This meta overview presents SWAIN’s ranked performance across different roles and skill tiers. The data includes tier placement, win rate, pick rate, ban rate, and short-term trends, allowing you to evaluate her current strength and draft priority. Statistics are synced with rank buckets and role selection, helping you understand where SWAIN performs best and how her impact changes in the evolving Wild Rift meta.
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. Next, you should pay attention to whether your mobility champion is enough, our further actions will depend on this. If it is hard for you to dodge the enemy's skills or you want to roam on neighboring lines, then it is better to buy
Boots of Speed at an early stage.
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. Regen 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: This item is perfect for mages who need survivability and strong resource regeneration. It provides bonuses to maximum health, ability power, magic penetration, and maximum mana, enhancing both damage and durability. The "Eternity" effect restores mana based on damage taken from champions and health based on mana spent, allowing you to maintain resources in battle. The "Veteran" effect provides stacking bonuses to health, mana, and ability power, making the item useful for extended fights. It’s an excellent choice for mages who need additional defensive stats and sustainability throughout the game.
Boots of Mana
Ability Power, Magic Penetration, Mana Regeneration
+45 Ability Power
+150% Mana Regeneration
+45 Move Speed.
Magic Break:
+8% Magic Penetration.
Equilibrium: Champions without Mana gain 75% bonus health Regen.
Big Bully: Attacks and active abilities deal 18 bonus physical damage to minions.
1400
Boots of Mana TIPS: These boots boost your ability power, mana regeneration, and movement speed. The “Magic Break” passive grants extra magic penetration for more potent spells against resistances. “Big Bully” speeds up waveclear by dealing bonus damage to minions with attacks and abilities. The new “Equilibrium” passive gives champions without mana a strong health regeneration boost, enhancing their survivability in prolonged engagements. — A great pick for mage mid laners and supports who need frequent spellcasting, wave control, mobility, and added staying power.
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 3.5% of bonus Health.
Projection: When you have at least 950 Bonus Health, gain 20% Ability Power as Armor and 10% Ability Power as Magic Resist. (max bonuses reached at 400 Ability Power).
3200
Psychic Projector TIPS: This item converts your bonus health into extra ability power — the more health you stack, the stronger your spells become. At high health thresholds, a portion of that gained power is also converted into defenses, making you both tankier and more threatening with magic damage. Ideal for hybrid builds: tank-mages and bruisers who want to turn survivability into meaningful AP damage.
Boots of Mana
Ability Power, Magic Penetration, Mana Regeneration
+45 Ability Power
+150% Mana Regeneration
+45 Move Speed.
Magic Break:
+8% Magic Penetration.
Equilibrium: Champions without Mana gain 75% bonus health Regen.
Big Bully: Attacks and active abilities deal 18 bonus physical damage to minions.
1400
Boots of Mana TIPS: These boots boost your ability power, mana regeneration, and movement speed. The “Magic Break” passive grants extra magic penetration for more potent spells against resistances. “Big Bully” speeds up waveclear by dealing bonus damage to minions with attacks and abilities. The new “Equilibrium” passive gives champions without mana a strong health regeneration boost, enhancing their survivability in prolonged engagements. — A great pick for mage mid laners and supports who need frequent spellcasting, wave control, mobility, and added staying power.
Mercury's Treads
Reduces Magic Damage
+200 Max Health
+100% Health Regen
+35 Magic Resistance
+45 Move Speed.
Dissolve: Reduces magic damage taken from champions by 3-10% (
).
1350
Mercury's Treads TIPS: These boots provide solid magic damage reduction, enhanced regeneration, and movement speed, with a passive that further lessens incoming magic damage. — The perfect pick for tanks, bruisers, and supports who need to withstand heavy AP threats while maintaining mobility.
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: This Enchant renders you invulnerable and untargetable for 2.5 s, but prevents movement, attacks, and ability or item use. Perfect for surviving critical moments against assassins and high burst damage.
Rod of Ages (Stats grow over time) as your first item, followed by
Boots of Mana (Grants Ability Power, Magic Penetration and Mana Regeneration) or
Mercury's Treads (Reduces Magic Damage) depending on the situation. (sometimes it will still be better to build a boot as the first item, which significantly increases the mobility of your champion) the third key element in our build is
Psychic Projector (Converts bonus Health into Ability Power).
Stasis Enchant (Turn invulnerable).
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. Regen 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: This item is perfect for mages who need survivability and strong resource regeneration. It provides bonuses to maximum health, ability power, magic penetration, and maximum mana, enhancing both damage and durability. The "Eternity" effect restores mana based on damage taken from champions and health based on mana spent, allowing you to maintain resources in battle. The "Veteran" effect provides stacking bonuses to health, mana, and ability power, making the item useful for extended fights. It’s an excellent choice for mages who need additional defensive stats and sustainability throughout the game.
Boots of Mana
Ability Power, Magic Penetration, Mana Regeneration
+45 Ability Power
+150% Mana Regeneration
+45 Move Speed.
Magic Break:
+8% Magic Penetration.
Equilibrium: Champions without Mana gain 75% bonus health Regen.
Big Bully: Attacks and active abilities deal 18 bonus physical damage to minions.
1400
Boots of Mana TIPS: These boots boost your ability power, mana regeneration, and movement speed. The “Magic Break” passive grants extra magic penetration for more potent spells against resistances. “Big Bully” speeds up waveclear by dealing bonus damage to minions with attacks and abilities. The new “Equilibrium” passive gives champions without mana a strong health regeneration boost, enhancing their survivability in prolonged engagements. — A great pick for mage mid laners and supports who need frequent spellcasting, wave control, mobility, and added staying power.
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 3.5% of bonus Health.
Projection: When you have at least 950 Bonus Health, gain 20% Ability Power as Armor and 10% Ability Power as Magic Resist. (max bonuses reached at 400 Ability Power).
3200
Psychic Projector TIPS: This item converts your bonus health into extra ability power — the more health you stack, the stronger your spells become. At high health thresholds, a portion of that gained power is also converted into defenses, making you both tankier and more threatening with magic damage. Ideal for hybrid builds: tank-mages and bruisers who want to turn survivability into meaningful AP damage.
Rabadon's Deathcap
Boosts Ability Power
+100 Ability Power
+7% Magic Penetration
Overkill: Increases Ability Power by 20-45%
.
3400
Rabadon's Deathcap TIPS: This item is perfect for mages who rely on high ability power ratios and want to significantly increase their damage output. It provides a huge bonus to ability power and magic penetration. The "Overkill" effect increases your ability power by 20-45%, depending on the level, significantly enhancing your magical abilities and attacks. This item is especially useful against enemy teams that lack magic resistance or have squishy targets, as it allows you to significantly boost your damage and deal massive magic damage.
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: This item is perfect for champions who spend a lot of time in the thick of fights and need extra durability and crowd control resistance. It provides bonuses to armor and magic resistance. The “Endurance” passive stacks up to five times during combat, and at full stacks you increase in size, gain enhanced tenacity, and receive bonus armor and magic resistance until you exit combat. This allows you to stay in the frontline longer and withstand enemy attacks more effectively. Due to its versatile utility, this item is one of the most popular defensive choices in the game and is used by the majority of tanks, fighters, and other classes.
Riftmaker
Ramping Damage
+150 Max Health
+80 Ability Power
+7% Magic Penetration
+15 Ability Haste
Assimilation: +11% Magic Vamp
.
Void Corruption: When in combat with champions, gain 1 stack(s) of Corruption every 1 second(s). Each stack of Corruption increases your magic damage dealt by 2.5%, up to 3 stacks. At maximum stacks, the additional damage provided by Corruption becomes true damage.
3300
Riftmaker TIPS: This item suits mages and hybrid bruisers who want sustained power in extended fights: while you’re engaged with champions it builds stacks that steadily increase your magic damage, and at full stacks a portion of that bonus becomes true damage — excellent for prolonged duels and objective fights. The built-in magic vamp improves survivability in trades, making it a strong choice for players who like to stay in the thick of combat and scale through longer engagements. Best for AP duelists and spell-powered bruisers who benefit from ramping damage over the course of fights.
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: This item is perfect for champions who spend a lot of time in the thick of fights and need extra durability and crowd control resistance. It provides bonuses to armor and magic resistance. The “Endurance” passive stacks up to five times during combat, and at full stacks you increase in size, gain enhanced tenacity, and receive bonus armor and magic resistance until you exit combat. This allows you to stay in the frontline longer and withstand enemy attacks more effectively. Due to its versatile utility, this item is one of the most popular defensive choices in the game and is used by the majority of tanks, fighters, and other classes.
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: This item is perfect for mages who need to reduce the effectiveness of healing and regeneration on enemies. It provides bonuses to maximum health, ability power, magic penetration, and ability haste. The "Affliction" effect applies Grievous Wounds on enemy champions when you deal magic damage, reducing their healing and regeneration effectiveness by 50% for 3 seconds. This item is especially useful against champions who rely on healing, such as Soraka, Dr. Mundo, and 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: This item is perfect for champions who spend a lot of time in the thick of fights and need extra durability and crowd control resistance. It provides bonuses to armor and magic resistance. The “Endurance” passive stacks up to five times during combat, and at full stacks you increase in size, gain enhanced tenacity, and receive bonus armor and magic resistance until you exit combat. This allows you to stay in the frontline longer and withstand enemy attacks more effectively. Due to its versatile utility, this item is one of the most popular defensive choices in the game and is used by the majority of tanks, fighters, and other classes.
Oceanid's Trident
Anti-Shielding
+200 Max Health
+75 Ability Power
+7% Magic Penetration
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: This item is perfect for mage-assassins who face enemies with a lot of shields. It provides bonuses to maximum health, ability power, magic penetration, helping you deal damage and more effectively break through enemy shields. The "Lethal Weapon" effect reduces the effectiveness of shields that enemies gain based on the type of ability you use. Area of effect abilities apply up to 45% shield reduction, while single target abilities apply up to 60%, allowing you to significantly reduce enemy defenses. This item is especially useful when the enemy team relies on shields for protection.
Oceanid's Trident — This item is perfect for mage-assassins who face enemies with a lot of shields. It provides bonuses to maximum health, ability power, magic penetration, helping you deal damage and more effectively break through enemy shields. The "Lethal Weapon" effect reduces the effectiveness of shields that enemies gain based on the type of ability you use. Area of effect abilities apply up to 45% shield reduction, while single target abilities apply up to 60%, allowing you to significantly reduce enemy defenses. This item is especially useful when the enemy team relies on shields for protection.
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: This item is perfect for champions who spend a lot of time in the thick of fights and need extra durability and crowd control resistance. It provides bonuses to armor and magic resistance. The “Endurance” passive stacks up to five times during combat, and at full stacks you increase in size, gain enhanced tenacity, and receive bonus armor and magic resistance until you exit combat. This allows you to stay in the frontline longer and withstand enemy attacks more effectively. Due to its versatile utility, this item is one of the most popular defensive choices in the game and is used by the majority of tanks, fighters, and other classes.
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: This item is perfect for champions who need both defense and offense. It provides bonuses to ability power, magic penetration, maximum mana, and ability haste. The "Safeguard" effect grants a spell shield that blocks the next enemy ability and reduces incoming damage by 40% for 1 second. "Poise" increases your ability power while safeguarded and reduces the cooldown of Safeguard by 4 seconds when you deal magic damage using an active ability. This item is especially useful for champions who need to protect themselves from crowd control while engaging in fights, particularly against champions with key abilities that can be blocked, such as Ashe, Lux, or Morgana.
