The information below will help you get familiar with the game on the Mid Line SWAIN. We have prepared a items builds, runes, summoner spells and ability order for a comfortable game. Situational options for replacing items and runes are also available to you.
Amplifying Tome +25 Ability Power
500
Rod of Ages
Stats grow over time +250 Max Health
+60 Ability Power
+7% Magic Penetration
+300 Max Mana
Eternity: Restore Mana equal to 15% of the damage taken from champions. Restore Health equal to 20% Mana spent. Capped at 25 Health per cast.
Veteran: Each stack provides 25 Health, 10 Mana and 6 Ability Power, stacking at a rate of 1 every 35 seconds. Max of 10 stacks, providing 250 Health, 100 Mana, and 60 Ability Power. 2800
Rod of Ages TIPS: AP item that gives lots of defensive stats.
Boots of Mana
Ability Power, Magic Penetration, Mana Regeneration +55 Ability Power
+45 Move Speed.
+150% Mana Regeneration
Magic Break: +8% Magic Penetration.
1400
Riftmaker
Ramping Damage +150 Max Health
+80 Ability Power
+7% Magic Penetration
+15 Ability Haste
Assimilation: +11% Omnivamp.
Void Corruption: When in combat with champions, gain 1 stack(s) of Corruption every 1 second(s). Each stack increases the damage you deal by 2.5%, up to 3 stacks. At maximum stacks, the additional damage provided by Corruption becomes true damage. 3300
Riftmaker TIPS: This item increases damage over time while fighting.
Boots of Mana
Ability Power, Magic Penetration, Mana Regeneration +55 Ability Power
+45 Move Speed.
+150% Mana Regeneration
Magic Break: +8% Magic Penetration.
1400
Mercury's Treads
Reduces Magic Damage +200 Max Health
+100% Health Regen
+35 Magic Resistance
+45 Move Speed.
Dissolve: Reduces magic damage taken by 7-12% ().
1350
Stasis Enchant
Turn invulnerable
Stasis (Active): Become invulnerable and untargetable for 2.5 seconds, but unable to move, attack, cast abilities or use items. (120s Cooldown) 1000
Stasis Enchant TIPS: Good against assassins and burst damage.
Glorious Enchant
Increases Movement Speed
Glory (Active): Gain +15% Move Speed for 4 seconds, increasing to 75% towards enemy champions or towers. After 4 seconds or reaching an enemy champion emits a shockwave that slows nearby enemies by 50% for 2 seconds. (45s Cooldown) 500
Rod of Ages
Stats grow over time +250 Max Health
+60 Ability Power
+7% Magic Penetration
+300 Max Mana
Eternity: Restore Mana equal to 15% of the damage taken from champions. Restore Health equal to 20% Mana spent. Capped at 25 Health per cast.
Veteran: Each stack provides 25 Health, 10 Mana and 6 Ability Power, stacking at a rate of 1 every 35 seconds. Max of 10 stacks, providing 250 Health, 100 Mana, and 60 Ability Power. 2800
Rod of Ages TIPS: AP item that gives lots of defensive stats.
Boots of Mana
Ability Power, Magic Penetration, Mana Regeneration +55 Ability Power
+45 Move Speed.
+150% Mana Regeneration
Magic Break: +8% Magic Penetration.
1400
Riftmaker
Ramping Damage +150 Max Health
+80 Ability Power
+7% Magic Penetration
+15 Ability Haste
Assimilation: +11% Omnivamp.
Void Corruption: When in combat with champions, gain 1 stack(s) of Corruption every 1 second(s). Each stack increases the damage you deal by 2.5%, up to 3 stacks. At maximum stacks, the additional damage provided by Corruption becomes true damage. 3300
Riftmaker TIPS: This item increases damage over time while fighting.
Rylai's Crystal Scepter
Abilities apply slows +350 Max Health
+70 Ability Power
Icy: Damaging active abilities and empowered attacks slow enemies by 30% for 1 second. 2700
Rylai's Crystal Scepter TIPS: This item will allow you to slow the enemy whenever your abilities deal damage to them. Pick up on champions with lots of AOE.
Psychic Projector
Converts bonus Health into Ability Power +300 Max Health
+60 Ability Power
+7% Magic Penetration
+15 Ability Haste
Conversion: Gain Ability Power equal to 4% of bonus Health. Up to 60 Ability Power can be gained this way.
Projection: When taking champion damage, gain a non-tacking shield that absorbs damage equal to 30 + 10% AP+ 5% bonus HP
for 3 seconds (for ranged champions, the shield absorbs damage equal 60% of this value).
Triggered every 3 seconds. 3100
Psychic Projector TIPS: This item will increase the damage of abilities based on your health. It also has useful defensive characteristics and increases survivability. It is perfect for melee champions.
Amaranth's Twinguard
In-combat durability +60 Armor
+60 Magic Resistance
Endurance: Gain 1 stacks of Endurance every 1 seconds while in combat with enemy champions (max 5 stacks). At maximum stacks, gain 20% size, 20% Tenacity, and increase Armor by 30% and Magic Resistance
by 30% until out of combat with champion.
3100
Amaranth's Twinguard TIPS: The item increases your stamina during combat, in addition to high defensive characteristics, it reduces the slowdown effects imposed on you. It enjoys great popularity among bruisers and tanks.
Amaranth's Twinguard
In-combat durability +60 Armor
+60 Magic Resistance
Endurance: Gain 1 stacks of Endurance every 1 seconds while in combat with enemy champions (max 5 stacks). At maximum stacks, gain 20% size, 20% Tenacity, and increase Armor by 30% and Magic Resistance
by 30% until out of combat with champion.
3100
Amaranth's Twinguard TIPS: The item increases your stamina during combat, in addition to high defensive characteristics, it reduces the slowdown effects imposed on you. It enjoys great popularity among bruisers and tanks.
Morellonomicon
Magic damage reduces enemy healing +150 Max Health
+70 Ability Power
+7% Magic Penetration
+20 Ability Haste
Affliction: Dealing magic damage to enemy champions inflicts 50% Grievous Wounds for 3 seconds.
