Swain Popular Build
The patch 25.23 Swain most played build uses Ionian Boots of Lucidity, Liandry's Torment, Malignance, Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Spirit Visage, Zhonya's Hourglass, Oracle Lens. This Swain build has a 5.82% pick rate and a 61.83% win rate in LoL patch 25.23. Alternatively, check out some of the other ranked Swain build choices below.
Ravenous Flock
Swain's ravens collect Soul Fragments that heal him and permanently increase his maximum health.
Death'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.
Cost:- 40/
- 45/
- 50/
- 55/
- 60
Cooldown:- 7/
- 6/
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- 3
Range:- 750
Vision of Empire
Swain opens a demon eye that deals damage and slows enemies. Champions hit are revealed and also grant Swain a Soul Fragment.
Cost:- 60/
- 65/
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- 75/
- 80
Cooldown:- 22/
- 21/
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- 18
Range:- 5500/
- 6000/
- 6500/
- 7000/
- 7500
Nevermove
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.
Cost:- 50/
- 55/
- 60/
- 65/
- 70
Cooldown:- 12/
- 12/
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- 11/
- 10
Range:- 850
Demonic 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 as long as Swain drains enemy champions.
Cost:- 100
Cooldown:- 120
Range:- 650
- Mage,
- Support
Swain's most popular build path includes Liandry's Torment, Zhonya's Hourglass, Rylai's Crystal Scepter as core items. Choose from multiple build variations below based on your playstyle and game situation. Each build is analyzed from thousands of ranked games to provide you with data-driven item recommendations.
Select a Swain Build
Best Swain Build - Highest Win Rate Items
Popular Swain Build Guide - Complete Item Build Path
This Swain build focuses on ability power for maximum spell damage. Build the core items first for your power spike, then adapt with situational items based on enemy team composition.
Best Swain Core Items - Build These First
These are Swain's essential items that you should build in nearly every game. Rush these items first to reach your power spike and maximize your impact.
Liandry's Torment
3,000Charge up in combat to deal high damage over time, especially against durable enemies
Health:300
Ability Power:6053.78%Win Rate42.86%Pick Rate
Zhonya's Hourglass
3,250Activate to become invincible but unable to take actions
Armor:50 Ability Power:10555.40%Win Rate22.67%Pick Rate
Rylai's Crystal Scepter
2,600Abilities slow enemies
Health:400 Ability Power:6551.22%Win Rate59.39%Pick Rate
High Win Rate Situational Items for Swain
These are the recommended top performing situational items to complete your Swain build. These can be swapped out depending on the enemy composition and team needs.
Best Boots for Swain
Choose your boots based on the enemy team composition and your playstyle needs.
Recommended Trinket for Swain
Your recommended trinket choice for vision control and map awareness.
Complete Swain Build Item Stats
Combined statistics from all items in this Swain build.
Movement Speed:65- Health:1100
- Ability Power:310
- Armor:50
Magic Resist:50
Mana:600
Swain Counter Build Advice
When facing Swain's top counters like Karma, MissFortune, Nami, consider adjusting your situational items to increase survivability and match their damage output. Your core build provides strong damage output. Against tanky counter picks, consider penetration items or percentage-based damage from your situational options to maintain kill pressure. Adapt your final build slots with items like Spirit Visage or Blackfire Torch based on which counter champions you're facing and their itemization patterns. Monitor enemy builds and adjust accordingly for optimal Swain performance.
Swain - Champions with Similar Builds
These champions share similar playstyles with Swain. The build shown is Swain's current popular swain build configuration, which may also be effective on these champions.
Champion | Full Build | Win Rate | Pick Rate | View Build |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66.7% | 4.7% | View Build → | ||
| 61.4% | 5.8% | View Build → |
Swain Build - Frequently Asked Questions
What is the best Swain build?
The best Swain build in this patch includes Liandry's Torment, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Rylai's Crystal Scepter. This build has a 56.98% win rate and is picked 7.64% of the time.
What are Swain's core items?
Swain's core items are Liandry's Torment, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Rylai's Crystal Scepter. These items provide the best stats and synergies for Swain's kit and playstyle in League of Legends.
What are the best boots for Swain?
Swiftmarch are the best boots for Swain. Improves defense and reduces duration of disabling effects They are included in 7.6% of Swain builds.
What is the best trinket for Swain?
Oracle Lens is the best trinket for Swain. Disables nearby invisible wards and traps for a duration Using Oracle Lens helps Swain maintain vision around objectives and track enemy movements.
Are there alternative Swain builds?
Yes, alternative Swain builds include options like Liandry's Torment, Malignance, and Rylai's Crystal Scepter. Different builds can be more effective depending on team composition and matchups.
Where does MetaBot source build data for Swain?
MetaBot sources its build data for Swain directly from the Riot Games API, provided to developers for ingesting game data from League of Legends. MetaBot analyzes hundreds of thousands of matches daily to help it determine build statistics.
How does MetaBot determine what the best Swain builds are?
MetaBot filters out any matches that don't use complete builds for Swain. From there, we aggregate the Swain builds data and use that to determine which builds are finding the most success in the current League of Legends meta. High performing builds with low confidence intervals resulting from thin data are dropped from our final results.
