Talk:Swain/@comment-26808509-20180124134756/@comment-26808509-20180125225101

It seems busted, but you need to be REALLY close to actually hit all of his bolts and since he has no mobility tool, it's not that easy unless you either walk or catch them with your E and pull them towards you and in both cases you it's really risky if you are full AP. Swain will still be an AP bruiser I believe, because of his low ranges, his lack of mobility and his dependance on being close to tha target. A 96% AP ratio doesn't mean that much if you don't have too much AP. His ult alone can't sustain him anymore, because he can only drain 3 targets and not 5 and with less frequency, which means he needs to proc his passive if he wants to stay alive. And if you go off-tank the percentage heal will be pretty good, especially if paired with Spirit Visage.

And procing the passive really shouldn't be underestimated. Don't forget that the heal and damage is just a part of it, he also pulls the targets towards him and can do that from a pretty high range. Imagine an enemy ADC who gets hit by a Morgana Q. Even if there is a frontline protecting him, you can pull him towards your team, possibly to the level of his frontline and make him an easy target. It's even more effective if it's some form of AoE CC like Amumu ult, because you can choose whom to pull.

I do agree however that his fully stacked Demonflare has a bit low damage, even if it's supposed to be the last blow after he drained his targets low.