Talk:Swain/@comment-26433263-20150723164629/@comment-7145241-20150803210928

He is just build for enlongened fights, thats not OP. You have to burst him down; of course you have to do that with any enemy AP-carry, but Swain is a sitting duck, and has no instant dash, or no stun like the firemages.

If that would not be the case anybody would rush Luden's Echo and Deathcap with him, but Swain needs other items that give a lot less AP, but in exchange give him health and mana.

He is strong in lane and very strong in midgame, but if you don't get fed the lategame is... meh