Vladimir vs Swain
How to Beat Swain as Vladimir
based on 4,351 Vladimir vs Swain matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Vladimir vs Swain Matchup Summary
Best Vladimir vs Swain Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Swain as Vladimir
Tips for Playing as Vladimir against Swain
Transfusion instantly deals damage to the enemy before healing Vladimir, making it one of the best last hitting tools in the game.
Cast Hemoplague where it will afflict the most units.
Sanguine Pool pops incoming missiles, so it can be used to dodge disables.
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.
Vladimir vs Swain Counter Stats
How to Counter Swain with Vladimir in LoL
The stats shown on this page clarify several vital Vladimir vs. Swain counter statistics that can help you grasp the differences between the two. Vladimir’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Swain’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Vladimir may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Swain..
Vladimir usually has a similar longest kill spree as his opponent does. Typically, he takes a similar amount of damage to Swain. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also show that the champion with increased HP has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Vladimir and Swain
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Who is Better, Vladimir or Swain?
Both LoL champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Vladimir usually fairs equally well when facing off against Swain, with a 49.2% win rate. Thus, Vladimir makes an ok counter for Swain.
While Vladimir does have a lower winrate compared to Swain, when on opposite teams, Vladimir also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less time consuming character to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Vladimir into Swainas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Moreover, Vladimir also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Swain. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Vladimir vs Swain matchups, Swain is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.
Vladimir is a somewhat poor counter for Swain. Focus your actions on maximizing your CS and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Vladimir against Swain.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Vladimir in order to counter Swain during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips presented here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Vladimir often racks up more CS relative to Swain. Champions who typically don't acquire many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers shown on this page to do well.
The most crucial items to have in your Vladimir versus Swain build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Cosmic Drive, and Stormsurge. When Vladimir incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better against Swain than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Vladimir had an average win rate of 49.2% battling Swain with these items in his kit.
To have the greatest probability of crushing Swain as Vladimir, Vladimir players should equip the Phase Rush, Nimbus Cloak, Transcendence, Gathering Storm, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players picked for Vladimir vs Swain clashes, this combination of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 49.2% win rate overall.
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