Talk:Swain/@comment-26913771-20160420160237/@comment-26913771-20160424072720

Oh hold on, it gets better. There have been a few more changes.

Nevermove (W) mana cost reduced to 80/85/90/95/100 from 80/90/100/110/120

5 less mana cost per level. nothing to really say bout this

Decrepify (Q) AP ratio lowered to .3 from .4

A revert. don't know what to say, this is due to A his q is much better then before, or B his new ult makes it so he is too good. mind you this is .4 ap ratio for entire channel. However i expect that the new ult will be the problem and they will nerf him in the dirt, Till they get the bright idea of 3 ravens on first ult, then 1 more per level in ult. I say this because if anything his ult is going to make him over the top for competitive now.

And here is the cherry on the top.

Decrepify (Q) [damage doubled now only against minions, from non-champion targets.]

This gets rid of any swain junglers. Found a video of swain jungler and his clears are the opposite of the malzahar pre-nerf. Slow and has to back early. Altho his ganks would be better then Malzahar early.

link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cN9rHwMp6uY

Not the best, but it is something.

Also there is not enough evidence, but it seems that his E no longer amps it self. I will need someone to test this, to do it, just put a point in e first and use it on a minion. the MR should be 0 and if you have the damage show on the options. With Zero ap you should hit 50 if it does not interact, or 60 if it does. if it is lower then 60 but higher then 50 it means first tick does not apply.

What I think is going to happen now is other ap champs are going to come out stronger, however they are going to get nerfed in the next 2 patches or so. After that swain will show up top, not mid, get poplar. And will get the Nerf bat due to he is a champ that if poplar will get people mad. Over all i see Him getting the worst of the mage update due to how riot made all the items in to his favor and failed to grasp why he is a lane bully.

Very Likely I will be wrong, but if I am right, I will have this here and a good laugh.