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Warwick
Warwick
75%
25%

vs

56.0%

over 50 games

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

Favorable matchup

Build vs Swain

Build adapted to this matchup

Starting items

Doran's Blade
Health Potion

Core build

Blade of The Ruined King
1DPS
Stridebreaker
2Bruiser
Spirit Visage
3vs AP

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Kraken Slayer
5DPS

Summoner spells

42189%
4145%

Anti AD

Plated Steelcaps
4vs AD
Thornmail
5vs Hybride
Death's Dance
vs AD
Guardian Angel
vs AD

Anti AP

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC
Wit's End
5vs AP
Maw of Malmortius
vs AP
Force of Nature
vs AP

DPS

Kraken Slayer
DPS
Dusk and Dawn
Mage tank
Statikk Shiv
DPS

Other options

Zeke's Convergence
Tank
Executioner's Calling
Sterak's Gage
Survival
Jak'Sho, The Protean
vs Hybride
100.0% WR3 games
PrecisionPrecision
Lethal TempoLethal Tempo
Presence of MindPresence of Mind
Legend: AlacrityLegend: Alacrity
Last StandLast Stand
ResolveResolve
Second WindSecond Wind
RevitalizeRevitalize
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Early (0-15)
Mid (15-30)
Late (30+)
WarwickWarwick
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 8, 2026