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Swain vs Miss Fortune

How to Beat Miss Fortune as Swain in LoLSwain is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Miss Fortune as Swain

based on 20,030 Swain vs Miss Fortune matchups
Win Rate
48.7 %
K/D/A
2.38
Pick Rate
14 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our counter statistics from the millions of ranked League of Legends rounds that we review each week. This guide on how to beat Miss Fortune as Swain resulted from an evaluation of 20030 ranked games where both champs fought one another. This pairing is fairly common. Swain encounters Miss Fortune in 14.0% of his rounds.

Swain vs Miss Fortune Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Swain has done a dismal job of beating Miss Fortune. On average, he wins a acceptable 48.7% of games the champions face off with each other in. In Swain vs Miss Fortune games, Swain’s team is 0.0% more expected to earn first blood, indicating that he probably will get first blood against Miss Fortune.

Best Swain vs Miss Fortune Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionTear of the Goddess

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsHaunting Guise

Core Swain Items

~22 Mins
Rylai's Crystal ScepterMalignanceJak'Sho, The Protean

Optional Items

CryptbloomUnending DespairRiftmakerSpirit Visage

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
Attack SpeedAdaptive 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
3
W
4
Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Miss Fortune as Swain

Tips for Playing as Swain against Miss Fortune

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 Miss Fortune

Miss Fortune's speed boost is removed if she is damaged by an enemy.

Miss Fortune is easy to kill if you can reach her; target her first in team fights.

Swain vs Miss Fortune Counter Stats

Swain Image
Win Rate
48.7 %
VS
Win Rate
51.3 %
Miss Fortune Image
5.4
< Kills >
8.4
6.6
< Deaths >
6.5
10.3
< Assists >
7.3
1.22
< Killing Sprees >
1.92
99
< Minions Killed >
169
0.07
< Dragons Killed >
0.17
0.41
< Inhibitors >
0.5
1,413
< Physical Damage >
22,220
19,951
< Magic Damage >
1,332
921
< True Damage >
1,006
22,286
< Damage Dealt >
24,558
31,816
< Damage Taken >
20,450
10,419
< Gold Earned >
12,813
1.73
< Towers >
2.31
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
9,411
< Total Healing >
4,591
12,450
< Experience >
12,857
34
< Vision Score >
20
15
< Wards Placed >
10
363
< Time Dealing CC >
154

How to Counter Miss Fortune with Swain in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here show several vital Swain vs. Miss Fortune matchup statistics that may help you grasp the differences and similarities between the two. As an example, Swain’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Miss Fortune’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Swain may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Miss Fortune..

Swain usually has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his opponent does. On average, he receives more damage than Miss Fortune. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also imply that the champ with more health has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Swain and Miss Fortune

Damage Types Compared

Swain
Miss Fortune
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Swain
Miss Fortune

Who is Better, Swain or Miss Fortune?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Swain usually loses when playing against Miss Fortune, with a 48.7% win rate. Therefore, Swain makes a poor counter for Miss Fortune.

While Swain does have a lower win rate than Miss Fortune, when on opposite teams, Swain also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more complex champ to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Swain into Miss Fortuneas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Swain also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Miss Fortune. 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 in League of Legends, in Swain vs Miss Fortune matchups, Miss Fortune is the better champion with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Swain is a somewhat poor counter to Miss Fortune. Make sure you focus your strategy on increasing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Swain against Miss Fortune.

Additional Information for Swain Players

How We Calculated Our Swain vs Miss Fortune Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Miss Fortune as Swain, we analyzed 20,030 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 Miss Fortune 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 Miss Fortune 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 tips displayed here, you should grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Swain often picks up less CS compared to Miss Fortune. Champions who on average don't acquire many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values reported on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to use in your Swain versus Miss Fortune build consist of Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Malignance, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Swain incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better versus Miss Fortune than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Swain had an average win rate of 48.7% battling Miss Fortune with this build.

To have the greatest chance of coming out on top against Miss Fortune as Swain, you should use the Conqueror, Presence of Mind, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Overgrowth, and Conditioning runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the runes players chose for Swain vs Miss Fortune counter picks, this composite of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 48.7% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Miss Fortune as Swain are given for all ranked divisions combined. If you want to scope the statistics and builds to a distinct division, you should use the selection menu located at the top of this page.