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

Swain with Talon

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How to Synergize Swain and Talon

based on 2,882 Swain with Talon pairs
Win Rate
49.9 %
K/D/A
2.45
Pick Rate
2 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

Our servers download the stats from from millions of LoL matches straight from Riot Games each week. Swain has fought alongside Talon in 2882 recently played, ranked matches. By amassing so much relevant data straight from the publishers of LoL, we have complete confidence that we can showcase high-quality, insightful builds to help Swain play with Talon. It is relatively rare for Swain to play alongside Talon as allies. This has only taken place in approx. 2.0% of games with Swain.

Swain Talon Synergy Summary

Swain does a ok job of fighting on the same side as Talon. Usually, he wins an acceptable 49.9% of the time the champions play on the same team. If you want to play better as Swain when playing alongside Talon by figuring out how to better synergize your gameplay with him, then dig into the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Swain vs Talon Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsRuby Crystal

Core Swain Items

~22 Mins
Rylai's Crystal ScepterRiftmakerLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

Cosmic DriveFrozen HeartZhonya's HourglassRod of Ages

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
ResolveConditioningOvergrowth
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
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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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 Synergizing Swain and Talon

Tips for Playing as Swain with Talon

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 Understand How Talon Will Play

Shadow Assault is a powerful escape tool, but can also be offensively used to assault a group.

You can use Assassin's Path to get behind the enemy and set up for Noxian Diplomacy's melee attack.

Remember to pick your target before the fight. Focusing all of Talon's abilities on one target can be very rewarding, but splitting them up between many may leave you helpless.

Swain Talon Synergy Stats

Swain Image
Win Rate
49.9 %
VS
Win Rate
50.1 %
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5.4
< Kills >
5.3
6.6
< Deaths >
6.4
10.8
< Assists >
10.5
1.2
< Killing Sprees >
1.21
99
< Minions Killed >
99
0.07
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.43
1,428
< Physical Damage >
1,431
20,100
< Magic Damage >
19,734
982
< True Damage >
908
22,511
< Damage Dealt >
22,074
31,776
< Damage Taken >
31,361
10,541
< Gold Earned >
10,390
1.87
< Towers >
1.84
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
9,441
< Total Healing >
9,396
12,397
< Experience >
12,415
37
< Vision Score >
33
16
< Wards Placed >
15
362
< Time Dealing CC >
360

How to Play with Talon as Swain in LoL

The Swain Talon synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Talon, 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 Talon. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This negative change shows that Talon helps Swain perform worse in competitive LoL matches. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is only marginal.

When Swain plays on the same team as Talon, he gets a little increase in his complete damage output. This change could demonstrate that Talon supports by providing cover for him to deal more damage or that his allyship also helps increase the game's duration. Similarly, when Swain is played together with Talon on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing alongside Talon.

Moreover, when Swain plays with Talon on the same side, he typically receives a little more damage than when he fights alone. Receiving more damage could mean that Talon does a poor job of covering Swain during team fights.

Synergies between Swain and Talon

Damage Types Compared

Swain
Talon
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Swain
Talon

Is Swain better when played alongside Talon?

There is no top companion for Swain that will 100% of the time be his top ally. However, Talon is a below average teammate for Swain. By locking into the same side as Swain, he decreases their win rate by -1.4% to 49.9%. This clearly indicates that there is a harmful strategic relationship between Swain and Talon that allows them to perform not as well together than alone.

Talon has a lower difficulty than Swain. That means you don't need to be cautious when finding Talon comrades to go into battle on the same side as, as they will have to have a lower level of skill to play well with you.

When playing on the same side, Swain players should expect to observe an overall large increase in your team’s capability to deal physical damage. Together, these champs can provide a great amount of sustained physical damage.

Conversely, by grouping Swain and Talon together, you will not be giving your side very much support. We recommend you have other champs on your team that neutralizes this hole in this pairing's capabilities.

Regardless of the ability of your Talon teammate, you need to focus on increasing your income, warding to avoid ambushes, and taking down objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you should do well anyway.

Additional Information for Swain Players

How We Calculated Our Swain Talon Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Swain and Talon, we analyzed 2,882 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 Talon 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 learn all of the intricacies of Swain to work well with Talon during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up additional tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions presented here, you will grow your win rate by a lot.

The ideal finished items to get in your Swain and Talon synergy build include Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Riftmaker, and Liandry's Torment. When Swain incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better as an ally of Talon than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Swain boasted an average win rate of 49.9% when playing alongside Talon with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest likelihood of crushing your oponents, you should use the Conqueror, Presence of Mind, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Conditioning, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune builds players chose for this champion pairing, this combination of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 49.9% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to synergize Talon with Swain are given for all ranked divisions combined. If you want to narrow the statistics and builds to an individual division, you can use the selection menu located earlier on the page.