Miss Fortune vs Swain

Miss Fortune
vs
49.4%

over 320 games

Swain

Skill matchup

Heavy AP damageHigh sustainSustained DPSHigh burst

Build vs Swain

Build adapted to this matchup

Recommended items for Miss Fortune: Bloodthirster, The Collector, Infinity Edge, Boots of Swiftness, Lord Dominik's Regards, Hubris, Mortal Reminder, B. F. Sword.

Starting items

Doran's Blade
Health Potion

Core build

Bloodthirster
1
The Collector
2
Infinity Edge
3

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Lord Dominik's Regards
5

Summoner spells

FlashBarrier84%
BoostFlash9%

Anti CC

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC

Other options

Lord Dominik's Regards
Hubris
Mortal Reminder
B. F. Sword
Executioner's Calling
Rapid Firecannon
Guardian Angel
Edge of Night
Serrated Dirk
Youmuu's Ghostblade
Hexoptics C44
Immortal Shieldbow
Essence Reaver
Serpent's Fang
Axiom Arc
Phantom Dancer
Kraken Slayer
Serylda's Grudge
59.1% WR66 games
PrecisionPrecision
Press the AttackPress the Attack
Presence of MindPresence of Mind
Legend: BloodlineLegend: Bloodline
Coup de GraceCoup de Grace
InspirationInspiration
Magical FootwearMagical Footwear
Biscuit DeliveryBiscuit Delivery
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

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
37s20s12s–
65s20s12s2m
93s19s12s2m
113s18s12s2m
163s16s11s2m
183s16s10s2m

Playing as Miss Fortune

Tips to maximize your impact

  1. Double Up off a dying minion

    Fire Double Up (Q) at a dying minion in front of a champion: if the shot kills the minion, the bounce onto the champion always crits.

  2. Switch targets

    Switch targets often: Love Tap (passive) adds damage on each new target, and lowers the cooldown of Strut (W).

  3. Position with Strut

    Activate Strut (W) to get in position before Bullet Time (R): you instantly gain its max move speed bonus, plus attack speed.

  4. R into clumped enemies

    Cast Bullet Time (R) on enemies who are CC'd or bunched up in a chokepoint: it's a channeled cone, and each wave can crit.

Playing against Swain

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

  1. Dodge Nevermove on its return

    Get out of the Nevermove (E) path as it comes back: it only roots on its return to Swain, then he can pull each rooted champion to him.

  2. Leave the area of his eye

    Leave the area as soon as Vision of Empire (W) appears: it strikes and slows 1.5 seconds later, and each champion hit gives him a Soul Fragment.

  3. Keep your distance during his ult

    During Demonic Ascension (R), back off and hit from range if you can: he only drains nearby enemies, and his form ends when he stops draining.

  4. Cut his healing during his ult

    If you have Grievous Wounds, apply it during Demonic Ascension (R): the drain heals him every second, and that healing keeps him alive.

Patch 16.21.1