Swain Build Guides, Runes, Items, and Abilities - Patch 14.12
Swain The Noxian Grand General
Find the best Swain build guides for League of Legends S14 Patch 14.12. The MOBAFire community works hard to keep their LoL builds and guides updated, and will help you craft the best Swain build for the S14 meta. Learn more about Swain's abilities, skins, or even ask your own questions to the community!
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[ 14.12 NEW SEASON 14 UPDATED!! ] - SWAIN is the GOD OF MIDLANE PAIN! - 🤯
[ 14.12 NEW SEASON 14 UPDATED!! ] - SWAIN is the GOD OF MIDLANE PAIN! - 🤯
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[14.12] Swain, The Noxian Grand General [Full Guide]
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Swain Support Guide (14.11)
Swain Support Guide (14.11)
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[14.5] Swain the Manaless King (Mid/Top)
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THE Guide to Swain — War with the "Warlock" [14.3]
THE Guide to Swain — War with the "Warlock" [14.3]
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[14.2] Swain guide to DIAMOND [Updating]
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Swain gain cash
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SwaiMid
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swain the best build
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[14.3] Swain Support Build/Guide
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Swain build
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[13.24] Swain Mid Ultimate Guide - Top, Bot & Support also covered
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Top [13.23] Swain Top Matchup Guide!!!
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3 lane Swain guide with all matchups(still UPDATING )
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[Patch 13.21] My Swain's Build (Mid/Top/Bot/Support Matchups)
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Swain Hybrid Tank/AP
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MID/TOP Swain, the Ruthless Crow General
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Swain Final Form / Mid
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[13.13] Swain OTP guide | Support
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Swain Top/Mid/ADC/Supp Build
Swain Build & Runes
If you're looking for the best rune build for Swain we've got you covered. Below you can find the best items and runes to build for Swain, as determined by calculations of thousands of Plat+ League of Legends games. If you are already familiar with how to play Swain this is a great resource to quickly get a good rune selection for Patch 14.12. However, if you are a new Swain player we highly recommend reading through some of the guides above to learn why this build is strong on Swain!
* Each section of the build is rated independently of the others
Swain's Runes
47%
Win Rate 43% Pickrate
- 1
- 2
- 3
Second Best
47%
Win Rate 22% Pickrate
Third Best
45%
Win Rate 11% Pickrate
Swain's Summoner Spells
47%
Win Rate 75% Pickrate
- 1
- 2
- 3
Swain's Starters
47%
Win Rate 93% Pickrate
- 1
- 2
- 3
Swain's Core Items
59%
Win Rate 5% Pickrate
- 1
- 2
- 3
Boots
Swain's Luxury Items
Swain's Ability Order
47%
Win Rate 42% Pickrate
- 1
- 2
- 3
Ravenous Flock (PASSIVE)
Passive Ability
Second Best
47%
Win Rate 24% Pickrate
Ravenous Flock (PASSIVE)
Passive Ability
Third Best
46%
Win Rate 6% Pickrate
Ravenous Flock (PASSIVE)
Passive Ability
* Each section of the build is rated independently of the others
Swain's Runes
54%
Win Rate 55% Pickrate
- 1
- 2
- 3
Second Best
50%
Win Rate 13% Pickrate
Third Best
54%
Win Rate 12% Pickrate
Swain's Summoner Spells
54%
Win Rate 43% Pickrate
- 1
- 2
- 3
Swain's Starters
52%
Win Rate 93% Pickrate
- 1
- 2
- 3
Swain's Core Items
63%
Win Rate 9% Pickrate
- 1
- 2
- 3
Boots
Swain's Luxury Items
Swain's Ability Order
53%
Win Rate 43% Pickrate
- 1
- 2
- 3
Ravenous Flock (PASSIVE)
Passive Ability
Second Best
53%
Win Rate 22% Pickrate
Ravenous Flock (PASSIVE)
Passive Ability
Third Best
53%
Win Rate 11% Pickrate
Ravenous Flock (PASSIVE)
Passive Ability
* Each section of the build is rated independently of the others
Swain's Runes
53%
Win Rate 57% Pickrate
