DEATH'S HANDVISION OF EMPIRENEVERMOVEDEMONIC ASCENSION
Jericho Swain is the visionary ruler of Noxus, an expansionist nation that reveres only strength. Though he was cast down and crippled in the Ionian wars, his left arm severed, he seized control of the empire with ruthless determination… and a new, demonic hand. Now, Swain commands from the front lines, marching against a coming darkness that only he can see—in glimpses gathered by shadowy ravens from the corpses all around him. In a swirl of sacrifice and secrets, the greatest secret of all is that the true enemy lies within.
CHAMPION GUIDE / BUILD
Mid SWAIN Build
Recommended items, runes and spells for playing SWAIN in the Mid lane.
BUILD NOT AVAILABLE YET
No published build has been assigned to this lane.
Mid Item Build & Spells
TIPS: Start your build with 
Amplifying Tome. Next, you should pay attention to whether your mobility champion is enough, our further actions will depend on this. If it is hard for you to dodge the enemy's skills or you want to roam on neighboring lines, then it is better to buy 
Boots of Speed at an early stage.
SUMMONER SPELLS
START
+20 Ability Power
500
CORE
Deal burn damage +80 Ability Power
+500 Maximum Mana
+20 Ability HasteBaleful Blaze: Dealing damage with abilities causes enemies to burn for 20 + 2%
magic damage per second for 3 seconds.Deal 40 plus 2%
magic damage every second to monsters.Blackfire: For each enemy champion or monster affected by your Baleful Blaze, gain 4% Ability Power.
2800Blackfire Torch TIPS: This item is perfect for mages who specialize in sustained spell damage. Your abilities ignite enemies, burning them over time, and the more enemies affected by the burn, the more Ability Power you gain. It excels on champions with area-of-effect and damage-over-time abilities, boosting both your overall damage and your ability to clear waves and jungle camps efficiently.
Ability Power, Magic Pen, Mana Regeneration +25 Ability Power
+8 Magic Penetration
+75% Mana Regeneration
+45 Move SpeedEquilibrium: Champions without Mana gain 50% bonus health Regen.
Big Bully: Attacks and active abilities deal 18 bonus true damage to minions.
1200Boots of Mana TIPS: These boots greatly enhance your early magic damage by providing Ability Power, magic penetration, and increased mana regeneration. They also improve wave clear by dealing bonus true damage to minions, while champions without Mana instead gain additional health regeneration. They are an excellent choice for mages and AP supports who value strong laning, frequent spell casting, and efficient wave clearing.
Abilities apply slows
+350 Max Health +65 Ability PowerIcy: Damaging abilities and empowered attacks slow enemies by 30% for 0.75 second.
2700Rylai's Crystal Scepter TIPS: This item enhances your crowd control by causing your abilities and empowered attacks to slow enemies with every hit. The bonus health improves your durability, while the consistent slow makes it much easier to land follow-up abilities, chase fleeing targets, and support your teammates. It is an excellent choice for damage-over-time mages and champions who rely on keeping enemies within the range of their abilities.BOOTS
Ability Power, Magic Pen, Mana Regeneration +25 Ability Power +8 Magic Penetration +75% Mana Regeneration +45 Move SpeedEquilibrium: Champions without Mana gain 50% bonus health Regen.
Big Bully: Attacks and active abilities deal 18 bonus true damage to minions.
1200Boots of Mana TIPS: These boots greatly enhance your early magic damage by providing Ability Power, magic penetration, and increased mana regeneration. They also improve wave clear by dealing bonus true damage to minions, while champions without Mana instead gain additional health regeneration. They are an excellent choice for mages and AP supports who value strong laning, frequent spell casting, and efficient wave clearing.
Deal bonus damage to minions +35 Ability Power +18 Magic Penetration +8% Magic Penetration +100% Mana Regeneration +45 Move SpeedEquilibrium: Champions without Mana gain 50% base Health Regen.
Big Bully: Attacks and active abilities deal 18 bonus true damage to minions.
2200Spellslinger's Shoes TIPS: These boots greatly increase your magic damage through a combination of Ability Power and both flat and percentage magic penetration. The high mana regeneration allows for frequent spell casting, while the bonus true damage to minions significantly improves wave clear. Champions without Mana instead gain increased health regeneration. They are an excellent choice for mages and AP supports who value strong damage, constant lane pressure, and efficient farming.TIPS: Finally, for your items, you should build Blackfire Torch (Deal burn damage) as your first item, followed by Boots of Mana (Grants Ability Power, Magic Penetration and Mana Regeneration) (sometimes it will still be better to build a boot as the first item, which significantly increases the mobility of your champion) the third key element in our build is Rylai's Crystal Scepter (Abilities apply slows).
Maybe now it's time to think about upgrading your boot, invest in Spellslinger's Shoes (Deal bonus damage to minions).
The remaining last three items are situational, of course you can use the example builds above. But for a more effective game you will need to pay attention to the situation on the battlefield.
EXAMPLE BUILD
Deal burn damage +80 Ability Power +500 Maximum Mana +20 Ability HasteBaleful Blaze: Dealing damage with abilities causes enemies to burn for 20 + 2%
magic damage per second for 3 seconds.Deal 40 plus 2%
magic damage every second to monsters.Blackfire: For each enemy champion or monster affected by your Baleful Blaze, gain 4% Ability Power.
2800Blackfire Torch TIPS: This item is perfect for mages who specialize in sustained spell damage. Your abilities ignite enemies, burning them over time, and the more enemies affected by the burn, the more Ability Power you gain. It excels on champions with area-of-effect and damage-over-time abilities, boosting both your overall damage and your ability to clear waves and jungle camps efficiently.Ability Power, Magic Pen, Mana Regeneration +25 Ability Power +8 Magic Penetration +75% Mana Regeneration +45 Move SpeedEquilibrium: Champions without Mana gain 50% bonus health Regen.
Big Bully: Attacks and active abilities deal 18 bonus true damage to minions.
1200Boots of Mana TIPS: These boots greatly enhance your early magic damage by providing Ability Power, magic penetration, and increased mana regeneration. They also improve wave clear by dealing bonus true damage to minions, while champions without Mana instead gain additional health regeneration. They are an excellent choice for mages and AP supports who value strong laning, frequent spell casting, and efficient wave clearing.Abilities apply slows +350 Max Health +65 Ability PowerIcy: Damaging abilities and empowered attacks slow enemies by 30% for 0.75 second.
2700Rylai's Crystal Scepter TIPS: This item enhances your crowd control by causing your abilities and empowered attacks to slow enemies with every hit. The bonus health improves your durability, while the consistent slow makes it much easier to land follow-up abilities, chase fleeing targets, and support your teammates. It is an excellent choice for damage-over-time mages and champions who rely on keeping enemies within the range of their abilities.
Turn invulnerable
+40 Armor +110 Ability PowerStasis (Active): Become invulnerable and untargetable for 2.5 seconds, but unable to move, attack, cast abilities or use items. (90s Cooldown)
3300Zhonya's Hourglass TIPS: This item combines high Ability Power with extra armor, while its defining feature is the ability to become completely invulnerable for a short time. Its active effect allows you to survive lethal damage, avoid crucial enemy abilities, or buy time for your cooldowns to recover. It is an excellent choice for mages and AP assassins who need to outlive enemy focus and turn the tide of a teamfight.ITEM ALTERNATIVES
Instead of Zhonya's Hourglass
Abilities deal bonus damage +300 Max Health +70 Ability PowerTorment: Damaging abilities and empowered attacks burn enemies for 2% max Health magic damage for 3 seconds.
Madness: Deals 2% more damage for each second in combat against champions, capped at 6% after 3 seconds.
3000Liandry's Torment TIPS: This item excels in extended fights. Your abilities and empowered attacks ignite enemies, dealing damage over time based on their maximum health, while your overall damage steadily increases the longer you remain in combat. It is an excellent choice for damage-over-time mages and AP bruisers who want to wear down even the toughest frontline champions.ITEM ALTERNATIVES
Instead of Liandry's Torment
Reduces enemy's Magic Resist +350 Maximum Health +65 Ability Power +15 Ability HasteVile Decay: Dealing magic damage with abilities or passives to champions reduces their Magic Resist by 7.5% for 6 seconds (max 30%).
2900Bloodletter's Curse TIPS: This item greatly enhances your magic damage by gradually reducing the target's magic resistance whenever your abilities or passive effects deal damage. It excels in extended fights, allowing both you and your AP teammates to deal increasingly higher damage to the same target. An excellent choice for AP bruisers, damage-over-time mages, and champions who can consistently keep the debuff active on multiple enemies.ITEM ALTERNATIVES
Instead of Bloodletter's Curse
Mid Rune Build
For runes, you should pick 
Conqueror (Gain stacks of AD or AP when hitting a champion with separate attacks or abilities. Stacks up to 6 times. When fully stacked, gain bonus Omnivamp (Adaptive).) as your keystone, followed by 
Axiom Arcanist (Increases you ultimate ability's damage, heals and shields. Scoring a takedown on an enemy champion reduces your ultimate ability's remaining cooldown.), 
Transcendence (Grants more Ability Haste the higher your level is and also returns ability cooldown duration.) and 
Nimbus Cloak (After a spell is cast, grants a brief Movement Speed boost that allows for faster movement.) in the primary tree, as well as 
Bone Plating (Reduces incoming damage.) in the secondary tree. Below you can see possible options for replacing runes.