Crown of the Shattered Queen — This item is perfect for champions who need both defense and offense. It provides bonuses to ability power, magic penetration, maximum mana, and ability haste. The "Safeguard" effect grants a spell shield that blocks the next enemy ability and reduces incoming damage by 40% for 1 second. "Poise" increases your ability power while safeguarded and reduces the cooldown of Safeguard by 4 seconds when you deal magic damage using an active ability. This item is especially useful for champions who need to protect themselves from crowd control while engaging in fights, particularly against champions with key abilities that can be blocked, such as Ashe, Lux, or Morgana.
Riftmaker
Ramping Damage
+150 Max Health
+80 Ability Power
+7% Magic Penetration
+15 Ability Haste
Assimilation: +11% Magic Vamp
.
Void Corruption: When in combat with champions, gain 1 stack(s) of Corruption every 1 second(s). Each stack of Corruption increases your magic damage dealt by 2.5%, up to 3 stacks. At maximum stacks, the additional damage provided by Corruption becomes true damage.
3300
Riftmaker TIPS: This item suits mages and hybrid bruisers who want sustained power in extended fights: while you’re engaged with champions it builds stacks that steadily increase your magic damage, and at full stacks a portion of that bonus becomes true damage — excellent for prolonged duels and objective fights. The built-in magic vamp improves survivability in trades, making it a strong choice for players who like to stay in the thick of combat and scale through longer engagements. Best for AP duelists and spell-powered bruisers who benefit from ramping damage over the course of fights.
Soulstealer
Takedown increase Movement speed an reduce cooldowns
+150 Max Health
+65 Ability Power
+7% Magic Penetration
+20 Ability Haste
Soul Hunt:
+15% Magic Penetration.
Wandering Soul: Every time you take down an enemy champion within 3 seconds of damaging them, your ability cooldowns are reduced by 25%. You steal 10% of their base Movement Speed for 10 seconds and 50% of their Ability Haste until they respawn. Ability Haste stolen this way stacks.
3000
Soulstealer TIPS: This item is perfect for champions who frequently secure kills or assists and want to increase their mobility and ability uptime. It provides bonuses to maximum health, ability power, magic penetration, and ability haste. The "Wandering Soul" effect reduces your ability cooldowns by 25% after taking down an enemy champion, and you steal 10% of their base movement speed and 50% of their ability haste until they respawn. The stolen ability haste stacks, making it especially useful for champions who are often involved in kills and want to improve their stats by taking down enemies.
Soulstealer — This item is perfect for champions who frequently secure kills or assists and want to increase their mobility and ability uptime. It provides bonuses to maximum health, ability power, magic penetration, and ability haste. The "Wandering Soul" effect reduces your ability cooldowns by 25% after taking down an enemy champion, and you steal 10% of their base movement speed and 50% of their ability haste until they respawn. The stolen ability haste stacks, making it especially useful for champions who are often involved in kills and want to improve their stats by taking down enemies.
Flash (Teleport a short distance) and
Ghost (Gain a large burst of movement speed) as your Summoner Spells.
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
Conqueror (Gain stacks of AD or AP when hitting a champion with separate attacks or abilities. Stacks up to 6 times. When fully stacked, gain bonus Omnivamp (Adaptive).) as your keystone, followed by
Hextech Flashtraption (Able to dash multiple times even after using Flash.),
Axiom arcanist (Increases you ultimate ability's damage, heals and shields. Scoring a takedown on an enemy champion reduces your ultimate ability's remaining cooldown.) and
Nimbus Cloak (After a spell is cast, grants a brief Movement Speed boost that allows for faster movement.) in the primary tree, as well as
Bone Plating (Reduces incoming damage.) in the secondary tree. Below you can see possible options for replacing runes.
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: 3-7 bonus
or 4-11
for 6s.
Fully stacked bonus: Melee - 9%, Ranged - 5% bonus Omnivamp
.
Hextech Flashtraption
Dash
Replaces this item with Hexflash while Flash is still on cooldown. You can blink to a new location after channeling for 2s. When channeled for less than 1s, you will dash the distance as if you channeled for 1s.
Cooldown: 25s
Axiom Arcanist
Increased ultimate ability damage, heals, shields and haste
Your ultimate ability has 10% increased damage, healing, and shielding. (AoE damage is reduced to a 5% increase.)
Scoring a takedown on an enemy champion reduces your ultimate ability's remaining cooldown by 7%.
Nimbus Cloak
Movement Speed
After casting a Summoner Spell, gain 10% - 40% movement bonus for 3 seconds. The speedup effectiveness depends onthe Summoner Spell's cooldown.
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
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: 3-7 bonus
or 4-11
for 6s.
Fully stacked bonus: Melee - 9%, Ranged - 5% bonus Omnivamp
.
Dark Harvest
Bonus Damage
Damaging a champion below 50% health deals adaptive damage and harvests their soul, permanently increasing Dark Harvest's damage by 11.
Dark Harvest damage: 40 + 11 per soul + 25% bonus
+ 15% ![]()
Cooldown: 20s (Resets to 1s on takedown)
Dark Harvest — This keystone deals bonus damage to weakened enemies and harvests their souls — each soul permanently increases its damage, turning you into a stronger finisher. Great for assassins and snowball-heavy playstyles that rely on takedowns to snowball fights.
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: 3-7 bonus
or 4-11
for 6s.
Fully stacked bonus: Melee - 9%, Ranged - 5% bonus Omnivamp
.
Phase Rush
Mobility, Ability Haste
Using basic attacks or abilities on an enemy champion 3 time(s) within 4s grants
Movement Speed and reduces the remaining cooldown of basic abilities by 20%.
Duration: 3s.
Movement Speed bonus: Melee - 40%-60% (
) | Ranged - 30-50% (
).
Ability Haste: 25.
Cooldown: 12s
Phase Rush — The rune is perfect for champions who actively use their abilities in fights and need increased mobility, such as Ezreal or Camille. It provides a significant movement speed boost after hitting the enemy with several attacks, allowing you to escape or chase down opponents effectively. It also reduces the cooldown of abilities, making heroes more flexible and dangerous in combat. It is especially useful for champions with high mobility who need to quickly reposition.
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
Zombie Ward
Vision, Adaptive Force
Removing an enemy ward spawns a Zombie Ward in its place, granting vision of the surrounding area for 120 seconds. Also gains 3
or 6
. Stacks up to 5 times.
Gains a bonus 10
or 20
upon reaching 5 stacks.
Zombie Ward — The rune is activated when you remove an enemy ward, replacing it with a zombie ward that grants vision of the surrounding area. With each enemy ward cleared, the rune increases your attack damage or ability power, allowing you to stack bonuses. Upon reaching maximum stacks, the rune significantly boosts your attack damage or ability power, making it useful for champions who actively control the map.
(Q) DEATH'S HAND
6/5/4/3s
50
Extends his demonic arm to launch eldritch bots at enemies, dealing 55 magic damage (55/90/125/160 + 32%
) to enemies within range.
Each bolt after the first deals 10 magic damage (10/20/30/40 + 12%
) (up to 95 damage).
(W) VISION OF EMPIRE
21/20/19/18s
65
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
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
First cast: Frees the demon, dealing 10 magic damage (10/25/40 + 15%
) per second to enemies within his range and restoring 20 Health (20/30/40 + 20%
).
Recast: Deals 150 magic damage (150 + 60%
) and slows by 60%, decaying over 2 seconds.
Non-champion units will restore 10% Health.
When transformed Demonic Energy depletes over time but can be recharged by damaging or killing enemy champion. Champion takedowns. Champion takedowns fully restore Demonic 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 from champions by 3-10% (
).
1350
Mercury's Treads TIPS: These boots provide solid magic damage reduction, enhanced regeneration, and movement speed, with a passive that further lessens incoming magic damage. — The perfect pick for tanks, bruisers, and supports who need to withstand heavy AP threats while maintaining mobility.
Force of Nature
Stacking Magic Resist and Move Speed
+350 Max Health
+60 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: This item provides a substantial boost to health and magic resistance, and its “Absorb” passive stacks up when you take ability damage from enemy champions, reducing all incoming magic damage and granting bonus movement speed at max stacks. It’s perfect for tanks who need to withstand teams heavy in magic damage and maintain mobility to be in the right position during fights. Pick this up when the enemy team builds magic damage (e.g., Syndra, Brand) and you need extra movement speed to initiate effectively or escape dangerous situations.
Maw of Malmortius
Converts damage from attacks into a magic shield
+55 Attack Damage
+45 Magic Resistance
+10 Ability Haste
Lifeline: Upon taking Magic Damage that would reduce your Health to below 35%, gain
+10% Omni Vamp. until the end of combat and a magic shield that absorbs 220-530 Magic Damage for 3s. (90s Cooldown)
3000
Maw of Malmortius TIPS: This item provides a mix of damage, magic resistance and ability haste, but its core value is the anti-burst passive: when hit by a dangerous burst of magic damage, you instantly gain a strong protective shield and a temporary lifesteal/omnivamp effect that lasts through the fight. It lets you survive big AP detonations and re-enter skirmishes quickly. Best for assassins, bruisers and AD champions who need to survive enemy magic burst and power through fights.
Wit's End
Basic Attack deals Bonus Damage
+45% Attack Speed
+45 Magic Resistance
At Wit's End: Basic attacks deal 10-55 bonus magic damage. While below 50%
Health, dealing damage to an enemy champion heals you for (Melee 100% / Range 66%) of this effect's post-mitigation damage.
2800
Wit's End TIPS: This item is perfect for champions who want to deal sustained damage and have some defensive stats against magic damage threats. It provides bonuses to attack speed and magic resistance, as well as adding magic damage to your auto-attacks, making it effective against magic-based threats. The "While below 50% Health" effect heals you when dealing damage to an enemy champion, increasing survivability in fights. This item is especially useful for champions like Vayne, Irelia, or Master Yi, who can benefit from its on-hit magic damage and health restoration effect.
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
+35 Ability Power
Cursed Wounds: Dealing magic damage to enemy champions applies 40% Grievous Wounds for 3 seconds.
Grievous Wounds reduces the effectiveness of Healing and Regeneration effects.
800
Mortal Reminder
Armor Penetration (%) and reduced enemy healing
+25 Attack Damage
+25% Critical Rate
+15% Attack Speed
Last Whisper:
+30% Armor Penetration. Attacks that Critically Strike gain an additional
6% 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: This item is perfect for auto‑attackers who need to shred through armor and cut down enemy healing. It boosts your penetration to deal more damage against tanky targets and applies grievous wounds on hit, reducing all healing and regen effects. — Ideal against tanks and high‑heal champions, and for marksmen and auto‑attack fighters who need to pierce defenses and curb enemy sustain.
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: This item is perfect for champions who face enemies with high sustain, such as Dr. Mundo, Soraka, and Yuumi, who have significant healing abilities. The "Punishment" effect applies Grievous Wounds, reducing the effectiveness of healing and regeneration by 50%, making this item effective against champions who rely on healing. It’s also useful against champions who rely on lifesteal, such as Aatrox, Darius, and Fiora, as it helps reduce the effectiveness of their healing.
