Thanks to Swain's K/D/A and utility, he has a pretty good overall win rate. He does very well in the late game, with a winrate of 53.3% in that phase. Unfortunately, he does worst in the mid game, where Swain's winrate is 50.75%., The difference between his best and worst game phases is only 2.5%. This small difference makes it clear that his power is uniform during the match.
In the current meta, Swain is incredibly popular. He has been played in 7.5% of recently ranked games. He is sometimes banned during champion select. Obviously, some players see him as a significant threat. In the latest ranked matches, Swain was banned 3.8% of the time.
Swain is most commonly played in the support position. This happens in 54% of his games. Yet, support Swain has the highest win rate (53,5%) of all positions but is less popular of a position (played 10,6% of the time). Currently, Swain's meta game is focused on dealing damage. Specifically, his build should mostly be centered around magical damage. Moreover, he is an ok tank champ. Dealing physical damage is the least important part of Swain’s gameplay.
If you are not comfortable with his abilities and gameplay, you probably will find it difficult picking him up for the first time. Most competitors consider him to be a difficult champion to pick up. Swain mostly deals magic damage (87% of his total damage). He doesn't deal much of other damage types and should not be considered a hybrid damage dealer..
Swain deals a decent amount of damage during a regular ranked match (19.143 damage). You may want to focus on developing him as a damage dealing champ to crush your foes.
He is an average damage dealer in the game with 5.3 kills on average per match. That is one of the highest kill counts among all supports. Additionally, he has a fairly high average champion death rate (7.3 deaths). Furthermore, Swain has an average KDA ratio (2.3) with 11.7 assists.
The best Swain players know who their champion is, and they adapt their gameplay around their champion's playstyle. Swain is great at many things, but not everything. By focusing more on accentuating your strengths than filling in your weaknesses, you are more likely to win your next game of League of Legends.
Furthermore, you should know when your champion spikes in power in order to be prepared and take advantage of your powerful position while it lasts. Not all LoL champions are strong throughout the entire game length. Some grow in power while others fade. Some start strong and fall off completely in the late game. Swain is best in the late game.
Pay attention to the stats comparison shown above, which compares Swain against all other champions. You can see their strengths and weaknesses relative to others of the same champion type. You can either try to overcome some of the weaknesses, or you can work to strengthen their talents.
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