Talk:Swain/@comment-24971427-20180408111926

Oof, Swain is the perfect AP Juggernaut. He's the Taric I wanted but couldn't be.

I had a lot of fun with him top lane.

Taking him mid is a mistake as you get outraged easily.

You might argue your W and E is good, but W is unreliable and E gets minion blocked. People can play around that easily as a ranged champion.

Hence why a melee matchup would be better.

You can W the minions as they try to farm and your E can reach them from afar.

My Swain got 20 kills S- and can 1 v 4. That was late game, Swain is a late game monster.

Early game is weak, and he can punish hard during the mid game.

My build's core items are Rod of Ages and Hextech Protobelt. Then I get some armor whether its Ninja Tabi's, Zhonya's or both depending on the matchup.

Granted, that was my first match as Swain, so I'm not too sure, but it worked so well.

I recommend more health and ap items, and maybe Rylai's as your 3rd or 4th item.

Cdr wasn't too important for me, but its nice to have.

For runes, I went Sorcery and Domination.

Celerity, Gathering Storm, Ultimate Hat and Arcane Comet.

Relentless Hunter and Taste of Blood after.

Taste of Blood because your early game is weak, and you need more sustain.

Relentless Hunter to catch out enemies.

Everything else, self-explanatory.