ConquerorStacking Damage, Vamp
Gain stacks of AD or AP when hitting a champion with separate attacks or abilities. Stacks up to 6 times. When fully stacked, gain bonus Omnivamp (Adaptive).
PRIMARY PATHSorcery
Axiom ArcanistEmpowered Ultimate Ability
Increases you ultimate ability's damage, heals and shields. Scoring a takedown on an enemy champion reduces your ultimate ability's remaining cooldown.
TranscendenceReduces ability cooldowns
Grants more Ability Haste the higher your level is and also returns ability cooldown duration.
Nimbus CloakSpells increase Movement Speed
After a spell is cast, grants a brief Movement Speed boost that allows for faster movement.
SECONDARY PATHResolve
Bone PlatingAnti-Burst Damage
Reduces incoming damage.
Mid Ability Order
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Support Item Build & Spells
TIPS: Start your build with 
Relic Shield (Kill minions to earn bonus gold). Next, you should pay attention to whether your mobility champion is enough, our further actions will depend on this. If it is hard for you to dodge the enemy's skills or you want to roam on neighboring lines, then it is better to buy Boots of Speed at an early stage.
SUMMONER SPELLS
Restore 110 Health (110–400 
) to you and the most wounded nearby ally champion, and grants both of you 30% bonus Movement Speed for 2 second(s).Healing is halved for champions recently affected by Heal.
Cooldown: 100s
START
Kill minions to earn bonus gold +125 Max HealthThis item is for support players. When equipped, it will reduce the gold you receive from killing minions and monsters. If there are multiples of this item within the party, only one of them can take effect at any given time.
Tribute: Gain 1 encircling energy orb(s) every 30 seconds (max 3 orbs). While near an ally, the actions below will trigger Tribute, consuming 1 energy orb(s) to grant you 65 gold and restore your Health 20-80:
1. Using abilities or attacks to damage enemy champions or structures.
2. Attacking minions below 65% Health. This also executes them, and the gold generated from the minion kills is given to the ally nearest to you. 3. A nearby minion is killed while you have 3 orbs. Upon triggering Tribute, the ally nearest to you gains Tribute stacks.
Sentry: Deal 1 more damage to Sight Wards revealed by Sweeping Lens, Control Ward, and Scryer’s Bloom.
Restraint: You do not earn gold generated from minion kills, but you earn gold equal to 50% of the bounty. The gold generated from your minion kills will be given to the ally nearest to you. Gold earned from monster kills is reduced by 50%.
Quest: After earning 750 gold, this item upgrades into Bulwark of the Mountain and binds you and the ally with the most Tribute stacks as Perfect Partners.
500
CORE
Kill minions to earn bonus gold +175 Max Health +10 Ability HasteSoulcast: Every 60 seconds, gains 75 gold, 25 Health and 2 Attack Damage, or 4 Ability Power (Adaptive); up to 250 Health and 20 Attack Damage or 40 Ability Power (Adaptive).
Deal 2 more damage to Sight Wards revealed by Sweeping Lens, Control Ward, and Scryer’s Bloom. When out of combat, gain 10% Movement Speed when you move toward your Perfect Partner. If you're more than 2,500 units apart, this bonus increases to 30%.
0Bulwark of the Mountain TIPS: This item is designed for support players and grants passive gold income every 60 seconds along with Soulforce stacks that boost your health, attack damage, or ability power. At 10 stacks, you gain a significant adaptive stat bonus. While it reduces gold from killing minions and monsters, it accelerates your team’s economic pace. An additional effect deals extra damage to revealed Sight Wards, making it easier to clear vision and maintain map control.
Reduces damage from champion attacks +150 Max Health +20 Armor +45 Move SpeedBlock: Reduces damage from champion attacks by 10%.
1200Plated Steelcaps TIPS: These boots provide reliable protection against champions who rely heavily on basic attacks. They increase your Health and Armor, while the passive further reduces damage taken from enemy champion attacks. An excellent choice against marksmen, AD fighters, and other auto-attack-focused champions.Abilities apply slows +350 Max Health +65 Ability PowerIcy: Damaging abilities and empowered attacks slow enemies by 30% for 0.75 second.
2700Rylai's Crystal Scepter TIPS: This item enhances your crowd control by causing your abilities and empowered attacks to slow enemies with every hit. The bonus health improves your durability, while the consistent slow makes it much easier to land follow-up abilities, chase fleeing targets, and support your teammates. It is an excellent choice for damage-over-time mages and champions who rely on keeping enemies within the range of their abilities.BOOTS
Reduces damage from champion attacks +150 Max Health +20 Armor +45 Move SpeedBlock: Reduces damage from champion attacks by 10%.
1200Plated Steelcaps TIPS: These boots provide reliable protection against champions who rely heavily on basic attacks. They increase your Health and Armor, while the passive further reduces damage taken from enemy champion attacks. An excellent choice against marksmen, AD fighters, and other auto-attack-focused champions.
Increases Magic resist +150 Max Health
+25 Magic Resistance
+30 Tenacity +45 Move Speed 1200Mercury's Treads TIPS: These boots increase your Magic Resistance while making you more resilient to crowd control through Tenacity. The bonus Health and movement speed improve both survivability and mobility, allowing you to perform more effectively against magic damage and heavy-CC team compositions. They are an excellent choice for tanks, fighters, and any champion who needs to stay in the fight longer.
Grants Armor and a shield +150 Max Health +30 Armor +45 Move SpeedBlock: Reduce damage from champion attacks by 10%.
Noxian Endurance: After taking physical damage from a champion grants a physical shield that absorbs damage equal to 10-140 plus 8% max Health
. (12s Cooldown) 2200Armored Advance TIPS: These boots provide excellent protection against physical damage. They reduce damage taken from enemy champion attacks and grant a protective shield after taking physical damage from a champion, helping you survive extended trades and heavy bursts of physical damage. They are an excellent choice against marksmen, fighters, and other champions who rely primarily on physical attacks.
Gain a magic shield upon taking magic damage +150 Max Health +30 Magic Resistance +30% Tenacity +45 Move SpeedNoxian Persistence: After taking magic damage from a champion, gain a magic shield that absorbs 10-120 plus 5% max
for 5s. (12s Cooldown) 2200Chainlaced Crushers TIPS: These boots greatly improve your survivability against magic damage. After taking magic damage from an enemy champion, you gain a magic shield that helps absorb follow-up spells, while the bonus Magic Resistance and Tenacity make you far more resilient against AP threats and crowd control. They are an excellent choice against teams with heavy magic damage and strong CC.TIPS: Finally, for your items, you should build Bulwark of the Mountain (Kill minions to earn bonus gold) as your first item, followed by Plated Steelcaps (Reduces damage from champion attacks) or Mercury's Treads (Reduces Magic Damage) depending on the situation. (sometimes it will still be better to build a boot as the first item, which significantly increases the mobility of your champion) the third key element in our build is Rylai's Crystal Scepter (Abilities apply slows).
Maybe now it's time to think about upgrading your boot, invest in Armored Advance (Grants Armor and a shield). You may want to replace it with Chainlaced Crushers (Gain a magic shield upon taking magic damage), it all depends on your playstyle and the situation on the battlefield.
The remaining last three items are situational, of course you can use the example builds above. But for a more effective game you will need to pay attention to the situation on the battlefield.
EXAMPLE BUILD
Kill minions to earn bonus gold +175 Max Health +10 Ability HasteSoulcast: Every 60 seconds, gains 75 gold, 25 Health and 2 Attack Damage, or 4 Ability Power (Adaptive); up to 250 Health and 20 Attack Damage or 40 Ability Power (Adaptive).
Deal 2 more damage to Sight Wards revealed by Sweeping Lens, Control Ward, and Scryer’s Bloom. When out of combat, gain 10% Movement Speed when you move toward your Perfect Partner. If you're more than 2,500 units apart, this bonus increases to 30%.
0Bulwark of the Mountain TIPS: This item is designed for support players and grants passive gold income every 60 seconds along with Soulforce stacks that boost your health, attack damage, or ability power. At 10 stacks, you gain a significant adaptive stat bonus. While it reduces gold from killing minions and monsters, it accelerates your team’s economic pace. An additional effect deals extra damage to revealed Sight Wards, making it easier to clear vision and maintain map control.Reduces damage from champion attacks +150 Max Health +20 Armor +45 Move SpeedBlock: Reduces damage from champion attacks by 10%.
1200Plated Steelcaps TIPS: These boots provide reliable protection against champions who rely heavily on basic attacks. They increase your Health and Armor, while the passive further reduces damage taken from enemy champion attacks. An excellent choice against marksmen, AD fighters, and other auto-attack-focused champions.Abilities apply slows +350 Max Health +65 Ability PowerIcy: Damaging abilities and empowered attacks slow enemies by 30% for 0.75 second.
