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Sett vs Swain

How to Beat Swain as Sett in LoLSett is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Swain as Sett

based on 4,108 Sett vs Swain matchups
Win Rate
50.1 %
K/D/A
1.76
Pick Rate
3.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter statistics from the millions of recently ranked LoL games that we review each week. This guide on how to beat Swain as Sett resulted from an evaluation of 4108 ranked matches where both champions faced off against one another. This champ pairing is fairly rare. Sett is forced to battle against Swain in only 3.8% of his matches.

Sett vs Swain Matchup Summary

Sett does a average job of countering Swain. On average, he wins a acceptable 50.1% of games the champs oppose each other in. In Sett against Swain games, Sett’s team is 0.0% more probable to gain first blood. This implies that he most likely will get first blood versus Swain.

Best Sett vs Swain Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsTunneler

Core Sett Items

~22 Mins
Black CleaverTrinity ForceTitanic Hydra

Optional Items

Sterak's GageSpear of ShojinHullbreakerDeath's Dance

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Sett to level upq
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Second ability for Sett to level upw
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Last skill for Sett to max oute

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
ResolveSecond WindUnflinching
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Sett's passive ability p
Sett's q ability q
Sett's w ability w
Sett's e ability e
Sett's ultimate ability r
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W
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Guide to Countering Swain as Sett

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.

Sett vs Swain Counter Stats

Sett Image
Win Rate
50.1 %
VS
Win Rate
49.9 %
Swain Image
6.3
< Kills >
5.4
6.7
< Deaths >
6.4
5.5
< Assists >
10.8
1.46
< Killing Sprees >
1.24
152
< Minions Killed >
93
0.1
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.53
< Inhibitors >
0.43
19,658
< Physical Damage >
1,430
281
< Magic Damage >
20,560
5,517
< True Damage >
950
25,457
< Damage Dealt >
22,941
36,549
< Damage Taken >
31,679
11,688
< Gold Earned >
10,353
2.52
< Towers >
1.79
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
6,539
< Total Healing >
9,594
14,459
< Experience >
12,358
17
< Vision Score >
34
9
< Wards Placed >
15
178
< Time Dealing CC >
359

How to Counter Swain with Sett in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here highlight several important Sett versus Swain counter stats that may help us figure out the differences between the pair. For instance, Sett’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Swain’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Sett may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Swain..

Sett usually has a similar longest killing spree as his opponent does. Typically, he receives more damage than Swain. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also show that the champ with higher health has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Sett and Swain

Damage Types Compared

Sett
Swain
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Sett
Swain

Who is Better, Sett or Swain?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Sett usually fairs equally well when facing off against Swain, with a 50.1% win rate. Therefore, Sett makes an ok counter for Swain.

While Sett does have a higher winrate than Swain, when facing one another, Sett also has a much lower difficulty level that makes him a less time consuming champ to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Sett into Swain.

Additionally, Sett has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Swain. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

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

Sett is a decent counter to Swain. Make sure you focus your strategy on maximizing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Sett against Swain.

Other Champion Matchups Against Sett

Sett Loses Against

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Sett Wins Against

YuumiYuumi57.9% winrateEliseElise56% winrateLuluLulu55% winrateNunu & WillumpNunu & Willump54.9% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

MaokaiMaokai+ 54.4% 3554 GamesSingedSinged+ 55.5% 535 GamesLilliaLillia+ 55.9% 6401 GamesTeemoTeemo+ 56.1% 4446 Games

Additional Information for Sett Players

How We Calculated Our Sett vs Swain Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Swain as Sett, we analyzed 4,108 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 Sett 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

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Sett to counter Swain during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats shown above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Sett most often accumulates more CS compared to Swain. Champs who typically don't get much CS often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values reported on this page to do well.

The most important items to focus on in your Sett versus Swain build include Black Cleaver, Trinity Force, and Titanic Hydra. When Sett incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better vs Swain than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Sett boasted an average winrate of 50.1% battling Swain with this build.

To have the highest probability of coming out on top against Swain as Sett, you should take the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Second Wind, and Unflinching runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune builds players used for Sett vs Swain face-offs, this blending of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 50.1% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Swain as Sett are given for all skill levels, merged. If you want to scope the stats and builds to a specific rank, you can use the selection menu at the top of this page.