Talk:Swain/@comment-68.177.37.202-20110617181307/@comment-3165723-20110710075735

^lol first off. second off, look at his scaling. now realize how his Q works. that's almost 1:1 ap ratio on his Q, which also slows and has a low cooldown. his E does comparable damage, on top of increasing all of his damage (DFG included). also, that "duck in and out" move doesn't work on semi intelligent opponents, considering they'll be going straight for you if you're enough of a threat. Swain's CC and survivability makes him an anti-carry mage. Torment+ignite+DFG+Decrepify=dead caitlyn/ashe/annie/brand/insert squishy name here. he's the mage version of a tanky DPS. very hard to kill under normal circumstances while still putting out enough damage to kill/nearly kill a carry, which is what he should be attacking anyways.i went something like 1/4/10 early game because i was laning against brand and GP practically solo (iknorite?) but ended up 11/5/20+ because i am an anti carry and can't be killed lategame.