Grievous Wounds reduces the effectiveness of Healing and Regeneration effects. 2500
Morellonomicon TIPS: Mage’s grievous wounds option for tackling enemy comps with heavy healing & sustain. Perfect against champions like Soraka, Dr. Mundo & Vladimir.
Amaranth's Twinguard
In-combat durability +60 Armor
+60 Magic Resistance
Endurance: Gain 1 stacks of Endurance every 1 seconds while in combat with enemy champions (max 5 stacks). At maximum stacks, gain 20% size, 20% Tenacity, and increase Armor by 30% and Magic Resistance
by 30% until out of combat with champion.
3100
Amaranth's Twinguard TIPS: The item increases your stamina during combat, in addition to high defensive characteristics, it reduces the slowdown effects imposed on you. It enjoys great popularity among bruisers and tanks.
Oceanid's Trident
Anti-Shielding +200 Max Health
+80 Ability Power
+7% Magic Penetration
+10 Ability Haste
Lethal Weapon: Dealing ability damage to an enemy champion reduces any shields they gain for 3 seconds. Area of effect abilities apply (5% of bonus AP + 25)% shield reduction, capped at 45%; while single target abilities apply (5% of bonus AP
+ 40)% shield reduction, capped at 60%. When you damage an enemy who is unaffected by Lethal Weapon, all shields on them are reduced by the same values.
2600
Oceanid's Trident TIPS: If you're an mage-assassin and the enemy has a lot of shields, pick this item up to make destroying their shields easier.
Amaranth's Twinguard
In-combat durability +60 Armor
+60 Magic Resistance
Endurance: Gain 1 stacks of Endurance every 1 seconds while in combat with enemy champions (max 5 stacks). At maximum stacks, gain 20% size, 20% Tenacity, and increase Armor by 30% and Magic Resistance
by 30% until out of combat with champion.
3100
Amaranth's Twinguard TIPS: The item increases your stamina during combat, in addition to high defensive characteristics, it reduces the slowdown effects imposed on you. It enjoys great popularity among bruisers and tanks.
Frozen Heart
Reduces all nearby enemies Attack Speed +80 Armor
+200 Max Mana
+25 Ability Haste
Winter's Caress: Basic attacks and magic damage caused by you or inflicted upon you and nearby allies, will apply stacks of Chill to the enemy champion for 3 seconds. Each stack of Chill slows enemy attack speed by 9%, up to a maximum of 4 stacks or 36% attack speed reduction. Each individual ability has a 3 seconds cooldown on applying Chill stacks. 2700
Frozen Heart TIPS: Recommended whenever you need to increase mana usage; reduce enemy attack speed. It's effective against AD champions who rely on basic attacks (Jinx, Tristana, Vayne) or use their abilities frequently (Yasuo, Riven, Zed).
Amaranth's Twinguard
In-combat durability +60 Armor
+60 Magic Resistance
Endurance: Gain 1 stacks of Endurance every 1 seconds while in combat with enemy champions (max 5 stacks). At maximum stacks, gain 20% size, 20% Tenacity, and increase Armor by 30% and Magic Resistance
by 30% until out of combat with champion.
3100
Amaranth's Twinguard TIPS: The item increases your stamina during combat, in addition to high defensive characteristics, it reduces the slowdown effects imposed on you. It enjoys great popularity among bruisers and tanks.
Spirit Visage
Increases healing and shielding received +350 Max Health
+100% Health Regen
+50 Magic Resistance
+20 Ability Haste
Blessed: Increases all healing, regen, drain effects and shields on yourself by 30%. 2800
Spirit Visage TIPS: It is a strong item to amplify in-build sustain (to increase healing and health regeneration). It's good against magic damage champions who deal sustained damage like Vladimir and Swain; against burst mages like Syndra and Veigar to survive their initial burst and heal up quickly.
Flash
Teleport a short distance forward or towards the aimed direction.
Cooldown: 150s
Ghost
Gain a large burst of movement speed, that decays to 25% bonus movement speed for 8 seconds. With each takedown, Ghost's duration is extended by 6 seconds, refreshing its effects, up to the original amount.
Cooldown: 90s
Ignite
Ignites target enemy champion, dealing 72 true damage (72–380 ) over 5 and applying 60% Grievous Wounds for the duration.
Grievous Wound reduces the effectiveness of Healing and Regeneration effects.
Cooldown: 100s
Conqueror
Stacking Damage, Vamp
Gain stacks of Adaptive Force when hitting a champion with separate attacks or abilities. Stacks up to 6 times. When fully stacked, gain bonus omnivamp.
Per stack: 2-6 bonus or 3-9
for 6s.
Fully stacked bonus: Melee - 8%, Ranged - 5% bonus Omnivamp .
Nullifying Orb
Shield when low health
If you would take damage from a champion that causes you to fall below 35% of your maximum health, grants a shield that absorbs up to 60-190 () damage for 4s.
Cooldown: 60s
Bone Plating
Block Combo-damage
When taking damage from a champion, the current and next 3 champion abilities or attacks against you and within 1.5s deal 30-60 () less damage.
Cooldown: 30s
Overgrowth
Bonus HP
When 2 minions or 1 monsters are killed nearby, permanently gains 3 max Health. Max Health can be increased indefinitely. Gains a bonus 3% max Health upon reaching 30 stacks.
Legend: Tenacity
Tenacity, Slow Resist
Gains 3% Tenacity and 3% Slow Resist. Takedown monsters, enemy champions, or minions to gain up to an additional 15% Tenacity and 20% Slow Resist.
(Q) DEATH'S HAND
6/5/4/3s
50
Swain extends his demonic arm to launch eldritch bots at enemies, dealing 55 magic damage (55/90/125/160 + 42% ) to enemies within range.
Each bolt after the first deals 10 magic damage (10/20/30/40 + 12% ) (up to 110 damage).
