Talk:Swain/@comment-4499945-20130220170043/@comment-88.186.19.90-20130221160451

From most "core" to least: Liandry, Abyssal Scepter, Rilay, Archangel staff, Zhonia, Rabadon, WotA, DFG.

Liandry is utterly and completely broken on Swain. %HP damage on your DoTs, you have the slows and snares to boost the damage, it gives magic pen and some HP. Get it.

Rilay gives you HP and a slow; since Swain's a tank it's good on him. Get it

Abyssal is an item that gives you MR and increased damage; exactly what Swain likes. It looses some of it's effectiveness if there isn't much magic damage on your team or if the oponents don't have a lot of AP, but it's never bad on Swain.

Zhonia allows you to stay in the middle of the fight and heal back up, get it if you are behind in gold/XP and you can't really jump in the middle of the fight like you should.

AA staff is bizzare, but I like it; you charge it quite fast meaning you can perma-push lanes, but it leaves you a little squishy, so get it only if you are ahead, need to push your lane a lot and/or you already have enough resistances, dont hesitate to invest in a banshee's veil or Frozen Heart if you have it. I prefer it to a Rabadon because I'm a hipster, it allows you to keep your ult up a lot more, and the shield adds to the whole 'I'm a tank" idea, but you'll definitely deal less damage than with a deathcap.

Rabadon is moar damage. If you already have ~100 resists, some HP and Liandry and don't know what to build, build this.

WotA turns you into a sustain tank. Very good against bruisers, but 1 ignite and your survivability goes down significantly. Best built when there's another AP carry for double WotA imbaness, otherwise the items above are better.

DFG is very specific for when you need to instant someone that's really fed. That akali or Jax at 13/0/2? Get DFG+Liandry and burst them during the fight; combined with your own damage amplification they shouldn't be able to stay alive. It also gives you CDR and 110 AP, which is always good on Swain.