Swain - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
52.2%
Pick Rate
5.2%

Swainvs Olaf

SMageSupport
Patch26.3
Matches785,220
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedFeb 25, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Swain vs Olaf is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.3. Olaf wins with a 85.7% win rate (+71.4%) over Swain based on 7 games. Olaf 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 Olaf 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
Olaf - 14.3% win rateOlaf(14.3%)
Swain - 14.3% win rate in this matchup
Swain
14.3% WR
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Olaf vs Swain matchup - 85.7% win rate
Olaf
85.7% WR

Who Wins the Swain vs Olaf Matchup?

Olaf wins the Swain vs Olaf matchup
Winner
Olaf
Matches: 7
14.3%
Win Rate
85.7%
5.7
CS / min
6.0
869
DMG / min
945
11,311
Gold / game
13,552
451
Heal / min
579
999
DMG Mitigated / min
1,463
1.6
CC / min
0.5
25.0%
Early Game WR
75.0%
0.0%
Late Game WR
100.0%

Swain vs Olaf Matchup Summary

The Swain vs Olaf matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 7 recent matches analyzed, Olaf wins with a 85.7% win rate compared to Swain's 14.3%, giving Olaf a 71.4 percentage point advantage. Olaf 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 crowd control, where Swain leads by 1.1s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Olaf 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 Olaf 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 Olaf Laning Phase Breakdown

Olaf wins the laning phase against Swain in League of Legends

Olaf is favored during the laning phase against Swain, winning 4 out of 5 key stat categories. Olaf holds advantages in farming, damage, gold income and sustain, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.

Farming
5.7Swain
6.0Olaf
Olaf edges out Swain by 0.3 CS per minute — a moderate farming advantage that adds up to roughly 5 CS over a 15-minute laning phase. This translates to earlier component purchases and slightly faster power spikes for Olaf.
Damage
869Swain
945Olaf
Olaf deals 75 more champion damage per minute than Swain. While noticeable in extended trades, this gap can be offset by Swain choosing favorable fight windows, such as engaging when Olaf's key abilities are on cooldown or trading immediately after dodging a skillshot.
Economy
11,311Swain
13,552Olaf
Olaf generates a commanding 2,241 more gold per game than Swain. This substantial economic advantage means Olaf 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
0.5Olaf
Swain brings significantly more crowd control than Olaf, with 1.1 more seconds of CC per minute. This large utility gap makes Swain far more valuable in setting up jungle ganks, controlling objectives, and locking down targets in team fights. Olaf should invest in tenacity and position carefully to avoid being chain-CC'd.
Sustain
1,451Swain
2,042Olaf
Olaf vastly out-sustains Swain, healing and mitigating 591 more damage per minute. This massive durability gap means Olaf can absorb significant punishment and remain in lane while Swain is forced to recall. Building grievous wounds early is essential for Swain, and focusing on burst trade patterns rather than sustained fights is critical.

Best Swain Build Against Olaf

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

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Olaf
75.0%
+50.0% advantage
Swain early game win rateSwain25.0%
Olaf early game win rateOlaf75.0%
Late Game
Olaf
100.0%
+100.0% advantage
Swain late game win rateSwain0.0%
Olaf late game win rateOlaf100.0%

Olaf dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 75.0% win rate — a 50.0 percentage point lead over Swain. This lopsided early game means Olaf can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.

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

Olaf 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 Olaf

Sorcery rune tree - Swain primary runes vs OlafSorcery
Summon Aery - best Swain rune vs OlafManaflow Band - best Swain rune vs OlafTranscendence - best Swain rune vs OlafScorch - best Swain rune vs Olaf
Resolve rune tree - Swain secondary runes vs OlafResolve
Bone Plating - best Swain rune vs OlafOvergrowth - best Swain rune vs Olaf
50.0% WR

