- Win Rate
- 50.7%
- Pick Rate
- 3.8%
- Ban Rate
- 4.9%
Swain vs Aphelios
- Patch
- 26.20
- Games
- 6,738
- Lane
- All Lanes
- Tier
- All Tiers
- Last Updated
- Oct 16, 2026 UTC
- Methodology
- Data Methodology
- Author
- Dakota Chinnick
Swain vs Aphelios is a moderate matchup in LoL patch 26.20. Swain wins with a 52.2% win rate (+4.3%) over Aphelios based on 23 games. Swain wins the early laning phase while Aphelios scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Swain build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Swain vs Aphelios matchup.
Swain Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Swain 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 Swain vs Aphelios?
Swain wins 55.0% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 34.2% and 74.2% (95% range).
- Expected
- 54.9% From both champions' overall Bot win rates
- Matchup effect
- +0.1 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 20 games Lane: Bot
- vs patch 26.19
- — Not enough games on both patches
Lane: Bot · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.20 · Oct 10 – Oct 11
They also met in another lane (Mid): 3 games, Swain won 33.3%.
Key takeaways
- Current data slightly favors Swain, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Swain wins 55.0% of 20 games (95% range 34.2–74.2%).
- Both champions' overall Bot win rates predict 54.9% for Swain; the result is within the margin of error of that, so this matchup mostly reflects the two champions' general strength.
- Swain players pick Liandry's Torment much less often against Aphelios: 34.3% of their other Bot games, 5.0% 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 Swain and Aphelios 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 Swain'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.
Swain vs Aphelios Laning Stats
Only 18 games have a 15-minute snapshot so far — the lane-phase numbers appear from 30.
Whole-game averages
Swain vs Aphelios Win Rate by Game Length
Swain's win rate against Aphelios 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: Swain's results against Aphelios in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Swain vs Aphelios 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)Insufficient data
- First itemInsufficient data
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesInsufficient data
- 30+ min gamesInsufficient data
What Swain Changes Against Aphelios
Choices Swain players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Bot games.
Usually34.3%vs Aphelios5.0%−29.3 pts
Plated SteelcapsBootsUsually44.6%vs Aphelios20.0%−24.6 pts
FimbulwinterItemUsually3.3%vs Aphelios15.0%+11.7 pts
Magical FootwearRuneUsually2.2%vs Aphelios10.0%+7.8 pts
Deep WardRuneUsually0.6%vs Aphelios5.0%+4.4 pts
Best Swain Build vs Aphelios
Usual Swain build (Bot)
73.3% win rate · 30 games
Against Aphelios
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 2 of 9 Swain games against Aphelios carried a complete build, which is too few to recommend an item path from. Use Swain's standard build instead.
- 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 Swain Runes vs Aphelios
Usual Swain runes (Bot)
Conqueror
59.1% win rate · 274 games
Against Aphelios
Too few games for a matchup-specific rune page yet — use the usual page.
Plan your Swain draft in Draft Lab
Draft Lab lays out both teams lane by lane with live matchup win rates, damage profiles and game-phase lean, and suggests picks and bans from current meta data.
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Swain matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.20. The table below shows Swain'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 Swain build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
Other Swain Matchups
Hardest for Swain
Easiest for Swain
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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Swain vs Aphelios FAQ - Patch 26.20
Who wins Swain vs Aphelios?
Current data slightly favors Swain, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Swain wins 55.0% of 20 games (95% range 34.2–74.2%).
What is Swain's win rate against Aphelios?
Swain wins 55.0% of 20 Bot games against Aphelios on patch 26.20 (95% range 34.2–74.2%). Based on both champions' overall Bot win rates, 54.9% would be expected.
Does Swain counter Aphelios?
Not clearly. Swain wins 55.0% of 20 games against Aphelios, and the 95% range (34.2–74.2%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.
Who wins lane, Swain or Aphelios?
There are not enough games with a 15-minute snapshot yet (18) to say who wins lane.
Does Swain outscale Aphelios?
There are too few games of each length to tell yet.
When is Aphelios strongest against Swain?
On current data there is no stage of the game where Aphelios is ahead of Swain beyond the margin of error.
What should Swain build against Aphelios?
There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Swain's usual Bot core: Liandry's Torment, Malignance, Rylai's Crystal Scepter. The biggest change against Aphelios: Liandry's Torment (34.3% usually, 5.0% here).
What runes should Swain use against Aphelios?
Use Swain's usual Conqueror page (Precision + Sorcery); there are too few games for a matchup-specific page. The biggest change against Aphelios: Magical Footwear (2.2% usually, 10.0% here).