(W) VISION OF EMPIRE
21/20/19/18s
65
Swain summons a demonic eye that explodes after a short delay, dealing 80 magic damage (80/130/180/230 + 55% ), slowing by 30/40/50/60% for 2.5 seconds and revealing targets hit for 4 seconds. If Vision of Empire damages an immobilized champion it will critically strike
for 50% damage.
Champions hit will give 1 soul fragment(s).
(E) NEVERMOVE
10s
60
Swain launches a demonic wave that deals 35 magic damage (35/85/135/185 + 25% ) to enemies along the way, then turns back after reaching the furthest distance, dealing 35 magic damage (35/50/65/80 + 25%
) to the area and rooting enemies within the area for 1.5 seconds.
Recast: Swain pulls the rooted champions to himself and collects 1 Soul Fragment from targets.
(R) DEMONIC ASCENSION
75/65/55s
100
Swain frees the demon, dealing 20 magic damage (15/35/55 + 20% ) per second to enemies within his range and restoring 20 health (20/30/40 + 20%
) to himself.
Recast: Can be cast again after 2 seconds of Demonic Ascension, dealing damage and slowing enemies.
Non-champion units will restore 10% health.
Demon Ascension is controlled by Demon Energy, which depletes over time, and can be recharged indefinitely by draining enemy Champions, Champion takedowns fully restore Demon Energy.
We have prepared lists of champions that can really annoy you during a match with the game on the Mid SWAIN. We have also prepared a list of champions with whom you will be comfortable being on the same team. These lists are relative and depend greatly on your level of play, the skills of your allies and opponents. Do not forget that each situation is individual!
We have prepared a list of items and spells that will help counter Mid SWAIN in a given situation. Buy items wisely, only if it is really necessary for a specific situation!
Mercury's Treads
Reduces Magic Damage +200 Max Health
+100% Health Regen
+35 Magic Resistance
+45 Move Speed.
Dissolve: Reduces magic damage taken by 7-12% ().
1350
Spirit Visage
Increases healing and shielding received +350 Max Health
+100% Health Regen
+50 Magic Resistance
+20 Ability Haste
Blessed: Increases all healing, regen, drain effects and shields on yourself by 30%. 2800
Spirit Visage TIPS: It is a strong item to amplify in-build sustain (to increase healing and health regeneration). It's good against magic damage champions who deal sustained damage like Vladimir and Swain; against burst mages like Syndra and Veigar to survive their initial burst and heal up quickly.
Force of Nature
Stacking Magic Resist and Move Speed +350 Max Health
+55 Magic Resistance
Storm: +5% Move Speed.
Absorb: Taking ability damage from enemy champions grants 1 stack(s) of Steadfast for 7 seconds, max 4 stacks. Receiving damage from an enemy Champion will refresh the duration of the stacks. At maximum stacks, gain 10% Movement Speed and reduce all incoming magic damage by 25%. 2750
Force of Nature TIPS: Tank item which is recommended in situations where: 1) enemy team has a lot of magic damage; 2) you need increased movement speed. Effective against champions like Syndra, Brand, etc.
Maw of Malmortius
Converts damage from attacks into a magic shield +55 Attack Damage
+45 Magic Resistance
+10 Ability Haste
Demonbane: 20% of the damage that your attack deals, or 15% of the physical damage that your abilities deal is converted into a magic shield that absorbs up to 60-400 magic damage. The shield decays by 5% per second.
3000
Maw of Malmortius TIPS: Good choice against burst mages like Vex, Syndra, and Annie who can quickly take you down. It's also effective against sustained damage mages like Vladimir and Swain who rely on consistent damage over time.
Wit's End
Basic Attack deals Bonus Damage +45% Attack Speed
+45 Magic Resistance
At Wit's End: Basic attacks deal 15-65 bonus magic damage. While below 50% Health, dealing damage to an enemy champion heals you for (Melee 100%/Range 33%) of this effect's post-mitigation damage.
2700
Wit's End TIPS: A good item to build if you want to deal sustained damage and have some defensive stats against magic damage threats. Most commonly bought on champions that can benefit from it’s on-hit damage like Vayne, Irelia or Master Yi.
Ignite
Ignites target enemy champion, dealing 72 true damage (72–380 ) over 5 and applying 60% Grievous Wounds for the duration.
Grievous Wound reduces the effectiveness of Healing and Regeneration effects.
Cooldown: 100s
Executioner's Calling
Physical Damage reduces enemy healing +15 Attack Damage
Rend: Physical Damage inflicts 40% Grievous Wounds to enemy champions for 3 seconds. Grievous Wounds reduces the effectiveness of Healing and Regeneration effects. 800
Oblivion Orb
Magic damage reduces enemy healing +30 Ability Power
Cursed: Magic damage inflicts 40% Grievous Wounds to enemy champions for 3 seconds.
Grievous Wounds reduces the effectiveness of Healing and Regeneration effects. 800
Mortal Reminder
Armor Penetration (%) and reduced enemy healing +30 Attack Damage
+25% Critical Rate
Last Whisper: +33% Armor Penetration.
Sepsis: Dealing physical damage to enemy champions applies 50% Grievous Wounds for 3 seconds.
Grievous Wounds reduces the effectiveness of Healing and Regeneration effects. 3300
Mortal Reminder TIPS: Must have item versus champions with a lot of healing such as Soraka, Yuumi, Dr. Mundo or Vladimir.
Chempunk Chainsword
Reduces enemy healing +250 Max Health
+45 Attack Damage
+15 Ability Haste
Punishment: Dealing physical damage to enemy champions applies 50% Grievous Wounds for 3 seconds.
Grievous Wounds reduces the effectiveness of Healing and Regeneration effects. 2800
Chempunk Chainsword TIPS: Strong item to build when facing enemy champions with high sustain like Mundo, Soraka and Yuumi who have significant healing abilities. It can also be useful against champions who rely on lifesteal like Aatrox, Darius, and Fiora.
Morellonomicon
Magic damage reduces enemy healing +150 Max Health
+70 Ability Power
+7% Magic Penetration
+20 Ability Haste
Affliction: Dealing magic damage to enemy champions inflicts 50% Grievous Wounds for 3 seconds.
