Talk:Swain/@comment-5969046-20130513162159/@comment-4875928-20130515155225

Well he can go pretty good vs AD's of today, ect, overall a solid pick, but he isnt a top tier pick and wont be picked at tournaments since he needs to many stats to be effective, and the Armor/Mres resists nerf in S3 hitted him along with the HP stacking meta that forces him to use way more mana then in S2 (even with Liandrys) - also thats why he cant rly go top lane vs most bruisers in S3...

If riot would look at his uncapped mana costs (or his other problems) he would be easy a top tier pick...