2700Rylai's Crystal Scepter TIPS: This item enhances your crowd control by causing your abilities and empowered attacks to slow enemies with every hit. The bonus health improves your durability, while the consistent slow makes it much easier to land follow-up abilities, chase fleeing targets, and support your teammates. It is an excellent choice for damage-over-time mages and champions who rely on keeping enemies within the range of their abilities.Abilities deal bonus damage +300 Max Health +70 Ability PowerTorment: Damaging abilities and empowered attacks burn enemies for 2% max Health magic damage for 3 seconds.
Madness: Deals 2% more damage for each second in combat against champions, capped at 6% after 3 seconds.
3000Liandry's Torment TIPS: This item excels in extended fights. Your abilities and empowered attacks ignite enemies, dealing damage over time based on their maximum health, while your overall damage steadily increases the longer you remain in combat. It is an excellent choice for damage-over-time mages and AP bruisers who want to wear down even the toughest frontline champions.ITEM ALTERNATIVES
Instead of Liandry's Torment
Turn invulnerable +40 Armor +110 Ability PowerStasis (Active): Become invulnerable and untargetable for 2.5 seconds, but unable to move, attack, cast abilities or use items. (90s Cooldown)
3300Zhonya's Hourglass TIPS: This item combines high Ability Power with extra armor, while its defining feature is the ability to become completely invulnerable for a short time. Its active effect allows you to survive lethal damage, avoid crucial enemy abilities, or buy time for your cooldowns to recover. It is an excellent choice for mages and AP assassins who need to outlive enemy focus and turn the tide of a teamfight.ITEM ALTERNATIVES
Instead of Zhonya's Hourglass
In-combat durability +300 Max Health +50 Armor +50 Magic ResistanceEndurance: Gain 1 stacks of Endurance every 1 seconds while in combat with enemy champions (max 5 stacks). At maximum stacks, gain 20% size, 20% Tenacity, and increase Armor
by 30% and Magic Resistance by 30% until out of combat with champion. 3200Amaranth's Twinguard TIPS: This item is perfect for champions who spend a lot of time in the thick of fights and need extra durability and crowd control resistance. It provides bonuses to armor and magic resistance. The “Endurance” passive stacks up to five times during combat, and at full stacks you increase in size, gain enhanced tenacity, and receive bonus armor and magic resistance until you exit combat. This allows you to stay in the frontline longer and withstand enemy attacks more effectively. Due to its versatile utility, this item is one of the most popular defensive choices in the game and is used by the majority of tanks, fighters, and other classes.ITEM ALTERNATIVES
Instead of Amaranth's Twinguard
Support Rune Build
For runes, you should pick 
Phase Rush (Hitting the enemy champion(s) with basic attacks or abilities multiple times grants Movement Speed and Ability Haste.) as your keystone, followed by 
Unshakeable (Gain Armor and Magic Resist. When fully stacked, gain Slow Resist.), 
Second Wind (Heals you after taking damage.) and 
Overgrowth (Gains bonus scalable max Health.) in the primary tree, as well as 
Manaflow Band (Increases max Mana when an ability hits an enemy champions.) in the secondary tree. Below you can see possible options for replacing runes.
Phase RushMobility, Ability Haste
Hitting the enemy champion(s) with basic attacks or abilities multiple times grants Movement Speed and Ability Haste.
PRIMARY PATHResolve
UnshakeableIncrease Armor, Magic Resist, and Slow Resist
Gain Armor and Magic Resist. When fully stacked, gain Slow Resist.
Second WindIncrease sustain
Heals you after taking damage.
OvergrowthIncrease max Health
Gains bonus scalable max Health.
SECONDARY PATHSorcery
Manaflow BandIncrease Mana
Increases max Mana when an ability hits an enemy champions.
Support Ability Order
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Solo Baron Item Build & Spells
TIPS: Start your build with 
Ruby Crystal. Next, you should pay attention to whether your mobility champion is enough, our further actions will depend on this. If it is hard for you to dodge the enemy's skills or you want to roam on neighboring lines, then it is better to buy Boots of Speed at an early stage.
SUMMONER SPELLS
START
+150 Max Health 500CORE
Stats grow over time +350 Max Health +50 Ability Power +400 Max ManaEternity: Restore Mana equal to 15% of the damage taken from champions. Regen Health equal to 20% Mana spent. Capped at 25 Health per cast.
Veteran: Each stack provides 15 Health, 30 Mana and 4 Ability Power, stacking at a rate of 1 every 35 seconds. Max of 10 stacks, providing 150 Health, 300 Mana, and 40 Ability Power.
2700Rod of Ages TIPS: This item grows stronger over the course of the game, gradually increasing its stats and becoming one of the best scaling options available. It provides an excellent balance of durability, mana, and Ability Power while restoring both health and mana during combat, allowing you to stay in fights much longer. A perfect choice for mages and AP bruisers who thrive in the late game and excel in extended teamfights.Reduces damage from champion attacks +150 Max Health +20 Armor +45 Move SpeedBlock: Reduces damage from champion attacks by 10%.
1200Plated Steelcaps TIPS: These boots provide reliable protection against champions who rely heavily on basic attacks. They increase your Health and Armor, while the passive further reduces damage taken from enemy champion attacks. An excellent choice against marksmen, AD fighters, and other auto-attack-focused champions.Abilities apply slows +350 Max Health +65 Ability PowerIcy: Damaging abilities and empowered attacks slow enemies by 30% for 0.75 second.
2700Rylai's Crystal Scepter TIPS: This item enhances your crowd control by causing your abilities and empowered attacks to slow enemies with every hit. The bonus health improves your durability, while the consistent slow makes it much easier to land follow-up abilities, chase fleeing targets, and support your teammates. It is an excellent choice for damage-over-time mages and champions who rely on keeping enemies within the range of their abilities.BOOTS
Reduces damage from champion attacks +150 Max Health +20 Armor +45 Move SpeedBlock: Reduces damage from champion attacks by 10%.
1200Plated Steelcaps TIPS: These boots provide reliable protection against champions who rely heavily on basic attacks. They increase your Health and Armor, while the passive further reduces damage taken from enemy champion attacks. An excellent choice against marksmen, AD fighters, and other auto-attack-focused champions.Increases Magic resist +150 Max Health +25 Magic Resistance +30 Tenacity +45 Move Speed 1200Mercury's Treads TIPS: These boots increase your Magic Resistance while making you more resilient to crowd control through Tenacity. The bonus Health and movement speed improve both survivability and mobility, allowing you to perform more effectively against magic damage and heavy-CC team compositions. They are an excellent choice for tanks, fighters, and any champion who needs to stay in the fight longer.Grants Armor and a shield +150 Max Health +30 Armor +45 Move SpeedBlock: Reduce damage from champion attacks by 10%.
Noxian Endurance: After taking physical damage from a champion grants a physical shield that absorbs damage equal to 10-140 plus 8% max Health
. (12s Cooldown) 2200Armored Advance TIPS: These boots provide excellent protection against physical damage. They reduce damage taken from enemy champion attacks and grant a protective shield after taking physical damage from a champion, helping you survive extended trades and heavy bursts of physical damage. They are an excellent choice against marksmen, fighters, and other champions who rely primarily on physical attacks.Gain a magic shield upon taking magic damage +150 Max Health +30 Magic Resistance +30% Tenacity +45 Move SpeedNoxian Persistence: After taking magic damage from a champion, gain a magic shield that absorbs 10-120 plus 5% max
for 5s. (12s Cooldown) 2200Chainlaced Crushers TIPS: These boots greatly improve your survivability against magic damage. After taking magic damage from an enemy champion, you gain a magic shield that helps absorb follow-up spells, while the bonus Magic Resistance and Tenacity make you far more resilient against AP threats and crowd control. They are an excellent choice against teams with heavy magic damage and strong CC.TIPS: Finally, for your items, you should build Rod of Ages (Stats grow over time) as your first item, followed by Plated Steelcaps (Reduces damage from champion attacks) or Mercury's Treads (Reduces Magic Damage) depending on the situation. (sometimes it will still be better to build a boot as the first item, which significantly increases the mobility of your champion) the third key element in our build is Rylai's Crystal Scepter (Abilities apply slows).
Maybe now it's time to think about upgrading your boot, invest in Armored Advance (Grants Armor and a shield). You may want to replace it with Chainlaced Crushers (Gain a magic shield upon taking magic damage), it all depends on your playstyle and the situation on the battlefield.
The remaining last three items are situational, of course you can use the example builds above. But for a more effective game you will need to pay attention to the situation on the battlefield.
EXAMPLE BUILD
Stats grow over time +350 Max Health +50 Ability Power +400 Max ManaEternity: Restore Mana equal to 15% of the damage taken from champions. Regen Health equal to 20% Mana spent. Capped at 25 Health per cast.
Veteran: Each stack provides 15 Health, 30 Mana and 4 Ability Power, stacking at a rate of 1 every 35 seconds. Max of 10 stacks, providing 150 Health, 300 Mana, and 40 Ability Power.
2700Rod of Ages TIPS: This item grows stronger over the course of the game, gradually increasing its stats and becoming one of the best scaling options available. It provides an excellent balance of durability, mana, and Ability Power while restoring both health and mana during combat, allowing you to stay in fights much longer. A perfect choice for mages and AP bruisers who thrive in the late game and excel in extended teamfights.Reduces damage from champion attacks +150 Max Health +20 Armor +45 Move SpeedBlock: Reduces damage from champion attacks by 10%.
