Swain - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
50.8%
Pick Rate
3.6%

Swainvs Nunu & Willump

AMageSupport
Patch26.10
Matches2,069,456
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedMay 21, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Swain vs Nunu & Willump is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.10. Swain wins with a 60.0% win rate (+20.0%) over Nunu & Willump based on 5 games. Swain 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 Nunu & Willump 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
Nunu & Willump - 60.0% win rateNunu & Willump(60.0%)
Swain - 60.0% win rate in this matchup
Swain
60.0% WR
VS
Nunu & Willump vs Swain matchup - 40.0% win rate
Nunu & Willump
40.0% WR

Who Wins the Swain vs Nunu & Willump Matchup?

Swain wins the Swain vs Nunu & Willump matchup
Winner
Swain
Matches: 5
60.0%
Win Rate
40.0%
2.3
CS / min
1.6
882
DMG / min
688
12,528
Gold / game
12,405
558
Heal / min
343
1,115
DMG Mitigated / min
823
1.9
CC / min
1.2
100.0%
Early Game WR
0.0%
50.0%
Late Game WR
50.0%

Swain vs Nunu & Willump Matchup Summary

The Swain vs Nunu & Willump matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 5 recent matches analyzed, Swain wins with a 60.0% win rate compared to Nunu & Willump's 40.0%, giving Swain a 20.0 percentage point advantage. Swain dominates at every stage — from early laning through late game team fights. This consistent advantage makes it difficult for Nunu & Willump players to find favorable windows, so team-dependent strategies and avoiding solo confrontations are essential. The most significant statistical gap is in crowd control, where Swain leads by 0.8s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Swain players can confidently pick into Nunu & Willump and play aggressively from level 1. Look to establish lane dominance early through favorable trades and zone Nunu & Willump away from CS whenever possible. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.

Swain vs Nunu & Willump Laning Phase Breakdown

Swain wins the laning phase against Nunu & Willump in League of Legends

Swain is favored during the laning phase against Nunu & Willump, winning 5 out of 5 key stat categories. Swain holds advantages in farming, damage, gold income, crowd control and sustain, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.

Farming
2.3Swain
1.6Nunu & Willump
Swain edges out Nunu & Willump by 0.6 CS per minute — a moderate farming advantage that adds up to roughly 10 CS over a 15-minute laning phase. This translates to earlier component purchases and slightly faster power spikes for Swain.
Damage
882Swain
688Nunu & Willump
Swain heavily out-damages Nunu & Willump by 194 DMG/min, dominating both short trades and all-in fights. Nunu & Willump should avoid extended combat and instead focus on burst trade patterns — short engages followed by immediate disengagement — to avoid letting Swain's sustained damage advantage take over.
Economy
12,528Swain
12,405Nunu & Willump
Swain and Nunu & Willump generate nearly equal gold per game, with just a 123 gold difference. Neither champion has a clear economic advantage, so gold leads will depend on individual play quality, kill participation, and objective contributions.
Utility
1.9Swain
1.2Nunu & Willump
Swain provides 0.8 seconds more crowd control per minute than Nunu & Willump, 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
1,673Swain
1,166Nunu & Willump
Swain vastly out-sustains Nunu & Willump, healing and mitigating 507 more damage per minute. This massive durability gap means Swain can absorb significant punishment and remain in lane while Nunu & Willump is forced to recall. Building grievous wounds early is essential for Nunu & Willump, and focusing on burst trade patterns rather than sustained fights is critical.

Best Swain Build Against Nunu & Willump

Mercury's Treads is the optimal boots choice against Nunu & Willump, providing the mobility and stats Swain needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Swain against Nunu & Willump are Liandry's Torment, 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 Nunu & Willump matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Swain
100.0%
+100.0% advantage
Swain early game win rateSwain100.0%
Nunu & Willump early game win rateNunu & Willump0.0%
Late Game
Swain
50.0%
+0.0% advantage
Swain late game win rateSwain50.0%
Nunu & Willump late game win rateNunu & Willump50.0%

Swain dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 100.0% win rate — a 100.0 percentage point lead over Nunu & Willump. This lopsided early game means Swain can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.

Late game (25+ minutes) is equally balanced, with Swain at 50.0% win rate — only 0.0 points ahead of Nunu & Willump. Team fight execution and macro play determine the winner at this stage, not champion matchup advantage.

