Swain - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
50.8%
Pick Rate
4.7%

Swainvs Cassiopeia

AMageSupport
Patch26.7
Matches949,984
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedApr 21, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Swain vs Cassiopeia is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.7. Cassiopeia wins with a 81.8% win rate (+63.6%) over Swain based on 11 games. Cassiopeia holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Swain build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Swain vs Cassiopeia 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.

Compare against an opponent
Cassiopeia - 18.2% win rateCassiopeia(18.2%)
Swain - 18.2% win rate in this matchup
Swain
18.2% WR
VS
Cassiopeia vs Swain matchup - 81.8% win rate
Cassiopeia
81.8% WR

Who Wins the Swain vs Cassiopeia Matchup?

Cassiopeia wins the Swain vs Cassiopeia matchup
Winner
Cassiopeia
Matches: 11
18.2%
Win Rate
81.8%
6.2
CS / min
6.8
796
DMG / min
942
10,268
Gold / game
11,319
408
Heal / min
301
883
DMG Mitigated / min
562
1.6
CC / min
1.1
28.6%
Early Game WR
71.4%
0.0%
Late Game WR
100.0%

Swain vs Cassiopeia Matchup Summary

The Swain vs Cassiopeia matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 11 recent matches analyzed, Cassiopeia wins with a 81.8% win rate compared to Swain's 18.2%, giving Cassiopeia a 63.6 percentage point advantage. Cassiopeia dominates at every stage — from early laning through late game team fights. This consistent advantage makes it difficult for Swain players to find favorable windows, so team-dependent strategies and avoiding solo confrontations are essential. The most significant statistical gap is in sustain, where Swain leads by 426 HP/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Cassiopeia has a strong advantage in this matchup. Swain players should play defensively, prioritize safe farming under tower, and look for opportunities created by jungle pressure or Cassiopeia overextending. Avoid prolonged trades and wait for team fights where positioning and coordination matter more. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.

Swain vs Cassiopeia Laning Phase Breakdown

Cassiopeia wins the laning phase against Swain in League of Legends

Cassiopeia is favored during the laning phase against Swain, winning 3 out of 5 key stat categories. Cassiopeia holds advantages in farming, damage and gold income, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.

Farming
6.2Swain
6.8Cassiopeia
Cassiopeia edges out Swain by 0.6 CS per minute — a moderate farming advantage that adds up to roughly 9 CS over a 15-minute laning phase. This translates to earlier component purchases and slightly faster power spikes for Cassiopeia.
Damage
796Swain
942Cassiopeia
Cassiopeia heavily out-damages Swain by 146 DMG/min, dominating both short trades and all-in fights. Swain should avoid extended combat and instead focus on burst trade patterns — short engages followed by immediate disengagement — to avoid letting Cassiopeia's sustained damage advantage take over.
Economy
10,268Swain
11,319Cassiopeia
Cassiopeia generates a commanding 1,052 more gold per game than Swain. This substantial economic advantage means Cassiopeia consistently reaches key item breakpoints earlier, creating a compounding lead that grows throughout the game. Swain should focus on cost-effective item choices and avoid unnecessary deaths to prevent falling further behind.
Utility
1.6Swain
1.1Cassiopeia
Swain provides 0.4 seconds more crowd control per minute than Cassiopeia, offering better gank setup potential and slightly more team fight utility. This CC advantage helps Swain coordinate with their jungler and control the pace of skirmishes.
Sustain
1,290Swain
864Cassiopeia
Swain vastly out-sustains Cassiopeia, healing and mitigating 426 more damage per minute. This massive durability gap means Swain can absorb significant punishment and remain in lane while Cassiopeia is forced to recall. Building grievous wounds early is essential for Cassiopeia, and focusing on burst trade patterns rather than sustained fights is critical.

Best Swain Build Against Cassiopeia

Mercury's Treads is the optimal boots choice against Cassiopeia, providing the mobility and stats Swain needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Swain against Cassiopeia are Your Cut, Zhonya's Hourglass and Rylai's Crystal Scepter. This combination gives Swain an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Swain vs Cassiopeia matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Cassiopeia
71.4%
+42.9% advantage
Swain early game win rateSwain28.6%
Cassiopeia early game win rateCassiopeia71.4%
Late Game
Cassiopeia
100.0%
+100.0% advantage
Swain late game win rateSwain0.0%
Cassiopeia late game win rateCassiopeia100.0%

Cassiopeia dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 71.4% win rate — a 42.9 percentage point lead over Swain. This lopsided early game means Cassiopeia can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.

Cassiopeia is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 100.0% win rate — 100.0 points above Swain. Extended games heavily favor Cassiopeia, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.

Cassiopeia holds the advantage at every stage of the game, making this a consistently favorable matchup from lane through late game team fights. Swain players should look for outplays, team-dependent strategies, and picks rather than relying on scaling to win this matchup.

