Swain, League of Legends champion
Win Rate
50.8%
Pick Rate
3.8%
Ban Rate
5.0%

Swain vs Pyke

Swain A TierMageSupport
Patch
26.20
Games
4,908
Lane
All Lanes
Tier
All Tiers
Last Updated
Oct 13, 2026 UTC
Methodology
Data Methodology

Swain vs Pyke is a very close matchup in LoL patch 26.20. Swain wins with a 50.7% win rate (+1.4%) over Pyke based on 69 games. Swain wins the early laning phase while Pyke scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Swain build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Swain vs Pyke 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.

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Swain
Swain
48.5%
VS
Pyke
51.5%
Pyke

Who wins Swain vs Pyke?

Slight Pyke edgeLow confidence

Swain wins 48.5% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 36.8% and 60.3% (95% range).

Expected
52.2%
From both champions' overall Support win rates
Matchup effect
−3.7 pts
Observed minus expected
Sample
66 games
Lane: Support
vs patch 26.19
−2.9 pts
Within normal patch-to-patch noise

Lane: Support · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.20 · Oct 9 – Oct 11

Key takeaways

  • Current data slightly favors Pyke, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Swain wins 48.5% of 66 games (95% range 36.8–60.3%).
  • Both champions' overall Support win rates predict 52.2% for Swain; the result is within the margin of error of that, so this matchup mostly reflects the two champions' general strength.
  • Neither side reliably wins the lane: the average gold difference at 15 minutes is 149, within the margin of error (64 games).
  • Swain players pick Electrocute far more often against Pyke: 44.1% of their other Support games, 57.6% 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 Pyke 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 Pyke Laning Stats

SwainPyke

At 15 minutes

Gold difference
−149
Within the margin of error
95% range −387 to +88
XP difference
+156
Within the margin of error
95% range −76 to +388
CS difference
+5.7
Swain ahead
95% range +3.2 to +8.2
1.98
Kills before 15 min
2.98
3.70
Deaths before 15 min
3.30
0.12
Solo kills before 15 min
0.09
12.1%
First blood
19.7%

Whole-game averages

1.8
CS / min
1.1
656
DMG / min
504
10,549
Gold / game
10,996
319
Heal / min
201
688
DMG Mitigated / min
473
1.6
CC / min
1.0

Swain vs Pyke Win Rate by Game Length

Swain's win rate against Pyke 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.

Too few games
Under 20 min
6 games
Too few games
20–25 min
7 games
Too few games
25–30 min
11 games
Too few games
30–35 min
23 games
Too few games
35+ min
19 games
Swain vs Pyke95% rangeSwain usual (Support)

No game length stands out: Swain's results against Pyke in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.

Swain vs Pyke 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.

  1. Lane (15 min)EvenSwain gold at 15: −149
  2. First itemSwainSwain: 12.8 min · Pyke: 13.8 min
  3. Games under 20 minInsufficient data
  4. 20–30 min gamesInsufficient data
  5. 30+ min gamesEvenSwain wins 45.2% of 42 games

What Swain Changes Against Pyke

Choices Swain players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Support games.

  • Electrocute
    ElectrocuteKeystone
    Usually
    44.1%
    vs Pyke
    57.6%
    +13.5 pts39.5% WR here
  • ExhaustFlash
    Exhaust + FlashSummoner spells
    Usually
    19.7%
    vs Pyke
    31.8%
    +12.2 pts52.4% WR here
  • Frozen Heart
    Usually
    4.6%
    vs Pyke
    12.1%
    +7.5 pts
  • Luden's Echo
    Usually
    under 0.5%
    vs Pyke
    3.0%
    +3.0 pts

Best Swain Build vs Pyke

Usual Swain build (Support)

60.0% win rate · 70 games

Against Pyke

Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 4 of 34 Swain games against Pyke 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 44 games).
  • Pyke usually completes Umbral Glaive first, at 13.8 min (median of 40 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 Pyke

Usual Swain runes (Support)

ConquerorConqueror
Precision
Presence of MindLegend: HasteLast Stand
Resolve
ConditioningOvergrowth
Adaptive Force (offense)Adaptive Force (flex)Health Scaling (defense)

50.9% win rate · 933 games

Against Pyke

Too few games for a matchup-specific rune page yet — use the usual page.

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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

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 Pyke FAQ - Patch 26.20

Who wins Swain vs Pyke?

Current data slightly favors Pyke, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Swain wins 48.5% of 66 games (95% range 36.8–60.3%).

What is Swain's win rate against Pyke?

Swain wins 48.5% of 66 Support games against Pyke on patch 26.20 (95% range 36.8–60.3%). Based on both champions' overall Support win rates, 52.2% would be expected.

Does Swain counter Pyke?

Not clearly. Swain wins 48.5% of 66 games against Pyke, and the 95% range (36.8–60.3%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.

Who wins lane, Swain or Pyke?

Neither side reliably wins the lane: the average gold difference at 15 minutes is 149, within the margin of error (64 games).

Does Swain outscale Pyke?

There are too few games of each length to tell yet.

When is Pyke strongest against Swain?

On current data there is no stage of the game where Pyke is ahead of Swain beyond the margin of error.

What should Swain build against Pyke?

There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Swain's usual Support core: Liandry's Torment, Zhonya's Hourglass, Malignance. The biggest change against Pyke: Frozen Heart (4.6% usually, 12.1% here).

What runes should Swain use against Pyke?

Use Swain's usual Conqueror page (Precision + Resolve); there are too few games for a matchup-specific page. The biggest change against Pyke: Electrocute (44.1% usually, 57.6% here).