Talk:Swain/@comment-88.186.19.90-20130106035059/@comment-178.166.24.118-20130111125729

"Compared to Rabadon that only gives you 150 AP for 3200 gold"

Rabadon's gives way more than 150 AP. 120 AP is the base, and the 25% bonus can give you a bonus as high as 100+ AP on full builds. I agree that the CDR is nice and the amplificaton combined with E gives great damage output, but it just doesn't synergize with the AoE on his ult, which is the bread and butter of Swain in teamfights. The game isn't a 1 v 1 all day and Swain isn't one of the champions designed to burst people down in one combo.