Grievous Wounds reduces the effectiveness of Healing and Regeneration effects. 2500
Morellonomicon TIPS: Mage’s grievous wounds option for tackling enemy comps with heavy healing & sustain. Perfect against champions like Soraka, Dr. Mundo & Vladimir.
Stasis Enchant
Turn invulnerable
Stasis (Active): Become invulnerable and untargetable for 2.5 seconds, but unable to move, attack, cast abilities or use items. (120s Cooldown) 1000
Stasis Enchant TIPS: Good against assassins and burst damage.
Quicksilver Enchant
Dispels crowd control
Quicksilver (Active): Removes all crowd control effects currently affecting you, and become immune to crowd control effects for 0.75 seconds.
Perseverance (Passive): After the Quicksilver effects ends, grant 30% Tenacity and 30% Slow Resist for 1.5 seconds. (60s Cooldown)
Cannot be used during knock up or knock back effects. 800
Edge of Night
Blocks an enemy ability +250 Max Health
+50 Attack Damage
Gouge: +8 Armor Penetration.
Annul: Grants a spell shield that blocks the next hostile ability. This spell shield refreshes upon leaving combat with enemy champions. (35 second cooldown) 3150
Edge of Night TIPS: Defensive and offensive item, great for champions that need to engage and protect themselves from crowd control. It's most effective against champions with crucial abilities that can be blocked by its active shield, such as Ashe, Lux, Morgana.
Crown of the Shattered Queen
Blocks an enemy ability +60 Ability Power
+7% Magic Penetration
+200 Max Mana
+20 Ability Haste
Safeguard: Grant a spell shield that blocks the next hostile ability, reduce incoming damage by 40% for 1s (40s Cooldown).
Poise: AP increases by 20 while Safeguarded. Dealing magic damage to enemy champions using an active ability reduces Safeguard's cooldown by 4s.
3000
Crown of the Shattered Queen TIPS: Defensive and offensive item, great for champions that need to engage and protect themselves from crowd control. It's most effective against champions with crucial abilities that can be blocked by its active shield, such as Ashe, Lux, Morgana.
Cleanse
Removes disables (including spell debuffs) affecting your champion and grants immunity to disables for 0.75 seconds.
Cooldown: 100s
Sterak's Gage
Taking damage triggers a shield +400 Max Health
Heavy Handed: +50% base Attack Damage as bonus Attack Damage.
Lifeline: Damage that puts you under 35% Health grants a shield that equal to 75% of your bonus health
that decays over 3 seconds (90s Cooldown).
Sterak's Fury: Triggering Lifeline increases size, empowers you, removes all crowd control effects on you (except Airborne), and grants 30% Tenacity for 4 seconds. 3200
Sterak's Gage TIPS: Increase survivability in team fights to be tankier frontliner. It's effective against champions with burst damage like Zed, Talon and against champions with heavy CC like Lissandra and Nautilus, as the shield can help you survive their initial burst and crowd control.
Maw of Malmortius
Converts damage from attacks into a magic shield +55 Attack Damage
+45 Magic Resistance
+10 Ability Haste
Demonbane: 20% of the damage that your attack deals, or 15% of the physical damage that your abilities deal is converted into a magic shield that absorbs up to 60-400 magic damage. The shield decays by 5% per second.
3000
Maw of Malmortius TIPS: Good choice against burst mages like Vex, Syndra, and Annie who can quickly take you down. It's also effective against sustained damage mages like Vladimir and Swain who rely on consistent damage over time.
Immortal Shieldbow
Gain a Shield and Physical Vamp when health is low +40 Attack Damage
+25% Critical Rate
+15% Attack Speed
+5% Physical Vamp
Lifeline: Damage that puts you under 35% Health preemptively grants a shield that absorbs 250-550 damage (
) for 5 seconds. (90s Cooldown).
Buttle Furor: Triggering Lifeline grants +8% Physical Vamp for 8 seconds.
3000
Immortal Shieldbow TIPS: Recommended when you need a lot of sustain in fights; play a champion that benefits from high AD, (i.e. Draven, Jhin) or facing champions that deal a lot of physical damage (i.e. Zed, Master Yi, Tryndamere).
Locket Enchant
Area of effect magic shield
Locket (Active): Grants a shield to yourself and nearby allied champions that each absorbs 60-390 damage for 2.5 seconds. (60s cooldown)
This effect is reduced by 50% if the target has been affected by another Locket in the last 20 seconds. 500
Locket Enchant TIPS: Is great on tanks who are good in team fights.
Gargoyle Enchant
Shield
Stoneplate (Active): Gain a shield that absorbs 28% of your max Health. The shield decays over 4 seconds. (60s Cooldown) Fore every enemy nearby, gain an additional shield that absorbs damage equal to 14% of max Health, capped at 3 shields. Damage dealt is reduced by 40% for 4 seconds. If the shield breaks early, damage reduction will end. 500
The information below will help you get familiar with the game on the Support Line SWAIN. We have prepared a items builds, runes, summoner spells and ability order for a comfortable game. Situational options for replacing items and runes are also available to you.
Relic Shield
Kill minions to earn bonus gold +100 Max Health
This item is for support players. When equipped, it will reduce the gold you receive from killing minions and monsters. If there are multiples of this item within the party, only one of them can take effect at any given time.
Spoils of War: Gains 1 charge(s) every 30 seconds (up to 3 times). Attacking enemy minions consumes 1 charge(s) and executes minions whose Health are below 65%, granting your teammates the entire bounty, while granting you 65 bonus gold and restoring your Health by 15-65.
While you will not participate in the resulting minion bounty sharing, you will personally receive gold equal to 50% of the bounty. Your share of the bounty from the minion kill will be entirely given to nearby teammates.
Also reduces monster bounties by 50%.
Deal 1 more damage to Sight Wards revealed by Sweeping Lens, Control Ward, and Scryer's Bloom.
