Talk:Swain/@comment-26842651-20160518232200/@comment-26448040-20160519010025

I'm a Swain main since a couple of seasons (I believe season 2, but maybe I started playing him at season 3, can't quite remember) and actually I'm maxig R-Q-W-E since the tweaks to his kit. However, to be straight forward, his Q is really unreliable, even with the E lockdown, because it lacks the following damage E provides. What is worse, I feel like the overall range and stickiness of his Q has been nerfed, and his dueling potential is way lower (due to how E's damage has been lowered and his ult "reworked").

You shouldn't leave E unleveled, the augment on it is actually very very strong, even if you max it last because now it doesen't scale per level.

It's an overall big ass nerf, mostly due to his inability to duel comfortable (Swain used to be disgustingly good at this, but at the cost of being weak to longer-range mages) and the nerfs to his core items (ROA and Zhonya's)