Talk:Swain/@comment-26448040-20150601020648

Been maining this champ since season 2 and, with all joyfullness, I can say that he is at the peek of his existance this season.

Due to the "tank meta" of this season swain excels at doing his job, tankying and melting everything that stands in his way. You can play him mid, but i personally prefer him at top. Having teleport instead of ignite ain't even that much of a problem once you hit level (at least) 4.

However, seeing other guys builds makes me wonder if they are building badly or i'm just wrong or not seizing this champ at his full potential.

Normally I run early boots, 3 hp pots and 1 mp pot (if im vs an ad assasin or bruiser cloth armor, 3 hp and 2 mp). Rush ROA, then zhonya, then boots (mostly in between zhonya's components), liandrys, rylai and finish it with either rabbadon or G.A. I run mostly defensive boots, mercury's or ninja.

Most people complain on the high mana requirement swain needs to keep using his ult while doing huge amounts of damage. However, i feel that a mana regen item its not as crazly needed on him as it is on, lets say, vel'koz. By using his e-q combo to harass, mixed with some basic attacks while e is on, is all I usually need to keep an enemy at bay. In case of a whole teamfight, you won't skirmish, you'll probably go all in with your ult on and melt either their adc or their mid.

I max e, then q and w last, because of liandrys poke combo with q + e. Nevermove is pretty much high cost, high cooldown cc that I use only when im certain im catching someone, or to zone while we escape (note that most melee champs can be kept at bay with just 1 q).

I feel pretty comfortable with my swain, however, am I missing something? Should a try something new?