Talk:Swain/@comment-5494818-20121022111009/@comment-130.234.5.138-20121026005729

Mid champions are generally considered playable on top lane if they can survive there. It's a good place for Swain because he's hard to gank (slow, snare, heal from ult) and his harass is extremely effective at shutting down melee champions. He can be mana hungry, especially if you use his ult too much, but it really shouldn't be a problem after you get some practice. In most cases you should just harass with autoattack and E, only busting out Q if your opponent tries to close in and W if you're in serious trouble. Or you can ask for blue buff and do whatever you want.