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How to Win Swain vs Seraphine Counter MatchupSwain is in the b tier of champions

Swain vs Seraphine

How to Beat Seraphine as Swain in LoLSwain is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Seraphine as Swain

based on 6,717 Swain vs Seraphine matchups
Win Rate
50.9 %
K/D/A
2.48
Pick Rate
4.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter stats from the millions of recently ranked League rounds that we analyze every week. Our guide on how to beat Seraphine as Swain resulted from an analysis of 6717 ranked games where both champs fought each other. This champ matchup is relatively uncommon. Swain fights Seraphine in only 4.7% of his games.

Swain vs Seraphine Matchup Summary

Swain has done a average job of beating Seraphine. On average, he wins a acceptable 50.9% of games the champs fight one another in. In Swain versus Seraphine matches, Swain’s side is 0.0% more expected to obtain first blood, implying that he most likely will get first blood versus Seraphine.

Best Swain vs Seraphine Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsBlasting Wand

Core Swain Items

~22 Mins
Rylai's Crystal ScepterMalignanceRiftmaker

Optional Items

Frozen HeartJak'Sho, The ProteanCosmic DriveCryptbloom

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Swain to level upq
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Second ability for Swain to level upw
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Last skill for Swain to max oute

Runes

SorcerySummon AeryManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
ResolveConditioningOvergrowth
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Swain's passive ability p
Swain's q ability q
Swain's w ability w
Swain's e ability e
Swain's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Seraphine as Swain

Tips for Playing as Swain against Seraphine

While laning, try to use Death's Hand's piercing damage to damage opponents from a safe distance.

Vision of Empire is quite difficult to land on its own, look for skirmishes around the map where enemies may be distracted or crowd controlled so you can land it more easily.

If you're having trouble rooting an enemy with Nevermove, try throwing it at opponents when they are near their minions so the explosion surprises them.

Demonic Ascension may make Swain very hard to kill but he's pretty easy to get away from. Try building items that can slow opponents to keep them in range if their mobility is overwhelming.

Swain vs Seraphine Counter Stats

Swain Image
Win Rate
50.9 %
VS
Win Rate
49.1 %
Seraphine Image
5.3
< Kills >
3.4
6.3
< Deaths >
5.9
10.3
< Assists >
12.7
1.19
< Killing Sprees >
0.73
101
< Minions Killed >
97
0.07
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.42
< Inhibitors >
0.51
1,364
< Physical Damage >
1,464
19,073
< Magic Damage >
13,847
844
< True Damage >
526
21,282
< Damage Dealt >
15,838
31,508
< Damage Taken >
17,389
10,360
< Gold Earned >
9,864
1.78
< Towers >
2.1
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
9,528
< Total Healing >
3,911
12,370
< Experience >
11,751
33
< Vision Score >
40
15
< Wards Placed >
18
364
< Time Dealing CC >
254

How to Counter Seraphine with Swain in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page show several significant Swain against Seraphine counter statistics that may help you grasp the differences between these two champions. Swain’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Seraphine’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Swain may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Seraphine..

Swain usually has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his foe does. Typically, he receives more damage than Seraphine. This typically indicates differing health capacities, yet it can also imply that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Swain and Seraphine

Damage Types Compared

Swain
Seraphine
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Swain
Seraphine

Who is Better, Swain or Seraphine?

Both League champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Swain usually fairs equally well when playing against Seraphine, with a 50.9% win rate. Thus, Swain makes an ok counter for Seraphine.

While Swain does have a higher winrate than Seraphine, when they face off with one another, Swain also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more complex character to develop with. You should be careful when picking Swain into Seraphineas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Swain has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Seraphine. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Swain vs Seraphine matchups, Swain is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Swain is a decent counter to Seraphine. Make sure you focus your gameplay on keeping up your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Swain against Seraphine.

Additional Information for Swain Players

How We Calculated Our Swain vs Seraphine Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Seraphine as Swain, we analyzed 6,717 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Seraphine as Swain comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Swain in order to counter Seraphine during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and tips shown here, you should grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Swain on average racks up a similar amount of CS relative to Seraphine. Champs who typically don't earn much CS typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers displayed here to do well.

The most crucial items to use in your Swain versus Seraphine build include Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Malignance, and Riftmaker. When Swain bought at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better vs Seraphine than with many other common builds. In fact, Swain had an average winrate of 50.9% when playing against Seraphine with this counter build.

To have the greatest likelihood of crushing Seraphine as Swain, Swain players should take the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Conditioning, and Overgrowth runes from the Sorcery and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune sets players chose for Swain vs Seraphine battles, this blending of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 50.9% win rate overall.

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