Quest: Earn 750 gold with this item to transform it into Bulwark of the Mountain. 500
Bulwark of the Mountain
Kill minions to earn bonus gold +175 Max Health
+10 Ability Haste
Every 60 seconds, gains 75 gold and 1 stacks of soulforce (up to 10 stacks). Each stack of soulforce grants 25 Health, 2 Attack Damage, or 4 Ability Power (Adaptive).
Deal 2 more damage to Sight Wards revealed by Sweeping Lens, Control Ward, and Scryer's Bloom. 0
Plated Steelcaps
Reduces Physical Damage +150 Max Health
+100% Health Regen
+35 Armor
+45 Move Speed.
Block: Reduces physical damage taken by 7-10% ().
1350
Heartsteel
Increase Maximum Health +700 Max Health
+150% Health Regen
+20 Ability Haste
Colossal Consumption: While within 700 units of an enemy champion, charges for 2.5 seconds before dealing a huge strike against the enemy champion. This charged attack deals bonus physical damage equal to 140 + 3.5% of maximum Health, and grants maximum Health equal to 15% of the damage dealt. The charge for each target has a 20 second cooldown. 3000
Heartsteel TIPS: Tanky item that is good for skirmishing with the enemy.
Plated Steelcaps
Reduces Physical Damage +150 Max Health
+100% Health Regen
+35 Armor
+45 Move Speed.
Block: Reduces physical damage taken by 7-10% ().
1350
Mercury's Treads
Reduces Magic Damage +200 Max Health
+100% Health Regen
+35 Magic Resistance
+45 Move Speed.
Dissolve: Reduces magic damage taken by 7-12% ().
1350
Gargoyle Enchant
Shield
Stoneplate (Active): Gain a shield that absorbs 28% of your max Health. The shield decays over 4 seconds. (60s Cooldown) Fore every enemy nearby, gain an additional shield that absorbs damage equal to 14% of max Health, capped at 3 shields. Damage dealt is reduced by 40% for 4 seconds. If the shield breaks early, damage reduction will end. 500
Stasis Enchant
Turn invulnerable
Stasis (Active): Become invulnerable and untargetable for 2.5 seconds, but unable to move, attack, cast abilities or use items. (120s Cooldown) 1000
Stasis Enchant TIPS: Good against assassins and burst damage.
Bulwark of the Mountain
Kill minions to earn bonus gold +175 Max Health
+10 Ability Haste
Every 60 seconds, gains 75 gold and 1 stacks of soulforce (up to 10 stacks). Each stack of soulforce grants 25 Health, 2 Attack Damage, or 4 Ability Power (Adaptive).
Deal 2 more damage to Sight Wards revealed by Sweeping Lens, Control Ward, and Scryer's Bloom. 0
Plated Steelcaps
Reduces Physical Damage +150 Max Health
+100% Health Regen
+35 Armor
+45 Move Speed.
Block: Reduces physical damage taken by 7-10% ().
1350
Heartsteel
Increase Maximum Health +700 Max Health
+150% Health Regen
+20 Ability Haste
Colossal Consumption: While within 700 units of an enemy champion, charges for 2.5 seconds before dealing a huge strike against the enemy champion. This charged attack deals bonus physical damage equal to 140 + 3.5% of maximum Health, and grants maximum Health equal to 15% of the damage dealt. The charge for each target has a 20 second cooldown. 3000
Heartsteel TIPS: Tanky item that is good for skirmishing with the enemy.
Rylai's Crystal Scepter
Abilities apply slows +350 Max Health
+70 Ability Power
Icy: Damaging active abilities and empowered attacks slow enemies by 30% for 1 second. 2700
Rylai's Crystal Scepter TIPS: This item will allow you to slow the enemy whenever your abilities deal damage to them. Pick up on champions with lots of AOE.
Spirit Visage
Increases healing and shielding received +350 Max Health
+100% Health Regen
+50 Magic Resistance
+20 Ability Haste
Blessed: Increases all healing, regen, drain effects and shields on yourself by 30%. 2800
Spirit Visage TIPS: It is a strong item to amplify in-build sustain (to increase healing and health regeneration). It's good against magic damage champions who deal sustained damage like Vladimir and Swain; against burst mages like Syndra and Veigar to survive their initial burst and heal up quickly.
Amaranth's Twinguard
In-combat durability +60 Armor
+60 Magic Resistance
Endurance: Gain 1 stacks of Endurance every 1 seconds while in combat with enemy champions (max 5 stacks). At maximum stacks, gain 20% size, 20% Tenacity, and increase Armor by 30% and Magic Resistance
by 30% until out of combat with champion.
3100
Amaranth's Twinguard TIPS: The item increases your stamina during combat, in addition to high defensive characteristics, it reduces the slowdown effects imposed on you. It enjoys great popularity among bruisers and tanks.
Spirit Visage
Increases healing and shielding received +350 Max Health
+100% Health Regen
+50 Magic Resistance
+20 Ability Haste
Blessed: Increases all healing, regen, drain effects and shields on yourself by 30%. 2800
Spirit Visage TIPS: It is a strong item to amplify in-build sustain (to increase healing and health regeneration). It's good against magic damage champions who deal sustained damage like Vladimir and Swain; against burst mages like Syndra and Veigar to survive their initial burst and heal up quickly.
Morellonomicon
Magic damage reduces enemy healing +150 Max Health
+70 Ability Power
+7% Magic Penetration
+20 Ability Haste
Affliction: Dealing magic damage to enemy champions inflicts 50% Grievous Wounds for 3 seconds.
Grievous Wounds reduces the effectiveness of Healing and Regeneration effects. 2500
Morellonomicon TIPS: Mage’s grievous wounds option for tackling enemy comps with heavy healing & sustain. Perfect against champions like Soraka, Dr. Mundo & Vladimir.
Spirit Visage
Increases healing and shielding received +350 Max Health
+100% Health Regen
+50 Magic Resistance
+20 Ability Haste
Blessed: Increases all healing, regen, drain effects and shields on yourself by 30%. 2800
Spirit Visage TIPS: It is a strong item to amplify in-build sustain (to increase healing and health regeneration). It's good against magic damage champions who deal sustained damage like Vladimir and Swain; against burst mages like Syndra and Veigar to survive their initial burst and heal up quickly.
