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Matchup

TahmKench
Tahm Kench
33%
67%

vs

54.7%

over 106 games

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

Skill matchup

Build vs Swain

Build adapted to this matchup

Starting items

Doran's Shield
Health Potion

Core build

Dusk and Dawn
1Mage tank
Heartsteel
2Survival
Thornmail
3vs Hybride

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Spirit Visage
5vs AP

Summoner spells

41455%
41219%

Anti AD

Plated Steelcaps
4vs AD
Unending Despair
5vs AD
Sunfire Aegis
vs AD
Frozen Heart
vs AD
Randuin's Omen
vs AD

Anti AP

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC
Spirit Visage
5vs AP
Hollow Radiance
vs AP

DPS

Riftmaker
Mage tank
Statikk Shiv
DPS

Other options

Protoplasm Harness
Survival
Dark Seal
Oblivion Orb
Warmog's Armor
Survival
Jak'Sho, The Protean
vs Hybride
100.0% WR2 games
ResolveResolve
Grasp of the UndyingGrasp of the Undying
Shield BashShield Bash
Second WindSecond Wind
UnflinchingUnflinching
PrecisionPrecision
Legend: AlacrityLegend: Alacrity
TriumphTriumph
Attack SpeedHealth ScalingHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Early (0-15)
Mid (15-30)
Late (30+)
TahmKenchTahm Kench
SwainSwain
Neutral
Neutral
Neutral

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