1200Plated Steelcaps TIPS: These boots provide reliable protection against champions who rely heavily on basic attacks. They increase your Health and Armor, while the passive further reduces damage taken from enemy champion attacks. An excellent choice against marksmen, AD fighters, and other auto-attack-focused champions.Abilities apply slows +350 Max Health +65 Ability PowerIcy: Damaging abilities and empowered attacks slow enemies by 30% for 0.75 second.
2700Rylai's Crystal Scepter TIPS: This item enhances your crowd control by causing your abilities and empowered attacks to slow enemies with every hit. The bonus health improves your durability, while the consistent slow makes it much easier to land follow-up abilities, chase fleeing targets, and support your teammates. It is an excellent choice for damage-over-time mages and champions who rely on keeping enemies within the range of their abilities.Abilities deal bonus damage +300 Max Health +70 Ability PowerTorment: Damaging abilities and empowered attacks burn enemies for 2% max Health magic damage for 3 seconds.
Madness: Deals 2% more damage for each second in combat against champions, capped at 6% after 3 seconds.
3000Liandry's Torment TIPS: This item excels in extended fights. Your abilities and empowered attacks ignite enemies, dealing damage over time based on their maximum health, while your overall damage steadily increases the longer you remain in combat. It is an excellent choice for damage-over-time mages and AP bruisers who want to wear down even the toughest frontline champions.ITEM ALTERNATIVES
Instead of Liandry's Torment
Turn invulnerable +40 Armor +110 Ability PowerStasis (Active): Become invulnerable and untargetable for 2.5 seconds, but unable to move, attack, cast abilities or use items. (90s Cooldown)
3300Zhonya's Hourglass TIPS: This item combines high Ability Power with extra armor, while its defining feature is the ability to become completely invulnerable for a short time. Its active effect allows you to survive lethal damage, avoid crucial enemy abilities, or buy time for your cooldowns to recover. It is an excellent choice for mages and AP assassins who need to outlive enemy focus and turn the tide of a teamfight.ITEM ALTERNATIVES
Instead of Zhonya's Hourglass
In-combat durability +300 Max Health +50 Armor +50 Magic ResistanceEndurance: Gain 1 stacks of Endurance every 1 seconds while in combat with enemy champions (max 5 stacks). At maximum stacks, gain 20% size, 20% Tenacity, and increase Armor
by 30% and Magic Resistance by 30% until out of combat with champion. 3200Amaranth's Twinguard TIPS: This item is perfect for champions who spend a lot of time in the thick of fights and need extra durability and crowd control resistance. It provides bonuses to armor and magic resistance. The “Endurance” passive stacks up to five times during combat, and at full stacks you increase in size, gain enhanced tenacity, and receive bonus armor and magic resistance until you exit combat. This allows you to stay in the frontline longer and withstand enemy attacks more effectively. Due to its versatile utility, this item is one of the most popular defensive choices in the game and is used by the majority of tanks, fighters, and other classes.ITEM ALTERNATIVES
Instead of Amaranth's Twinguard
Solo Baron Rune Build
For runes, you should pick Conqueror (Gain stacks of AD or AP when hitting a champion with separate attacks or abilities. Stacks up to 6 times. When fully stacked, gain bonus Omnivamp (Adaptive).) as your keystone, followed by 
Demolish (Your third attack against a turret deals bonus damage), Second Wind (Heals you after taking damage.) and Overgrowth (Gains bonus scalable max Health.) in the primary tree, as well as Axiom Arcanist (Increases you ultimate ability's damage, heals and shields. Scoring a takedown on an enemy champion reduces your ultimate ability's remaining cooldown.) in the secondary tree. Below you can see possible options for replacing runes.
ConquerorStacking Damage, Vamp
Gain stacks of AD or AP when hitting a champion with separate attacks or abilities. Stacks up to 6 times. When fully stacked, gain bonus Omnivamp (Adaptive).
PRIMARY PATHResolve
DemolishDestroy turrets faster
Your third attack against a turret deals bonus damage
Second WindIncrease sustain
Heals you after taking damage.
OvergrowthIncrease max Health
Gains bonus scalable max Health.
SECONDARY PATHSorcery
Axiom ArcanistEmpowered Ultimate Ability
Increases you ultimate ability's damage, heals and shields. Scoring a takedown on an enemy champion reduces your ultimate ability's remaining cooldown.
Solo Baron Ability Order
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CHAMPION GUIDE / COMMUNITY BUILDS
Mid SWAIN Community Builds
Explore published community builds for playing SWAIN in the Mid lane.
1 COMMUNITY BUILD
FULL BUILD
Grants Armor and a shield
+150 Max Health
+30 Armor
+45 Move Speed
Block: Reduce damage from champion attacks by 10%.
Noxian Endurance: After taking physical damage from a champion grants a physical shield that absorbs damage equal to 10-140 plus 8% max Health. (12s Cooldown)
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+150 Max Health +30 Armor +45 Move SpeedBlock: Reduce damage from champion attacks by 10%.
Noxian Endurance: After taking physical damage from a champion grants a physical shield that absorbs damage equal to 10-140 plus 8% max Health
. (12s Cooldown) 2200Armored Advance TIPS: These boots provide excellent protection against physical damage. They reduce damage taken from enemy champion attacks and grant a protective shield after taking physical damage from a champion, helping you survive extended trades and heavy bursts of physical damage. They are an excellent choice against marksmen, fighters, and other champions who rely primarily on physical attacks.
Increase Maximum Health
+700 Max Health
+150% Health Regen
+20 Ability Haste
Colossal Consumption: While within 700 units of an enemy champion, charges for 2.5 seconds before dealing a huge strike against the enemy champion. This charged attack deals bonus physical damage equal to 140 + 3.5% of maximum Health, and grants maximum Health equal to 15% of the damage dealt. The charge for each target has a 20 second cooldown.
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+700 Max Health +150% Health Regen +20 Ability HasteColossal Consumption: While within 700 units of an enemy champion, charges for 2.5 seconds before dealing a huge strike against the enemy champion. This charged attack deals bonus physical damage equal to 140 + 3.5% of maximum Health, and grants maximum Health equal to 15% of the damage dealt. The charge for each target has a 20 second cooldown.
3000Heartsteel TIPS: This item is perfect for tanks and bruisers who want to combine maximum survivability with massive burst damage against enemy champions. It provides a huge health pool, enhanced out-of-combat regeneration, and ability haste. The “Colossal Consumption” passive requires a 2.5-second charge when near an enemy champion, after which your next strike deals significant bonus physical damage based on your max health and grants you 15% of the damage dealt as bonus health. This allows you to both absorb damage and heal during skirmishes, making the item an excellent choice for extended fights and closing out teamfights. Excellent synergy with Spirit Visage: the healing amplification and regeneration boost from Spirit Visage further enhance the health restoration from this item’s passive, providing incredible survivability and sustain in combat.
Ramping Damage
+350 Max Health
+70 Ability Power
+15 Ability Haste
Void Corruption: Every 1 second(s) in combat with enemy champions, deal 2% bonus damage, up to 8%.
At maximum strength, gain
Omni Vamp. (10% for melee champions / 6% for ranged champions).
Void Infusion: Gain 2% of your bonus Health as Ability Power.
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+350 Max Health +70 Ability Power +15 Ability HasteVoid Corruption: Every 1 second(s) in combat with enemy champions, deal 2% bonus damage, up to 8%.
At maximum strength, gain
Omni Vamp. (10% for melee champions / 6% for ranged champions).Void Infusion: Gain 2% of your bonus Health as Ability Power.
3100Riftmaker TIPS: This item is built for extended fights, gradually increasing your damage the longer you remain in combat. Once fully ramped up, it grants Omni Vamp for improved sustain, while your bonus Health is partially converted into Ability Power, further increasing your overall damage. An excellent choice for AP bruisers and battlemages who excel in prolonged teamfights and thrive by scaling throughout combat.
Converts Mana to Health
+500 Max Health
+1200 Max Mana
+15 Ability Haste
Awe: Grants bonus health equal to 15%of max Mana and refunds 15%of all Mana spent.
Frozen Colossus: Impairing an enemy champion's movement grants a shield that absorbs damage equal to 120 plus 4.5% max Mana for 3s, increased by 80% if there is more than 1 enemy champion nearby. (8s Cooldown) Shield is 50% effective for ranged champions.
+500 Max Health +1200 Max Mana +15 Ability HasteAwe: Grants bonus health equal to 15%
of max Mana and refunds 15%of all Mana spent.Frozen Colossus: Impairing an enemy champion's movement grants a shield that absorbs damage equal to 120 plus 4.5% max Mana for 3s, increased by 80% if there is more than 1 enemy champion nearby. (8s Cooldown) Shield is 50% effective for ranged champions.
Fimbulwinter TIPS: This item combines a large Health and Mana pool with Ability Haste, significantly improving the durability of champions who frequently use Mana. Maximum Mana also increases Health, while part of the Mana spent is refunded. Impairing an enemy champion’s movement grants a shield that scales with maximum Mana and becomes stronger when fighting multiple nearby enemies.
