Talk:Swain/@comment-25532677-20180210003833/@comment-29520068-20180211122052

He isn't rewarding enough to pick. Even though new look and vfx is lovely (Q sounds and animation is godly), his entire kit is very lacking.

Passive: healing and pulling mechanic is good and unique.

Death's Hand: good for farming if used properly; unreliable poke because minions easily block it; full dmg only procs if you're at your target's face.

Vision of Empire: difficult to land/easily dodged; not rewarding enough to use; only good for scouting and maybe zoning/getting assists from afar.

Nevermove: difficult to land if minions are involved; lacks damage.

Demonic Ascension: decent healing but lacks damage; Demonflare is a weaker version of Vlad's E.

Conclusion: New Swain is less-reliant on mana but the old one deals more damage. The new ulti is better than the old one but greatly needs more impact. Old Nevermove is better than the new one. Torment was better than Vision of Empire. Death's Hand would be better if it had some form of cc or has increased range. The new passive is good and should be kept as is. Swain was better as a DoT mage, not as a burst-type one.

Tl;dr: Pick Vlad instead.