Talk:Swain/@comment-88.186.19.90-20130106035059/@comment-178.166.24.118-20130107200818

Liandry's is a very viable choice on him, but I honestly don't know how to introduce DFG on a build. You can't skip Zhonya's ('cause AoE and focus are a biatch), you can't skip D'cap ('cause damage op), you can't skip boots ('cause you'd be a sitting duck otherwise), and you can't skip RoA (you need to be tanky due to his fairly low range and you also need mana to sustain R for longer periods). Assuming that you add Liandry's to this build you've got 5 items. Abyssal Scepter, Void Staff, Rylai's or GA are all better choices then DFG. Swain is not a burst caster like Eve or LB so there's not much point wasting gold on it.

And WotA shouldn't even be considered. Ask your support to take it if you want the SV in teamfights.