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: This item is perfect for mages who need to reduce the effectiveness of healing and regeneration on enemies. It provides bonuses to maximum health, ability power, magic penetration, and ability haste. The "Affliction" effect applies Grievous Wounds on enemy champions when you deal magic damage, reducing their healing and regeneration effectiveness by 50% for 3 seconds. This item is especially useful against champions who rely on healing, such as Soraka, Dr. Mundo, and 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: This Enchant renders you invulnerable and untargetable for 2.5 s, but prevents movement, attacks, and ability or item use. Perfect for surviving critical moments against assassins and high 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 0.25 seconds.
Perseverance (Passive): After the Quicksilver effects ends, grant 30% Tenacity and 30% Slow Resist for 1.5 seconds. (70s Cooldown)
Cannot be used during knock up or knock back effects.
800
Quicksilver Enchant TIPS: This enchant cleanses all crowd control effects, grants brief CC immunity, then boosts your tenacity and slow resist. Perfect for champions who need to quickly purge control to stay in the fight.
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: This item is perfect for champions who need a mix of offense and defense. It provides bonuses to maximum health and attack damage, along with increased armor penetration to help you shred through enemy defenses. The "Annul" effect grants you a spell shield, blocking the next enemy ability. This spell shield refreshes when leaving combat with enemy champions, making the item a great choice for champions who need protection from crowd control and to engage in fights, such as Ashe, Lux, or 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: This item is perfect for champions who need both defense and offense. It provides bonuses to ability power, magic penetration, maximum mana, and ability haste. The "Safeguard" effect grants a spell shield that blocks the next enemy ability and reduces incoming damage by 40% for 1 second. "Poise" increases your ability power while safeguarded and reduces the cooldown of Safeguard by 4 seconds when you deal magic damage using an active ability. This item is especially useful for champions who need to protect themselves from crowd control while engaging in fights, particularly against champions with key abilities that can be blocked, such as Ashe, Lux, or Morgana.
Cleanse
Removes disables (including spell debuffs) affecting your champion and grants immunity to disables for 0.25 seconds.
Cooldown: 110s
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: This item is perfect for champions who need survivability in team fights, especially for tanks and fighters who take frontline positions. It provides bonuses to maximum health, attack damage, and helps increase your survivability. The "Lifeline" effect activates when your health drops below 35%, granting a shield that absorbs damage, helping you survive heavy hits. "Sterak's Fury" empowers you, increases your size, removes crowd control effects (except airborne), and grants 30% tenacity for 4 seconds, allowing you to survive and continue fighting through heavy crowd control and burst damage from enemies. This item is especially useful against champions with burst damage, such as Zed and Talon, and against champions with heavy CC, like Lissandra and Nautilus.
Maw of Malmortius
Converts damage from attacks into a magic shield
+55 Attack Damage
+45 Magic Resistance
+10 Ability Haste
Lifeline: Upon taking Magic Damage that would reduce your Health to below 35%, gain
+10% Omni Vamp. until the end of combat and a magic shield that absorbs 220-530 Magic Damage for 3s. (90s Cooldown)
3000
Maw of Malmortius TIPS: This item provides a mix of damage, magic resistance and ability haste, but its core value is the anti-burst passive: when hit by a dangerous burst of magic damage, you instantly gain a strong protective shield and a temporary lifesteal/omnivamp effect that lasts through the fight. It lets you survive big AP detonations and re-enter skirmishes quickly. Best for assassins, bruisers and AD champions who need to survive enemy magic burst and power through fights.
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: This item is perfect for champions who need a lot of sustain in fights. It provides bonuses to attack damage, critical strike chance, attack speed, and physical vamp, helping you sustain and deal damage. The "Lifeline" effect activates when your health drops below 35%, granting a shield that absorbs damage for 5 seconds, giving you a chance to survive dangerous moments in a fight. "Buttle Furor" adds physical vamp when the shield is triggered, enhancing your sustain. This item is especially useful for champions who rely on high AD, such as Draven and Jhin, and when facing champions who deal a lot of physical damage, such as Master Yi, and Tryndamere.
Locket Enchant
Area of effect magic shield
Locket (Active): Grants a shield to yourself and nearby allied champions that each absorbs 60-330 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: This enchant grants a magic shield to you and nearby allies, absorbing damage for a brief duration. The shield is ideal in large teamfights, providing extra protection and opportunities for counterplay. Perfect for tanks who frequently stand in the thick of battle and want to safeguard their team during critical moments.
Stoneplate Enchant
Shield
Stoneplate (Active): Gain a base shield that absorbs damage equal to 15% of max Health. Every 1 bonus Armor
or Magic Resistance
you have increases the shield by 0.1%, up to 35%. The shield decays over 4s. (60s Cooldown) For every enemy nearby, gain an additional shield that absorbs damage equal to 5% of max Health, capped at 3 enemies. Every 1 bonus Armor
or Magic Resistance
you have increases the shield by 0.1%, up to 12%. Damage dealt is reduced by 40% for 4s.
500
Stoneplate Enchant TIPS: This enchant grants a strong shield based on your max health, further boosted by your armor and magic resist. The shield grows stronger per nearby enemy and decays over time, reducing incoming damage. — Perfect for tank initiators who need reliable mitigation to withstand initial bursts and control teamfights.
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). Next, you should pay attention to whether your mobility champion is enough, our further actions will depend on this. If it is hard for you to dodge the enemy's skills or you want to roam on neighboring lines, then it is better to buy
Boots of Speed at an early stage.
Relic Shield
Kill minions to earn bonus gold
+125 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.
Tribute: Gain 1 encircling energy orb(s) every 30 seconds (max 3 orbs). While near an ally, the actions below will trigger Tribute, consuming 1 energy orb(s) to grant you 65 gold and restore your Health 20-80:
1. Using abilities or attacks to damage enemy champions or structures.
2. Attacking minions below 65% Health. This also executes them, and the gold generated from the minion kills is given to the ally nearest to you. 3. A nearby minion is killed while you have 3 orbs. Upon triggering Tribute, the ally nearest to you gains Tribute stacks.
Sentry: Deal 1 more damage to Sight Wards revealed by Sweeping Lens, Control Ward, and Scryer’s Bloom.
Restraint: You do not earn gold generated from minion kills, but you earn gold equal to 50% of the bounty. The gold generated from your minion kills will be given to the ally nearest to you. Gold earned from monster kills is reduced by 50%.
Quest: After earning 750 gold, this item upgrades into Bulwark of the Mountain and binds you and the ally with the most Tribute stacks as Perfect Partners.
500
Bulwark of the Mountain
Kill minions to earn bonus gold
+175 Max Health
+10 Ability Haste
Soulcast: Every 60 seconds, gains 75 gold, 25 Health and 2 Attack Damage, or 4 Ability Power (Adaptive); up to 250 Health and 20 Attack Damage or 40 Ability Power (Adaptive).
Deal 2 more damage to Sight Wards revealed by Sweeping Lens, Control Ward, and Scryer’s Bloom. When out of combat, gain 10% Movement Speed when you move toward your Perfect Partner. If you're more than 2,500 units apart, this bonus increases to 30%.
0
Bulwark of the Mountain TIPS: This item is designed for support players and grants passive gold income every 60 seconds along with Soulforce stacks that boost your health, attack damage, or ability power. At 10 stacks, you gain a significant adaptive stat bonus. While it reduces gold from killing minions and monsters, it accelerates your team’s economic pace. An additional effect deals extra damage to revealed Sight Wards, making it easier to clear vision and maintain map control.
Plated Steelcaps
Reduces Physical Damage
+150 Max Health
+100% Health Regen
+35 Armor
+45 Move Speed.
Block: Reduces physical damage taken from champions by 3-9% (
).
1350
Plated Steelcaps TIPS: These boots provide solid protection against physical damage, boosting your durability and movement speed. The “Block” passive further reduces incoming basic attacks and physical damage from enemy champions. — The perfect pick for tanks, bruisers, and supports who need to soak up auto‑attacks while staying mobile in fights.
Rylai's Crystal Scepter
Abilities apply slows
+300 Max Health
+65 Ability Power
+7% Magic Penetration
Icy: Damaging active abilities and empowered attacks slow enemies by 30% for 0.75 second.
2700
Rylai's Crystal Scepter TIPS: This item is perfect for mages who deal damage with area-of-effect abilities and want to slow down enemies. It provides bonuses to health, ability power, and magic penetration, enhancing your abilities and increasing survivability. The "Icy" effect slows enemies by 30% for 1 second when dealing damage with active abilities or empowered attacks. This makes the item an excellent choice for champions with area-of-effect damage who can control the battlefield and slow enemies, such as Lissandra or Amumu.
Plated Steelcaps
Reduces Physical Damage
+150 Max Health
+100% Health Regen
+35 Armor
+45 Move Speed.
Block: Reduces physical damage taken from champions by 3-9% (
).
1350
Plated Steelcaps TIPS: These boots provide solid protection against physical damage, boosting your durability and movement speed. The “Block” passive further reduces incoming basic attacks and physical damage from enemy champions. — The perfect pick for tanks, bruisers, and supports who need to soak up auto‑attacks while staying mobile in fights.
Mercury's Treads
Reduces Magic Damage
+200 Max Health
+100% Health Regen
+35 Magic Resistance
+45 Move Speed.
Dissolve: Reduces magic damage taken from champions by 3-10% (
).
1350
Mercury's Treads TIPS: These boots provide solid magic damage reduction, enhanced regeneration, and movement speed, with a passive that further lessens incoming magic damage. — The perfect pick for tanks, bruisers, and supports who need to withstand heavy AP threats while maintaining mobility.
Stoneplate Enchant
Shield
Stoneplate (Active): Gain a base shield that absorbs damage equal to 15% of max Health. Every 1 bonus Armor
or Magic Resistance
you have increases the shield by 0.1%, up to 35%. The shield decays over 4s. (60s Cooldown) For every enemy nearby, gain an additional shield that absorbs damage equal to 5% of max Health, capped at 3 enemies. Every 1 bonus Armor
or Magic Resistance
you have increases the shield by 0.1%, up to 12%. Damage dealt is reduced by 40% for 4s.
500
Stoneplate Enchant TIPS: This enchant grants a strong shield based on your max health, further boosted by your armor and magic resist. The shield grows stronger per nearby enemy and decays over time, reducing incoming damage. — Perfect for tank initiators who need reliable mitigation to withstand initial bursts and control teamfights.
Bulwark of the Mountain (Kill minions to earn bonus gold) as your first item, followed by
Plated Steelcaps (Reduces Physical Damage) or
Mercury's Treads (Reduces Magic Damage) depending on the situation. (sometimes it will still be better to build a boot as the first item, which significantly increases the mobility of your champion) the third key element in our build is
Rylai's Crystal Scepter (Abilities apply slows).
Stoneplate Enchant (Gain a Shield).
Bulwark of the Mountain
Kill minions to earn bonus gold
+175 Max Health
+10 Ability Haste
Soulcast: Every 60 seconds, gains 75 gold, 25 Health and 2 Attack Damage, or 4 Ability Power (Adaptive); up to 250 Health and 20 Attack Damage or 40 Ability Power (Adaptive).
Deal 2 more damage to Sight Wards revealed by Sweeping Lens, Control Ward, and Scryer’s Bloom. When out of combat, gain 10% Movement Speed when you move toward your Perfect Partner. If you're more than 2,500 units apart, this bonus increases to 30%.
