Swain ADC Build: Items & Boots

Most Swain Bot players rush Malignance first (43% of games), finished at a median of 10.6 minutes. Plated Steelcaps are the usual boots (44%). The standard summoner spells are Flash + Ghost (55%). The game usually starts with Doran's Ring + Health Potion + Health Potion.

Swain boots

Option	Players	Win Rate	Games
Plated SteelcapsMost played	44.1%	54.2%	312
Mercury's Treads	20.5%	53.1%	145
Sorcerer's Shoes	18.5%	60.3%	131

Swain starting items

Option	Players	Win Rate	Games
Doran's Ring + Health Potion ×2Most played	42.1%	56.4%	298
Doran's Ring + Health Potion ×2 + Stealth Ward	29.7%	54.3%	210
Doran's Helm + Health Potion	12.2%	51.2%	86
Doran's Helm + Health Potion + Stealth Ward	9.5%	55.2%	67

Swain summoner spells

Option	Players	Win Rate	Games
Flash + GhostMost played	54.5%	56.2%	386
Exhaust + Flash	22.6%	51.9%	160
Flash + Ignite	7.5%	49.1%	53
Flash + Barrier	6.9%	51.0%	49

Every option is listed with its own pick rate, win rate and game count from ranked games this patch. Options under 40 games are left out.

Which item Swain players finish first and which three-item core they build, with the median completion minute and the middle 50% of games — the timing to beat if you want to spike before your opponent.

First completed item

Items	Finished	Players	Win Rate	Games
Malignance	10.6 min 9.4-12.1 min	43.1%	56.3%	302
Blackfire Torch	11.0 min 9.7-12.3 min	27.8%	56.4%	195
Rylai's Crystal Scepter	10.6 min 9.8-12.3 min	13.4%	47.9%	94
Heartsteel	11.9 min 10.9-13.5 min	8.6%	53.3%	60

Three-item core

Items	Finished	Players	Win Rate	Games
›› Malignance → Rylai's Crystal Scepter → Zhonya's Hourglass	24.9 min 22.5-27.2 min	22.7%	60.3%	116
›› Blackfire Torch → Rylai's Crystal Scepter → Zhonya's Hourglass	25.0 min 22.7-26.7 min	11.3%	55.2%	58

The completed items Swain players build most this patch, with the share of games each one appears in and its win rate. Situational items sit low in pick rate for a reason — read the win rate next to the game count.

Option	Players	Win Rate	Games
Rylai's Crystal ScepterMost played	72.5%	55.2%	513
Malignance	53.0%	54.7%	375
Zhonya's Hourglass	44.6%	56.0%	316
Liandry's Torment	33.1%	59.0%	234
Blackfire Torch	31.1%	55.5%	220
Spirit Visage	13.4%	61.1%	95
Riftmaker	12.7%	50.0%	90
Frozen Heart	10.5%	47.3%	74
Heartsteel	9.7%	53.6%	69