Best Swain Runes Against Cassiopeia

Precision rune tree - Swain primary runes vs CassiopeiaPrecision
Conqueror - best Swain rune vs CassiopeiaPresence of Mind - best Swain rune vs CassiopeiaLegend: Haste - best Swain rune vs CassiopeiaLast Stand - best Swain rune vs Cassiopeia
Sorcery rune tree - Swain secondary runes vs CassiopeiaSorcery
Axiom Arcanist - best Swain rune vs CassiopeiaTranscendence - best Swain rune vs Cassiopeia
100.0% WR

The Precision and Sorcery rune setup gives Swain the best tools to compete against Cassiopeia in this difficult matchup, compensating for the statistical disadvantages with optimal rune synergies.


Swain matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.7. 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.

Swain matchup win rates and stats in League of Legends patch 26.7
Opponent
Win Rate
Matches
CS/min
DMG/min
Gold/game
Early WR
Late WR
41.46%1642.466610,14941.9%41.2%
50.00%1481.77179,72346.6%53.3%
44.06%1431.86439,29745.7%42.5%
49.25%1341.77219,98852.9%45.3%
51.28%1171.973810,78556.8%48.8%
54.05%1112.06419,69251.0%56.5%
51.38%1092.478710,52963.4%44.1%
41.35%1041.774910,27538.1%43.5%
41.75%1032.672410,12632.5%47.6%
41.49%946.084912,53346.1%38.2%
46.15%913.872410,85738.5%51.9%
46.59%881.86929,61038.1%54.4%
40.51%791.86189,24241.7%39.5%
65.82%796.188611,30461.1%69.8%
47.44%782.598910,31645.5%48.9%
41.56%773.170110,35220.0%51.9%
46.75%771.87609,98256.4%36.8%
37.84%745.394812,09341.9%34.9%
41.67%724.979511,90539.4%43.6%
47.89%711.86799,69242.9%52.8%
46.27%671.977710,36146.7%46.0%
53.03%666.085710,94258.1%48.6%
43.94%662.368710,22540.7%46.1%
53.97%636.392112,04042.4%66.7%
60.66%616.588512,43772.2%44.0%
46.67%602.266110,25646.1%47.1%
47.46%591.76649,95356.3%37.0%
54.39%574.986711,55154.5%54.3%
50.00%566.389512,27048.0%51.6%
50.00%562.377110,84343.5%54.5%
55.56%541.665010,28361.9%51.5%
41.18%516.096111,45250.0%35.5%
47.06%511.66829,35743.3%52.4%
44.00%506.01,00912,62256.0%32.0%
50.00%486.391011,60346.4%55.0%
39.58%486.389112,25845.5%34.6%
60.42%481.985110,01460.9%60.0%
56.82%441.95889,07360.0%52.6%
56.82%444.984310,77060.9%52.4%
52.27%446.085310,89945.0%58.3%
50.00%441.975410,44750.0%50.0%
53.85%393.580611,03075.0%39.1%
56.41%396.094510,70566.7%47.6%
59.46%375.788412,01058.8%60.0%
44.44%365.81,04811,23355.6%33.3%
72.22%362.97869,84581.8%57.1%
40.00%356.284210,61735.3%44.4%
50.00%342.273510,49850.0%50.0%
42.42%331.981410,26453.9%35.0%
50.00%321.66209,52746.7%52.9%
48.39%316.075010,36958.8%35.7%
45.16%314.070610,11546.1%44.4%
53.33%305.596912,08761.5%47.1%
43.33%304.81,01011,49661.5%29.4%
41.38%292.073010,81257.1%36.4%
37.93%295.580512,40057.1%20.0%
50.00%286.194512,41463.6%41.2%
53.57%286.18719,91152.9%54.5%
53.57%285.883211,54662.5%50.0%
46.43%286.095712,73153.3%38.5%
62.96%276.382611,48268.8%54.5%
55.56%274.990311,07161.5%50.0%
62.96%271.67209,44284.6%42.9%
50.00%262.07239,97950.0%50.0%
57.69%265.395710,44054.5%60.0%
45.83%243.96699,52341.7%50.0%
54.17%245.495110,61672.7%38.5%
50.00%242.077611,22050.0%50.0%
47.83%234.391910,87846.1%50.0%
52.38%215.71,08513,80060.0%45.5%
47.62%215.794310,60866.7%40.0%
57.14%215.789813,15180.0%50.0%
40.00%205.299311,85862.5%25.0%
55.00%205.370010,29458.3%50.0%
60.00%206.31,01112,69171.4%53.9%
70.00%206.098912,57172.7%66.7%
52.63%196.288412,42162.5%45.5%
66.67%185.883212,20566.7%66.7%
61.11%185.888310,75160.0%62.5%
55.56%185.996810,03355.6%55.6%
55.56%186.093310,57754.5%57.1%
66.67%186.190712,98650.0%87.5%
64.71%176.996214,12383.3%54.5%
41.18%176.190613,02850.0%33.3%
64.71%175.91,05511,43077.8%50.0%
64.71%171.76459,40575.0%55.6%
50.00%161.87139,82150.0%50.0%
37.50%165.776910,42845.5%20.0%
62.50%163.97369,96787.5%37.5%
73.33%156.01,00811,82477.8%66.7%
50.00%146.992114,725100.0%41.7%
50.00%145.585111,45433.3%54.5%
35.71%145.17959,37225.0%50.0%
35.71%141.66849,73616.7%50.0%
30.77%136.788512,77828.6%33.3%
61.54%136.01,02511,42033.3%85.7%
46.15%135.184912,48675.0%33.3%
46.15%136.186512,78750.0%44.4%
46.15%134.485611,37333.3%57.1%
46.15%135.81,25011,84233.3%57.1%
30.77%136.01,03313,2030.0%40.0%
50.00%125.281310,05266.7%33.3%
58.33%125.668910,05442.9%80.0%
50.00%126.479111,57533.3%66.7%
25.00%126.386910,4630.0%42.9%
33.33%125.396710,74620.0%42.9%
45.45%115.798210,42228.6%75.0%
45.45%116.11,01811,74450.0%40.0%
18.18%116.279610,26828.6%0.0%
54.55%115.51,04612,56175.0%42.9%
70.00%105.676810,85566.7%71.4%
60.00%103.380910,67275.0%50.0%
66.67%96.01,04712,71466.7%66.7%
55.56%94.590610,58783.3%0.0%
55.56%96.61,14011,96466.7%33.3%
37.50%86.797311,2980.0%42.9%
12.50%86.07168,18825.0%0.0%
50.00%83.691710,45933.3%60.0%
62.50%85.986412,20966.7%60.0%
50.00%86.37359,31960.0%33.3%
87.50%84.595511,473100.0%83.3%
85.71%76.988710,17575.0%100.0%
57.14%75.66819,02850.0%66.7%
57.14%75.91,0449,37766.7%50.0%
28.57%72.384011,26650.0%20.0%
57.14%71.97098,96460.0%50.0%
33.33%65.371810,67733.3%33.3%
66.67%65.397014,1460.0%66.7%
83.33%65.086712,63150.0%100.0%
66.67%65.194812,368100.0%50.0%
33.33%65.85639,16950.0%0.0%
33.33%66.31,04012,29350.0%25.0%
33.33%65.572910,8450.0%50.0%
40.00%53.189211,6010.0%40.0%
100.00%52.887611,251100.0%100.0%
40.00%54.49959,95266.7%0.0%
0.00%55.31,06714,7510.0%0.0%
100.00%53.588713,310100.0%100.0%
0.00%52.55577,4060.0%0.0%
20.00%55.41,13611,5890.0%33.3%