0
Bulwark of the Mountain TIPS: This item is designed for support players and grants passive gold income every 60 seconds along with Soulforce stacks that boost your health, attack damage, or ability power. At 10 stacks, you gain a significant adaptive stat bonus. While it reduces gold from killing minions and monsters, it accelerates your team’s economic pace. An additional effect deals extra damage to revealed Sight Wards, making it easier to clear vision and maintain map control.
Plated Steelcaps
Reduces Physical Damage
+150 Max Health
+100% Health Regen
+35 Armor
+45 Move Speed.
Block: Reduces physical damage taken from champions by 3-9% (
).
1350
Plated Steelcaps TIPS: These boots provide solid protection against physical damage, boosting your durability and movement speed. The “Block” passive further reduces incoming basic attacks and physical damage from enemy champions. — The perfect pick for tanks, bruisers, and supports who need to soak up auto‑attacks while staying mobile in fights.
Rylai's Crystal Scepter
Abilities apply slows
+300 Max Health
+65 Ability Power
+7% Magic Penetration
Icy: Damaging active abilities and empowered attacks slow enemies by 30% for 0.75 second.
2700
Rylai's Crystal Scepter TIPS: This item is perfect for mages who deal damage with area-of-effect abilities and want to slow down enemies. It provides bonuses to health, ability power, and magic penetration, enhancing your abilities and increasing survivability. The "Icy" effect slows enemies by 30% for 1 second when dealing damage with active abilities or empowered attacks. This makes the item an excellent choice for champions with area-of-effect damage who can control the battlefield and slow enemies, such as Lissandra or Amumu.
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 3.5% of bonus Health.
Projection: When you have at least 950 Bonus Health, gain 20% Ability Power as Armor and 10% Ability Power as Magic Resist. (max bonuses reached at 400 Ability Power).
3200
Psychic Projector TIPS: This item converts your bonus health into extra ability power — the more health you stack, the stronger your spells become. At high health thresholds, a portion of that gained power is also converted into defenses, making you both tankier and more threatening with magic damage. Ideal for hybrid builds: tank-mages and bruisers who want to turn survivability into meaningful AP damage.
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: This item is perfect for champions who spend a lot of time in the thick of fights and need extra durability and crowd control resistance. It provides bonuses to armor and magic resistance. The “Endurance” passive stacks up to five times during combat, and at full stacks you increase in size, gain enhanced tenacity, and receive bonus armor and magic resistance until you exit combat. This allows you to stay in the frontline longer and withstand enemy attacks more effectively. Due to its versatile utility, this item is one of the most popular defensive choices in the game and is used by the majority of tanks, fighters, and other classes.
Warmog's Armor
Out of combat Heath Regen
+700 Max Health
+100% Health Regen
+20 Ability Haste
Warmog's Heart: If you have at least 950 bonus Health, restore 3.5% Health per second if you haven't taken damage within the last 5 seconds.
Blessed: Increases all healing and shielding effects on you by 30%.
2850
Warmog's Armor TIPS: This item is a top survivability pickup: it grants a massive health pool and strong out-of-combat regeneration, letting you recover quickly between fights. It also amplifies healing and shields, making you much harder to finish off. Perfect for tanks and bruisers who need high survivability and fast recovery after engagements.
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: This item is perfect for champions who spend a lot of time in the thick of fights and need extra durability and crowd control resistance. It provides bonuses to armor and magic resistance. The “Endurance” passive stacks up to five times during combat, and at full stacks you increase in size, gain enhanced tenacity, and receive bonus armor and magic resistance until you exit combat. This allows you to stay in the frontline longer and withstand enemy attacks more effectively. Due to its versatile utility, this item is one of the most popular defensive choices in the game and is used by the majority of tanks, fighters, and other classes.
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: This item is perfect for mages who need to reduce the effectiveness of healing and regeneration on enemies. It provides bonuses to maximum health, ability power, magic penetration, and ability haste. The "Affliction" effect applies Grievous Wounds on enemy champions when you deal magic damage, reducing their healing and regeneration effectiveness by 50% for 3 seconds. This item is especially useful against champions who rely on healing, such as Soraka, Dr. Mundo, and 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: This item is perfect for champions who spend a lot of time in the thick of fights and need extra durability and crowd control resistance. It provides bonuses to armor and magic resistance. The “Endurance” passive stacks up to five times during combat, and at full stacks you increase in size, gain enhanced tenacity, and receive bonus armor and magic resistance until you exit combat. This allows you to stay in the frontline longer and withstand enemy attacks more effectively. Due to its versatile utility, this item is one of the most popular defensive choices in the game and is used by the majority of tanks, fighters, and other classes.
Oceanid's Trident
Anti-Shielding
+200 Max Health
+75 Ability Power
+7% Magic Penetration
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: This item is perfect for mage-assassins who face enemies with a lot of shields. It provides bonuses to maximum health, ability power, magic penetration, helping you deal damage and more effectively break through enemy shields. The "Lethal Weapon" effect reduces the effectiveness of shields that enemies gain based on the type of ability you use. Area of effect abilities apply up to 45% shield reduction, while single target abilities apply up to 60%, allowing you to significantly reduce enemy defenses. This item is especially useful when the enemy team relies on shields for protection.
Oceanid's Trident — This item is perfect for mage-assassins who face enemies with a lot of shields. It provides bonuses to maximum health, ability power, magic penetration, helping you deal damage and more effectively break through enemy shields. The "Lethal Weapon" effect reduces the effectiveness of shields that enemies gain based on the type of ability you use. Area of effect abilities apply up to 45% shield reduction, while single target abilities apply up to 60%, allowing you to significantly reduce enemy defenses. This item is especially useful when the enemy team relies on shields for protection.
Warmog's Armor
Out of combat Heath Regen
+700 Max Health
+100% Health Regen
+20 Ability Haste
Warmog's Heart: If you have at least 950 bonus Health, restore 3.5% Health per second if you haven't taken damage within the last 5 seconds.
Blessed: Increases all healing and shielding effects on you by 30%.
2850
Warmog's Armor TIPS: This item is a top survivability pickup: it grants a massive health pool and strong out-of-combat regeneration, letting you recover quickly between fights. It also amplifies healing and shields, making you much harder to finish off. Perfect for tanks and bruisers who need high survivability and fast recovery after engagements.
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: This item is ideal for tanks and support champions who need to slow enemy attack speed and maintain a healthy mana pool. It provides substantial bonuses to armor, mana, and ability haste. The “Winter’s Caress” passive applies up to four stacks of Chill on enemy champions through your basic attacks, abilities, or any magic damage they take—each stack slows their attack speed by 9%, up to 36% at full stacks. This weakens enemy marksmen and fighters, making it harder for them to deal sustained damage in fights.
Frozen Heart — This item is ideal for tanks and support champions who need to slow enemy attack speed and maintain a healthy mana pool. It provides substantial bonuses to armor, mana, and ability haste. The “Winter’s Caress” passive applies up to four stacks of Chill on enemy champions through your basic attacks, abilities, or any magic damage they take—each stack slows their attack speed by 9%, up to 36% at full stacks. This weakens enemy marksmen and fighters, making it harder for them to deal sustained damage in fights.
Warmog's Armor
Out of combat Heath Regen
+700 Max Health
+100% Health Regen
+20 Ability Haste
Warmog's Heart: If you have at least 950 bonus Health, restore 3.5% Health per second if you haven't taken damage within the last 5 seconds.
Blessed: Increases all healing and shielding effects on you by 30%.
2850
Warmog's Armor TIPS: This item is a top survivability pickup: it grants a massive health pool and strong out-of-combat regeneration, letting you recover quickly between fights. It also amplifies healing and shields, making you much harder to finish off. Perfect for tanks and bruisers who need high survivability and fast recovery after engagements.
Thornmail
Reflects damage and reduces enemy healing
+200 Max Health
+75 Armor
Thorns: When struck by an attack, deal 20 + 6% bonus Armor
+ 2% bonus Health
magic damage to the attacker.
Entwine: Aply 50% Grievous Wounds to enemy champions for 3 second(s) when stuck by their attacks or dealing damge to them.
Grievous Wounds reduces the effectiveness of Healing and Regeneration effects.
2700
Thornmail TIPS: This item reflects a portion of incoming physical damage back to attackers as magic damage and applies an effect that reduces enemy healing effectiveness. A strong pick versus teams with heavy auto-attack damage and sustain — ideal for tanks and bruisers who need to absorb focus and cut down opponent healing.
Thornmail — This item reflects a portion of incoming physical damage back to attackers as magic damage and applies an effect that reduces enemy healing effectiveness. A strong pick versus teams with heavy auto-attack damage and sustain — ideal for tanks and bruisers who need to absorb focus and cut down opponent healing.
Warmog's Armor
Out of combat Heath Regen
+700 Max Health
+100% Health Regen
+20 Ability Haste
Warmog's Heart: If you have at least 950 bonus Health, restore 3.5% Health per second if you haven't taken damage within the last 5 seconds.
Blessed: Increases all healing and shielding effects on you by 30%.
2850
Warmog's Armor TIPS: This item is a top survivability pickup: it grants a massive health pool and strong out-of-combat regeneration, letting you recover quickly between fights. It also amplifies healing and shields, making you much harder to finish off. Perfect for tanks and bruisers who need high survivability and fast recovery after engagements.
Randuin's Omen
Counters Critical Strike Damage
+400 Max Health
+75 Armor
Resilience: Critically Struck deal 20% less damage to you.
Countercurrent: Gain 1 stacks of Countercurrent when Critically Struck by physical damage. Each stuck grants 5% Movement Speed and 5% slow resist. Max 4 stacks.
2800
Randuin's Omen TIPS: This item is built to counter crit-heavy builds. It provides a large health pool and armor while reducing damage from critical strikes, making you much tougher in head-on engagements. When you are critically struck, you gain stacks that boost your movement and slow resistance, helping you hold position and control fight spacing. — Perfect for tanks and bruisers who need to stand up to high-crit auto-attackers and survive extended teamfights.
Randuin's Omen — This item is built to counter crit-heavy builds. It provides a large health pool and armor while reducing damage from critical strikes, making you much tougher in head-on engagements. When you are critically struck, you gain stacks that boost your movement and slow resistance, helping you hold position and control fight spacing. — Perfect for tanks and bruisers who need to stand up to high-crit auto-attackers and survive extended teamfights.
Warmog's Armor
Out of combat Heath Regen
+700 Max Health
+100% Health Regen
+20 Ability Haste
Warmog's Heart: If you have at least 950 bonus Health, restore 3.5% Health per second if you haven't taken damage within the last 5 seconds.
Blessed: Increases all healing and shielding effects on you by 30%.
2850
Warmog's Armor TIPS: This item is a top survivability pickup: it grants a massive health pool and strong out-of-combat regeneration, letting you recover quickly between fights. It also amplifies healing and shields, making you much harder to finish off. Perfect for tanks and bruisers who need high survivability and fast recovery after engagements.
Abyssal Mask
Reduces the Magic Resist of nearby enemies and increases yours.
+400 Max Health
+55 Magic Resistance
+10 Ability Haste
Unmake: Curse enemy champions within 600 units, reducing their Magic Resist by 5 plus 1.2% bonus
, up to 25 Magic Resist. For each enemy champion cursed, gain 9 bonus Magic Resist.
