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Matchup

Aphelios
Aphelios
86%
14%

vs

43.7%

over 403 games

Swain
Swain
18%
82%
Heavy AP damageHigh sustainSustained DPSHeavy CC

Hard matchup

You are stronger late game — farm safe and avoid early trades.

Build vs Swain

Build adapted to this matchup

Starting items

Doran's Blade
Health Potion

Core build

Hexoptics C44
1DPS
Infinity Edge
2DPS
Phantom Dancer
3DPS

Standard

Berserker's Greaves
4AS
Lord Dominik's Regards
5vs Tank

Summoner spells

42167%
4617%

Anti AD

Plated Steelcaps
4vs AD
Guardian Angel
5vs AD
Zhonya's Hourglass
vs AD

Anti Heal

Mortal Reminder
6vs Hybride

Anti AP

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC
Mercurial Scimitar
5vs AP
Maw of Malmortius
vs AP

Anti Tank

Lord Dominik's Regards
5vs Tank
The Collector
vs Tank
Hubris
vs Tank

DPS

Stormrazor
DPS
Immortal Shieldbow
DPS
Runaan's Hurricane
DPS
Bloodthirster
DPS
Yun Tal Wildarrows
DPS
75.0% WR4 games
PrecisionPrecision
Press the AttackPress the Attack
TriumphTriumph
Legend: BloodlineLegend: Bloodline
Cut DownCut Down
InspirationInspiration
Triple TonicTriple Tonic
Cash BackCash Back
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Early (0-15)
Mid (15-30)
Late (30+)
ApheliosAphelios
SwainSwain
Careful
Careful
Aggressive

Swain's abilities

Passive, spells and ultimate

Ravenous Flock (P)

Swain's ravens collect Soul Fragments that heal him and permanently increase his maximum health.

Cooldowns

Cooldowns by spell rank

LevelQWER
37s22s12s–
65s22s12s2m
93s21s12s2m
113s20s12s2m
163s18s11s2m
183s18s10s2m

Playing against Swain

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

1

Stay out of his R drain range — if you can't burst him, back off and wait for R to expire.

2

His E root triggers on the RETURN: dodge the returning projectile, not the outgoing one.

3

Grievous Wounds reduces his R drain and passive heals — buy it early.

4

Swain is vulnerable to long-range champions who can poke him without entering his drain zone.

Source: op.gg + LTL Engine · Patch 16.9.1 · May 9, 2026