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

Best Swain Runes Against Nunu & Willump

Domination rune tree - Swain primary runes vs Nunu & WillumpDomination
Electrocute - best Swain rune vs Nunu & WillumpCheap Shot - best Swain rune vs Nunu & WillumpGrisly Mementos - best Swain rune vs Nunu & WillumpUltimate Hunter - best Swain rune vs Nunu & Willump
Precision rune tree - Swain secondary runes vs Nunu & WillumpPrecision
Coup de Grace - best Swain rune vs Nunu & WillumpPresence of Mind - best Swain rune vs Nunu & Willump
100.0% WR

Running Domination primary with Precision secondary allows Swain to press their advantage against Nunu & Willump, amplifying the strengths that make this a favorable matchup.


Swain matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.10. 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 26.10
Opponent
Win Rate
Matches
CS/min
DMG/min
Gold/game
Early WR
Late WR
52.65%3022.567510,15050.0%54.5%
47.18%2842.16589,55344.6%49.4%
42.40%2172.26909,75935.6%48.3%
42.27%1941.876010,31538.9%44.3%
58.95%1901.877710,08255.6%61.5%
47.57%1851.86499,74747.5%47.6%
48.35%1822.870710,54444.0%51.4%
51.20%1661.76759,87153.1%50.0%
54.78%1571.88359,93452.7%56.6%
48.00%1506.097512,52448.4%47.7%
60.96%1466.091312,37569.1%53.9%
57.66%1375.587712,35658.5%56.9%
46.28%1211.97189,87240.7%50.8%
55.96%1091.87139,57761.1%50.9%
48.62%1095.287611,97761.0%41.2%
45.37%1083.270610,26934.8%53.2%
47.62%1051.76569,40158.5%40.6%
54.37%1032.69119,50458.2%50.0%
54.64%971.878710,09954.0%55.0%
47.42%976.094311,78650.0%45.3%
39.58%961.77169,36143.2%36.5%
53.33%905.892112,02058.3%50.0%
62.92%895.985611,81462.0%64.1%
50.56%895.886310,91848.8%52.1%
61.36%882.569210,32057.1%64.2%
44.58%832.068010,36057.1%38.2%
57.83%833.17139,82558.8%57.1%
48.75%801.86439,59559.0%39.0%
63.64%772.677810,36972.7%56.8%
48.68%766.081610,02055.3%42.1%
50.00%765.890210,49956.8%43.6%
53.95%761.86469,21650.0%57.9%
51.32%761.77909,90059.5%43.6%
50.68%736.087911,99145.7%55.3%
46.48%714.783411,39742.3%48.9%
42.42%661.97209,81746.1%40.0%
62.12%664.879810,93271.0%54.3%
40.63%645.98409,84535.1%48.1%
47.62%636.099111,37638.1%52.4%
35.48%621.75379,03734.6%36.1%
34.48%584.985411,73740.0%31.6%
36.21%582.185710,13129.6%41.9%
55.36%564.897111,16368.2%47.1%
55.56%541.87109,34851.6%60.9%
55.77%526.198213,06961.9%51.6%
46.00%511.97679,77445.5%46.4%
46.94%492.17299,73036.8%53.3%
62.50%484.285310,50557.9%65.5%
45.65%465.87519,72942.9%48.0%
48.89%451.68149,90566.7%37.0%
44.19%436.390911,82947.1%42.3%
36.59%415.588412,39950.0%29.6%
57.50%401.77259,15840.9%77.8%
50.00%405.688911,10755.6%45.5%
56.41%395.892211,78954.5%57.1%
56.41%395.992211,90355.6%57.1%
55.26%384.11,03611,18850.0%59.1%
50.00%384.77329,60844.4%55.0%
51.35%375.683211,11847.1%55.0%
64.86%376.095211,67254.5%80.0%
51.35%375.785010,66856.5%42.9%
40.54%373.68429,92942.9%39.1%
63.89%366.197711,69480.0%52.4%
52.78%365.987310,71146.1%56.5%
51.43%356.685511,82165.0%33.3%
50.00%345.58209,74457.1%38.5%
55.88%344.683011,34958.3%54.5%
63.64%335.282011,90973.3%55.6%
62.50%326.093112,71658.8%66.7%
62.50%322.382811,59644.4%69.6%
67.74%316.390211,86460.0%75.0%
54.84%315.491210,96950.0%60.0%
50.00%301.87028,85066.7%33.3%
44.83%295.892710,85846.1%43.8%
39.29%286.51,06111,31844.4%36.8%
39.29%284.08429,94546.1%33.3%
40.74%275.682910,62346.1%35.7%
46.15%261.86719,66841.7%50.0%
57.69%266.378710,83861.5%53.9%
60.00%256.181111,17841.7%76.9%
56.00%255.693511,00855.6%56.3%
64.00%255.195110,07269.2%58.3%
62.50%244.577310,47270.0%57.1%
41.67%244.084410,64428.6%47.1%
47.83%236.392113,43181.8%16.7%
22.73%222.17049,36423.1%22.2%
54.55%226.399010,22853.9%55.6%
50.00%226.61,00913,782100.0%38.9%
45.45%226.190912,20871.4%33.3%
61.90%216.587112,79871.4%42.9%
47.62%214.880010,88371.4%35.7%
38.10%215.879110,16425.0%55.6%
50.00%205.476410,10745.5%55.6%
35.00%205.81,04113,14960.0%26.7%
40.00%205.891310,55025.0%50.0%
60.00%201.76058,81961.5%57.1%
47.37%196.099011,64362.5%36.4%
42.11%195.587110,26736.4%50.0%
66.67%186.18579,33255.6%77.8%
55.56%186.11,0529,78863.6%42.9%
27.78%185.81,02211,52933.3%22.2%
64.71%176.08519,64066.7%62.5%
41.18%175.782212,04533.3%45.5%
58.82%176.587913,17471.4%50.0%
35.29%175.81,26711,15950.0%30.8%
52.94%176.399012,52244.4%62.5%
17.65%175.892211,4540.0%25.0%
70.59%175.61,07912,283100.0%64.3%
23.53%175.175711,30425.0%22.2%
46.67%155.81,00310,64542.9%50.0%
57.14%145.688311,45550.0%62.5%
64.29%145.88389,75985.7%42.9%
14.29%144.787810,55416.7%12.5%
50.00%145.787010,44850.0%50.0%
42.86%145.382910,95650.0%37.5%
57.14%145.71,13512,02360.0%55.6%
38.46%136.481212,49725.0%44.4%
69.23%135.980111,26080.0%62.5%
58.33%126.31,02211,23966.7%50.0%
50.00%125.577510,89460.0%42.9%
50.00%124.895710,94350.0%50.0%
50.00%125.188213,00850.0%50.0%
58.33%125.686311,51080.0%42.9%
54.55%115.990111,96766.7%50.0%
63.64%112.883311,361100.0%55.6%
72.73%115.179312,789100.0%70.0%
54.55%111.36549,99660.0%50.0%
50.00%105.794314,57566.7%42.9%
44.44%94.992310,17125.0%60.0%
66.67%92.06868,75940.0%100.0%
33.33%96.68239,46216.7%66.7%
77.78%95.91,11614,31566.7%83.3%
66.67%96.178810,43980.0%50.0%
62.50%86.175811,07666.7%60.0%
62.50%87.06928,98480.0%33.3%
37.50%85.370512,22433.3%40.0%
50.00%86.385510,89475.0%25.0%
75.00%84.973210,10760.0%100.0%
28.57%72.88909,84050.0%0.0%
57.14%75.776510,10740.0%100.0%
57.14%76.58529,46475.0%33.3%
42.86%74.069612,66350.0%40.0%
50.00%64.292110,00225.0%100.0%
50.00%63.07019,859100.0%0.0%
66.67%61.56647,86266.7%66.7%
60.00%57.27328,52450.0%100.0%
60.00%52.269711,7650.0%60.0%
60.00%52.388212,528100.0%50.0%
60.00%52.05766,74350.0%100.0%
40.00%52.685811,6200.0%50.0%
20.00%53.684412,1580.0%20.0%

