Talk:Swain/@comment-24055932-20150129050135

So Ahri who has alot of mechanics and mobility to make up for the removed DFG gets a shit ton of love while Swain gets nothing. No wonder nobody ever plays champions like Swain. precisely BECAUSE he has no mobility and no supreme mechanics to adjust, Swains only way to adapt is by purchasing situational items. For example it was common to go DFG with Swain if it's burst warfare while you'd go for Rod/Tear if you could sustain the damage.

First they killed off tear, made Morello a core item for mages, and now they've taken away DFG. With freaking 0 compensation at all. Even chalice, which was a really situational choice before got taken away.

When picking Swain, you often encounter rock-paper-scissor matchups with an outcome that's almost predetermined. And well, the list of lost causes just keeps growing. Even Ahri, pretty much the easiest matchup for Swain is now almost an even match.