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

Swain vs Lulu

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

based on 2,064 Swain vs Lulu matchups
Win Rate
51.8 %
K/D/A
2.48
Pick Rate
1.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup statistics from the millions of rated League of Legends rounds that we review each week. Our guide on how to beat Lulu as Swain came out of an analysis of 2064 ranked rounds where both champs clashed against each other. This particular counter pairing is fairly rare. Swain fights Lulu in only 1.4% of his games.

Swain vs Lulu Matchup Summary

Swain has done a decent job of countering Lulu. On average, he wins a acceptable 51.8% of the time the champions battle one another in. In Swain against Lulu matches, Swain’s side is 0.0% more expected to obtain first blood, implying that he probably will be able to get first blood versus Lulu.

Best Swain vs Lulu Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsLost Chapter

Core Swain Items

~22 Mins
Rylai's Crystal ScepterMalignanceLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

RiftmakerSolstice SleighCosmic DriveLuden's Companion

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

PrecisionConquerorPresence of MindLegend: TenacityLast Stand
ResolveConditioningOvergrowth
Adaptive ForceAdaptive 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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R
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Guide to Countering Lulu as Swain

Tips for Playing as Swain against Lulu

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 Lulu

Lulu excels when opponents heavily commit. Don't give her this chance! Use heavy harass tactics instead to force Lulu and her partner out of lane.

The shots from Lulu's faerie can be intercepted - hide behind your minions to avoid the additional Faerie attacks.

Swain vs Lulu Counter Stats

Swain Image
Win Rate
51.8 %
VS
Win Rate
48.2 %
Lulu Image
5.1
< Kills >
1.5
6.1
< Deaths >
5.4
10
< Assists >
14.9
1.15
< Killing Sprees >
0.24
101
< Minions Killed >
27
0.08
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.51
1,358
< Physical Damage >
1,053
18,942
< Magic Damage >
6,051
808
< True Damage >
588
21,109
< Damage Dealt >
7,693
29,956
< Damage Taken >
16,682
10,267
< Gold Earned >
8,293
1.97
< Towers >
2.05
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
8,938
< Total Healing >
2,195
12,206
< Experience >
10,581
34
< Vision Score >
57
15
< Wards Placed >
25
349
< Time Dealing CC >
248

How to Counter Lulu with Swain in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page show some important Swain against Lulu counter stats that may help you figure out the differences between the two. Swain’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Lulu’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Swain may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Lulu. This observation is in large part fueled by the difference in kills.

Swain often has a much larger longest killing spree than his enemy does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Lulu. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also show that the champion with higher HP has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Swain and Lulu

Damage Types Compared

Swain
Lulu
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Swain
Lulu

Who is Better, Swain or Lulu?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Swain usually wins when trying to fight Lulu, with a 51.8% win rate. Therefore, Swain makes a good counter to Lulu.

While Swain does have a higher win rate compared to Lulu, when on opposite teams, Swain also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more time consuming character to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Swain into Luluas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Swain also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Lulu. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting 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 Lulu matchups, Swain is the better champ with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Swain is a decent counter to Lulu. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on keeping up your CS and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Swain against Lulu.

Additional Information for Swain Players

How We Calculated Our Swain vs Lulu Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Lulu as Swain, we analyzed 2,064 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 Lulu 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 Lulu during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips shown above, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Swain usually gets much more CS relative to Lulu. Champs who typically don't get many minion kills often don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values displayed on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to use in your Swain versus Lulu build consist of Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Malignance, and Liandry's Torment. When Swain combined at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better against Lulu than with many other common item sets. In fact, Swain boasted an average win rate of 51.8% when countering Lulu with this counter build.

To have the best chance of vanquishing Lulu as Swain, Swain players should take 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 used for Swain vs Lulu battles, this blending of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 51.8% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Lulu as Swain are displayed for all skill levels combined. To scope the statistics and builds to a distinct division, you should use the selection menu located earlier on the page.