3000
Abyssal Mask TIPS: This item is a solid anti-magic pickup: it boosts your magic resistance while reducing the magic resist of nearby enemies, making them easier to shred with spell damage. Great for tanks and frontliners who need to both soak magic damage and amplify their team’s ability to take down AP threats and durable targets.
Abyssal Mask — This item is a solid anti-magic pickup: it boosts your magic resistance while reducing the magic resist of nearby enemies, making them easier to shred with spell damage. Great for tanks and frontliners who need to both soak magic damage and amplify their team’s ability to take down AP threats and durable targets.
Warmog's Armor
Out of combat Heath Regen
+700 Max Health
+100% Health Regen
+20 Ability Haste
Warmog's Heart: If you have at least 950 bonus Health, restore 3.5% Health per second if you haven't taken damage within the last 5 seconds.
Blessed: Increases all healing and shielding effects on you by 30%.
2850
Warmog's Armor TIPS: This item is a top survivability pickup: it grants a massive health pool and strong out-of-combat regeneration, letting you recover quickly between fights. It also amplifies healing and shields, making you much harder to finish off. Perfect for tanks and bruisers who need high survivability and fast recovery after engagements.
Kaenic Rookern
Gains a magic shield when out of combat
+350 Max Health
+100% Health Regen
+75 Magic Resistance
Magebane: After not taking magic damage for 12 seconds, gain a magic shield that absorbs damage equal to 70-180 + 10% of max Health
.
2800
Kaenic Rookern TIPS: This item is perfect for champions who need extra protection against magic damage, particularly when spending some time out of combat. It provides significant bonuses to health, regeneration, and magic resistance. The “Magebane” passive activates after 12 seconds without taking magic damage, granting you a magic shield that absorbs damage based on your maximum health. This allows you to safely recover between fights and confidently re-enter combat. It’s especially effective against teams heavy in AP damage.
Kaenic Rookern — This item is perfect for champions who need extra protection against magic damage, particularly when spending some time out of combat. It provides significant bonuses to health, regeneration, and magic resistance. The “Magebane” passive activates after 12 seconds without taking magic damage, granting you a magic shield that absorbs damage based on your maximum health. This allows you to safely recover between fights and confidently re-enter combat. It’s especially effective against teams heavy in AP damage.
Flash (Teleport a short distance) and
Heal (Restore Health to you and the most wounded nearby ally champion) as your Summoner Spells.
Flash
Teleport a short distance forward or towards the aimed direction.
Cooldown: 150s
Heal
Restore 110 Health (110–400
) to you and the most wounded nearby ally champion, and grants both of you 30% bonus Movement Speed for 2 second(s).
Healing is halved for champions recently affected by Heal.
Cooldown: 100s
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
Phase Rush (Hitting the enemy champion(s) with basic attacks or abilities multiple times grants Movement Speed and Ability Haste.) as your keystone, followed by
Unshakeable (Gain Armor and Magic Resist. When fully stacked, gain Slow Resist.),
Second Wind (Heals you after taking damage.) and
Overgrowth (Gains bonus scalable max Health.) in the primary tree, as well as
Manaflow Band (Increases max Mana when an ability hits an enemy champions.) in the secondary tree. Below you can see possible options for replacing runes.
Phase Rush
Mobility, Ability Haste
Using basic attacks or abilities on an enemy champion 3 time(s) within 4s grants
Movement Speed and reduces the remaining cooldown of basic abilities by 20%.
Duration: 3s.
Movement Speed bonus: Melee - 40%-60% (
) | Ranged - 30-50% (
).
Ability Haste: 25.
Cooldown: 12s
Unshakeable
Bonus AR/MR, Slow Resist
Gain 4% Armor and Magic Resistance. For every 1 enemy champion(s) nearby, gain an additional 3% Armor and Magic Resistance. If the max number of enemy champions are nearby (max: 3), you also gain 20% Slow Resist.
Second Wind
Heal after taking damage
Gain 5 Health
every 5 seconds.
After taking damage from an enemy champion, regenerate 6 + (2% of your missing health)
over the next 5 seconds. This effect is doubled for melee champions.
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.
Manaflow Band
Mana
Hitting an enemy champion with and ability or empowered attack permanently increases your max mana
by 30, up to 300 mana.
Phase Rush
Mobility, Ability Haste
Using basic attacks or abilities on an enemy champion 3 time(s) within 4s grants
Movement Speed and reduces the remaining cooldown of basic abilities by 20%.
Duration: 3s.
Movement Speed bonus: Melee - 40%-60% (
) | Ranged - 30-50% (
).
Ability Haste: 25.
Cooldown: 12s
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: 3-7 bonus
or 4-11
for 6s.
Fully stacked bonus: Melee - 9%, Ranged - 5% bonus Omnivamp
.
Conqueror — The rune is perfect for champions who frequently engage in combat and use both auto-attacks and abilities, such as Riven or Aurelion Sol. Each time you deal damage to an enemy, the rune gains stacks, increasing your adaptive force. When fully stacked, you gain bonus omnivamp, allowing you to restore health based on the damage you deal. This makes the rune an excellent choice for champions who actively participate in fights and need both damage and sustain.
Second Wind
Heal after taking damage
Gain 5 Health
every 5 seconds.
After taking damage from an enemy champion, regenerate 6 + (2% of your missing health)
over the next 5 seconds. This effect is doubled for melee champions.
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
Bone Plating — The rune reduces damage from enemy attacks and abilities when you take damage from an enemy champion. It lowers damage from the next few attacks or abilities for a short period, making it useful for most champions, including tanks, fighters, and even some mages. The rune helps improve survivability by mitigating damage in critical moments of the fight, making it suitable for heroes who find themselves in the heart of battles.
(Q) DEATH'S HAND
6/5/4/3s
50
Extends his demonic arm to launch eldritch bots at enemies, dealing 55 magic damage (55/90/125/160 + 32%
) to enemies within range.
Each bolt after the first deals 10 magic damage (10/20/30/40 + 12%
) (up to 95 damage).
(W) VISION OF EMPIRE
21/20/19/18s
65
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
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
First cast: Frees the demon, dealing 10 magic damage (10/25/40 + 15%
) per second to enemies within his range and restoring 20 Health (20/30/40 + 20%
).
Recast: Deals 150 magic damage (150 + 60%
) and slows by 60%, decaying over 2 seconds.
Non-champion units will restore 10% Health.
When transformed Demonic Energy depletes over time but can be recharged by damaging or killing enemy champion. Champion takedowns. Champion takedowns fully restore Demonic 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 from champions by 3-10% (
).
1350
Mercury's Treads TIPS: These boots provide solid magic damage reduction, enhanced regeneration, and movement speed, with a passive that further lessens incoming magic damage. — The perfect pick for tanks, bruisers, and supports who need to withstand heavy AP threats while maintaining mobility.
Force of Nature
Stacking Magic Resist and Move Speed
+350 Max Health
+60 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: This item provides a substantial boost to health and magic resistance, and its “Absorb” passive stacks up when you take ability damage from enemy champions, reducing all incoming magic damage and granting bonus movement speed at max stacks. It’s perfect for tanks who need to withstand teams heavy in magic damage and maintain mobility to be in the right position during fights. Pick this up when the enemy team builds magic damage (e.g., Syndra, Brand) and you need extra movement speed to initiate effectively or escape dangerous situations.
Maw of Malmortius
Converts damage from attacks into a magic shield
+55 Attack Damage
+45 Magic Resistance
+10 Ability Haste
Lifeline: Upon taking Magic Damage that would reduce your Health to below 35%, gain
+10% Omni Vamp. until the end of combat and a magic shield that absorbs 220-530 Magic Damage for 3s. (90s Cooldown)
3000
Maw of Malmortius TIPS: This item provides a mix of damage, magic resistance and ability haste, but its core value is the anti-burst passive: when hit by a dangerous burst of magic damage, you instantly gain a strong protective shield and a temporary lifesteal/omnivamp effect that lasts through the fight. It lets you survive big AP detonations and re-enter skirmishes quickly. Best for assassins, bruisers and AD champions who need to survive enemy magic burst and power through fights.
Wit's End
Basic Attack deals Bonus Damage
+45% Attack Speed
+45 Magic Resistance
At Wit's End: Basic attacks deal 10-55 bonus magic damage. While below 50%
Health, dealing damage to an enemy champion heals you for (Melee 100% / Range 66%) of this effect's post-mitigation damage.
2800
Wit's End TIPS: This item is perfect for champions who want to deal sustained damage and have some defensive stats against magic damage threats. It provides bonuses to attack speed and magic resistance, as well as adding magic damage to your auto-attacks, making it effective against magic-based threats. The "While below 50% Health" effect heals you when dealing damage to an enemy champion, increasing survivability in fights. This item is especially useful for champions like Vayne, Irelia, or Master Yi, who can benefit from its on-hit magic damage and health restoration effect.
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
+35 Ability Power
Cursed Wounds: Dealing magic damage to enemy champions applies 40% Grievous Wounds for 3 seconds.
Grievous Wounds reduces the effectiveness of Healing and Regeneration effects.
800
Mortal Reminder
Armor Penetration (%) and reduced enemy healing
+25 Attack Damage
+25% Critical Rate
+15% Attack Speed
Last Whisper:
+30% Armor Penetration. Attacks that Critically Strike gain an additional
6% 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: This item is perfect for auto‑attackers who need to shred through armor and cut down enemy healing. It boosts your penetration to deal more damage against tanky targets and applies grievous wounds on hit, reducing all healing and regen effects. — Ideal against tanks and high‑heal champions, and for marksmen and auto‑attack fighters who need to pierce defenses and curb enemy sustain.
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: This item is perfect for champions who face enemies with high sustain, such as Dr. Mundo, Soraka, and Yuumi, who have significant healing abilities. The "Punishment" effect applies Grievous Wounds, reducing the effectiveness of healing and regeneration by 50%, making this item effective against champions who rely on healing. It’s also useful against champions who rely on lifesteal, such as Aatrox, Darius, and Fiora, as it helps reduce the effectiveness of their healing.
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: This item is perfect for mages who need to reduce the effectiveness of healing and regeneration on enemies. It provides bonuses to maximum health, ability power, magic penetration, and ability haste. The "Affliction" effect applies Grievous Wounds on enemy champions when you deal magic damage, reducing their healing and regeneration effectiveness by 50% for 3 seconds. This item is especially useful against champions who rely on healing, such as Soraka, Dr. Mundo, and 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: This Enchant renders you invulnerable and untargetable for 2.5 s, but prevents movement, attacks, and ability or item use. Perfect for surviving critical moments against assassins and high 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 0.25 seconds.
Perseverance (Passive): After the Quicksilver effects ends, grant 30% Tenacity and 30% Slow Resist for 1.5 seconds. (70s Cooldown)
Cannot be used during knock up or knock back effects.
800
Quicksilver Enchant TIPS: This enchant cleanses all crowd control effects, grants brief CC immunity, then boosts your tenacity and slow resist. Perfect for champions who need to quickly purge control to stay in the fight.
