Talk:Swain/@comment-7460908-20130731221150/@comment-5256197-20130801075922

I'd consider Swain as my #1 main champ.

His weaknesses are hard mana management, the lack of burst, and his low(ish) range.

What he has going for him is; good duelist, good initiator, damn good ratios, and after Zhonya really good baiter and durable as fuck.

^ Q don't need W, but W needs Q. My usual kill combo is to just walk on my enemy's face E - R - Q - W. You'll need to start close to the enemy and/or walk constantly towards him, and after you hit with Q, take a deep breath, have patience, and hit that W. They always try to juke your W, so just take your time with it (and let those ravens do their job).

What W needs is not more duration, 2 secs is damn long snare time. You really need to use your Q before your W. Even if your Q only gets one tick in, it'll almost always guaratees your W hit, and THAT is the ultimate target for your team to get in to it.