Maokaivs Swain
Maokai vs Swain is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.19. Swain wins with a 56.3% win rate (+12.5%) over Maokai based on 16 games. Swain wins the early laning phase while Maokai scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Maokai build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Maokai vs Swain matchup.
Maokai Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Maokai performs against them. You'll get head-to-head win rates, laning stats, the best build and runes for the matchup, and early vs late game analysis — all based on real ranked data.
Who wins Maokai vs Swain?
Maokai wins 47.8% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 34.1% and 61.9% (95% range).
- Expected
- 50.5% From both champions' overall Support win rates
- Matchup effect
- −2.7 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 46 games Lane: Support
- vs patch 26.18
- — Not enough games on both patches
Lane: Support · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.19 · Sep 24 – Sep 28
Key takeaways
- Current data slightly favors Swain, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Maokai wins 47.8% of 46 games (95% range 34.1–61.9%).
- Both champions' overall Support win rates predict 50.5% for Maokai; the result is within the margin of error of that, so this matchup mostly reflects the two champions' general strength.
- Swain usually wins the lane: 632 gold ahead of Maokai at 15 minutes on average (43 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
- Maokai players pick the Q > W > E skill order much less often against Swain: 76.9% of their other Support games, 63.0% here.
How we calculate this
Games: ranked Solo/Duo and Flex games on the North America server from the patch shown. Remakes (games under 5 minutes) are excluded.
A game only counts when Maokai and Swain played the same position on opposite teams, so roaming, lane swaps within a team or a champion merely being in the same game never count as this matchup.
The 95% range is a Wilson score interval. Confidence comes from how wide that range is: within ±3 points is very high, ±5 high, ±8 moderate, anything wider low. Below 20 games a matchup is not classified at all.
Expected win rate combines both champions’ win rates in this lane (same games and filters) with the log5 formula: E = A(1−B) / (A(1−B) + B(1−A)). Matchup effect = observed − expected.
"What changes" compares Maokai's choices in this matchup with the same champion's other games in the same lane, and lists a change only when it is at least 3 points and statistically significant (two-proportion z-test, |z| ≥ 2, 20+ games).
Results are not split by rank: the sample per rank is too small for honest per-rank matchup numbers.
Maokai vs Swain Laning Stats
At 15 minutes
Whole-game averages
Maokai vs Swain Win Rate by Game Length
Maokai's win rate against Swain by game length. The dot is the win rate, the bar its 95% range and the dashed line the champion's usual win rate at that length. Lengths with fewer than 25 games are left blank.
No game length stands out: Maokai's results against Swain in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Maokai vs Swain Power Spikes
Who is ahead at each stage, measured from these games. A stage reads "Even" when the difference is inside the margin of error, and "Insufficient data" when there are too few games to tell.
- Lane (15 min)SwainMaokai gold at 15: −632
- First itemSwainMaokai: 13.5 min · Swain: 12.6 min
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesInsufficient data
- 30+ min gamesInsufficient data
What Maokai Changes Against Swain
Choices Maokai players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Support games.
- Q > W > Ethe Q > W > E skill orderSkill priorityUsually76.9%vs Swain63.0%−13.8 pts41.4% WR here
Usually6.8%vs Swain17.4%+10.6 pts- Q > E > Wthe Q > E > W skill orderSkill priorityUsually10.0%vs Swain19.6%+9.6 pts
- W > Q > Ethe W > Q > E skill orderSkill priorityUsuallyunder 0.5%vs Swain6.5%+6.5 pts
Sunfire AegisItemUsually2.7%vs Swain8.7%+6.0 pts
Best Maokai Build vs Swain
Usual Maokai build (Support)
76.2% win rate · 21 games
Against Swain
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 6 of 19 Maokai games against Swain carried a complete build, which is too few to recommend an item path from. Use Maokai's standard build instead.
- Maokai usually completes Locket of the Iron Solari first, at 13.5 min (median of 26 games).
- Swain usually completes Rylai's Crystal Scepter first, at 12.6 min (median of 26 games).
- Skill priority: Q > W > E — the same as usual.
Builds are ranked by the lower edge of their win rate range, not the raw win rate, so a build seen in a handful of wins never outranks a proven one.
Best Maokai Runes vs Swain
Usual Maokai runes (Support)
Aftershock
51.5% win rate · 549 games
Against Swain
Too few games for a matchup-specific rune page yet — use the usual page.
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Maokai matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.19. The table below shows Maokai's win rate, gold difference, and performance stats against every champion in the current meta. Click any champion name to see a detailed head-to-head breakdown including the best Maokai build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
Other Maokai Matchups
Hardest for Maokai
Easiest for Maokai
Win rate and games for each matchup. Lists are ranked by the edge of the 95% range so small samples cannot top them; matchups with at least 50 games only.
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Maokai vs Swain FAQ - Patch 26.19
Who wins Maokai vs Swain?
Current data slightly favors Swain, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Maokai wins 47.8% of 46 games (95% range 34.1–61.9%).
What is Maokai's win rate against Swain?
Maokai wins 47.8% of 46 Support games against Swain on patch 26.19 (95% range 34.1–61.9%). Based on both champions' overall Support win rates, 50.5% would be expected.
Does Maokai counter Swain?
Not clearly. Maokai wins 47.8% of 46 games against Swain, and the 95% range (34.1–61.9%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.
Who wins lane, Maokai or Swain?
Swain usually wins the lane: 632 gold ahead of Maokai at 15 minutes on average (43 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
Does Maokai outscale Swain?
There are too few games of each length to tell yet.
When is Swain strongest against Maokai?
Swain is measurably ahead in: Lane (15 min), First item.
What should Maokai build against Swain?
There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Maokai's usual Support core: Thornmail, Spirit Visage, Unending Despair. The biggest change against Swain: Sunfire Aegis (2.7% usually, 8.7% here).
What runes should Maokai use against Swain?
Use Maokai's usual Aftershock page (Resolve + Inspiration); there are too few games for a matchup-specific page. The biggest change against Swain: Hextech Flashtraption (6.8% usually, 17.4% here).