Talk:Swain/Background/@comment-89.75.167.175-20120722201655/@comment-4961974-20120729135617

No offense, but have you NEVER played Swain? He's not the easiest thing to play. First off, he is an all-or-nothing champion, meaning he has to commit to a fight. His mana costs are fairly annoying, the longer you're in your utlimate, the more mana it takes, and to top it off, if you're ignited, you're dead, oh did I mention you have to be in practically melee range to do anything?

You have to know when to go in, your Nevermove takes 2 seconds to go off, meaning you have to predict where they're going to be in 2 seconds, you also have to make sure you're E is up before you do much, and if they ignite you, you either have to kill them quickly, or back out until it's off. His cooldowns are also fairly long.

Since he has to practically ride you during his fight, his Q is a necessity, you require it for the slow. With the exception of his W, all of his damage is DoTs.