Swainvs Karma
Swain vs Karma is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.19. Karma wins with a 57.9% win rate (+15.8%) over Swain based on 38 games. Karma 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 Karma 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 Karma?
Swain wins 43.3% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 33.6% and 53.6% (95% range).
- Expected
- 49.2% From both champions' overall Support win rates
- Matchup effect
- −5.9 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 90 games Lane: Support
- vs patch 26.18
- −5.3 pts Within normal patch-to-patch noise
Lane: Support · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.19 · Sep 24 – Sep 28
Key takeaways
- Current data slightly favors Karma, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Swain wins 43.3% of 90 games (95% range 33.6–53.6%).
- Both champions' overall Support win rates predict 49.2% for Swain; 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: 395 gold ahead of Karma at 15 minutes on average (90 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
- Swain players pick Spirit Visage much less often against Karma: 19.0% of their other Support games, 10.0% 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 Karma 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 Karma Laning Stats
At 15 minutes
Whole-game averages
Swain vs Karma Win Rate by Game Length
Swain's win rate against Karma 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 Karma in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Swain vs Karma 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)SwainSwain gold at 15: +395
- First itemEvenSwain: 12.8 min · Karma: 12.4 min
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesEvenSwain wins 45.5% of 44 games
- 30+ min gamesEvenSwain wins 41.5% of 41 games
What Swain Changes Against Karma
Choices Swain players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Support games.
Spirit VisageItemUsually19.0%vs Karma10.0%−9.0 pts
TranscendenceRuneUsually6.6%vs Karma13.3%+6.7 pts
Rod of AgesItemUsually1.8%vs Karma5.6%+3.8 pts
Best Swain Build vs Karma
Usual Swain build (Support)
77.3% win rate · 22 games
Against Karma
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 4 of 26 Swain games against Karma carried a complete build, which is too few to recommend an item path from. Use Swain's standard build instead.
- Swain usually completes Rylai's Crystal Scepter first, at 12.8 min (median of 48 games).
- Karma usually completes Echoes of Helia first, at 12.4 min (median of 34 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 Swain Runes vs Karma
Usual Swain runes (Support)
Conqueror
49.5% win rate · 1,372 games
Against Karma
Conqueror64.0% win rate · 25 games
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Swain matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.19. 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 Karma FAQ - Patch 26.19
Who wins Swain vs Karma?
Current data slightly favors Karma, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Swain wins 43.3% of 90 games (95% range 33.6–53.6%).
What is Swain's win rate against Karma?
Swain wins 43.3% of 90 Support games against Karma on patch 26.19 (95% range 33.6–53.6%). Based on both champions' overall Support win rates, 49.2% would be expected.
Does Swain counter Karma?
Not clearly. Swain wins 43.3% of 90 games against Karma, and the 95% range (33.6–53.6%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.
Who wins lane, Swain or Karma?
Swain usually wins the lane: 395 gold ahead of Karma at 15 minutes on average (90 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
Does Swain outscale Karma?
There are too few games of each length to tell yet.
When is Karma strongest against Swain?
On current data there is no stage of the game where Karma is ahead of Swain beyond the margin of error.
What should Swain build against Karma?
There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Swain's usual Support core: Liandry's Torment, Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Unending Despair. The biggest change against Karma: Spirit Visage (19.0% usually, 10.0% here).
What runes should Swain use against Karma?
Conqueror with Precision and Resolve — 64.0% over 25 games against Karma. The biggest change against Karma: Transcendence (6.6% usually, 13.3% here).