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: This item is perfect for champions who need a mix of offense and defense. It provides bonuses to maximum health and attack damage, along with increased armor penetration to help you shred through enemy defenses. The "Annul" effect grants you a spell shield, blocking the next enemy ability. This spell shield refreshes when leaving combat with enemy champions, making the item a great choice for champions who need protection from crowd control and to engage in fights, such as Ashe, Lux, or 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: This item is perfect for champions who need both defense and offense. It provides bonuses to ability power, magic penetration, maximum mana, and ability haste. The "Safeguard" effect grants a spell shield that blocks the next enemy ability and reduces incoming damage by 40% for 1 second. "Poise" increases your ability power while safeguarded and reduces the cooldown of Safeguard by 4 seconds when you deal magic damage using an active ability. This item is especially useful for champions who need to protect themselves from crowd control while engaging in fights, particularly against champions with key abilities that can be blocked, such as Ashe, Lux, or Morgana.
Cleanse
Removes disables (including spell debuffs) affecting your champion and grants immunity to disables for 0.25 seconds.
Cooldown: 110s
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: This item is perfect for champions who need survivability in team fights, especially for tanks and fighters who take frontline positions. It provides bonuses to maximum health, attack damage, and helps increase your survivability. The "Lifeline" effect activates when your health drops below 35%, granting a shield that absorbs damage, helping you survive heavy hits. "Sterak's Fury" empowers you, increases your size, removes crowd control effects (except airborne), and grants 30% tenacity for 4 seconds, allowing you to survive and continue fighting through heavy crowd control and burst damage from enemies. This item is especially useful against champions with burst damage, such as Zed and Talon, and against champions with heavy CC, like Lissandra and Nautilus.
Maw of Malmortius
Converts damage from attacks into a magic shield
+55 Attack Damage
+45 Magic Resistance
+10 Ability Haste
Lifeline: Upon taking Magic Damage that would reduce your Health to below 35%, gain
+10% Omni Vamp. until the end of combat and a magic shield that absorbs 220-530 Magic Damage for 3s. (90s Cooldown)
3000
Maw of Malmortius TIPS: This item provides a mix of damage, magic resistance and ability haste, but its core value is the anti-burst passive: when hit by a dangerous burst of magic damage, you instantly gain a strong protective shield and a temporary lifesteal/omnivamp effect that lasts through the fight. It lets you survive big AP detonations and re-enter skirmishes quickly. Best for assassins, bruisers and AD champions who need to survive enemy magic burst and power through fights.
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: This item is perfect for champions who need a lot of sustain in fights. It provides bonuses to attack damage, critical strike chance, attack speed, and physical vamp, helping you sustain and deal damage. The "Lifeline" effect activates when your health drops below 35%, granting a shield that absorbs damage for 5 seconds, giving you a chance to survive dangerous moments in a fight. "Buttle Furor" adds physical vamp when the shield is triggered, enhancing your sustain. This item is especially useful for champions who rely on high AD, such as Draven and Jhin, and when facing champions who deal a lot of physical damage, such as Master Yi, and Tryndamere.
Locket Enchant
Area of effect magic shield
Locket (Active): Grants a shield to yourself and nearby allied champions that each absorbs 60-330 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: This enchant grants a magic shield to you and nearby allies, absorbing damage for a brief duration. The shield is ideal in large teamfights, providing extra protection and opportunities for counterplay. Perfect for tanks who frequently stand in the thick of battle and want to safeguard their team during critical moments.
Stoneplate Enchant
Shield
Stoneplate (Active): Gain a base shield that absorbs damage equal to 15% of max Health. Every 1 bonus Armor
or Magic Resistance
you have increases the shield by 0.1%, up to 35%. The shield decays over 4s. (60s Cooldown) For every enemy nearby, gain an additional shield that absorbs damage equal to 5% of max Health, capped at 3 enemies. Every 1 bonus Armor
or Magic Resistance
you have increases the shield by 0.1%, up to 12%. Damage dealt is reduced by 40% for 4s.
500
Stoneplate Enchant TIPS: This enchant grants a strong shield based on your max health, further boosted by your armor and magic resist. The shield grows stronger per nearby enemy and decays over time, reducing incoming damage. — Perfect for tank initiators who need reliable mitigation to withstand initial bursts and control teamfights.
The information below will help you get familiar with the game on the Solo Baron 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.
Ruby Crystal. Next, you should pay attention to whether your mobility champion is enough, our further actions will depend on this. If it is hard for you to dodge the enemy's skills or you want to roam on neighboring lines, then it is better to buy
Boots of Speed at an early stage.
Ruby Crystal
+150 Max Health
500
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: This item is perfect for tanks and bruisers who want to combine maximum survivability with massive burst damage against enemy champions. It provides a huge health pool, enhanced out-of-combat regeneration, and ability haste. The “Colossal Consumption” passive requires a 2.5-second charge when near an enemy champion, after which your next strike deals significant bonus physical damage based on your max health and grants you 15% of the damage dealt as bonus health. This allows you to both absorb damage and heal during skirmishes, making the item an excellent choice for extended fights and closing out teamfights. Excellent synergy with Spirit Visage: the healing amplification and regeneration boost from Spirit Visage further enhance the health restoration from this item’s passive, providing incredible survivability and sustain in combat.
Plated Steelcaps
Reduces Physical Damage
+150 Max Health
+100% Health Regen
+35 Armor
+45 Move Speed.
Block: Reduces physical damage taken from champions by 3-9% (
).
1350
Plated Steelcaps TIPS: These boots provide solid protection against physical damage, boosting your durability and movement speed. The “Block” passive further reduces incoming basic attacks and physical damage from enemy champions. — The perfect pick for tanks, bruisers, and supports who need to soak up auto‑attacks while staying mobile in fights.
Warmog's Armor
Out of combat Heath Regen
+700 Max Health
+100% Health Regen
+20 Ability Haste
Warmog's Heart: If you have at least 950 bonus Health, restore 3.5% Health per second if you haven't taken damage within the last 5 seconds.
Blessed: Increases all healing and shielding effects on you by 30%.
2850
Warmog's Armor TIPS: This item is a top survivability pickup: it grants a massive health pool and strong out-of-combat regeneration, letting you recover quickly between fights. It also amplifies healing and shields, making you much harder to finish off. Perfect for tanks and bruisers who need high survivability and fast recovery after engagements.
Plated Steelcaps
Reduces Physical Damage
+150 Max Health
+100% Health Regen
+35 Armor
+45 Move Speed.
Block: Reduces physical damage taken from champions by 3-9% (
).
1350
Plated Steelcaps TIPS: These boots provide solid protection against physical damage, boosting your durability and movement speed. The “Block” passive further reduces incoming basic attacks and physical damage from enemy champions. — The perfect pick for tanks, bruisers, and supports who need to soak up auto‑attacks while staying mobile in fights.
Mercury's Treads
Reduces Magic Damage
+200 Max Health
+100% Health Regen
+35 Magic Resistance
+45 Move Speed.
Dissolve: Reduces magic damage taken from champions by 3-10% (
).
1350
Mercury's Treads TIPS: These boots provide solid magic damage reduction, enhanced regeneration, and movement speed, with a passive that further lessens incoming magic damage. — The perfect pick for tanks, bruisers, and supports who need to withstand heavy AP threats while maintaining mobility.
Stoneplate Enchant
Shield
Stoneplate (Active): Gain a base shield that absorbs damage equal to 15% of max Health. Every 1 bonus Armor
or Magic Resistance
you have increases the shield by 0.1%, up to 35%. The shield decays over 4s. (60s Cooldown) For every enemy nearby, gain an additional shield that absorbs damage equal to 5% of max Health, capped at 3 enemies. Every 1 bonus Armor
or Magic Resistance
you have increases the shield by 0.1%, up to 12%. Damage dealt is reduced by 40% for 4s.
500
Stoneplate Enchant TIPS: This enchant grants a strong shield based on your max health, further boosted by your armor and magic resist. The shield grows stronger per nearby enemy and decays over time, reducing incoming damage. — Perfect for tank initiators who need reliable mitigation to withstand initial bursts and control teamfights.
Heartsteel (Increase Maximum Health) as your first item, followed by
Plated Steelcaps (Reduces Physical Damage) or
Mercury's Treads (Reduces Magic Damage) depending on the situation. (sometimes it will still be better to build a boot as the first item, which significantly increases the mobility of your champion) the third key element in our build is
Warmog's Armor (Out of combat Heath Regen).
Stoneplate Enchant (Gain a Shield).
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: This item is perfect for tanks and bruisers who want to combine maximum survivability with massive burst damage against enemy champions. It provides a huge health pool, enhanced out-of-combat regeneration, and ability haste. The “Colossal Consumption” passive requires a 2.5-second charge when near an enemy champion, after which your next strike deals significant bonus physical damage based on your max health and grants you 15% of the damage dealt as bonus health. This allows you to both absorb damage and heal during skirmishes, making the item an excellent choice for extended fights and closing out teamfights. Excellent synergy with Spirit Visage: the healing amplification and regeneration boost from Spirit Visage further enhance the health restoration from this item’s passive, providing incredible survivability and sustain in combat.
Plated Steelcaps
Reduces Physical Damage
+150 Max Health
+100% Health Regen
+35 Armor
+45 Move Speed.
Block: Reduces physical damage taken from champions by 3-9% (
).
1350
Plated Steelcaps TIPS: These boots provide solid protection against physical damage, boosting your durability and movement speed. The “Block” passive further reduces incoming basic attacks and physical damage from enemy champions. — The perfect pick for tanks, bruisers, and supports who need to soak up auto‑attacks while staying mobile in fights.
Warmog's Armor
Out of combat Heath Regen
+700 Max Health
+100% Health Regen
+20 Ability Haste
Warmog's Heart: If you have at least 950 bonus Health, restore 3.5% Health per second if you haven't taken damage within the last 5 seconds.
Blessed: Increases all healing and shielding effects on you by 30%.
2850
Warmog's Armor TIPS: This item is a top survivability pickup: it grants a massive health pool and strong out-of-combat regeneration, letting you recover quickly between fights. It also amplifies healing and shields, making you much harder to finish off. Perfect for tanks and bruisers who need high survivability and fast recovery after engagements.
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: This item is perfect for champions who spend a lot of time in the thick of fights and need extra durability and crowd control resistance. It provides bonuses to armor and magic resistance. The “Endurance” passive stacks up to five times during combat, and at full stacks you increase in size, gain enhanced tenacity, and receive bonus armor and magic resistance until you exit combat. This allows you to stay in the frontline longer and withstand enemy attacks more effectively. Due to its versatile utility, this item is one of the most popular defensive choices in the game and is used by the majority of tanks, fighters, and other classes.
Mantle of the Twelfth Hour
Increases max Health when your Health is low
+200 Max Health
+40 Armor
+40 Magic Resistance
Lifeline: Damage that puts you under 35%
, grants bonus max Health equal to 180 + 45% bonus health
for 3 seconds, and provides 50% Slow Resistance and 30 Movement Speed for 3 seconds. (90 second cooldown)
2900
Mantle of the Twelfth Hour TIPS: This item is perfect for champions who find themselves on the brink of death and need an instant survivability boost. When you take damage that drops you below 35% health, you gain bonus maximum health, significant movement speed, and high slow resistance for a short duration. This gives you the chance to escape danger or stay in the fight. The item is especially effective for tanks and bruisers who need to endure critical moments while retaining mobility at low health.
Kaenic Rookern
Gains a magic shield when out of combat
+350 Max Health
+100% Health Regen
+75 Magic Resistance
Magebane: After not taking magic damage for 12 seconds, gain a magic shield that absorbs damage equal to 70-180 + 10% of max Health
.