Increases tanks' sustain in teamfights
+300 Max Health
+40 Armor
+40 Magic Resistance
+10 Ability Haste
Anguish: Every 4 second(s) while in combat with a champion, deal 3% of your max Health as magic damage to nearby champions and heal for 250% of the damage dealt. Anguish is unaffected by Item Ability Haste.
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+300 Max Health +40 Armor +40 Magic Resistance +10 Ability HasteAnguish: Every 4 second(s) while in combat with a champion, deal 3% of your max Health as magic damage to nearby champions and heal for 250% of the damage dealt. Anguish is unaffected by Item Ability Haste.
3000Unending Despair TIPS: This item turns you into a self-sustaining frontline: while fighting you periodically deal magic damage around you and heal for a portion of that damage. Great for tanks and frontliners — it helps you soak focus, remain in the heart of fights longer, and excel in extended team engagements. Less effective in very short burst trades or on champions that avoid standing in the center of combat.
In-combat durability
+300 Max Health
+50 Armor
+50 Magic Resistance
Endurance: Gain 1 stacks of Endurance every 1 seconds while in combat with enemy champions (max 5 stacks). At maximum stacks, gain 20% size, 20% Tenacity, and increase Armor by 30% and Magic Resistance by 30% until out of combat with champion.
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+300 Max Health +50 Armor +50 Magic ResistanceEndurance: Gain 1 stacks of Endurance every 1 seconds while in combat with enemy champions (max 5 stacks). At maximum stacks, gain 20% size, 20% Tenacity, and increase Armor
by 30% and Magic Resistance by 30% until out of combat with champion. 3200Amaranth's Twinguard TIPS: This item is perfect for champions who spend a lot of time in the thick of fights and need extra durability and crowd control resistance. It provides bonuses to armor and magic resistance. The “Endurance” passive stacks up to five times during combat, and at full stacks you increase in size, gain enhanced tenacity, and receive bonus armor and magic resistance until you exit combat. This allows you to stay in the frontline longer and withstand enemy attacks more effectively. Due to its versatile utility, this item is one of the most popular defensive choices in the game and is used by the majority of tanks, fighters, and other classes.
RUNES
Stacking Damage, Vamp
Gain stacks of Adaptive Force when hitting a champion with separate attacks or abilities. Stacks up to 6 times. When fully stacked, gain bonus omnivamp.
Per stack: 3-5 bonus
or 5-8 for 6s.
Fully stacked bonus: Melee - 9%, Ranged - 5% bonus Omnivamp.
Gain stacks of Adaptive Force when hitting a champion with separate attacks or abilities. Stacks up to 6 times. When fully stacked, gain bonus omnivamp.
Per stack: 3-5 bonus
or 5-8 for 6s.Fully stacked bonus: Melee - 9%, Ranged - 5% bonus Omnivamp
.Conqueror TIPS: The rune is perfect for champions who frequently engage in combat and use both auto-attacks and abilities, such as Riven or Aurelion Sol. Each time you deal damage to an enemy, the rune gains stacks, increasing your adaptive force. When fully stacked, you gain bonus omnivamp, allowing you to restore health based on the damage you deal. This makes the rune an excellent choice for champions who actively participate in fights and need both damage and sustain.
Increase damage when low in Health
Champion takedowns restore 10% of lost health and 10% of maximum Mana Energy 
and grant 35 Movement Speed for 2 second(s).
Champion takedowns restore 10% of lost health and 10% of maximum Mana
Energy and grant 35 Movement Speed for 2 second(s).Triumph TIPS: This rune is ideal for aggressive play and extended fights, allowing you to survive in clutch moments and keep fighting after securing a takedown. It is especially effective on champions who dive into fights and finish off enemies. It works best on fighters, assassins, and some marksmen where sustaining through fights and turning engagements is crucial.
Increase damage when low in Health
When health is lower than 60%, attacks launched at enemy champions deal 5-11% bonus adaptive damage.
Grants maximum bonus damage when Health is lower than 30%
When health is lower than 60%
, attacks launched at enemy champions deal 5-11% bonus adaptive damage.Grants maximum bonus damage when Health is lower than 30%
Last Stand TIPS: The rune increases the damage of attacks on enemy champions when your health drops below 60%, dealing bonus adaptive damage. This bonus is maximized when your health drops below 30%. It is perfect for champions who can withstand hits and actively participate in fights, such as fighters or tanks. It boosts their damage in critical moments when health is low, making them even more dangerous towards the end of battles.
Increase Mana
Hitting an enemy champion with and ability or empowered attack permanently increases your max mana by 30, up to 300 mana.
Hitting an enemy champion with and ability or empowered attack permanently increases your max mana
by 30, up to 300 mana.Manaflow Band TIPS: The rune permanently increases your maximum mana with each hit on an enemy champion using an ability or empowered attack, up to a maximum of 300 mana. This rune is perfect for champions who frequently use their abilities and need more mana for efficient combat, such as mages or champions with high mana consumption.
SUMMONER SPELLS
Ignites target enemy champion, dealing 72 true damage (72–380 ) over 5 and applying 60% Grievous Wounds for the duration.
Grievous Wound reduces the effectiveness of Healing and Regeneration effects.
Cooldown: 100s
) over 5 and applying 60% Grievous Wounds for the duration.Grievous Wound reduces the effectiveness of Healing and Regeneration effects.
Cooldown: 100s
SKILL PRIORITY
| 58 (3) |  660 (120) | 8 (1) |
 0.8 (0.007) | 460 (30) | 12 (1) |
| 355 (0) | 40 (5) | 36 (2) |
 200% (0) |
CHAMPION PROFILE / BASE STATISTICS
SWAIN Champion DNA
Explore the champion’s playstyle and base statistics. Select a level to preview how recorded starting values and growth change from level 1 to 15.
01 / BASE STATS / LEVEL SCALING
CHAMPION STATISTICS
Recorded attributes at the selected level. Numbers below the chart remain in their original units.
02 / CHAMPION IDENTITY / PLAYSTYLE
PLAYSTYLE PROFILE
Damage, toughness, utility and difficulty use the champion’s stored profile and do not change with level.
CHAMPION PROFILE / ABILITIES
SWAIN Ability and Tips
Explore each ability and its practical usage. Select a skill to view its description and available tips.
PASSIVE
RAVENOUS FLOCK
Collects Soul Fragments when Vision of Empire hits enemy champion, when Nevermove pulls them in, or when nearby enemy champion are kill.
Soul Fragments: Each stack restore 4.5% health (4.5%-6% ( 1/5/9/13) + 0.2% ) and grants 16 maximum health.
Soul Fragments: Each stack restore 4.5% health (4.5%-6% (
1/5/9/13) + 0.2% ) and grants 16 maximum health. VIDEO
RAVENOUS FLOCK
ABILITY Q
DEATH'S HAND
COOLDOWN:6/5/4/3s
MANA:50
Extends his demonic arm to launch eldritch bots at enemies, dealing 55 magic damage (55/90/125/160 + 32% ) to enemies within range.
Each bolt after the first deals 10 magic damage (10/20/30/40 + 12%) (up to 95 damage).
) to enemies within range.Each bolt after the first deals 10 magic damage (10/20/30/40 + 12%
) (up to 95 damage). VIDEO
DEATH'S HAND
ABILITY W
VISION OF EMPIRE
COOLDOWN:21/20/19/18s
MANA:65
Summons a demonic eye that explodes after a short delay, dealing 80 magic damage (80/130/180/230 + 55% ), slowing by 30/40/50/60% for 2.5 seconds and revealing targets hit for 4 seconds. If Vision of Empire damages an immobilized champion it will Critically Strike for 50% damage.
Champions hit will give 1 soul fragment(s).
), slowing by 30/40/50/60% for 2.5 seconds and revealing targets hit for 4 seconds. If Vision of Empire damages an immobilized champion it will Critically Strike for 50% damage.Champions hit will give 1 soul fragment(s).
VIDEO
VISION OF EMPIRE
ABILITY E
NEVERMOVE
COOLDOWN:10s
MANA:60
Launches a demonic wave that deals 35 magic damage (35/85/135/185 + 25% ) to enemies along the way, then turns back after reaching the furthest distance, dealing 35 magic damage (35/50/65/80 + 40% ) to the area and rooting enemies within the area for 1.5 seconds.
Recast: Swain pulls the rooted champions to himself and collects 1 Soul Fragment from targets.
) to enemies along the way, then turns back after reaching the furthest distance, dealing 35 magic damage (35/50/65/80 + 40% ) to the area and rooting enemies within the area for 1.5 seconds.Recast: Swain pulls the rooted champions to himself and collects 1 Soul Fragment from targets. VIDEO
NEVERMOVE
ABILITY R
DEMONIC ASCENSION
COOLDOWN:75/65/55s
MANA:100
First cast: Frees the demon, dealing 15 magic damage (15/25/35 + 6% ) per second to enemies within his range and restoring 15 Health (15/30/45 + 10% ).
Recast: Deals 150 magic damage (150 + 45% ) and slows by 60%, decaying over 2 seconds.
Non-champion units will restore 10% Health.
When transformed Demonic Energy depletes over time but can be recharged by damaging or killing enemy champion. Champion takedowns. Champion takedowns fully restore Demonic Energy.
