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

Swain vs Heimerdinger

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

based on 2,235 Swain vs Heimerdinger matchups
Win Rate
51.5 %
K/D/A
2.49
Pick Rate
1.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of ranked League of Legends matches each week. In our data, Swain faced off against Heimerdinger 2235 times. Including so many games with Swain vs Heimerdinger provides us faith in our capacity to prepare informative data and a supported build to counter Heimerdinger. This particular champion matchup is fairly rare. Swain is forced to battle against Heimerdinger in only 1.6% of his matches.

Swain vs Heimerdinger Matchup Summary

Swain has done a decent job of beating Heimerdinger. Typically, he wins a acceptable 51.5% of games the champs oppose each other in. In Swain versus Heimerdinger games, Swain’s team is 0.1% more likely to get first blood, implying that he most likely will get first blood versus Heimerdinger.

Best Swain vs Heimerdinger Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Sapphire CrystalAmplifying Tome

Core Swain Items

~22 Mins
Zhonya's HourglassZaz'Zak's RealmspikeLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

Rod of AgesCosmic DriveRiftmakerSpirit Visage

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Swain to level upq
>
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
Adaptive ForceAdaptive 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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E
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W
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Heimerdinger as Swain

Tips for Playing as Swain against Heimerdinger

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 Heimerdinger

Be wary of Heimerdinger's Upgrade!!!, as he can use it to find an answer to most trouble he gets into. Once his ultimate is down, go in for the kill!

It's better to destroy all of Heimerdinger's turrets at once with the help of creeps than to fight them one at a time.

Swain vs Heimerdinger Counter Stats

Swain Image
Win Rate
51.5 %
VS
Win Rate
48.5 %
Heimerdinger Image
5.3
< Kills >
4.9
6.3
< Deaths >
6.6
10.4
< Assists >
7.5
1.2
< Killing Sprees >
1.1
95
< Minions Killed >
134
0.08
< Dragons Killed >
0.17
0.39
< Inhibitors >
0.46
1,314
< Physical Damage >
835
18,935
< Magic Damage >
25,724
907
< True Damage >
697
21,157
< Damage Dealt >
27,257
32,411
< Damage Taken >
20,755
10,370
< Gold Earned >
10,935
1.74
< Towers >
1.96
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
9,707
< Total Healing >
2,133
12,646
< Experience >
13,741
32
< Vision Score >
28
15
< Wards Placed >
13
394
< Time Dealing CC >
266

How to Counter Heimerdinger with Swain in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here clarify several strategic Swain versus Heimerdinger counter stats that may help you distinguish the differences between this pair of champs. As an example, Swain’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Heimerdinger’s ratio of NaN, showing that Swain may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Heimerdinger..

Swain normally has a similar longest kill spree as his matchup does. On average, he takes more damage than Heimerdinger. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also imply that the champion with higher health has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Swain and Heimerdinger

Damage Types Compared

Swain
Heimerdinger
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Swain
Heimerdinger

Who is Better, Swain or Heimerdinger?

Both LoL champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Swain usually wins when taking on Heimerdinger, with a 51.5% win rate. As a result, Swain makes a good counter to Heimerdinger.

While Swain does have a higher win rate compared to Heimerdinger, when they face off with one another, Swain also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more difficult character to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Swain into Heimerdingeras his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Swain also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Heimerdinger. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Swain vs Heimerdinger matchups, Swain is the better champ with a higher win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Swain is a decent counter for Heimerdinger. Focus your play on maximizing your CS and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Swain against Heimerdinger.

Additional Information for Swain Players

How We Calculated Our Swain vs Heimerdinger Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Heimerdinger as Swain, we analyzed 2,235 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 Heimerdinger 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 in order to counter Heimerdinger during both the early game 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 mind the build and suggestions presented above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Swain often racks up a similar amount of CS compared to Heimerdinger. Champions who on average don't earn much CS usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The most important items to focus on in your Swain versus Heimerdinger build include Zhonya's Hourglass, Zaz'Zak's Realmspike, and Liandry's Torment. When Swain combined at least these three items in his build, he did much better when fighting Heimerdinger than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Swain had an average winrate of 51.5% when playing against Heimerdinger with this counter build.

To have the greatest likelihood of crushing Heimerdinger 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 Heimerdinger face-offs, this set of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 51.5% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Heimerdinger as Swain are displayed for all skill levels, merged. If you want to filter the statistics and builds to an individual player tier, you should use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.