Oceanid's Trident
Anti-Shielding +200 Max Health
+80 Ability Power
+7% Magic Penetration
+10 Ability Haste
Lethal Weapon: Dealing ability damage to an enemy champion reduces any shields they gain for 3 seconds. Area of effect abilities apply (5% of bonus AP + 25)% shield reduction, capped at 45%; while single target abilities apply (5% of bonus AP
+ 40)% shield reduction, capped at 60%. When you damage an enemy who is unaffected by Lethal Weapon, all shields on them are reduced by the same values.
2600
Oceanid's Trident TIPS: If you're an mage-assassin and the enemy has a lot of shields, pick this item up to make destroying their shields easier.
Spirit Visage
Increases healing and shielding received +350 Max Health
+100% Health Regen
+50 Magic Resistance
+20 Ability Haste
Blessed: Increases all healing, regen, drain effects and shields on yourself by 30%. 2800
Spirit Visage TIPS: It is a strong item to amplify in-build sustain (to increase healing and health regeneration). It's good against magic damage champions who deal sustained damage like Vladimir and Swain; against burst mages like Syndra and Veigar to survive their initial burst and heal up quickly.
Frozen Heart
Reduces all nearby enemies Attack Speed +80 Armor
+200 Max Mana
+25 Ability Haste
Winter's Caress: Basic attacks and magic damage caused by you or inflicted upon you and nearby allies, will apply stacks of Chill to the enemy champion for 3 seconds. Each stack of Chill slows enemy attack speed by 9%, up to a maximum of 4 stacks or 36% attack speed reduction. Each individual ability has a 3 seconds cooldown on applying Chill stacks. 2700
Frozen Heart TIPS: Recommended whenever you need to increase mana usage; reduce enemy attack speed. It's effective against AD champions who rely on basic attacks (Jinx, Tristana, Vayne) or use their abilities frequently (Yasuo, Riven, Zed).
Spirit Visage
Increases healing and shielding received +350 Max Health
+100% Health Regen
+50 Magic Resistance
+20 Ability Haste
Blessed: Increases all healing, regen, drain effects and shields on yourself by 30%. 2800
Spirit Visage TIPS: It is a strong item to amplify in-build sustain (to increase healing and health regeneration). It's good against magic damage champions who deal sustained damage like Vladimir and Swain; against burst mages like Syndra and Veigar to survive their initial burst and heal up quickly.
Thornmail
Reflects damage and reduces enemy healing +200 Max Health
+75 Armor
Thorns: When struck by an enemy champion's attack, deal 20 + 6% bonus Armor + 2% bonus Health
magic damage to the attacker and inflict 50% Grievous Wounds for 3 second(s).
Grievous Wounds reduces the effectiveness of Healing and Regeneration effects. 2700
Thornmail TIPS: Consider in the following situations: 1) when facing multiple auto-attack reliant champions on the enemy team, such as Tryndamere, Yasuo, and Jinx; 2) reduce the effectiveness of healing when playing against Soraka, Vladimir or Samira; 3) soak up damage.
Flash
Teleport a short distance forward or towards the aimed direction.
Cooldown: 150s
Ignite
Ignites target enemy champion, dealing 72 true damage (72–380 ) over 5 and applying 60% Grievous Wounds for the duration.
Grievous Wound reduces the effectiveness of Healing and Regeneration effects.
Cooldown: 100s
Glacial Augment
Applies Slow
Landing an attack on an enemy champion reduces their Movement Speed by 20% for 1.5s. This effect only affects each champion up to a maximum of 1 time(s) within 10s. Immobilizing an enemy champion triggers 3 glacial rays that radiate toward you, creating a frozen region that lasts for 3s. The region slows enemies within it by (1.5% of your bonus Health + 20%). and reduces the damage that they deal by 12%. The slow effect will persist for 1.5s even after they leave the frozen region.
Cooldown: 20s
Courage of the Colossus
Shield
Gains a shield that absorbs up to 25-45 () + 1% of max Health
for 3s when immobilizing an enemy champion.
Cooldown: 10s
Bone Plating
Block Combo-damage
When taking damage from a champion, the current and next 3 champion abilities or attacks against you and within 1.5s deal 30-60 () less damage.
Cooldown: 30s
Overgrowth
Bonus HP
When 2 minions or 1 monsters are killed nearby, permanently gains 3 max Health. Max Health can be increased indefinitely. Gains a bonus 3% max Health upon reaching 30 stacks.
Demolish
Destroy Turrets
When within 5.5 range of the enemy turret, gain a charge every 0.5 seconds, up to 6 times. When fully charged, your next basic attack against the turret deals an additional (200 + 30% max ) Physical Damage.
Cooldown: 30s
(Q) DEATH'S HAND
6/5/4/3s
50
Swain extends his demonic arm to launch eldritch bots at enemies, dealing 55 magic damage (55/90/125/160 + 42% ) to enemies within range.
Each bolt after the first deals 10 magic damage (10/20/30/40 + 12% ) (up to 110 damage).
(W) VISION OF EMPIRE
21/20/19/18s
65
Swain summons a demonic eye that explodes after a short delay, dealing 80 magic damage (80/130/180/230 + 55% ), slowing by 30/40/50/60% for 2.5 seconds and revealing targets hit for 4 seconds. If Vision of Empire damages an immobilized champion it will critically strike
for 50% damage.
Champions hit will give 1 soul fragment(s).
(E) NEVERMOVE
10s
60
Swain launches a demonic wave that deals 35 magic damage (35/85/135/185 + 25% ) to enemies along the way, then turns back after reaching the furthest distance, dealing 35 magic damage (35/50/65/80 + 25%
) to the area and rooting enemies within the area for 1.5 seconds.
Recast: Swain pulls the rooted champions to himself and collects 1 Soul Fragment from targets.
(R) DEMONIC ASCENSION
75/65/55s
100
Swain frees the demon, dealing 20 magic damage (15/35/55 + 20% ) per second to enemies within his range and restoring 20 health (20/30/40 + 20%
) to himself.