) per second to enemies within his range and restoring 15 Health (15/30/45 + 10% ).Recast: Deals 150 magic damage (150 + 45% ) and slows by 60%, decaying over 2 seconds. Non-champion units will restore 10% Health.
When transformed Demonic Energy depletes over time but can be recharged by damaging or killing enemy champion. Champion takedowns. Champion takedowns fully restore Demonic Energy.
VIDEO
DEMONIC ASCENSION
CHAMPION PROFILE / BALANCE HISTORY
SWAIN Patch Changes
Explore the buffs, nerfs, adjustments and reworks recorded across previous Wild Rift patches. Expand a patch to see its detailed changes.
BUFFED 30 SEP 2026 (PATCH 7.3A)
(PASSIVE) RAVENOUS FLOCK
Health Restored: 3%-4.5% (based on level) + 0.5% Ability Power → 4.5%-6% (based on level) + 0.2% Ability Power.
(E) NEVERMOVE
Ability Power ratio of the repeated damage: 25% → 40%.
(PASSIVE) RAVENOUS FLOCK
Health Restored: 3%-4.5% (based on level) + 0.5% Ability Power → 4.5%-6% (based on level) + 0.2% Ability Power.
(E) NEVERMOVE
Ability Power ratio of the repeated damage: 25% → 40%.
ADJUSTED 22 SEP 2026 (PATCH 7.3)
BASE STATS
Critical Strike Damage: 175% → 200%.
Attack Speed cap: 2.5 → 3 attacks per second.
Attack Speed Ratio: 0.625.
Base Attack Speed: 0.625.
Base Bonus Attack Speed: 0.2.
Attack Speed per Level: 0.012.
BASE STATS
Critical Strike Damage: 175% → 200%.
Attack Speed cap: 2.5 → 3 attacks per second.
Attack Speed Ratio: 0.625.
Base Attack Speed: 0.625.
Base Bonus Attack Speed: 0.2.
Attack Speed per Level: 0.012.
NERFED 10 SEP 2026 (PATCH 7.2E)
(R) DEMONIC ASCENSION
Damage per second: 10/25/40 + 15% Ability Power → 15/25/35 + 6% Ability Power.
Healing per second: 20/30/40 + 20% Ability Power → 15/30/45 + 10% Ability Power.
(R) DEMONIC ASCENSION
Damage per second: 10/25/40 + 15% Ability Power → 15/25/35 + 6% Ability Power.
Healing per second: 20/30/40 + 20% Ability Power → 15/30/45 + 10% Ability Power.
NERFED 16 APR 2026 (PATCH 7.1B)
(R) DEMONIC ASCENSION
Re-cast Ability Power Ratio: 60% → 45%.
(R) DEMONIC ASCENSION
Re-cast Ability Power Ratio: 60% → 45%.
ADJUSTED 10 OCT 2025 (PATCH 6.2K)
BASE STATS
Base Health: 630 → 660.
Base Armor: 37 → 40.
(PASSIVE) RAVENOUS FLOCK
Soul Fragments stack Healing value: (2/2.5/3/3.5 (Level 1/5/9/13) + 0.5% Ability Power) % Maximum Health → (3/3.5/4/4.5 (Level 1/5/9/13) + 0.5% Ability Power) % Maximum Health.
BASE STATS
Base Health: 630 → 660.
Base Armor: 37 → 40.
(PASSIVE) RAVENOUS FLOCK
Soul Fragments stack Healing value: (2/2.5/3/3.5 (Level 1/5/9/13) + 0.5% Ability Power) % Maximum Health → (3/3.5/4/4.5 (Level 1/5/9/13) + 0.5% Ability Power) % Maximum Health.
REWORKED 25 SEP 2025 (PATCH 6.2H)
(PASSIVE) RAVENOUS FLOCK
Each stack of Soul Fragments heal for: 3/4/5/6% Maximum Health (Increases with level 1/5/9/13) → (2/2.5/3/3.5 + 0.5% Ability Power)% Maximum Health (Increases with level 1/5/9/13).
(W) VISION OF EMPIRE
Explosion timer: 1s → 1.35s.
(R) DEMONIC ASCENSION
Charges: Once → Infinite.
[New] Cooldown between two Demonflare: 6s.
Damage per second: 15/35/55 + 20% Ability Power → 10/25/40 + 15%Ability Power.
(PASSIVE) RAVENOUS FLOCK
Each stack of Soul Fragments heal for: 3/4/5/6% Maximum Health (Increases with level 1/5/9/13) → (2/2.5/3/3.5 + 0.5% Ability Power)% Maximum Health (Increases with level 1/5/9/13).
(W) VISION OF EMPIRE
Explosion timer: 1s → 1.35s.
(R) DEMONIC ASCENSION
Charges: Once → Infinite.
[New] Cooldown between two Demonflare: 6s.
Damage per second: 15/35/55 + 20% Ability Power → 10/25/40 + 15%Ability Power.
NERFED 03 JUL 2025 (PATCH 6.1F)
(Q) DEATH'S HAND
Bonus Damage: 42% Ability Power → 32% Ability Power.
(Q) DEATH'S HAND
Bonus Damage: 42% Ability Power → 32% Ability Power.
ADJUSTED 17 APR 2025 (PATCH 6.1)
BASE STATS
Movement speed: 345 → 355.
BASE STATS
Movement speed: 345 → 355.
BUFFED 20 JAN 2025 (PATCH 6.0C)
BASE STATS
Health per level: 112 → 120.
(Q) DEATH'S HAND
Base damage of the first bolt: 55/85/115/145 → 55/90/125/160.
(R) DEMONIC ASCENSION
Base regeneration per second: 15/25/35 → 20/30/40.
BASE STATS
Health per level: 112 → 120.
(Q) DEATH'S HAND
Base damage of the first bolt: 55/85/115/145 → 55/90/125/160.
(R) DEMONIC ASCENSION
Base regeneration per second: 15/25/35 → 20/30/40.
ADJUSTED 09 JAN 2025 (PATCH 6.0)
BASE STATS
Base Health: 600 → 630.
Health per level: 104 → 112.
Base Armor: 31 → 37.
BASE STATS
Base Health: 600 → 630.
Health per level: 104 → 112.
Base Armor: 31 → 37.
BUFFED 31 OCT 2024 (PATCH 5.3A)
(Q) DEATH'S HAND
Damage dealt for each bonus eldritch bolts: 10/20/30/40 + 7% Ability Power → 10/20/30/40 + 12% Ability Power.
(R) DEMONIC ASCENSION
Damage dealt per second: 15/35/55 + 15% Ability Power → 15/35/55 + 20% Ability Power.
Health regeneration per second: 15/25/35 + 15% Ability Power → 15/25/35 + 20% Ability Power.
(Q) DEATH'S HAND
Damage dealt for each bonus eldritch bolts: 10/20/30/40 + 7% Ability Power → 10/20/30/40 + 12% Ability Power.
(R) DEMONIC ASCENSION
Damage dealt per second: 15/35/55 + 15% Ability Power → 15/35/55 + 20% Ability Power.
Health regeneration per second: 15/25/35 + 15% Ability Power → 15/25/35 + 20% Ability Power.
BUFFED 16 MAY 2024 (PATCH 5.1B)
BASE STATS
Base Magic Resist: 32 → 36.
Magic Resist per level: 1.5 → 2.
(Q) DEATH'S HAND
Damage of the first bolts: 50/80/110/140+ 38% AP → 55/85/115/145 + 42% AP.
Damage of each subsequent bolt: 10/20/30/40 + 5% AP → 10/20/30/40 + 7% AP.
BASE STATS
Base Magic Resist: 32 → 36.
Magic Resist per level: 1.5 → 2.
(Q) DEATH'S HAND
Damage of the first bolts: 50/80/110/140+ 38% AP → 55/85/115/145 + 42% AP.
Damage of each subsequent bolt: 10/20/30/40 + 5% AP → 10/20/30/40 + 7% AP.
BUFFED 22 NOV 2023 (PATCH 4.4B)
(PASSIVE) RAVENOUS FLOCK
Max Health gained: 12 Health per stack of Soul Fragment → 16 Health per stack of Soul Fragment.
(R) DEMONIC ASCENSION
Heal: 15/25/35 + 12% Ability Power per second → 15/25/35 + 15% Ability Power per second.
Damage: 20/40/60 + 10% Ability Power per second → 15/35/55 + 15% Ability Power per second.
(PASSIVE) RAVENOUS FLOCK
Max Health gained: 12 Health per stack of Soul Fragment → 16 Health per stack of Soul Fragment.
(R) DEMONIC ASCENSION
Heal: 15/25/35 + 12% Ability Power per second → 15/25/35 + 15% Ability Power per second.
Damage: 20/40/60 + 10% Ability Power per second → 15/35/55 + 15% Ability Power per second.
ADJUSTED 25 OCT 2023 (PATCH 4.4)
BASE STATS
Movement speed: 340 → 345.
BASE STATS
Movement speed: 340 → 345.
NERFED 28 JUN 2023 (PATCH 4.2B)
BASE STATS
Armor per level: 5.5 → 5.
