Talk:Swain/@comment-4011002-20110722183040/@comment-3165723-20110723025640

Malz doesn't do as much aoe damage as Swain if "played right," he does as much AoE if he has OTHER champs with the CC to keep him in his pool when THEY play right. His Q is balls easy to avoid, and his pool is useless unless he either 1: ults somebody in the middle of it or 2: a teammate stuns/snares someone in it. Swain has the ability to 1v3 for a good amount of time if he has the right gear (WotA and aloooottt of AP) and can single out and kill a champ about as effectively as Malzahar. He does comparable damage as Malz, maybe not quite as much but it's far more reliable and doesn't so much depend on the stupidity of enemies and/or the intelligence of teammates (to keep them in his pool), has alot more CC, and oh did i mention he doesn't die in two seconds?