Talk:Swain/@comment-203.87.205.14-20110607011210/@comment-2112140-20110610114111

Swain is hard to play when you buy him. I remember how I failed as him, but in a couple of games it is easy to master this champion. Just start with Mana Crystal and 2 hp pots harass enemies with Torment then attack a bit, but never stop last hitting. Level 2 get Laserbird (if enemies aren't paying attention to the dmg tht it deals combined with Torment they will quickly go low on hp) or Nevermove if you need a better CC form than a slow. Swain is very awesome when laning with Pantheon or Sion. Max Torment, then Nevermove (or Laserbird if you think that Nevermove is for utility). I still prefer maxing Laserbird second and snare at the end, because I use snare just to combo enemies and I can kill them without it by getting my items. Now speaking of masteries I go 9-0-21 getting ignite mastery and flash mastery + movement speed mastery) For runes I use magic pen marks AP per lvl seals( i don't rly recommend these, I just bought them randomly and i only get 1 ap per lvl), AP glyphs ( not the best choice I think CDR is nicer) and AP quints. As I said start with Sapphire and 2 hp pots. Then try to survive in your lane till you can afford Catalyst and Boots of Speed (or better). After Catalyst you can stay in lane for very long, buy Rod of Ages when you can, then start building your Spirit Visage. Spirit Visage increases the Rod of Ages heal bonus and also makes ultimate heal more also giving CDR and hp + magic resist. For shoes you should get Mercury or Sorcerer. Later get a DFG, because it compliments Torment's damage increase. You should get Abyssal and Hourglass for the defensive stats + ap and Abyssal magic resist reduction + Hourglass immunty to damage for 2 seconds.