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

Swain vs Mordekaiser

How to Beat Mordekaiser as Swain in LoLSwain is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Mordekaiser as Swain

based on 10,168 Swain vs Mordekaiser matchups
Win Rate
48.8 %
K/D/A
2.36
Pick Rate
7.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of ranked LoL matches each week. In our database, Swain did battle with Mordekaiser in 10168 rounds. Having so many matchups for Swain vs Mordekaiser gives us a lot of confidence in our capability to provide useful statistics and a recommended build to obliterate your opposition. This particular champ pairing is fairly uncommon. Swain fights Mordekaiser in only 7.1% of his rounds.

Swain vs Mordekaiser Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Swain does a dismal job of beating Mordekaiser. On average, he wins a acceptable 48.8% of the time the champions clash against one another in. In Swain vs Mordekaiser matches, Swain’s side is 0.1% more expected to gain first blood. This indicates that he probably will be able to get first blood versus Mordekaiser.

Best Swain vs Mordekaiser Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsHaunting Guise

Core Swain Items

~22 Mins
CryptbloomZaz'Zak's RealmspikeLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

Abyssal MaskCosmic DriveSpirit VisageRylai's Crystal Scepter

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
SorceryManaflow BandTranscendence
Attack SpeedAdaptive 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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E
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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 Mordekaiser as Swain

Tips for Playing as Swain against Mordekaiser

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 Mordekaiser

Mordekaiser builds up a powerful damage aura when fighting champions, so keep your distance.

Realm of Death will cut you off from your teammates completely. Try to save mobility spells to escape Mordekaiser once inside

Damage he deals can be converted into a large shield, and consumed for health

Swain vs Mordekaiser Counter Stats

Swain Image
Win Rate
48.8 %
VS
Win Rate
51.2 %
Mordekaiser Image
5.2
< Kills >
7.4
6.6
< Deaths >
6
10.4
< Assists >
5.1
1.18
< Killing Sprees >
1.66
97
< Minions Killed >
151
0.07
< Dragons Killed >
0.21
0.39
< Inhibitors >
0.43
1,404
< Physical Damage >
2,925
19,885
< Magic Damage >
23,148
884
< True Damage >
650
22,173
< Damage Dealt >
26,723
31,654
< Damage Taken >
32,655
10,273
< Gold Earned >
11,834
1.71
< Towers >
1.98
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
9,490
< Total Healing >
9,988
12,300
< Experience >
15,072
33
< Vision Score >
17
15
< Wards Placed >
8
348
< Time Dealing CC >
249

How to Counter Mordekaiser with Swain in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here highlight several important Swain against Mordekaiser counter stats that may help you distinguish the differences between the two. As an example, Swain’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Mordekaiser’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Swain may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Mordekaiser. This observation is in large part caused by the differences in assists.

Swain often has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his foe does. On average, he receives a similar amount of damage to Mordekaiser. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, but it can also imply that the champion with more health has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Swain and Mordekaiser

Damage Types Compared

Swain
Mordekaiser
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Swain
Mordekaiser

Who is Better, Swain or Mordekaiser?

Both League champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Swain usually loses when trying to fight Mordekaiser, with a 48.8% win rate. As a result, Swain makes a bad counter for Mordekaiser.

While Swain does have a lower win rate compared to Mordekaiser, when they face off with one another, Swain also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more complex champ to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Swain into Mordekaiseras his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Swain has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Mordekaiser. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Swain vs Mordekaiser matchups, Mordekaiser 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 team fights.

Swain is a somewhat poor counter for Mordekaiser. Make sure you focus your play on increasing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Swain against Mordekaiser.

Additional Information for Swain Players

How We Calculated Our Swain vs Mordekaiser Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Mordekaiser as Swain, we analyzed 10,168 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 Mordekaiser 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 Mordekaiser during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions displayed here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Swain often picks up less CS compared to Mordekaiser. Champions who on average don't acquire many minion kills often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values reported here to do well.

The most crucial items to have in your Swain versus Mordekaiser build include Cryptbloom, Zaz'Zak's Realmspike, and Liandry's Torment. When Swain incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better when fighting Mordekaiser than with many other common builds. In fact, Swain had an average winrate of 48.8% battling Mordekaiser with these items in his kit.

To have the highest chance of defeating Mordekaiser as Swain, Swain players should use the Conqueror, Presence of Mind, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Manaflow Band, and Transcendence runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the runes that we analyzed for Swain vs Mordekaiser battles, this mix of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 48.8% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Mordekaiser as Swain are given for all skill levels combined. If you want to narrow the stats and builds to a distinct rank, you should use the selection menu located earlier on the page.