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


Swain matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.3. 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 26.3
Opponent
Win Rate
Matches
CS/min
DMG/min
Gold/game
Early WR
Late WR
54.27%2342.767910,26449.0%58.5%
45.69%1972.173810,28345.9%45.5%
46.28%1883.377711,04747.8%45.4%
49.46%1861.776110,23950.0%49.0%
45.41%1852.269010,01043.4%47.1%
59.66%1765.691613,06165.4%55.1%
60.47%1721.77359,86059.0%61.7%
52.76%1631.76609,42557.1%48.8%
56.60%1591.87769,88060.9%51.4%
65.81%1555.795712,79475.7%56.8%
51.43%1406.194912,35352.8%50.0%
56.80%1255.996912,88959.3%54.9%
42.28%1236.084511,05443.5%40.7%
47.93%1211.67499,84351.6%44.1%
51.67%1206.192611,13346.5%56.5%
47.06%1191.87539,93954.7%38.2%
47.83%1152.39079,83949.2%46.1%
49.57%1152.07159,45154.4%44.8%
54.55%1104.780911,62548.0%60.0%
51.89%1065.589411,64945.8%56.9%
49.52%1053.674710,80333.3%63.2%
52.38%1056.091611,58846.7%56.7%
53.85%1046.298712,89066.0%41.2%
47.06%1022.071310,77441.5%50.8%
59.18%986.01,01912,87267.4%51.9%
40.82%981.875310,13535.7%44.6%
42.11%952.663510,44941.7%42.4%
55.68%885.787510,82460.8%48.6%
50.62%811.87439,61950.0%51.1%
52.50%806.290113,03657.1%48.9%
50.63%791.86609,81842.4%56.5%
51.28%781.86519,44755.0%47.4%
46.67%753.578910,79436.7%53.3%
48.65%741.878110,40350.0%47.7%
54.17%723.081111,11157.6%51.3%
55.07%691.771310,04661.1%48.5%
61.76%684.994911,68873.9%55.6%
52.24%675.898512,44448.5%55.9%
49.25%675.994710,69946.7%51.4%
55.22%671.85659,16756.8%53.3%
48.48%665.991412,00851.7%46.0%
56.06%666.31,04311,33358.1%54.3%
65.15%666.291810,72862.5%69.2%
63.08%651.674510,04761.3%64.7%
50.00%646.099312,65064.3%38.9%
38.33%605.985812,22641.2%37.2%
55.93%595.385310,14064.3%48.4%
50.00%581.68149,39356.7%42.9%
47.37%575.61,00510,26143.3%51.9%
56.36%556.398113,32366.7%48.4%
55.56%545.489111,42455.0%55.9%
61.11%545.787412,22468.0%55.2%
48.15%541.67059,90745.8%50.0%
61.54%526.189911,99956.3%70.0%
52.94%516.085711,32448.0%57.7%
54.90%515.91,04111,18260.0%50.0%
56.00%504.583811,24358.3%53.9%
66.00%502.675510,31469.2%62.5%
47.92%486.274710,64537.5%58.3%
52.08%486.11,04913,20268.0%34.8%
46.81%471.770710,29955.6%41.4%
46.81%475.076311,14152.6%42.9%
53.19%475.695911,56661.1%48.3%
47.83%466.086211,83160.0%41.9%
50.00%464.998911,92655.0%46.1%
55.56%456.095113,28458.8%53.6%
55.56%455.91,02610,70566.7%42.9%
64.44%455.31,03011,13457.9%69.2%
40.91%441.86338,75331.6%48.0%
47.62%426.187211,13452.2%42.1%
70.73%416.01,00510,90670.0%71.4%
47.50%405.780710,97145.5%50.0%
61.54%395.985711,10055.0%68.4%
63.16%382.176910,83976.9%56.0%
50.00%386.31,06212,04147.4%52.6%
57.89%386.01,07412,96360.9%53.3%
48.65%376.494511,18655.0%41.2%
41.18%343.990710,67935.3%47.1%
54.55%331.972410,32750.0%60.0%
51.52%335.899912,95543.8%58.8%
51.52%336.190111,63646.1%55.0%
43.75%325.984010,36447.1%40.0%
53.13%325.291110,67756.3%50.0%
58.06%315.590711,83244.4%63.6%
44.83%295.783610,19635.7%53.3%
44.83%294.494610,22660.0%28.6%
65.52%295.998612,23155.6%70.0%
42.86%286.21,14711,48540.0%44.4%
42.86%285.484211,76335.7%50.0%
64.29%286.297711,85760.0%66.7%
59.26%274.579311,26585.7%50.0%
40.74%275.57319,21550.0%22.2%
59.26%271.87459,68266.7%50.0%
33.33%272.465610,16030.0%35.3%
50.00%265.51,24211,65860.0%43.8%
57.69%266.386311,03530.8%84.6%
