Talk:Swain/@comment-5969046-20141211190022/@comment-26036472-20150123190242

I see all the suggestions here aimed at Mid, but he excels much more in Top. E+Q harasses and keeps melee champs at distance. Swain's kit is aimed at damage over time, so building him a bit tanky is good for him. I would suggest to go first with a tear-->RoA-->Seraphs. It's true it's a bit late before you get powerful, but when you have those 2, your damage spikes and you're tankish for a mage as well. Before completion, the base damage of your E+Q harass the enemy enough if you play a bit passive. Then depending on the enemy team, build in any order liandry (with these 3 enough damage), spirit visage, Sunfire/Randuin/Zhonya. Now you can just walk into the enemy team, while you don't get burst and you have enough mana to keep your ult running to sustain you. Works everytime again like a charm for me in top lane.