2800
Kaenic Rookern TIPS: This item is perfect for champions who need extra protection against magic damage, particularly when spending some time out of combat. It provides significant bonuses to health, regeneration, and magic resistance. The “Magebane” passive activates after 12 seconds without taking magic damage, granting you a magic shield that absorbs damage based on your maximum health. This allows you to safely recover between fights and confidently re-enter combat. It’s especially effective against teams heavy in AP damage.
Mantle of the Twelfth Hour
Increases max Health when your Health is low
+200 Max Health
+40 Armor
+40 Magic Resistance
Lifeline: Damage that puts you under 35%
, grants bonus max Health equal to 180 + 45% bonus health
for 3 seconds, and provides 50% Slow Resistance and 30 Movement Speed for 3 seconds. (90 second cooldown)
2900
Mantle of the Twelfth Hour TIPS: This item is perfect for champions who find themselves on the brink of death and need an instant survivability boost. When you take damage that drops you below 35% health, you gain bonus maximum health, significant movement speed, and high slow resistance for a short duration. This gives you the chance to escape danger or stay in the fight. The item is especially effective for tanks and bruisers who need to endure critical moments while retaining mobility at low health.
Thornmail
Reflects damage and reduces enemy healing
+200 Max Health
+75 Armor
Thorns: When struck by an attack, deal 20 + 6% bonus Armor
+ 2% bonus Health
magic damage to the attacker.
Entwine: Aply 50% Grievous Wounds to enemy champions for 3 second(s) when stuck by their attacks or dealing damge to them.
Grievous Wounds reduces the effectiveness of Healing and Regeneration effects.
2700
Thornmail TIPS: This item reflects a portion of incoming physical damage back to attackers as magic damage and applies an effect that reduces enemy healing effectiveness. A strong pick versus teams with heavy auto-attack damage and sustain — ideal for tanks and bruisers who need to absorb focus and cut down opponent healing.
Thornmail — This item reflects a portion of incoming physical damage back to attackers as magic damage and applies an effect that reduces enemy healing effectiveness. A strong pick versus teams with heavy auto-attack damage and sustain — ideal for tanks and bruisers who need to absorb focus and cut down opponent healing.
Mantle of the Twelfth Hour
Increases max Health when your Health is low
+200 Max Health
+40 Armor
+40 Magic Resistance
Lifeline: Damage that puts you under 35%
, grants bonus max Health equal to 180 + 45% bonus health
for 3 seconds, and provides 50% Slow Resistance and 30 Movement Speed for 3 seconds. (90 second cooldown)
2900
Mantle of the Twelfth Hour TIPS: This item is perfect for champions who find themselves on the brink of death and need an instant survivability boost. When you take damage that drops you below 35% health, you gain bonus maximum health, significant movement speed, and high slow resistance for a short duration. This gives you the chance to escape danger or stay in the fight. The item is especially effective for tanks and bruisers who need to endure critical moments while retaining mobility at low health.
Dead Man's Plate
Increases Movement Speed
+350 Max Health
+70 Armor
Relentless:
+5% Move Speed.
Momentum: Moving builds Momentum, granting up to 40 Move Speed at 100 stacks. Attacking removes all Momentum. Stacks decay when movement is impaired.
Crushing Blow: Attacks deal up to 100 bonus magic damage based on Momentum removed. Melee attacks with max Momentum slows by 75% for 1 second.
2800
Dead Man's Plate TIPS: This item provides a substantial boost to health and armor, and its “Momentum” passive builds movement speed as you move—up to a cap—until you land an attack, which then triggers “Crushing Blow”, dealing bonus magic damage based on the momentum removed and slowing enemies at full stacks. This makes it an excellent choice for tanks and bruisers who need extra mobility to engage quickly and sustain through fights. Tips: ideal for champions who need to close distance and absorb damage; pairs extremely well with Spellblade items (e.g., Divine Sunderer) for additional burst damage on engage.
Dead Man's Plate — This item provides a substantial boost to health and armor, and its “Momentum” passive builds movement speed as you move—up to a cap—until you land an attack, which then triggers “Crushing Blow”, dealing bonus magic damage based on the momentum removed and slowing enemies at full stacks. This makes it an excellent choice for tanks and bruisers who need extra mobility to engage quickly and sustain through fights. Tips: ideal for champions who need to close distance and absorb damage; pairs extremely well with Spellblade items (e.g., Divine Sunderer) for additional burst damage on engage.
Mantle of the Twelfth Hour
Increases max Health when your Health is low
+200 Max Health
+40 Armor
+40 Magic Resistance
Lifeline: Damage that puts you under 35%
, grants bonus max Health equal to 180 + 45% bonus health
for 3 seconds, and provides 50% Slow Resistance and 30 Movement Speed for 3 seconds. (90 second cooldown)
2900
Mantle of the Twelfth Hour TIPS: This item is perfect for champions who find themselves on the brink of death and need an instant survivability boost. When you take damage that drops you below 35% health, you gain bonus maximum health, significant movement speed, and high slow resistance for a short duration. This gives you the chance to escape danger or stay in the fight. The item is especially effective for tanks and bruisers who need to endure critical moments while retaining mobility at low health.
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: This item is ideal for tanks and support champions who need to slow enemy attack speed and maintain a healthy mana pool. It provides substantial bonuses to armor, mana, and ability haste. The “Winter’s Caress” passive applies up to four stacks of Chill on enemy champions through your basic attacks, abilities, or any magic damage they take—each stack slows their attack speed by 9%, up to 36% at full stacks. This weakens enemy marksmen and fighters, making it harder for them to deal sustained damage in fights.
Frozen Heart — This item is ideal for tanks and support champions who need to slow enemy attack speed and maintain a healthy mana pool. It provides substantial bonuses to armor, mana, and ability haste. The “Winter’s Caress” passive applies up to four stacks of Chill on enemy champions through your basic attacks, abilities, or any magic damage they take—each stack slows their attack speed by 9%, up to 36% at full stacks. This weakens enemy marksmen and fighters, making it harder for them to deal sustained damage in fights.
Kaenic Rookern
Gains a magic shield when out of combat
+350 Max Health
+100% Health Regen
+75 Magic Resistance
Magebane: After not taking magic damage for 12 seconds, gain a magic shield that absorbs damage equal to 70-180 + 10% of max Health
.
2800
Kaenic Rookern TIPS: This item is perfect for champions who need extra protection against magic damage, particularly when spending some time out of combat. It provides significant bonuses to health, regeneration, and magic resistance. The “Magebane” passive activates after 12 seconds without taking magic damage, granting you a magic shield that absorbs damage based on your maximum health. This allows you to safely recover between fights and confidently re-enter combat. It’s especially effective against teams heavy in AP damage.
Hollow Radiance
Deals damage in an area.
+400 Max Health
+40 Magic Resistance
+15 Ability Haste
Immolate: While in combat, deal magic damage equal to 20–30 plus 1% of bonus
per second for 5 second(s) to nearby enemies. Deals 125% damage against monsters and 200% damage against minions.
Desolate: Killing a neutral monster or an enemy deals magic damage equal to 30 plus 2% of bonus
in an area around them.
2800
Hollow Radiance TIPS: This item turns you into a steady source of pressure in fights: while engaged, it emits an area magic damage aura that helps clear waves and punish nearby small targets. On killing a neutral or enemy, it detonates for area damage, making it great for fast clears and threat creation when entering skirmishes. Perfect for tanks and frontline bruisers who need to hold the center of fights and force opponents into mistakes.
Hollow Radiance — This item turns you into a steady source of pressure in fights: while engaged, it emits an area magic damage aura that helps clear waves and punish nearby small targets. On killing a neutral or enemy, it detonates for area damage, making it great for fast clears and threat creation when entering skirmishes. Perfect for tanks and frontline bruisers who need to hold the center of fights and force opponents into mistakes.
Flash (Teleport a short distance) and
Ghost (Gain a large burst of movement speed) as your Summoner Spells.
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
Conqueror (Gain stacks of AD or AP when hitting a champion with separate attacks or abilities. Stacks up to 6 times. When fully stacked, gain bonus Omnivamp (Adaptive).) as your keystone, followed by
Unshakeable (Gain Armor and Magic Resist. When fully stacked, gain Slow Resist.),
Second Wind (Heals you after taking damage.) and
Overgrowth (Gains bonus scalable max Health.) in the primary tree, as well as
Demolish (Automatically charges up when you are near turrets. Once fully charged, your next attack deals massive amounts of damage to turrets.) in the secondary tree. Below you can see possible options for replacing runes.
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: 3-7 bonus
or 4-11
for 6s.
Fully stacked bonus: Melee - 9%, Ranged - 5% bonus Omnivamp
.
Unshakeable
Bonus AR/MR, Slow Resist
Gain 4% Armor and Magic Resistance. For every 1 enemy champion(s) nearby, gain an additional 3% Armor and Magic Resistance. If the max number of enemy champions are nearby (max: 3), you also gain 20% Slow Resist.
Second Wind
Heal after taking damage
Gain 5 Health
every 5 seconds.
After taking damage from an enemy champion, regenerate 6 + (2% of your missing health)
over the next 5 seconds. This effect is doubled for melee champions.
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
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: 3-7 bonus
or 4-11
for 6s.
Fully stacked bonus: Melee - 9%, Ranged - 5% bonus Omnivamp
.
Phase Rush
Mobility, Ability Haste
Using basic attacks or abilities on an enemy champion 3 time(s) within 4s grants
Movement Speed and reduces the remaining cooldown of basic abilities by 20%.
Duration: 3s.
Movement Speed bonus: Melee - 40%-60% (
) | Ranged - 30-50% (
).
Ability Haste: 25.
Cooldown: 12s
Phase Rush — The rune is perfect for champions who actively use their abilities in fights and need increased mobility, such as Ezreal or Camille. It provides a significant movement speed boost after hitting the enemy with several attacks, allowing you to escape or chase down opponents effectively. It also reduces the cooldown of abilities, making heroes more flexible and dangerous in combat. It is especially useful for champions with high mobility who need to quickly reposition.
Second Wind
Heal after taking damage
Gain 5 Health
every 5 seconds.
After taking damage from an enemy champion, regenerate 6 + (2% of your missing health)
over the next 5 seconds. This effect is doubled for melee champions.
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
Bone Plating — The rune reduces damage from enemy attacks and abilities when you take damage from an enemy champion. It lowers damage from the next few attacks or abilities for a short period, making it useful for most champions, including tanks, fighters, and even some mages. The rune helps improve survivability by mitigating damage in critical moments of the fight, making it suitable for heroes who find themselves in the heart of battles.
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
Axiom Arcanist
Increased ultimate ability damage, heals, shields and haste
Your ultimate ability has 10% increased damage, healing, and shielding. (AoE damage is reduced to a 5% increase.)
Scoring a takedown on an enemy champion reduces your ultimate ability's remaining cooldown by 7%.
Axiom arcanist — This rune amplifies your ultimate — boosting its damage, healing and shielding potency, and shortens its remaining cooldown on takedowns. Great for mages and supports whose ultimates swing teamfights or provide major impact in engagements. Pick it when you want stronger, more frequent ultimates and extra value from securing takedowns.