- 1
- 2
- 3
Second Best
54%
Win Rate 11% Pickrate
Third Best
50%
Win Rate 7% Pickrate
Swain's Summoner Spells
54%
Win Rate 58% Pickrate
- 1
- 2
- 3
Swain's Starters
53%
Win Rate 92% Pickrate
- 1
- 2
- 3
Swain's Core Items
63%
Win Rate 11% Pickrate
- 1
- 2
- 3
Boots
Swain's Luxury Items
Swain's Ability Order
54%
Win Rate 42% Pickrate
- 1
- 2
- 3
Ravenous Flock (PASSIVE)
Passive Ability
Second Best
58%
Win Rate 20% Pickrate
Ravenous Flock (PASSIVE)
Passive Ability
Third Best
49%
Win Rate 18% Pickrate
Ravenous Flock (PASSIVE)
Passive Ability
* Each section of the build is rated independently of the others
Swain's Runes
50%
Win Rate 46% Pickrate
- 1
- 2
- 3
Second Best
58%
Win Rate 13% Pickrate
Third Best
56%
Win Rate 12% Pickrate
Swain's Summoner Spells
53%
Win Rate 57% Pickrate
- 1
- 2
- 3
Swain's Starters
52%
Win Rate 88% Pickrate
- 1
- 2
- 3
Swain's Core Items
60%
Win Rate 5% Pickrate
- 1
- 2
- 3
Boots
Swain's Luxury Items
Swain's Ability Order
52%
Win Rate 28% Pickrate
- 1
- 2
- 3
Ravenous Flock (PASSIVE)
Passive Ability
Second Best
52%
Win Rate 26% Pickrate
Ravenous Flock (PASSIVE)
Passive Ability
Third Best
50%
Win Rate 17% Pickrate
Ravenous Flock (PASSIVE)
Passive Ability
Swain Counters
Learn Swain's counters and discover matchups where they have an advantage! When you're starting a game of League of Legends you should always keep in mind if you'll be at an advantage or disadvantage against your opponent, so you can know whether to bully them or play safe. You can find detailed breakdowns of each matchup on CounterStats, and you can also check out some Swain guides to see how to build and play against other champions you may find yourself up against!
This counter data is for Swain SUPPORT in Plat+ games. The percent shown is the enemy champion's counter rating against Swain. Counter rating is our own statistic that factors in counter kills, overall kills, early lead ratio, comeback ratio, and win percent to give the whole picture of that champion's effectiveness as a counter pick.
Best Against Swain
Worst Against Swain
Swain Skins
Find Swain's skins and when they were last on sale. Never miss a sale for your favorite skin by using our Wish List feature! You can also find all Swain skins and chromas on Swain's skins page.
Our Wish List feature will send you notifications when your skins are on sale!Swain's Abilities
Recast: Swain unleashes a demonflare, ending the transformation and dealing 100 / 150 / 200 (+50% of ability power) plus 75% of healing from this Ability as magic damage (max 200 / 300 / 400 (+100% of ability power) damage).
Demonflare is automatically cast at the end of the Demonic Ascension duration, which can be ended early by recasting the ability.
Questions About Swain
Latest Questions
How to play against Swain?
The combination of [[nevermove]] + [[ravenous flock]] is basically an instant cast [[death sentence]] that hits you through creeps on a 9 second cooldown. His ultimate is literally just press R win teamfight, and he can always force a fight...
Is new Swain good?
I've played a bit of new Swain on the PBE with mixed results, while I'm not sure what to build on him yet I'm leaning towards a AP/Health type build (like old swain). While Swain is fun he doesn't seem to be doing the damage I feel like he should,...
Swain skin
Is there any news about the Dragon Master Swain skin? Wasn't that discussed a few years before? I'm itching to get that one. (Don't get me wrong, Tryrant Swain is the shizz).
Least played champions?
I have just been curios guys about why some champions are not played that much. I know that unpopular picks like swain, galio, mao'kai, and yorick are all strong picks in their respective fields. What I am trying to get to in this is why some...
Swain's time to shine
I have a hunch that Swain will rise in popularity with all the innovation that has been going on in the LCS, both in the middle and top lane. I was wondering if you could help me find the best runes and build, but currently I like this one alot:...
Shouldn't Tear of the Goddess work with Swain?
So the new [[tear of the goddess]] says "whenever mana is spent" or something like that, but when I used it on [[Swain]] it wouldn't work whenever I toggled [[ravenous flock]]. Isn't it supposed to?