(Q) DEATH'S HAND
Damage of each bolt after the first one: 15/25/35/45 + 8% Ability Power → 10/20/30/40 + 5% Ability Power.
(R) DEMONIC ASCENSION
Heal per second: 15/27.5/40 + 15% Ability Power → 15/25/35 + 12% Ability Power.
BASE STATS
Armor per level: 5.5 → 5.
(Q) DEATH'S HAND
Damage of each bolt after the first one: 15/25/35/45 + 8% Ability Power → 10/20/30/40 + 5% Ability Power.
(R) DEMONIC ASCENSION
Heal per second: 15/27.5/40 + 15% Ability Power → 15/25/35 + 12% Ability Power.
CHAMPION GUIDE / COUNTERS
Mid SWAIN Counters
Explore champion matchups and synergies for SWAIN in the Mid lane.
THREATS
Champions that can make this matchup difficult.
SYNERGIES
Champions that work well alongside this pick.
THREATS
Champions that can make this matchup difficult.
SYNERGIES
Champions that work well alongside this pick.
THREATS
Champions that can make this matchup difficult.
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Champions that work well alongside this pick.
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CHAMPION GUIDE / COUNTER ITEMS
Mid SWAIN Counter Items
Discover items that help counter SWAIN in the Mid lane.
MAGIC RESIST
Magic resistance helps you survive this champion's magic damage.
Increases Magic resist
+150 Max Health
+25 Magic Resistance
+30 Tenacity
+45 Move Speed
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+150 Max Health +25 Magic Resistance +30 Tenacity +45 Move Speed 1200Mercury's Treads TIPS: These boots increase your Magic Resistance while making you more resilient to crowd control through Tenacity. The bonus Health and movement speed improve both survivability and mobility, allowing you to perform more effectively against magic damage and heavy-CC team compositions. They are an excellent choice for tanks, fighters, and any champion who needs to stay in the fight longer.
Stacking Magic Resist and Move Speed
+400 Max Health
+60 Magic Resistance
+5% Move Speed
Absorb: Taking ability damage from enemy champions grants 1 stack(s) of Steadfast for 7 seconds (max 4 stacks). Dealing damage to an enemy champion refreshes the duration of the stacks. At maximum stacks, gain 6% Movement Speed and 70 bonus Magic Resistance.
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+400 Max Health +60 Magic Resistance +5% Move SpeedAbsorb: Taking ability damage from enemy champions grants 1 stack(s) of Steadfast for 7 seconds (max 4 stacks). Dealing damage to an enemy champion refreshes the duration of the stacks. At maximum stacks, gain 6% Movement Speed and 70 bonus Magic Resistance
. 2800Force of Nature TIPS: This item combines Health, high Magic Resistance, and Movement Speed, providing strong protection against magic damage. Taking ability damage from enemy champions gradually builds a defensive effect, while damaging enemies refreshes its duration. At maximum stacks, it significantly increases Magic Resistance and Movement Speed, making it especially effective against teams with heavy magic damage.
Converts damage from attacks into a magic shield
+55 Attack Damage
+45 Magic Resistance
+10 Ability Haste
Lifeline: Upon taking Magic Damage that would reduce your Health to below 35%, gain+10% Omni Vamp. until the end of combat and a magic shield that absorbs 220-530 Magic Damage for 3s. (70s Cooldown)
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+55 Attack Damage +45 Magic Resistance +10 Ability HasteLifeline: Upon taking Magic Damage that would reduce your Health to below 35%, gain
+10% Omni Vamp. until the end of combat and a magic shield that absorbs 220-530 Magic Damage for 3s. (70s Cooldown) 3000Maw of Malmortius TIPS: This item provides a mix of damage, magic resistance and ability haste, but its core value is the anti-burst passive: when hit by a dangerous burst of magic damage, you instantly gain a strong protective shield and a temporary lifesteal/omnivamp effect that lasts through the fight. It lets you survive big AP detonations and re-enter skirmishes quickly. Best for assassins, bruisers and AD champions who need to survive enemy magic burst and power through fights.
Gains a magic shield when out of combat
+350 Max Health
+100% Health Regen
+85 Magic Resistance
Magebane: After not taking magic damage for 12 seconds, gain a magic shield that absorbs damage equal to 50-150 + 14% of max Health.
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+350 Max Health +100% Health Regen +85 Magic ResistanceMagebane: After not taking magic damage for 12 seconds, gain a magic shield that absorbs damage equal to 50-150 + 14% of max Health
. 2800Kaenic Rookern TIPS: This item is perfect for champions who need extra protection against magic damage, particularly when spending some time out of combat. It provides significant bonuses to health, regeneration, and magic resistance. The “Magebane” passive activates after 12 seconds without taking magic damage, granting you a magic shield that absorbs damage based on your maximum health. This allows you to safely recover between fights and confidently re-enter combat. It’s especially effective against teams heavy in AP damage.
Deal increased magic damage
+350 Max Health
+45 Magic Resistance
+10 Ability Haste
Unmake: Magic damage against enemy champions within 650 units of you is increased by 12%. (Unmake's damage bonus does not stack.)
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+350 Max Health +45 Magic Resistance +10 Ability HasteUnmake: Magic damage against enemy champions within 650 units of you is increased by 12%. (Unmake's damage bonus does not stack.)
2400Abyssal Mask TIPS: This item combines Health, Magic Resistance, and Ability Haste, improving survivability against magic damage. Nearby enemy champions take increased magic damage, amplifying both your own damage and the magic damage dealt by your allies. An excellent choice for tanks and fighters who stay close to enemies and play in teams with significant magic damage.
REDUCE HEALING
Grievous Wounds help reduce healing effects.
Ignites target enemy champion, dealing 72 true damage (72–380 ) over 5 and applying 60% Grievous Wounds for the duration.
Grievous Wound reduces the effectiveness of Healing and Regeneration effects.
Cooldown: 100s
) over 5 and applying 60% Grievous Wounds for the duration.Grievous Wound reduces the effectiveness of Healing and Regeneration effects.
Cooldown: 100s
Physical Damage reduces enemy healing
+15 Attack Damage
Rend: Physical Damage inflicts 40% Grievous Wounds to enemy champions for 3 seconds. Grievous Wounds reduces the effectiveness of Healing and Regeneration effects.
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+15 Attack DamageRend: Physical Damage inflicts 40% Grievous Wounds to enemy champions for 3 seconds. Grievous Wounds reduces the effectiveness of Healing and Regeneration effects.
800
Magic damage reduces enemy healing
+35 Ability Power
Cursed Wounds: Dealing magic damage to enemy champions applies 40% Grievous Wounds for 3 seconds.
Grievous Wounds reduces the effectiveness of Healing and Regeneration effects.
800
+35 Ability PowerCursed Wounds: Dealing magic damage to enemy champions applies 40% Grievous Wounds for 3 seconds.
Grievous Wounds reduces the effectiveness of Healing and Regeneration effects.
800
Armor Penetration (%) and reduced enemy healing
+35 Attack Damage
+30% Armor Penetration
+25% Critical Rate
Sepsis: Dealing physical damage to enemy champions applies 50% Grievous Wounds for 3 seconds.
Grievous Wounds reduces the effectiveness of Healing and Regeneration effects.
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+35 Attack Damage +30% Armor Penetration +25% Critical RateSepsis: Dealing physical damage to enemy champions applies 50% Grievous Wounds for 3 seconds.
Grievous Wounds reduces the effectiveness of Healing and Regeneration effects.
3000Mortal Reminder TIPS: This item combines Attack Damage, percentage Armor Penetration, and Critical Strike Chance, allowing you to effectively deal with armored enemies. Dealing physical damage to enemy champions applies Grievous Wounds, reducing the effectiveness of their healing and health regeneration. An excellent choice against teams with high Armor, healing, and regeneration.
Reduces enemy healing
+400 Max Health
+45 Attack Damage
+15 Ability Haste
Punishment: Dealing physical damage to enemy champions applies 50% Grievous Wounds for 3 seconds.
Grievous Wounds reduces the effectiveness of Healing and Regeneration effects.
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+400 Max Health +45 Attack Damage +15 Ability HastePunishment: Dealing physical damage to enemy champions applies 50% Grievous Wounds for 3 seconds.
Grievous Wounds reduces the effectiveness of Healing and Regeneration effects.
2800Chempunk Chainsword TIPS: This item is perfect for champions who face enemies with high sustain, such as Dr. Mundo, Soraka, and Yuumi, who have significant healing abilities. The "Punishment" effect applies Grievous Wounds, reducing the effectiveness of healing and regeneration by 50%, making this item effective against champions who rely on healing. It’s also useful against champions who rely on lifesteal, such as Aatrox, Darius, and Fiora, as it helps reduce the effectiveness of their healing.
Magic damage reduces enemy healing
+300 Max Health
+75 Ability Power
+15 Ability Haste
Affliction: Dealing magic damage to enemy champions inflicts 50% Grievous Wounds for 3 seconds.
Grievous Wounds reduces the effectiveness of Healing and Regeneration effects.
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+300 Max Health +75 Ability Power +15 Ability HasteAffliction: Dealing magic damage to enemy champions inflicts 50% Grievous Wounds for 3 seconds.
Grievous Wounds reduces the effectiveness of Healing and Regeneration effects.
