Talk:Swain/@comment-24191440-20150226065611/@comment-26158777-20150310013244

"As a side note, Swain vs. Vlad is a lane that will start out well for Swain and then grow progressively worse.

Vlad out dps' Swain from mid to late game, and his burst is higher as well. As for Swain's QE, all you have to do is Zhonya's after your initial combo instead of pool. Since Swain can't ult you while you're in stasis, Vlad's 3 time combo will have no trouble killing Swain." Vlad won't be able to out trade Swain unless really fed or if in a sustained fight. The way Vlad's kit is made is to be more for sustained damage whereas Swain's kit is more of a burst DoT.

"Yasuo is one of the easiest match up for a Swain, as long as you are smart enough to max Q 1st (or W if you can land it reliably) instead of E."

Yasuo is one of Swain's easier matchups but not one of his easiest. Maxing Q first also drops your damage potential back some since they have to be within tether range for it to deal full damage and maxing W just makes you even more reliable on landing that skillshot to deal the most damage potential. Your goal when it comes to trading with Yasuo is to bait out his wind wall through AAs since Swain's AA animations is similar to him casting his E and to trade when Yasuo makes a mistake.