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Swain vs Nunu & Willump - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Swain do against Nunu & Willump in League of Legends?

Swain wins the Swain vs Nunu & Willump matchup with a 60.0% win rate compared to Nunu & Willump's 40.0%, a 20.0 percentage point difference. This data is based on 5 recent ranked games in patch 26.10.

How does Swain do against Nunu & Willump in the early game?

In the early game, Swain has the advantage against Nunu & Willump with a 100.0% win rate versus 0.0%. Swain players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.

How does Swain do against Nunu & Willump in the late game?

In the late game, Swain takes over the Swain vs Nunu & Willump matchup with a 50.0% win rate compared to 50.0%. Swain scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Swain vs Nunu & Willump matchup?

Swain wins the matchup against Nunu & Willump with a 60.0% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.10. The 20.0 percentage point advantage means Swain is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 5 games analyzed.

What is the best Swain build against Nunu & Willump?

The best Swain build against Nunu & Willump includes Liandry's Torment, 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 Nunu & Willump?

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

Does Swain counter Nunu & Willump?

Yes, Swain has a favorable matchup against Nunu & Willump with a 60.0% win rate. Swain strongly counters Nunu & Willump in lane based on current patch 26.10 data.

How do I play Swain against Nunu & Willump?

When playing Swain against Nunu & Willump, leverage your statistical advantages by trading aggressively during favorable windows. You have early game priority — look for kills and zone control before first recall. Build the recommended items and runes for this specific matchup for the best results.