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

Swain vs Twisted Fate

How to Beat Twisted Fate as Swain in LoLSwain is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Twisted Fate as Swain

based on 5,368 Swain vs Twisted Fate matchups
Win Rate
51.5 %
K/D/A
2.6
Pick Rate
3.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our counter statistics from the millions of ranked LoL matches that we get from Riot Games every week. Our guide on how to beat Twisted Fate as Swain came out of an examination of 5368 ranked matches where both champions battled one another. This champion matchup is relatively rare. Swain has to counter Twisted Fate in only 3.8% of his matches.

Swain vs Twisted Fate Matchup Summary

Swain has done a decent job of beating Twisted Fate. Typically, he wins a acceptable 51.5% of matches the champs face one another in. In Swain vs Twisted Fate rounds, Swain’s team is 0.1% more likely to gain first blood, indicating that he most likely will get first blood versus Twisted Fate.

Best Swain vs Twisted Fate Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsLost Chapter

Core Swain Items

~22 Mins
MalignanceRiftmakerLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

Jak'Sho, The ProteanRod of AgesCosmic DriveFrozen Heart

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Swain to level upq
>
Second ability for Swain to level upw
>
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
1
E
2
Q
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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W
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Q
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W
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R
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W
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E
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Guide to Countering Twisted Fate as Swain

Tips for Playing as Swain against Twisted Fate

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.

Advice to Win Against Twisted Fate

Focus on dodging Wild Cards early when your champion doesn't have the hit points to afford getting hit.

If you have low Health, use Destiny as an indicator to run to safety. It will give you a head start in escaping any possible ganks.

Swain vs Twisted Fate Counter Stats

Swain Image
Win Rate
51.5 %
VS
Win Rate
48.5 %
Twisted Fate Image
5.5
< Kills >
5.9
6.2
< Deaths >
6.7
10.6
< Assists >
8.2
1.25
< Killing Sprees >
1.35
105
< Minions Killed >
169
0.07
< Dragons Killed >
0.08
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.49
1,429
< Physical Damage >
3,046
19,920
< Magic Damage >
19,478
863
< True Damage >
777
22,214
< Damage Dealt >
23,302
31,314
< Damage Taken >
22,706
10,504
< Gold Earned >
12,586
1.9
< Towers >
2.22
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
9,634
< Total Healing >
3,141
12,558
< Experience >
14,555
33
< Vision Score >
18
14
< Wards Placed >
9
364
< Time Dealing CC >
173

How to Counter Twisted Fate with Swain in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page highlight several significant Swain versus Twisted Fate matchup statistics that may help us figure out the distinctions between this set of champs. Swain’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Twisted Fate’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Swain may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Twisted Fate..

Swain normally has a similar longest kill spree as his opponent does. Typically, he takes more damage than Twisted Fate. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also hint that the champion with higher health has less mobility and thus is not able to escape further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Swain and Twisted Fate

Damage Types Compared

Swain
Twisted Fate
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Swain
Twisted Fate

Who is Better, Swain or Twisted Fate?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Swain usually wins when facing off against Twisted Fate, with a 51.5% win rate. Therefore, Swain makes a good counter to Twisted Fate.

While Swain does have a higher win rate compared to Twisted Fate, when facing one another, Swain also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less challenging character to learn. You should be careful when picking Swain into Twisted Fateas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Swain has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Twisted Fate. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Swain vs Twisted Fate matchups, Swain is the better champion with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Swain is a decent counter for Twisted Fate. Focus your play on increasing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Swain against Twisted Fate.

Additional Information for Swain Players

How We Calculated Our Swain vs Twisted Fate Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Twisted Fate as Swain, we analyzed 5,368 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 Twisted Fate 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

To truly master Swain in order to counter Twisted Fate during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips displayed above, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Swain usually accumulates less CS relative to Twisted Fate. Champs who typically don't acquire much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions 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 do better than the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The ideal items to prioritize in your Swain versus Twisted Fate build include Malignance, Riftmaker, and Liandry's Torment. When Swain included at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better countering Twisted Fate than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Swain had an average win rate of 51.5% when countering Twisted Fate with this build.

To have the highest probability of annihilating Twisted Fate as Swain, you should take the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Conditioning, and Overgrowth runes from the Sorcery and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune builds we have analyed for Swain vs Twisted Fate clashes, this mixture of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 51.5% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Twisted Fate as Swain are shown for all skill levels, merged. To filter the stats and builds to a specific skill level, you can use the selection menu located earlier on the page.