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

Swain vs Ezreal

How to Beat Ezreal as Swain in LoLSwain is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Ezreal as Swain

based on 8,265 Swain vs Ezreal matchups
Win Rate
53.2 %
K/D/A
2.46
Pick Rate
5.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our counter statistics from the millions of rated League rounds that we get from Riot Games each and every week. This guide on how to beat Ezreal as Swain came out of an examination of 8265 ranked matches where both champions clashed against each other. This champion pairing is fairly uncommon. Swain encounters Ezreal in only 5.8% of his matches.

Swain vs Ezreal Matchup Summary

Swain has done a good job of countering Ezreal. Typically, he wins a whopping 53.2% of games the champions clash against one another in. In Swain vs Ezreal matches, Swain’s team is 0.0% more expected to gain first blood. This implies that he most likely will get first blood versus Ezreal.

Best Swain vs Ezreal Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsHaunting Guise

Core Swain Items

~22 Mins
Rylai's Crystal ScepterCosmic DriveLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

Spirit VisageRiftmakerZhonya's HourglassSeraph's Embrace

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste 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

SorcerySummon AeryManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
PrecisionPresence of MindLast Stand
Ability HasteAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
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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R
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Guide to Countering Ezreal as Swain

Tips for Playing as Swain against Ezreal

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 Ezreal

Ezreal is a very fragile champion so take the fight to him.

Ezreal is completely skill shot based, so make sure to keep minions in between you.

Mystic Shot applies on-hit effects including the Crest of Cinders.

Swain vs Ezreal Counter Stats

Swain Image
Win Rate
53.2 %
VS
Win Rate
46.8 %
Ezreal Image
5.2
< Kills >
6.9
6.3
< Deaths >
5.9
10.3
< Assists >
7.4
1.17
< Killing Sprees >
1.61
101
< Minions Killed >
169
0.07
< Dragons Killed >
0.17
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.47
1,418
< Physical Damage >
17,374
19,357
< Magic Damage >
7,703
909
< True Damage >
622
21,685
< Damage Dealt >
25,700
31,846
< Damage Taken >
20,984
10,352
< Gold Earned >
11,866
1.86
< Towers >
2.17
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
9,615
< Total Healing >
5,688
12,523
< Experience >
12,758
33
< Vision Score >
16
15
< Wards Placed >
8
364
< Time Dealing CC >
86

How to Counter Ezreal with Swain in LoL

The stats provided here emphasize some influential Swain against Ezreal matchup statistics that can help us distinguish the differences between these two champs. Swain’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Ezreal’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Swain may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Ezreal..

Swain usually has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his foe does. On average, he takes more damage than Ezreal. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, yet it can also show that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Swain and Ezreal

Damage Types Compared

Swain
Ezreal
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Swain
Ezreal

Who is Better, Swain or Ezreal?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Swain usually wins when trying to fight Ezreal, with a 53.2% win rate. Therefore, Swain makes a great counter for Ezreal.

While Swain does have a higher winrate compared to Ezreal, when on opposite teams, Swain also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more time consuming champ to develop with. You don't need to be too worried when picking Swain into Ezrealas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Swain has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Ezreal. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Swain vs Ezreal matchups, Swain is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Swain is a great counter for Ezreal. Focus your gameplay on keeping up your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Swain against Ezreal.

Additional Information for Swain Players

How We Calculated Our Swain vs Ezreal Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Ezreal as Swain, we analyzed 8,265 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 Ezreal 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 truly master Swain to counter Ezreal during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips presented here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Swain usually racks up less CS compared to Ezreal. Champs who on average don't earn much CS often don't require 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 a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The top items to use in your Swain versus Ezreal build include Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Cosmic Drive, and Liandry's Torment. When Swain used at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better vs Ezreal than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Swain boasted an average winrate of 53.2% when countering Ezreal with this build.

To have the greatest chance of vanquishing Ezreal as Swain, Swain players should take the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Presence of Mind, and Last Stand runes from the Sorcery and Precision rune sets. Of all the rune builds we have analyed for Swain vs Ezreal face-offs, this mix of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 53.2% win rate overall.

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