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
Transcendence
CDR
Gain a bonus when reaching the following levels:
At level 1, gain 6 Ability Haste;
at level 6, gain bonus 6 Ability Haste;
at level 9, after Basic Ability hit the target, reduce 10% the ability's cooldown time.
Cooldown: 8s
Transcendence — The rune provides bonuses to ability haste at different levels. It allows you to use your abilities more frequently by reducing their cooldowns. This rune is perfect for champions who rely heavily on their abilities in combat and want to increase their ability usage, improving mobility and effectiveness in fights.
(Q) DEATH'S HAND
6/5/4/3s
50
Extends his demonic arm to launch eldritch bots at enemies, dealing 55 magic damage (55/90/125/160 + 32%
) to enemies within range.
Each bolt after the first deals 10 magic damage (10/20/30/40 + 12%
) (up to 95 damage).
(W) VISION OF EMPIRE
21/20/19/18s
65
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
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
First cast: Frees the demon, dealing 10 magic damage (10/25/40 + 15%
) per second to enemies within his range and restoring 20 Health (20/30/40 + 20%
).
Recast: Deals 150 magic damage (150 + 60%
) and slows by 60%, decaying over 2 seconds.
Non-champion units will restore 10% Health.
When transformed Demonic Energy depletes over time but can be recharged by damaging or killing enemy champion. Champion takedowns. Champion takedowns fully restore Demonic Energy.
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We have prepared a list of items and spells that will help counter Solo Baron 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 from champions by 3-10% (
).
1350
Mercury's Treads TIPS: These boots provide solid magic damage reduction, enhanced regeneration, and movement speed, with a passive that further lessens incoming magic damage. — The perfect pick for tanks, bruisers, and supports who need to withstand heavy AP threats while maintaining mobility.
Force of Nature
Stacking Magic Resist and Move Speed
+350 Max Health
+60 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: This item provides a substantial boost to health and magic resistance, and its “Absorb” passive stacks up when you take ability damage from enemy champions, reducing all incoming magic damage and granting bonus movement speed at max stacks. It’s perfect for tanks who need to withstand teams heavy in magic damage and maintain mobility to be in the right position during fights. Pick this up when the enemy team builds magic damage (e.g., Syndra, Brand) and you need extra movement speed to initiate effectively or escape dangerous situations.
Maw of Malmortius
Converts damage from attacks into a magic shield
+55 Attack Damage
+45 Magic Resistance
+10 Ability Haste
Lifeline: Upon taking Magic Damage that would reduce your Health to below 35%, gain
+10% Omni Vamp. until the end of combat and a magic shield that absorbs 220-530 Magic Damage for 3s. (90s Cooldown)
3000
Maw of Malmortius TIPS: This item provides a mix of damage, magic resistance and ability haste, but its core value is the anti-burst passive: when hit by a dangerous burst of magic damage, you instantly gain a strong protective shield and a temporary lifesteal/omnivamp effect that lasts through the fight. It lets you survive big AP detonations and re-enter skirmishes quickly. Best for assassins, bruisers and AD champions who need to survive enemy magic burst and power through fights.
Wit's End
Basic Attack deals Bonus Damage
+45% Attack Speed
+45 Magic Resistance
At Wit's End: Basic attacks deal 10-55 bonus magic damage. While below 50%
Health, dealing damage to an enemy champion heals you for (Melee 100% / Range 66%) of this effect's post-mitigation damage.
2800
Wit's End TIPS: This item is perfect for champions who want to deal sustained damage and have some defensive stats against magic damage threats. It provides bonuses to attack speed and magic resistance, as well as adding magic damage to your auto-attacks, making it effective against magic-based threats. The "While below 50% Health" effect heals you when dealing damage to an enemy champion, increasing survivability in fights. This item is especially useful for champions like Vayne, Irelia, or Master Yi, who can benefit from its on-hit magic damage and health restoration effect.
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
+35 Ability Power
Cursed Wounds: Dealing magic damage to enemy champions applies 40% Grievous Wounds for 3 seconds.
Grievous Wounds reduces the effectiveness of Healing and Regeneration effects.
800
Mortal Reminder
Armor Penetration (%) and reduced enemy healing
+25 Attack Damage
+25% Critical Rate
+15% Attack Speed
Last Whisper:
+30% Armor Penetration. Attacks that Critically Strike gain an additional
6% 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: This item is perfect for auto‑attackers who need to shred through armor and cut down enemy healing. It boosts your penetration to deal more damage against tanky targets and applies grievous wounds on hit, reducing all healing and regen effects. — Ideal against tanks and high‑heal champions, and for marksmen and auto‑attack fighters who need to pierce defenses and curb enemy sustain.
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: This item is perfect for champions who face enemies with high sustain, such as Dr. Mundo, Soraka, and Yuumi, who have significant healing abilities. The "Punishment" effect applies Grievous Wounds, reducing the effectiveness of healing and regeneration by 50%, making this item effective against champions who rely on healing. It’s also useful against champions who rely on lifesteal, such as Aatrox, Darius, and Fiora, as it helps reduce the effectiveness of their healing.
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: This item is perfect for mages who need to reduce the effectiveness of healing and regeneration on enemies. It provides bonuses to maximum health, ability power, magic penetration, and ability haste. The "Affliction" effect applies Grievous Wounds on enemy champions when you deal magic damage, reducing their healing and regeneration effectiveness by 50% for 3 seconds. This item is especially useful against champions who rely on healing, such as Soraka, Dr. Mundo, and 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: This Enchant renders you invulnerable and untargetable for 2.5 s, but prevents movement, attacks, and ability or item use. Perfect for surviving critical moments against assassins and high 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 0.25 seconds.
Perseverance (Passive): After the Quicksilver effects ends, grant 30% Tenacity and 30% Slow Resist for 1.5 seconds. (70s Cooldown)
Cannot be used during knock up or knock back effects.
800
Quicksilver Enchant TIPS: This enchant cleanses all crowd control effects, grants brief CC immunity, then boosts your tenacity and slow resist. Perfect for champions who need to quickly purge control to stay in the fight.
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: This item is perfect for champions who need a mix of offense and defense. It provides bonuses to maximum health and attack damage, along with increased armor penetration to help you shred through enemy defenses. The "Annul" effect grants you a spell shield, blocking the next enemy ability. This spell shield refreshes when leaving combat with enemy champions, making the item a great choice for champions who need protection from crowd control and to engage in fights, such as Ashe, Lux, or 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: This item is perfect for champions who need both defense and offense. It provides bonuses to ability power, magic penetration, maximum mana, and ability haste. The "Safeguard" effect grants a spell shield that blocks the next enemy ability and reduces incoming damage by 40% for 1 second. "Poise" increases your ability power while safeguarded and reduces the cooldown of Safeguard by 4 seconds when you deal magic damage using an active ability. This item is especially useful for champions who need to protect themselves from crowd control while engaging in fights, particularly against champions with key abilities that can be blocked, such as Ashe, Lux, or Morgana.
Cleanse
Removes disables (including spell debuffs) affecting your champion and grants immunity to disables for 0.25 seconds.
Cooldown: 110s
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: This item is perfect for champions who need survivability in team fights, especially for tanks and fighters who take frontline positions. It provides bonuses to maximum health, attack damage, and helps increase your survivability. The "Lifeline" effect activates when your health drops below 35%, granting a shield that absorbs damage, helping you survive heavy hits. "Sterak's Fury" empowers you, increases your size, removes crowd control effects (except airborne), and grants 30% tenacity for 4 seconds, allowing you to survive and continue fighting through heavy crowd control and burst damage from enemies. This item is especially useful against champions with burst damage, such as Zed and Talon, and against champions with heavy CC, like Lissandra and Nautilus.
Maw of Malmortius
Converts damage from attacks into a magic shield
+55 Attack Damage
+45 Magic Resistance
+10 Ability Haste
Lifeline: Upon taking Magic Damage that would reduce your Health to below 35%, gain
+10% Omni Vamp. until the end of combat and a magic shield that absorbs 220-530 Magic Damage for 3s. (90s Cooldown)
3000
Maw of Malmortius TIPS: This item provides a mix of damage, magic resistance and ability haste, but its core value is the anti-burst passive: when hit by a dangerous burst of magic damage, you instantly gain a strong protective shield and a temporary lifesteal/omnivamp effect that lasts through the fight. It lets you survive big AP detonations and re-enter skirmishes quickly. Best for assassins, bruisers and AD champions who need to survive enemy magic burst and power through fights.
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: This item is perfect for champions who need a lot of sustain in fights. It provides bonuses to attack damage, critical strike chance, attack speed, and physical vamp, helping you sustain and deal damage. The "Lifeline" effect activates when your health drops below 35%, granting a shield that absorbs damage for 5 seconds, giving you a chance to survive dangerous moments in a fight. "Buttle Furor" adds physical vamp when the shield is triggered, enhancing your sustain. This item is especially useful for champions who rely on high AD, such as Draven and Jhin, and when facing champions who deal a lot of physical damage, such as Master Yi, and Tryndamere.
Locket Enchant
Area of effect magic shield
Locket (Active): Grants a shield to yourself and nearby allied champions that each absorbs 60-330 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: This enchant grants a magic shield to you and nearby allies, absorbing damage for a brief duration. The shield is ideal in large teamfights, providing extra protection and opportunities for counterplay. Perfect for tanks who frequently stand in the thick of battle and want to safeguard their team during critical moments.
Stoneplate Enchant
Shield
Stoneplate (Active): Gain a base shield that absorbs damage equal to 15% of max Health. Every 1 bonus Armor
or Magic Resistance
you have increases the shield by 0.1%, up to 35%. The shield decays over 4s. (60s Cooldown) For every enemy nearby, gain an additional shield that absorbs damage equal to 5% of max Health, capped at 3 enemies. Every 1 bonus Armor
or Magic Resistance
you have increases the shield by 0.1%, up to 12%. Damage dealt is reduced by 40% for 4s.
500
Stoneplate Enchant TIPS: This enchant grants a strong shield based on your max health, further boosted by your armor and magic resist. The shield grows stronger per nearby enemy and decays over time, reducing incoming damage. — Perfect for tank initiators who need reliable mitigation to withstand initial bursts and control teamfights.
RAVENOUS FLOCK
DEATH'S HAND
VISION OF EMPIRE
NEVERMOVE
DEMONIC ASCENSION

Collects Soul Fragments when Vision of Empire hits enemy champion, when Nevermove pulls them in, or when nearby enemy champion are kill.
Soul Fragments: Each stack restore 3% health (3/3.5/4/4.5% (
1/5/9/13) + 0.5%
) and grants 16 maximum health.

6/5/4/3s
50
Extends his demonic arm to launch eldritch bots at enemies, dealing 55 magic damage (55/90/125/160 + 32%
) to enemies within range.
Each bolt after the first deals 10 magic damage (10/20/30/40 + 12%
) (up to 95 damage).

21/20/19/18s
65
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
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
First cast: Frees the demon, dealing 10 magic damage (10/25/40 + 15%
) per second to enemies within his range and restoring 20 Health (20/30/40 + 20%
).
Recast: Deals 150 magic damage (150 + 60%
) and slows by 60%, decaying over 2 seconds.
Non-champion units will restore 10% Health.
When transformed Demonic Energy depletes over time but can be recharged by damaging or killing enemy champion. Champion takedowns. Champion takedowns fully restore Demonic 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.