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How to Synergize Swain with Samira on the Same TeamSwain is in the b tier of champions

Swain with Samira

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How to Synergize Swain and Samira

based on 6,419 Swain with Samira pairs
Win Rate
48.4 %
K/D/A
2.49
Pick Rate
4.5 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

Our servers take in the results of from millions of League rounds directly from Riot Games each week. Swain has fought alongside Samira in 6419 recently played, ranked matches. By gathering so much accurate data from the publishers of League, we are confident that we can provide you with robust, usable builds to help Swain play with Samira. It is somewhat uncommon for Swain to play with Samira on the same team. This has only occurred in about 4.5% of rounds with Swain.

Swain Samira Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Swain has done a below average job of playing alongside Samira. Typically, he wins a lowly 48.4% of games the champions fight together on the same side. If you want to do better as Swain when playing alongside Samira by learning how to better synergize your gameplay with her, then look into the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Swain vs Samira Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Blasting WandAmplifying Tome

Core Swain Items

~22 Mins
MalignanceRiftmakerLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

CryptbloomCosmic DriveZhonya's HourglassFrozen Heart

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

SorcerySummon AeryManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
ResolveConditioningOvergrowth
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
2
Q
3
W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Synergizing Swain and Samira

Tips for Playing as Swain with Samira

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.

Swain Samira Synergy Stats

Swain Image
Win Rate
48.4 %
VS
Win Rate
51.6 %
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4.8
< Kills >
5.3
6.3
< Deaths >
6.4
10.9
< Assists >
10.5
1.09
< Killing Sprees >
1.21
85
< Minions Killed >
99
0.07
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.4
< Inhibitors >
0.43
1,404
< Physical Damage >
1,431
19,251
< Magic Damage >
19,734
979
< True Damage >
908
21,635
< Damage Dealt >
22,074
30,473
< Damage Taken >
31,361
10,029
< Gold Earned >
10,390
1.75
< Towers >
1.84
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
8,946
< Total Healing >
9,396
12,112
< Experience >
12,415
36
< Vision Score >
33
16
< Wards Placed >
15
341
< Time Dealing CC >
360

How to Play with Samira as Swain in LoL

The Swain Samira synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Samira, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Swain sees a very large drop in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Samira. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This worsening shows that Samira helps Swain perform poorer in competitive League rounds. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is only marginal.

When Swain tries to synergize with Samira, he observes a little decrease in his total damage dealt. This change could signal that Samira doesn't help protection for him to dish out more damage or that her presence on the team also helps increase the match's duration. Similarly, when Swain is played with Samira on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Samira.

Moreover, when Swain plays with Samira on the same side, he usually receives a little less damage than when he fights alone. Getting dealt not as much damage may mean that Samira does a decent job of covering Swain in teamfights.

Synergies between Swain and Samira

Damage Types Compared

Swain
Samira
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Swain
Samira

Is Swain better when played alongside Samira?

There is no ideal champion pairing for Swain that will 100% of the time be his top ally. However, overall, Samira is a not very good companion for Swain. By being on the same side as Swain, she decreases their win rate by -2.9% to 48.4%. This signals that there is a bad bond between Swain and Samira that allows them to perform worse together than alone.

Samira has a lower difficulty than Swain. That means Swain players don't need to be cautious when lining up Samira teammates to fight alongside, as they will have to have a relatively low level of skill to play well with you.

Working alongside, Swain players should observe an overall large increase in your team’s capability to deal magic damage. Together, these two can blast through enemies with magic damage.

In contrast, by bringing Swain and Samira together, you will not be giving your other allies very much utility. Make sure to have other champs on your team that offsets this relative disparity in their kit.

Regardless of the skill of your Samira teammate, you need to focus on maximizing your income, outlasting your enemies, and taking down objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you should do well anyway.

Additional Information for Swain Players

How We Calculated Our Swain Samira Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Swain and Samira, we analyzed 6,419 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Swain with Samira comes from actual 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 your division's most relevant stats and build.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

If you would like to truly master Swain to work well with Samira during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League, you should keep reading to pick up additional tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you use the build and tips presented above, you will increase your win rate significantly.

The ideal finished items to have in your Swain and Samira synergy build include Malignance, Riftmaker, and Liandry's Torment. When Swain combined at least these three great items in his build, he did a lot better as an ally of Samira than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Swain had an average win rate of 48.4% when playing alongside Samira with this build.

To have the highest chance of crushing your oponents, Swain players should equip the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Conditioning, and Overgrowth runes from the Sorcery and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players chose for this champion pairing, this combo of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 48.4% winrate overall.

If you want to view Swain and Samira synergy tips and builds for a an individual player tier, feel free to select one from the selection menu provided above. If viewing for the first time, the stats and tips and suggestions given are calculated using all rounds played with these champs.