"Just Don't Play a Marksman" - Swain APC Guide



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Quick Swain AP ADC Build

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Summoner Spells

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Starting Items

Best Overall Build

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Intro

Cheeky casual gold player here, I love playing swain in all roles, especially as a carry on the botlane. He has all the strengths of an ADC with none of the weaknesses. Just play swain lol you never lose lane.

I'm actually a jungle main but my pocket pick is Swain because he's easy peasy and with his new ult you can curbstomp most botlaners

below is a clip of me on like my 2nd game of swain or smth it made me love the champ

Runes (Loadout)

Just go conqueror it's best on APC swain trust me. TAKE PoM PLEASE swain without mana is a dead swain you will never ever go oom with PoM it's enough in fights.



If you want to be tanky (in mid/top, not ADC) go conditioning overgrowth

I just always go cheap shot ultimate hunter because swain depends on his ult a lot

you can go last stand or coup de grace i dont really care, personal preference

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Summoner Spells (Loadout)

Take flash. Idk man just go whatever your heart feels like for the second summ. Exhaust vs samira draven etc.

Skill Path

Either take W or Q level 2 depending on the matchup. Q for CS'ing, w for damage on laners and soul fragment.

E gives you nothing dont level it. W gets big range when you level it, enjoy free assists just go hit random stuff and get free +12hp from across the map. Or cs with it. steal a cannon or two

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Item Builds

Start doran ring its pretty simple

Just always go liandrys first with defensive boots. The others are kinda bad on him

Go rylais second if you dont need zhonyas second

Go zhonyas second if you need zhonyas second

Go whichever one you didnt go 3rd

Demonic 4th

Deathcap/spirits/tanky item 5th

Matchups and Synergies

You win everything you are tankier and more DPS than every other botlaner

Except zeri ezreal samira

Support doesnt really matter. Just hit abilities and heal off them and poke doesnt matter. Snag champs when they are in minion wave bc E hitbox gets bigger as it hits stuff on the return

Hit ur e and w and you heal a lot. This champ isnt hard lol. Shotgun your q and auto to gain conq stacks.