Talk:Swain/@comment-88.207.2.100-20120608025456/@comment-81.241.99.180-20120609004115

I usually roll with mercury threads, AUG (athenes unholy grail). Chalice lets me lane vs AP with all ease.

Lots of people swear by RoA, but I like it.

Rylai's should be core on him, it just makes him a walking beacon of slow.

Then I tend to roll with any combination of the following.

-Frozen heart - Mana, cdr, armor + a nice aura, what's not to like.

-Hourglass - Obvious reasons

-Abyssal sceptre - Mr ap and mpen.

-Guardian angel - Die -> Rez -> Ult -> Pentakill. (Not really but it's good on Swain)

-Banshees - Even more mana and MR, if your up against those full AP teams. Or Singed.

-Spirit Visage - Only get this if you're VERY underfarmed. It's cheap and decent.

-Rabadons Deathcap - Optional, if you're raping everything in sight already.

I obviously play Swain as an AP tank.

Now I've seen a set amount of burst caster Swains in my time. And they never tend to do very well, but DFG is core on burst-swain.

Protip, don't get Wota. Your ult should be enough. It just delays your build.