Talk:Swain/@comment-4691341-20160506051940

The decreased tether range on Q and the decreased damage from his E really makes Swain very weak right now. The removal of his reliable damage has crippled him since you can't max E anymore. Q's tether breaks too quickly and is downright useless against many matchups.

Swain does enjoy more waveclear now that you max Q first. However, his inability to trade with ANY midlaner makes him extremely weak at the moment.