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Champions 12.6.1 · en_US

Swain

The noxian grand general

MageFighter Resource: Mana
Attack 2
Defense 6
Magic 9
Difficulty 8

Abilities

P · Q · W · E · R
Ravenous Flock
P

Ravenous Flock

Swain's ravens collect Soul Fragments that heal him and permanently increase his maximum health. Swain can right-click an immobilized enemy champions to pull them closer to him and ripping out a Soul Fragment.
Death's Hand
Q

Death's Hand

Cooldown: 9/7.5/6/4.5/3 Cost: 65/70/75/80/85 Range: 750
Swain unleashes several bolts of eldritch power that pierce through enemies. Enemies hit take more damage for each bolt they are struck by.
Vision of Empire
W

Vision of Empire

Cooldown: 22/21/20/19/18 Cost: 70/80/90/100/110 Range: 5500/6000/6500/7000/7500
Swain opens a demon eye that deals damage and slows enemies. Champions hit are revealed and also grant Swain a Soul Fragment.
Nevermove
E

Nevermove

Cooldown: 10 Cost: 50 Range: 850
Swain launches a wave of demonic power forward. It then returns to Swain and roots enemies it hits.
Demonic Ascension
R

Demonic Ascension

Cooldown: 120 Cost: 100 Range: 650
Swain transforms into a demon and drains health from nearby enemy champions, minions, and neutral monsters. Swain can cast Demonflare to decimate nearby enemies with a nova of soulfire, dealing damage equal to a portion of the health he drained and ending his transformation.

Skins

6

Lore

Jericho Swain is the visionary ruler of Noxus, an expansionist nation that reveres only strength. Though he was cast down and crippled in the Ionian wars, his left arm severed, he seized control of the empire with ruthless determination… and a new, demonic hand. Now, Swain commands from the front lines, marching against a coming darkness that only he can see—in glimpses gathered by shadowy ravens from the corpses all around him. In a swirl of sacrifice and secrets, the greatest secret of all is that the true enemy lies within.

Tips

Playing as

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.

Playing against

  • Swain's passive is very potent if you are immobilized. Make sure to be extra careful around enemies who have immobilizing effects.
  • High mobility counters all of Swain's basic abilities: Death's Hand does more damage the closer he is, Vision of Empire has a very long delay and Nevermove must start returning back to him to be dangerous.
  • Buying an item with Grievous Wounds will make Swain much easier to kill during his Demonic Ascension.