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How to Win Swain vs Cassiopeia Counter MatchupSwain is in the b tier of champions

Swain vs Cassiopeia

How to Beat Cassiopeia as Swain in LoLSwain is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Cassiopeia as Swain

based on 1,456 Swain vs Cassiopeia matchups
Win Rate
49.7 %
K/D/A
2.45
Pick Rate
1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of recently ranked LoL rounds each and every week. In our dataset, Swain faced Cassiopeia in 1456 rounds. Using so many games with Swain vs Cassiopeia gives us a lot of faith in our capacity to prepare useful data and a pro build to crush your opponent. This particular champ matchup is relatively rare. Swain encounters Cassiopeia in only 1.0% of his matches.

Swain vs Cassiopeia Matchup Summary

Swain does a ok job of beating Cassiopeia. Normally, he wins a acceptable 49.7% of games the champions clash against each other in. In Swain against Cassiopeia games, Swain’s side is 0.1% more probable to obtain first blood. This implies that he probably will get first blood against Cassiopeia.

Best Swain vs Cassiopeia Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Sapphire CrystalAmplifying Tome

Core Swain Items

~22 Mins
Rylai's Crystal ScepterMalignanceLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

Zhonya's HourglassSeraph's EmbraceRiftmakerZaz'Zak's Realmspike

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionConquerorPresence of MindLegend: TenacityLast Stand
ResolveConditioningOvergrowth
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Swain's passive ability p
Swain's q ability q
Swain's w ability w
Swain's e ability e
Swain's ultimate ability r
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Q
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W
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Cassiopeia as Swain

Tips for Playing as Swain against Cassiopeia

While laning, try to use Death's Hand's piercing damage to damage opponents from a safe distance.

Vision of Empire is quite difficult to land on its own, look for skirmishes around the map where enemies may be distracted or crowd controlled so you can land it more easily.

If you're having trouble rooting an enemy with Nevermove, try throwing it at opponents when they are near their minions so the explosion surprises them.

Demonic Ascension may make Swain very hard to kill but he's pretty easy to get away from. Try building items that can slow opponents to keep them in range if their mobility is overwhelming.

Advice to Win Against Cassiopeia

Be wary of Cassiopeia's damage potential with Twin Fang when she has you poisoned.

Turn away from Cassiopeia when she is casting Petrifying Gaze to get slowed instead of stunned.

Swain vs Cassiopeia Counter Stats

Swain Image
Win Rate
49.7 %
VS
Win Rate
50.3 %
Cassiopeia Image
5.3
< Kills >
7.4
6.6
< Deaths >
6.4
10.9
< Assists >
6.7
1.18
< Killing Sprees >
1.71
102
< Minions Killed >
173
0.07
< Dragons Killed >
0.11
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.41
1,359
< Physical Damage >
693
20,396
< Magic Damage >
25,629
889
< True Damage >
380
22,645
< Damage Dealt >
26,702
32,259
< Damage Taken >
28,287
10,504
< Gold Earned >
11,941
1.84
< Towers >
1.81
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
9,608
< Total Healing >
7,735
12,603
< Experience >
15,451
34
< Vision Score >
18
15
< Wards Placed >
9
358
< Time Dealing CC >
464

How to Counter Cassiopeia with Swain in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here underscore some critical Swain versus Cassiopeia counter statistics that can help us appreciate the differences between the pair. For instance, Swain’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Cassiopeia’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Swain may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Cassiopeia. This observation is largely fueled by the differences in assists.

Swain normally has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his enemy does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Cassiopeia. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also show that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Swain and Cassiopeia

Damage Types Compared

Swain
Cassiopeia
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Swain
Cassiopeia

Who is Better, Swain or Cassiopeia?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Swain usually fairs equally well when taking on Cassiopeia, with a 49.7% win rate. Thus, Swain makes an ok counter for Cassiopeia.

While Swain does have a lower win rate than Cassiopeia, when facing one another, Swain also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less complex champion to learn. You should be careful when picking Swain into Cassiopeiaas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Swain has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Cassiopeia. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Swain vs Cassiopeia matchups, Cassiopeia is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Swain is a somewhat poor counter for Cassiopeia. Make sure you focus your play on increasing your CS and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Swain against Cassiopeia.

Additional Information for Swain Players

How We Calculated Our Swain vs Cassiopeia Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Cassiopeia as Swain, we analyzed 1,456 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 Cassiopeia as Swain 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Swain to counter Cassiopeia 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 pay attention to the build and suggestions presented above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Swain most often accumulates less CS compared to Cassiopeia. Champs who on average don't take much CS often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to prioritize in your Swain versus Cassiopeia build include Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Malignance, and Liandry's Torment. When Swain combined at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better against Cassiopeia than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Swain had an average winrate of 49.7% when playing against Cassiopeia with these items in his kit.

To have the best chance of defeating Cassiopeia as Swain, you should equip the Conqueror, Presence of Mind, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Conditioning, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune builds players picked for Swain vs Cassiopeia face-offs, this sequence of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 49.7% winrate overall.

If you want to see Swain vs Cassiopeia tips and counter stats for a a specific division rank, feel free to select one from the selection menu provided above. If viewing for the first time, the statistics and strategies displayed are calculated using every round played with both champs.