Talk:Viktor/@comment-4915885-20130602182815/@comment-5969087-20130603064444

viktor is way less mana hungry than swain (unless you love spammin da lazor) and has a lot more laning options, he will almost always win trades unless he's hit by nevermore which with movspeed quints is a joke to dodge, swain is countered by heavy burst, Viktor has one of the highest burst damage in the game.

In the end by having higher range, less mana problems and stronger waveclear and trading tools VIktor has a lot more options for laning.

That does not mean viktor dominates swain, he's just an easier matchup, it's still true that if you're hit by a nevermore while burning in Torment you either flash away or go all out on swain and hope your burst kills him before his crows do you.