip şampiyonların ruhunu sömürdüğü sürece bu biçimini sonsuza dek koruyabilir.

  Strong: a sustained AoE drain that heals him per enemy hit. Weak: spread out so it drains fewer targets, and Grievous Wounds cuts the healing.

Itemization

Swain is AP with heavy AoE sustain. Grievous Wounds and magic resist blunt him, spread out to deny his ult drain, and dodge his E root. Force short fights.

This guide covers Swain's core kit and playstyle — advice that holds up across patches.