Talk:Swain/@comment-4296199-20130925212138/@comment-8468980-20131007030745

swain's problem are his harsh itemization requirements.

Due to his greater mana hunger, he needs mana; due to his shorter range and reliance on damage over time, he needs resistances/hp to survive longer encounters; because of his longer CDs he needs CDR; because he needs level 6 asap, he must get sustain to stay in lane earlier on; and finally because he has good ratios, should be buying damage as well.

Plus, while his kit's good his passive is garbage since it does little to curb his giant mana problems.