Talk:Swain/@comment-1920011-20130402220938/@comment-9369480-20130510134259

As long as time permits (and gold), I almost always get Athene's and Zhonya's. Those two items should be considered key on Swain to make sure he can survive in his ult and have the mana to sustain that ult.

But you should never skip RoA on him. I've even built 2 on him before to give him a little bigger health and mana pool.