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How to Win Rell vs Swain Counter MatchupRell is in the b tier of champions

Rell vs Swain

How to Beat Swain as Rell in LoLRell is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Swain as Rell

based on 1,836 Rell vs Swain matchups
Win Rate
44.7 %
K/D/A
2.61
Pick Rate
3.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter statistics from the millions of rated LoL matches that we evaluate each and every week. This guide on how to beat Swain as Rell resulted from an examination of 1836 ranked matches where both champions clashed against one another. This champion matchup is fairly rare. Rell has to counter Swain in only 3.7% of her games.

Rell vs Swain Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Rell does a awful job of countering Swain. Normally, she wins a lowly 44.7% of games the champs face one another in. In Rell against Swain matches, Rell’s team is 0.0% more likely to earn first blood. This indicates that she most likely will be able to get first blood against Swain.

Best Rell vs Swain Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsWinged Moonplate

Core Rell Items

~22 Mins
TrailblazerLocket of the Iron SolariSolstice Sleigh

Optional Items

Knight's VowForce of NatureZeke's ConvergenceThornmail

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Rell to level upw
>
Second ability for Rell to level upe
>
Last skill for Rell to max outq

Runes

InspirationGlacial AugmentHextech FlashtraptionBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
ResolveBone PlatingUnflinching
Ability HasteArmorArmor
Rell's passive ability p
Rell's q ability q
Rell's w ability w
Rell's e ability e
Rell's ultimate ability r
1
W
2
Q
3
E
4
W
5
W
6
R
7
W
8
E
9
W
10
E
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R
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E
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E
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Q
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Q
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R

Guide to Countering Swain as Rell

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.

Rell vs Swain Counter Stats

Rell Image
Win Rate
44.7 %
VS
Win Rate
55.3 %
Swain Image
1.8
< Kills >
6
6.7
< Deaths >
6.2
15.7
< Assists >
11.7
0.3
< Killing Sprees >
1.36
27
< Minions Killed >
101
0.18
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.42
< Inhibitors >
0.47
1,978
< Physical Damage >
1,500
5,542
< Magic Damage >
21,540
944
< True Damage >
926
8,464
< Damage Dealt >
23,966
23,053
< Damage Taken >
31,627
8,521
< Gold Earned >
10,691
1.55
< Towers >
2.04
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
2,842
< Total Healing >
10,387
10,619
< Experience >
12,480
51
< Vision Score >
33
22
< Wards Placed >
15
283
< Time Dealing CC >
377

How to Counter Swain with Rell in LoL

The stats provided here clarify several influential Rell vs. Swain counter statistics that can help you realize the differences between this pair of champions. As an example, Rell’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Swain’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Rell may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Swain. This observation is largely caused by the differences in assists.

Rell usually has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than her opponent does. Commonly, she takes less damage than Swain. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, yet it can also hint that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to escape further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Rell and Swain

Damage Types Compared

Rell
Swain
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Rell
Swain

Who is Better, Rell or Swain?

Both League champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Rell usually loses when trying to fight Swain, with a 44.7% win rate. Therefore, Rell makes a bad counter to Swain.

While Rell does have a much lower winrate than Swain, when facing one another, Rell also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes her a less complex champ to learn and master. You should be very concerned when picking Rell into Swain.

Moreover, Rell also has a great deal of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Swain. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Rell vs Swain matchups, Swain is the better champion with a much lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Rell is a garbage counter for Swain. You will do well by focussing your tactics on maximizing your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Rell against Swain.

Other Champion Matchups Against Rell

Rell Loses Against

LilliaLillia42.3% winrateSingedSinged42.9% winrateLissandraLissandra44.5% winrateSwainSwain44.7% winrate

Rell Wins Against

YuumiYuumi56.6% winrateLee SinLee Sin56.6% winrateLeBlancLeBlanc55.8% winrateNautilusNautilus54.7% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

MordekaiserMordekaiser+ 53.1% 3196 GamesMiss FortuneMiss Fortune+ 53.4% 7804 GamesSwainSwain+ 54.2% 985 GamesLilliaLillia+ 56.3% 2856 Games

Additional Information for Rell Players

How We Calculated Our Rell vs Swain Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Swain as Rell, we analyzed 1,836 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Swain as Rell comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

Other Useful Resources

Rell Build Swain Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Rell in order to counter Swain during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions displayed above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Rell most often gets a lot less CS relative to Swain. Champs who on average don't take much CS often don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The most important items to focus on in your Rell versus Swain build include Trailblazer, Locket of the Iron Solari, and Solstice Sleigh. When Rell bought at least these three items in her build, she performed much better vs Swain than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Rell boasted an average win rate of 44.7% when playing against Swain with this counter build.

To have the best likelihood of beating Swain as Rell, Rell players should use the Glacial Augment, Hextech Flashtraption, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Inspiration and Resolve rune sets. Of all the runes that we analyzed for Rell vs Swain counter picks, this order of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 44.7% winrate overall.

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