Talk:Swain/@comment-5969046-20141211190022

I am struggling so much with the itemization on this guy.

So far it looks like a RoA rush is the way to go - you need a bigger mana pool anyway. But then? I tried Tear into Seraph but it's just too slow, or Athene which is ok but then you have 2 items and low AP. Rabadon is nice but only if ahead and you still have mana problems eben with RoA. Rylai feels really good as a third item but Zhonya is almost core because of how it synergizes with this guy's kit. I have not really found a way to have everything : no heavy mana problems / damage / HP pool to not get burst through the ultimate. CDR would be great too but it is probably too much to ask for.

Any hint or experience from you guys to help me manage this better?