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How to Win Viktor vs Swain Counter MatchupViktor is in the s tier of champions

Viktor vs Swain

How to Beat Swain as Viktor in LoLViktor is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Swain as Viktor

based on 1,958 Viktor vs Swain matchups
Win Rate
50.6 %
K/D/A
2.4
Pick Rate
3.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of recently ranked League rounds every week. In our database, Viktor fought Swain 1958 times. Having so many matchups for Viktor versus Swain gives us a lot of faith in our capacity to provide informative statistics and a pro build to destroy your opponent. This pairing is somewhat rare. Viktor fights Swain in only 3.6% of his rounds.

Viktor vs Swain Matchup Summary

Viktor has done a average job of beating Swain. Normally, he wins a acceptable 50.6% of the time the champions clash against each other in. In Viktor against Swain matches, Viktor’s side is 0.2% less probable to earn first blood. This indicates that he most likely won't get first blood versus Swain.

Best Viktor vs Swain Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsAmplifying Tome

Core Viktor Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapStormsurgeLuden's Companion

Optional Items

Lich BaneMalignanceZhonya's HourglassShadowflame

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Viktor to level upe
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Second ability for Viktor to level upq
>
Last skill for Viktor to max outw

Runes

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
SorceryManaflow BandTranscendence
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Viktor's passive ability p
Viktor's q ability q
Viktor's w ability w
Viktor's e ability e
Viktor's ultimate ability r
1
Q
2
E
3
E
4
W
5
E
6
R
7
E
8
Q
9
E
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Q
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R
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Q
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Q
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W
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Swain as Viktor

Tips for Playing as Viktor against Swain

Make sure you choose the right augment at the right time.

Death Ray is a powerful poke and a strong area of denial tool. Use it in combination with Gravity Field to control your enemy's position.

Advice to Win Against Swain

Buying an item with Grievous Wounds will make Swain much easier to kill during his Demonic Ascension.

Swain's passive is very potent if you are immobilized. Make sure to be extra careful around enemies who have immobilizing effects.

High mobility counters all of Swain's basic abilities: Death's Hand does more damage the closer he is, Vision of Empire has a very long delay and Nevermove must start returning back to him to be dangerous.

Viktor vs Swain Counter Stats

Viktor Image
Win Rate
50.6 %
VS
Win Rate
49.4 %
Swain Image
6.4
< Kills >
5.2
5.8
< Deaths >
6.4
7.5
< Assists >
10.5
1.46
< Killing Sprees >
1.16
182
< Minions Killed >
100
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.4
649
< Physical Damage >
1,335
27,465
< Magic Damage >
18,825
741
< True Damage >
848
28,856
< Damage Dealt >
21,009
19,114
< Damage Taken >
32,082
12,075
< Gold Earned >
10,350
1.92
< Towers >
1.75
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
1,753
< Total Healing >
9,477
15,026
< Experience >
12,395
19
< Vision Score >
35
9
< Wards Placed >
15
280
< Time Dealing CC >
356

How to Counter Swain with Viktor in LoL

The stats shown on this page emphasize some valuable Viktor vs. Swain counter stats that may help us interpret the differences between the two. Viktor’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Swain’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Viktor may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Swain..

Viktor usually has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his matchup does. Commonly, he receives less damage than Swain. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also illustrate that the champion with increased health has less agility and thus is not able to escape further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Viktor and Swain

Damage Types Compared

Viktor
Swain
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Viktor
Swain

Who is Better, Viktor or Swain?

Both League champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Viktor usually fairs equally well when facing off against Swain, with a 50.6% win rate. Therefore, Viktor makes an ok counter to Swain.

While Viktor does have a higher win rate than Swain, when on opposite teams, Viktor also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more time consuming champ to develop with. You should be careful when picking Viktor into Swainas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Viktor has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Swain. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Viktor vs Swain matchups, Viktor is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Viktor is a decent counter for Swain. Focus your gameplay on increasing your CS and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Viktor against Swain.

Other Champion Matchups Against Viktor

Viktor Loses Against

EvelynnEvelynn44.8% winrateZyraZyra46% winrateTahm KenchTahm Kench46.2% winrateMordekaiserMordekaiser46.5% winrate

Viktor Wins Against

LeBlancLeBlanc56.8% winrateXayahXayah56.1% winrateQiyanaQiyana55.6% winrateKalistaKalista55.1% winrate

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Additional Information for Viktor Players

How We Calculated Our Viktor vs Swain Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Swain as Viktor, we analyzed 1,958 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 Swain as Viktor 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.

Other Useful Resources

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Viktor to counter Swain during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and stats presented here, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Viktor most often accumulates more CS compared to Swain. Champs who on average don't get many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values reported on this page to do well.

The ideal items to focus on in your Viktor versus Swain build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Viktor incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better vs. Swain than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Viktor boasted an average win rate of 50.6% when playing against Swain with this build.

To have the greatest likelihood of defeating Swain as Viktor, you should equip the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Manaflow Band, and Transcendence runes from the Inspiration and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune sets players picked for Viktor vs Swain fights, this mix of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 50.6% win rate overall.

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