Because of Swain's K/D/A and utility, he has a fairly average overall win rate. He does very well in the early game, with a winrate of 52.6% in that phase. Unfortunately, he does very poorly in the mid game, where Swain's winrate is 49.95%., The difference between his best and worst game phases is only 2.6%. This sizeable difference indicates that his power spikes and fades in different parts of the round. Prepare accordingly.
In the current meta, Swain is incredibly popular. He has been used in 7.4% of recently ranked rounds. He is sometimes banned during champ select. Obviously, some players see him as a real threat. In the latest ranked rounds, Swain was banned 4.8% of the time.
You can see him most often laning in the support position. However, that is not the best position for him. The top win rate position for Swain is bottom (53.3%). At this time, Swain's meta game is focused on dealing damage. Specifically, his gameplay should mostly be centered around magical damage. Additionally, he is a decent tank champ. Dealing physical damage is the least significant part of Swain’s playstyle.
You should anticipate having to dedicate a significant amount of time practicing and learning to master Swain. Most League gamers think he is a tough champ to master. Swain mostly deals magic damage (88% of his total damage). He doesn't deal a lot of other damage types and should not be considered a hybrid damage dealer..
Swain deals a lot of damage in a typical game (20,360 damage). You should focus on developing him as a damage dealing champ to crush your enemies.
He is an average damage dealer on the Rift with 4.6 kills on average each round. That is one of the lowest kill counts among all supports. Additionally, he has a fairly high average champion death rate (6.9 deaths). Additionally, Swain's KDA is usually high with an average KDA ratio of 2.4 as well as 11.7 assists per match.
The best Swain players know who their champion is, and they adapt their gameplay around their champion's playstyle. Swain is great at many things, but not everything. By focusing more on accentuating your strengths than filling in your weaknesses, you are more likely to win your next game of League of Legends.
Furthermore, you should know when your champion spikes in power in order to be prepared and take advantage of your powerful position while it lasts. Not all LoL champions are strong throughout the entire game length. Some grow in power while others fade. Some start strong and fall off completely in the late game. Swain is best in the early game.
Pay attention to the stats comparison shown above, which compares Swain against all other champions. You can see their strengths and weaknesses relative to others of the same champion type. You can either try to overcome some of the weaknesses, or you can work to strengthen their talents.
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