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Swain vs Kha'Zix

How to Beat Kha'Zix as Swain in LoLSwain is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Kha'Zix as Swain

based on 3,694 Swain vs Kha'Zix matchups
Win Rate
52.1 %
K/D/A
2.47
Pick Rate
2.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of recently ranked League of Legends games each week. Within our database, Swain fought Kha'Zix in 3694 games. With so many matchups for Swain versus Kha'Zix gives us confidence in our capacity to prepare actionable stats and a supported build to smash Kha'Zix. This particular matchup is somewhat rare. Swain has to counter Kha'Zix in only 2.6% of his rounds.

Swain vs Kha'Zix Matchup Summary

Swain does a good job of beating Kha'Zix. On average, he wins a fantastic 52.1% of matches the champions oppose one another in. In Swain vs Kha'Zix games, Swain’s side is 0.0% more probable to gain first blood, implying that he most likely will get first blood versus Kha'Zix.

Best Swain vs Kha'Zix Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalAmplifying Tome

Core Swain Items

~22 Mins
Rylai's Crystal ScepterMalignanceLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

Frozen HeartRiftmakerSeraph's EmbraceCosmic Drive

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

DominationElectrocuteCheap ShotEyeball CollectionUltimate Hunter
PrecisionPresence of MindCoup de Grace
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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E
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Kha'Zix as Swain

Tips for Playing as Swain against Kha'Zix

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 Kha'Zix

Taste Their Fear deals bonus damage to targets that are isolated. Gain an advantage by fighting near allied minions, champions, or turrets.

Leap and Void Assault have long cooldowns. Kha'Zix is very vulnerable when these are not available.

Swain vs Kha'Zix Counter Stats

Swain Image
Win Rate
52.1 %
VS
Win Rate
47.9 %
Kha'Zix Image
5.3
< Kills >
8.3
6.2
< Deaths >
6.3
10
< Assists >
6.1
1.23
< Killing Sprees >
1.92
102
< Minions Killed >
26
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
1.66
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.31
1,431
< Physical Damage >
18,344
19,020
< Magic Damage >
1,138
845
< True Damage >
1,017
21,296
< Damage Dealt >
20,500
30,474
< Damage Taken >
33,417
10,442
< Gold Earned >
12,690
1.95
< Towers >
0.93
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.34
8,861
< Total Healing >
16,408
12,504
< Experience >
13,815
34
< Vision Score >
23
15
< Wards Placed >
6
352
< Time Dealing CC >
216

How to Counter Kha'Zix with Swain in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here emphasize some critical Swain versus Kha'Zix matchup statistics that can help us grasp the differences and similarities between the two. As an example, Swain’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Kha'Zix’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Swain may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Kha'Zix..

Swain usually has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his enemy does. Commonly, he receives a similar amount of damage to Kha'Zix. This typically indicates differing health capacities, yet it can also imply that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Swain and Kha'Zix

Damage Types Compared

Swain
Kha'Zix
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Swain
Kha'Zix

Who is Better, Swain or Kha'Zix?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Swain usually wins when trying to fight Kha'Zix, with a 52.1% win rate. Thus, Swain makes a good counter to Kha'Zix.

While Swain does have a higher win rate compared to Kha'Zix, when on opposite teams, Swain also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more challenging champ to learn and master. You should be be fine when picking Swain into Kha'Zixas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Swain also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Kha'Zix. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Swain vs Kha'Zix 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 teamfights.

Swain is an above average counter for Kha'Zix. Focus your play on keeping up your CS and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Swain against Kha'Zix.

Additional Information for Swain Players

How We Calculated Our Swain vs Kha'Zix Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kha'Zix as Swain, we analyzed 3,694 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 Kha'Zix 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

To learn all of the intricacies of Swain to counter Kha'Zix during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions shown here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Swain often racks up much more CS compared to Kha'Zix. Champs who typically don't earn many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values shown on this page to do well.

The top items to prioritize in your Swain versus Kha'Zix build consist of Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Malignance, and Liandry's Torment. When Swain used at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better countering Kha'Zix than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Swain boasted an average win rate of 52.1% battling Kha'Zix with this build.

To have the best probability of defeating Kha'Zix as Swain, Swain players should use the Electrocute, Cheap Shot, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Coup de Grace, and Presence of Mind runes from the Domination and Precision rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations we have analyed for Swain vs Kha'Zix clashes, this set of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 52.1% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Kha'Zix as Swain are given for all ranked divisions. If you would like to filter the statistics and builds to a distinct skill level, you may use the selection menu earlier on the page.