Talk:Swain/@comment-5266525-20130225202707/@comment-5266525-20130228102844

I'll only actually get Rylai's if I already have Liandry's - I know none of his abilities proc the full slow, but the decreased effectiveness doesn't matter for Liandry's to deal double damage. The sheer weight of DoTs I can put out with that in tandem with Decrepify, Ignite, my ult and the damage amp from Torment will basically melt everything.

My core build for Swain looks something like: Mercury's Treads, Athene's Unholy Grail, Liandry's Torment and Zhonya's Hourglass. Beyond that my two most common items are Spirit Visage and Abyssal Scepter. I know that's a lot of MR, but I can easily deal with physical DPS by just sustain tanking their damage. I can easily switch out the Visage for a Morellonomicon or Frozen Heart and the Abyssal for a Deathfire Grasp or Rabadon's if the situation calls for it.

I've never gotten a Tear on Swain. While the mana sustain would be nice, I personally don't like getting it unless I'm also willing to buy a bunch of mana items as well, which limits my build somewhat.