68.00%251.57939,08762.5%77.8%
64.00%256.693510,34676.5%37.5%
60.00%256.51,01511,15550.0%69.2%
62.50%246.51,19212,34358.3%66.7%
66.67%245.897811,15370.6%57.1%
70.83%246.31,05312,18570.0%71.4%
34.78%235.390510,44350.0%23.1%
52.17%236.01,06314,59528.6%62.5%
63.64%225.51,17912,53966.7%61.5%
33.33%216.581911,48914.3%42.9%
55.00%205.787010,31469.2%28.6%
50.00%206.592011,58460.0%40.0%
52.63%195.889510,27833.3%61.5%
36.84%196.27389,20546.1%16.7%
63.16%195.687411,93328.6%83.3%
66.67%186.596511,19176.9%40.0%
52.94%175.81,11312,13657.1%50.0%
76.47%176.11,04910,81171.4%80.0%
58.82%176.191312,10471.4%50.0%
50.00%165.37809,36144.4%57.1%
50.00%165.81,03014,02333.3%53.9%
60.00%156.21,12613,14037.5%85.7%
60.00%155.07168,39570.0%40.0%
66.67%156.190211,85985.7%50.0%
53.33%155.01,03011,63260.0%50.0%
40.00%155.984410,77333.3%50.0%
53.33%156.291811,18371.4%37.5%
35.71%146.595811,32625.0%50.0%
21.43%146.07829,91916.7%25.0%
57.14%146.092311,02275.0%33.3%
30.77%135.21,04310,85875.0%11.1%
30.77%136.383911,59533.3%28.6%
61.54%136.286711,09650.0%80.0%
41.67%121.782810,75950.0%33.3%
36.36%111.67029,36928.6%50.0%
40.00%103.874411,01250.0%33.3%
30.00%104.993311,72925.0%33.3%
60.00%104.183912,95950.0%62.5%
88.89%94.598510,10483.3%100.0%
55.56%95.685413,30666.7%50.0%
75.00%83.81,0119,48875.0%75.0%
37.50%82.093111,67325.0%50.0%
42.86%74.680111,3410.0%50.0%
14.29%75.786911,31125.0%0.0%
57.14%73.692310,58575.0%33.3%
28.57%71.761010,3530.0%50.0%
83.33%64.466711,362100.0%66.7%
66.67%66.896112,613100.0%60.0%
33.33%65.181410,87025.0%50.0%
16.67%64.097910,91925.0%0.0%
66.67%65.099212,435100.0%60.0%
33.33%62.069010,18033.3%33.3%
83.33%65.797014,526100.0%75.0%
20.00%56.496610,72550.0%0.0%
40.00%52.675310,398100.0%0.0%
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Swain vs Olaf - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Swain do against Olaf in League of Legends?

Olaf wins the Swain vs Olaf matchup with a 85.7% win rate compared to Swain's 14.3%, a 71.4 percentage point difference. This data is based on 7 recent ranked games in patch 26.3.

How does Swain do against Olaf in the early game?

In the early game, Olaf has the advantage against Swain with a 75.0% win rate versus 25.0%. Olaf players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.

How does Swain do against Olaf in the late game?

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

Who wins the Swain vs Olaf matchup?

Olaf wins the matchup against Swain with a 85.7% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.3. The 71.4 percentage point advantage means Olaf is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 7 games analyzed.

What is the best Swain build against Olaf?

The best Swain build against Olaf 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 Olaf?

The best Swain runes against Olaf use the Sorcery primary tree with Resolve secondary. This rune setup achieves a 50.0% win rate in the Swain vs Olaf matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.

Does Swain counter Olaf?

No, Swain struggles against Olaf with only a 14.3% win rate. Olaf has the advantage in this matchup. Swain players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Olaf's lead.

How do I play Swain against Olaf?

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