2650Morellonomicon TIPS: This item is designed to counter champions with strong healing and sustain. Any magic damage you deal applies Grievous Wounds, greatly reducing the effectiveness of enemy healing and regeneration. It is an excellent choice for mages and AP supports against teams that rely heavily on healing, lifesteal, or regeneration.
CLEANSE OR BLOCK SPELLS
Items that cleanse or block negative spell effects.
Turn invulnerable
+20 Armor
+35 Ability Power
Stasis (Active): Become invulnerable and untargetable for 2.5 seconds, but unable to move, attack, cast abilities or use items. (120s Cooldown)
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+20 Armor +35 Ability PowerStasis (Active): Become invulnerable and untargetable for 2.5 seconds, but unable to move, attack, cast abilities or use items. (120s Cooldown)
1200Seeker's Armguard TIPS: This item combines Ability Power with extra defense, but its defining feature is the ability to become temporarily invulnerable. Its active effect lets you completely avoid lethal damage, dodge crucial enemy abilities, or buy time for your cooldowns to return. It is an excellent choice for mages and AP assassins who need to survive burst damage and outplay opponents in critical teamfights.
Turn invulnerable
+40 Armor
+110 Ability Power
Stasis (Active): Become invulnerable and untargetable for 2.5 seconds, but unable to move, attack, cast abilities or use items. (90s Cooldown)
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+40 Armor +110 Ability PowerStasis (Active): Become invulnerable and untargetable for 2.5 seconds, but unable to move, attack, cast abilities or use items. (90s Cooldown)
3300Zhonya's Hourglass TIPS: This item combines high Ability Power with extra armor, while its defining feature is the ability to become completely invulnerable for a short time. Its active effect allows you to survive lethal damage, avoid crucial enemy abilities, or buy time for your cooldowns to recover. It is an excellent choice for mages and AP assassins who need to outlive enemy focus and turn the tide of a teamfight.
Blocks an enemy ability
+105 Ability Power
+40 Magic Resistance
Annul: Grants a spell shield that blocks the next hostile ability. (30s Cooldown)
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+105 Ability Power +40 Magic ResistanceAnnul: Grants a spell shield that blocks the next hostile ability. (30s Cooldown)
3000Banshee's Veil TIPS: This item provides strong protection against magic damage while granting a spell shield that blocks the next hostile ability. It is especially effective against champions who rely on landing a single key spell to start their combo or burst you down. A great choice for mages and AP fighters who need to maintain safe positioning and deny enemy engage or pick potential.
GAIN A SHIELD
Shields increase your chance of survival against this champion.
Taking damage triggers a shield
+400 Max Health
+20% Tenacity
Heavy Handed: +50% base Attack Damage as bonus Attack Damage.
Lifeline: Damage that puts you under 35% Health grants a shield that equal to 75% of your bonus health that decays over 5 seconds (70s Cooldown).
Sterak's Fury: Triggering Lifeline increases size and grants 30% Tenacity for 8 seconds.
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+400 Max Health +20% TenacityHeavy Handed: +50% base Attack Damage as bonus Attack Damage.
Lifeline: Damage that puts you under 35%
Health grants a shield that equal to 75% of your bonus health that decays over 5 seconds (70s Cooldown).Sterak's Fury: Triggering Lifeline increases size and grants 30% Tenacity for 8 seconds.
3200Sterak's Gage TIPS: This item combines a large amount of Health, crowd control resistance, and additional Attack Damage based on the champion's base Attack Damage. When your Health drops to a critical level, it grants a powerful shield that scales with bonus Health and temporarily provides even more Tenacity. An excellent choice for fighters and other AD champions who need additional survivability in extended and intense fights.
Converts damage from attacks into a magic shield
+55 Attack Damage
+45 Magic Resistance
+10 Ability Haste
Lifeline: Upon taking Magic Damage that would reduce your Health to below 35%, gain+10% Omni Vamp. until the end of combat and a magic shield that absorbs 220-530 Magic Damage for 3s. (70s Cooldown)
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+55 Attack Damage +45 Magic Resistance +10 Ability HasteLifeline: Upon taking Magic Damage that would reduce your Health to below 35%, gain
+10% Omni Vamp. until the end of combat and a magic shield that absorbs 220-530 Magic Damage for 3s. (70s Cooldown) 3000Maw of Malmortius TIPS: This item provides a mix of damage, magic resistance and ability haste, but its core value is the anti-burst passive: when hit by a dangerous burst of magic damage, you instantly gain a strong protective shield and a temporary lifesteal/omnivamp effect that lasts through the fight. It lets you survive big AP detonations and re-enter skirmishes quickly. Best for assassins, bruisers and AD champions who need to survive enemy magic burst and power through fights.
Team shield
+300 Max Health
+30 Armor
+30 Magic Resistance
+10 Ability Haste
Locket (Active): Grants a shield to yourself and nearby allied champions that each absorbs 250-370 damage for 2.5 seconds. (60s Cooldown)
This effect is reduced by 50% if the target has been affected by another Locket in the last 20 seconds.
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+300 Max Health +30 Armor +30 Magic Resistance +10 Ability HasteLocket (Active): Grants a shield to yourself and nearby allied champions that each absorbs 250-370 damage for 2.5 seconds. (60s Cooldown)
This effect is reduced by 50% if the target has been affected by another Locket in the last 20 seconds.
2500Locket of the Iron Solari TIPS: This item provides powerful team-wide protection during fights. Its active grants a shield to you and nearby allies, helping your team survive burst damage and reducing the impact of enemy engages. It is an excellent choice for tanks and supports who stay close to their teammates and want to maximize their team's survivability in teamfights.
Shield
+200 Max Health
+45 Armor
+45 Magic Resistance
+10 Ability Haste
Stoneplate (Active): Gain a base shield that absorbs damage equal to 100 plus 90% bonusand gain size, decayng over 2.5s. (60s Cooldown)
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+200 Max Health +45 Armor +45 Magic Resistance +10 Ability HasteStoneplate (Active): Gain a base shield that absorbs damage equal to 100 plus 90% bonus
and gain size, decayng over 2.5s. (60s Cooldown) 2900Gargoyle Stoneplate TIPS: This item greatly increases your survivability during teamfights. Its active grants a powerful shield that scales with your bonus Health, allowing you to withstand heavy focus fire and remain on the frontline longer. It is an excellent choice for tanks and bruisers who need to absorb large amounts of damage while protecting their team.
Blocks an enemy ability
+105 Ability Power
+40 Magic Resistance
Annul: Grants a spell shield that blocks the next hostile ability. (30s Cooldown)
3000
+105 Ability Power +40 Magic ResistanceAnnul: Grants a spell shield that blocks the next hostile ability. (30s Cooldown)
3000Banshee's Veil TIPS: This item provides strong protection against magic damage while granting a spell shield that blocks the next hostile ability. It is especially effective against champions who rely on landing a single key spell to start their combo or burst you down. A great choice for mages and AP fighters who need to maintain safe positioning and deny enemy engage or pick potential.
CHAMPION GUIDE / COMBOS
SWAIN Skill Combos
Learn skill combinations from beginner to advanced. Choose a difficulty to explore execution steps, tips and videos.
HARDADVANCED COMBOS
COMBO 1 / HARD
Swain Stasis Engage
Swain Stasis Engage
WR1QFEZH
AAR2QAAUse this combo to engage, survive and create chaos in teamfight.
While approaching the fight, use (W) VISION OF EMPIRE on a group of enemies to deal damage and slow them down. Once in range, activate (R1) DEMONIC ASCENSION, then immediately (Q) DEATH'S HAND and FLASH towards the enemy. Follow up with (E) NEVERMOVE to lock them down, use ZHONYA'S HOURGLASS to avoid being damaged while draining their health. After the stasis ends, use (R2), and (Q) to burst the enemy.
While approaching the fight, use (W) VISION OF EMPIRE on a group of enemies to deal damage and slow them down. Once in range, activate (R1) DEMONIC ASCENSION, then immediately (Q) DEATH'S HAND and FLASH towards the enemy. Follow up with (E) NEVERMOVE to lock them down, use
ZHONYA'S HOURGLASS to avoid being damaged while draining their health. After the stasis ends, use (R2), and (Q) to burst the enemy.MEDIUMINTERMEDIATE COMBOS
EASYBEGINNER COMBOS
CHAMPION GUIDE / TIPS
Mid SWAIN Tips
Practical laning tips, matchup decisions and tactical advice for playing SWAIN in the Mid lane.
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CHAMPION GUIDE / STRENGTHS & WEAKNESSES
Mid SWAIN Strengths and Weaknesses
Explore the strengths and weaknesses of SWAIN in the Mid lane and prepare for favorable and difficult matchups.
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CHAMPION GUIDE / GAME PLAN
Mid SWAIN Strategy and Tactics
Plan your early, mid and late game decisions for SWAIN in the Mid lane.
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CHAMPION GUIDE / POWER SPIKES
Mid SWAIN Power Spikes
Learn when SWAIN is strongest in the Mid lane across early, mid and late game.
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CHAMPION GUIDE / JUNGLE PATH
SWAIN Jungle Path
Explore SWAIN jungle clear routes, camp orders and pathing tips for Wild Rift.
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