Draven vs Swain
How to Beat Swain as Draven
based on 4,572 Draven vs Swain matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Draven vs Swain Matchup Summary
Best Draven vs Swain Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Swain as Draven
Tips for Playing as Draven against Swain
If Draven doesn't move, Spinning Axe will fall near his present location. It will fall directly on him, or just to the right or left.
If Draven does move after attacking, Spinning Axe will lead him in the direction of his movement. Use this to control where the Spinning Axe will go.
Advice to Win Against Swain
Buying an item with Grievous Wounds will make Swain much easier to kill during his Demonic Ascension.
Swain's passive is very potent if you are immobilized. Make sure to be extra careful around enemies who have immobilizing effects.
High mobility counters all of Swain's basic abilities: Death's Hand does more damage the closer he is, Vision of Empire has a very long delay and Nevermove must start returning back to him to be dangerous.
Draven vs Swain Counter Stats
How to Counter Swain with Draven in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here clarify several valuable Draven vs. Swain matchup stats that can help us appreciate the differences between this pair of champions. As an example, Draven’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Swain’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Draven may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Swain. This observation is in large part fueled by the difference in kills.
Draven normally has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his foe does. On average, he receives less damage than Swain. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also hint that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Draven and Swain
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Who is Better, Draven or Swain?
Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Draven usually loses when trying to fight Swain, with a 47.8% win rate. Thus, Draven makes a poor counter to Swain.
While Draven does have a lower winrate than Swain, when facing one another, Draven also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more difficult character to pick up and master. You may get destroyed when picking Draven into Swainas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Additionally, Draven also has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Swain. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Draven vs Swain matchups, Swain is the better champion with a lower win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.
Draven is a garbage counter for Swain. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on maximizing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Draven against Swain.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Draven to counter Swain during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips shown above, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Draven most often picks up more CS compared to Swain. Champions who typically don't acquire many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values displayed here to do well.
The top items to have in your Draven versus Swain build consist of Bloodthirster, Youmuu's Ghostblade, and Hubris. When Draven bought at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better countering Swain than with many other typical builds. In fact, Draven boasted an average winrate of 47.8% battling Swain with this build.
To have the greatest likelihood of coming out on top against Swain as Draven, Draven players should use the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Absolute Focus, and Gathering Storm runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players used for Draven vs Swain face-offs, this combination of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 47.8% win rate overall.
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