Recast: Can be cast again after 2 seconds of Demonic Ascension, dealing damage and slowing enemies.
Non-champion units will restore 10% health.
Demon Ascension is controlled by Demon Energy, which depletes over time, and can be recharged indefinitely by draining enemy Champions, Champion takedowns fully restore Demon Energy.
We have prepared lists of champions that can really annoy you during a match with the game on the Support SWAIN. We have also prepared a list of champions with whom you will be comfortable being on the same team. These lists are relative and depend greatly on your level of play, the skills of your allies and opponents. Do not forget that each situation is individual!
We have prepared a list of items and spells that will help counter Support SWAIN in a given situation. Buy items wisely, only if it is really necessary for a specific situation!
Mercury's Treads
Reduces Magic Damage +200 Max Health
+100% Health Regen
+35 Magic Resistance
+45 Move Speed.
Dissolve: Reduces magic damage taken by 7-12% ().
1350
Spirit Visage
Increases healing and shielding received +350 Max Health
+100% Health Regen
+50 Magic Resistance
+20 Ability Haste
Blessed: Increases all healing, regen, drain effects and shields on yourself by 30%. 2800
Spirit Visage TIPS: It is a strong item to amplify in-build sustain (to increase healing and health regeneration). It's good against magic damage champions who deal sustained damage like Vladimir and Swain; against burst mages like Syndra and Veigar to survive their initial burst and heal up quickly.
Force of Nature
Stacking Magic Resist and Move Speed +350 Max Health
+55 Magic Resistance
Storm: +5% Move Speed.
Absorb: Taking ability damage from enemy champions grants 1 stack(s) of Steadfast for 7 seconds, max 4 stacks. Receiving damage from an enemy Champion will refresh the duration of the stacks. At maximum stacks, gain 10% Movement Speed and reduce all incoming magic damage by 25%. 2750
Force of Nature TIPS: Tank item which is recommended in situations where: 1) enemy team has a lot of magic damage; 2) you need increased movement speed. Effective against champions like Syndra, Brand, etc.
Maw of Malmortius
Converts damage from attacks into a magic shield +55 Attack Damage
+45 Magic Resistance
+10 Ability Haste
Demonbane: 20% of the damage that your attack deals, or 15% of the physical damage that your abilities deal is converted into a magic shield that absorbs up to 60-400 magic damage. The shield decays by 5% per second.
3000
Maw of Malmortius TIPS: Good choice against burst mages like Vex, Syndra, and Annie who can quickly take you down. It's also effective against sustained damage mages like Vladimir and Swain who rely on consistent damage over time.
Wit's End
Basic Attack deals Bonus Damage +45% Attack Speed
+45 Magic Resistance
At Wit's End: Basic attacks deal 15-65 bonus magic damage. While below 50% Health, dealing damage to an enemy champion heals you for (Melee 100%/Range 33%) of this effect's post-mitigation damage.
2700
Wit's End TIPS: A good item to build if you want to deal sustained damage and have some defensive stats against magic damage threats. Most commonly bought on champions that can benefit from it’s on-hit damage like Vayne, Irelia or Master Yi.
Ignite
Ignites target enemy champion, dealing 72 true damage (72–380 ) over 5 and applying 60% Grievous Wounds for the duration.
Grievous Wound reduces the effectiveness of Healing and Regeneration effects.
Cooldown: 100s
Executioner's Calling
Physical Damage reduces enemy healing +15 Attack Damage
Rend: Physical Damage inflicts 40% Grievous Wounds to enemy champions for 3 seconds. Grievous Wounds reduces the effectiveness of Healing and Regeneration effects. 800
Oblivion Orb
Magic damage reduces enemy healing +30 Ability Power
Cursed: Magic damage inflicts 40% Grievous Wounds to enemy champions for 3 seconds.
Grievous Wounds reduces the effectiveness of Healing and Regeneration effects. 800
Mortal Reminder
Armor Penetration (%) and reduced enemy healing +30 Attack Damage
+25% Critical Rate
Last Whisper: +33% Armor Penetration.
Sepsis: Dealing physical damage to enemy champions applies 50% Grievous Wounds for 3 seconds.
Grievous Wounds reduces the effectiveness of Healing and Regeneration effects. 3300
Mortal Reminder TIPS: Must have item versus champions with a lot of healing such as Soraka, Yuumi, Dr. Mundo or Vladimir.
Chempunk Chainsword
Reduces enemy healing +250 Max Health
+45 Attack Damage
+15 Ability Haste
Punishment: Dealing physical damage to enemy champions applies 50% Grievous Wounds for 3 seconds.
Grievous Wounds reduces the effectiveness of Healing and Regeneration effects. 2800
Chempunk Chainsword TIPS: Strong item to build when facing enemy champions with high sustain like Mundo, Soraka and Yuumi who have significant healing abilities. It can also be useful against champions who rely on lifesteal like Aatrox, Darius, and Fiora.
Morellonomicon
Magic damage reduces enemy healing +150 Max Health
+70 Ability Power
+7% Magic Penetration
+20 Ability Haste
Affliction: Dealing magic damage to enemy champions inflicts 50% Grievous Wounds for 3 seconds.
Grievous Wounds reduces the effectiveness of Healing and Regeneration effects. 2500
Morellonomicon TIPS: Mage’s grievous wounds option for tackling enemy comps with heavy healing & sustain. Perfect against champions like Soraka, Dr. Mundo & Vladimir.
Stasis Enchant
Turn invulnerable
Stasis (Active): Become invulnerable and untargetable for 2.5 seconds, but unable to move, attack, cast abilities or use items. (120s Cooldown) 1000
Stasis Enchant TIPS: Good against assassins and burst damage.
Quicksilver Enchant
Dispels crowd control
Quicksilver (Active): Removes all crowd control effects currently affecting you, and become immune to crowd control effects for 0.75 seconds.