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Swain vs Cassiopeia - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Swain do against Cassiopeia in League of Legends?

Cassiopeia wins the Swain vs Cassiopeia matchup with a 81.8% win rate compared to Swain's 18.2%, a 63.6 percentage point difference. This data is based on 11 recent ranked games in patch 26.7.

How does Swain do against Cassiopeia in the early game?

In the early game, Cassiopeia has the advantage against Swain with a 71.4% win rate versus 28.6%. Cassiopeia players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.

How does Swain do against Cassiopeia in the late game?

In the late game, Cassiopeia takes over the Swain vs Cassiopeia matchup with a 100.0% win rate compared to 0.0%. Cassiopeia scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Swain vs Cassiopeia matchup?

Cassiopeia wins the matchup against Swain with a 81.8% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.7. The 63.6 percentage point advantage means Cassiopeia is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 11 games analyzed.

What is the best Swain build against Cassiopeia?

The best Swain build against Cassiopeia includes Your Cut, Zhonya's Hourglass, Rylai's Crystal Scepter with Mercury's Treads. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.

What are the best Swain runes against Cassiopeia?

The best Swain runes against Cassiopeia use the Precision primary tree with Sorcery secondary. This rune setup achieves a 100.0% win rate in the Swain vs Cassiopeia matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.

Does Swain counter Cassiopeia?

No, Swain struggles against Cassiopeia with only a 18.2% win rate. Cassiopeia has the advantage in this matchup. Swain players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Cassiopeia's lead.

How do I play Swain against Cassiopeia?

When playing Swain against Cassiopeia, play cautiously and avoid Cassiopeia's power spikes. Look for jungle assistance and team-dependent plays since Cassiopeia has the statistical advantage at most stages. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.