Talk:Swain/@comment-140.209.224.168-20110108015507/@comment-174.57.25.48-20110110004520

the aoe root is easily avoided, the slow is meh early on (both require you to be right in the opponents' faces), and he has no escape mechanics other than his summoner spells.

in that respect he's on par with other mages' escape ability, and sub par compared to mages with harder controls or aoe drop slows. Lux, Vlad, Morg, Veiger, Kass, Taric, janna and other mages have a much easier time escaping before lvl 6.

I'd say he beats out ryze, fiddle, and maybe kayle