Perseverance (Passive): After the Quicksilver effects ends, grant 30% Tenacity and 30% Slow Resist for 1.5 seconds. (60s Cooldown)
Cannot be used during knock up or knock back effects. 800
Edge of Night
Blocks an enemy ability +250 Max Health
+50 Attack Damage
Gouge: +8 Armor Penetration.
Annul: Grants a spell shield that blocks the next hostile ability. This spell shield refreshes upon leaving combat with enemy champions. (35 second cooldown) 3150
Edge of Night TIPS: Defensive and offensive item, great for champions that need to engage and protect themselves from crowd control. It's most effective against champions with crucial abilities that can be blocked by its active shield, such as Ashe, Lux, Morgana.
Crown of the Shattered Queen
Blocks an enemy ability +60 Ability Power
+7% Magic Penetration
+200 Max Mana
+20 Ability Haste
Safeguard: Grant a spell shield that blocks the next hostile ability, reduce incoming damage by 40% for 1s (40s Cooldown).
Poise: AP increases by 20 while Safeguarded. Dealing magic damage to enemy champions using an active ability reduces Safeguard's cooldown by 4s.
3000
Crown of the Shattered Queen TIPS: Defensive and offensive item, great for champions that need to engage and protect themselves from crowd control. It's most effective against champions with crucial abilities that can be blocked by its active shield, such as Ashe, Lux, Morgana.
Cleanse
Removes disables (including spell debuffs) affecting your champion and grants immunity to disables for 0.75 seconds.
Cooldown: 100s
Sterak's Gage
Taking damage triggers a shield +400 Max Health
Heavy Handed: +50% base Attack Damage as bonus Attack Damage.
Lifeline: Damage that puts you under 35% Health grants a shield that equal to 75% of your bonus health
that decays over 3 seconds (90s Cooldown).
Sterak's Fury: Triggering Lifeline increases size, empowers you, removes all crowd control effects on you (except Airborne), and grants 30% Tenacity for 4 seconds. 3200
Sterak's Gage TIPS: Increase survivability in team fights to be tankier frontliner. It's effective against champions with burst damage like Zed, Talon and against champions with heavy CC like Lissandra and Nautilus, as the shield can help you survive their initial burst and crowd control.
Maw of Malmortius
Converts damage from attacks into a magic shield +55 Attack Damage
+45 Magic Resistance
+10 Ability Haste
Demonbane: 20% of the damage that your attack deals, or 15% of the physical damage that your abilities deal is converted into a magic shield that absorbs up to 60-400 magic damage. The shield decays by 5% per second.
3000
Maw of Malmortius TIPS: Good choice against burst mages like Vex, Syndra, and Annie who can quickly take you down. It's also effective against sustained damage mages like Vladimir and Swain who rely on consistent damage over time.
Immortal Shieldbow
Gain a Shield and Physical Vamp when health is low +40 Attack Damage
+25% Critical Rate
+15% Attack Speed
+5% Physical Vamp
Lifeline: Damage that puts you under 35% Health preemptively grants a shield that absorbs 250-550 damage (
) for 5 seconds. (90s Cooldown).
Buttle Furor: Triggering Lifeline grants +8% Physical Vamp for 8 seconds.
3000
Immortal Shieldbow TIPS: Recommended when you need a lot of sustain in fights; play a champion that benefits from high AD, (i.e. Draven, Jhin) or facing champions that deal a lot of physical damage (i.e. Zed, Master Yi, Tryndamere).
Locket Enchant
Area of effect magic shield
Locket (Active): Grants a shield to yourself and nearby allied champions that each absorbs 60-390 damage for 2.5 seconds. (60s cooldown)
This effect is reduced by 50% if the target has been affected by another Locket in the last 20 seconds. 500
Locket Enchant TIPS: Is great on tanks who are good in team fights.
Gargoyle Enchant
Shield
Stoneplate (Active): Gain a shield that absorbs 28% of your max Health. The shield decays over 4 seconds. (60s Cooldown) Fore every enemy nearby, gain an additional shield that absorbs damage equal to 14% of max Health, capped at 3 shields. Damage dealt is reduced by 40% for 4 seconds. If the shield breaks early, damage reduction will end. 500
6/5/4/3s
50
Swain extends his demonic arm to launch eldritch bots at enemies, dealing 55 magic damage (55/90/125/160 + 42% ) to enemies within range.
Each bolt after the first deals 10 magic damage (10/20/30/40 + 12% ) (up to 110 damage).
21/20/19/18s
65
Swain summons a demonic eye that explodes after a short delay, dealing 80 magic damage (80/130/180/230 + 55% ), slowing by 30/40/50/60% for 2.5 seconds and revealing targets hit for 4 seconds. If Vision of Empire damages an immobilized champion it will critically strike
for 50% damage.
Champions hit will give 1 soul fragment(s).
10s
60
Swain launches a demonic wave that deals 35 magic damage (35/85/135/185 + 25% ) to enemies along the way, then turns back after reaching the furthest distance, dealing 35 magic damage (35/50/65/80 + 25%
) to the area and rooting enemies within the area for 1.5 seconds.
Recast: Swain pulls the rooted champions to himself and collects 1 Soul Fragment from targets.
75/65/55s
100
Swain frees the demon, dealing 20 magic damage (15/35/55 + 20% ) per second to enemies within his range and restoring 20 health (20/30/40 + 20%
) to himself.
Recast: Can be cast again after 2 seconds of Demonic Ascension, dealing damage and slowing enemies.
Non-champion units will restore 10% health.
Demon Ascension is controlled by Demon Energy, which depletes over time, and can be recharged indefinitely by draining enemy Champions, Champion takedowns fully restore Demon Energy.
Use this combo to engage, survive and create chaos in teamfight.
While approaching the fight, use (W) VISION OF EMPIRE on a group of enemies to deal damage and slow them down. Once in range, activate (R1) DEMONIC ASCENSION, then immediately (Q) DEATH'S HAND and FLASH towards the enemy. Follow up with (E) NEVERMOVE to lock them down, use STASIS ENCHANT to avoid being damaged while draining their health. After the stasis ends, use (R2), and (Q) to burst the enemy.
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.