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Swain

Patches 16.19 to 16.21 · All regions

Tournament presence · pick + ban

6.1%#113 of 173 champions

Pick: 3.0%picked in 880 of 29,351 games
Ban: 3.1%739 bans over 23,567 games, against 0.9% in soloQ

Win rate as Top48.2% between 41.8% and 54.6% over 164 gamesSoloQ 49.4%: no clear gap

Median length29.6 minsoloQ 27.4 min

Amateur: 29,650 games from amateur tournaments, last 60 days, KR 64% · EUW 26% · NA 10%. SoloQ Master+: 993,798 games on the same patches. An amateur figure in gold clearly differs from soloQ.

At a glance

Four answers, each one opens its chapter.

What changes in tournaments4 clear gaps between soloQ and amateur tournaments as Top.DraftLengthRunesSpells
How to play itSummon Aery, then Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Liandry's Torment, and Zhonya's Hourglass: the most played build in soloQ.
In a compPlays teamfights first: more teamfights than 98% of top laners.TeamfightLets allies carryCC
With / againstNo opponent with a clear gap to expected in amateur play: win rates remain ranges.
In draftFallback pick: comes out late in the series, once the pool has emptied.

01 — What changes in tournaments

What changes in tournaments?

4 clear gaps between soloQ and amateur tournaments as Top.

DraftBanned more often in amateur play
Amateur
3.0%
SoloQ
0.9%
3.0% ban rate in amateur play over 16,135 games, against 0.9% in soloQ over 472,978 games.
LengthLonger games in amateur play
Amateur
29.6 min
SoloQ
27.4 min
Median of 29.6 min in amateur play, against 27.4 min in soloQ.
RunesConqueror instead of Summon Aery
Amateur
67%
SoloQ
43%
Played in 67% of amateur games; soloQ sticks to Summon Aery (43%).
SpellsFlash + Teleport instead of Flash + Ghost
Amateur
57%
SoloQ
44%
Played in 57% of amateur games; soloQ sticks to Flash + Ghost (44%).

02 — How to play it

How to play it?

Summon Aery, then Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Liandry's Torment, and Zhonya's Hourglass: the most played build in soloQ.

SoloQ build, amateur differences under each block

RunesSummon Aery43% · 2,309

≠ Amateur: Conqueror instead of Summon Aery. 67% · 188 games

SpellsFlash + Ghost44% · 2,351

≠ Amateur: Flash + Teleport instead of Flash + Ghost. 57% · 188 games

SkillsQnot collected in soloQ

Amateur: 100% · 66 games

Core (3 legendaries)8% · 149

8%of soloQ games

Rylai's Crystal Scepter
Liandry's Torment
Zhonya's Hourglass

Same in amateur play

Not collected in soloQ: starting items, 4th item, and skill order.

03 — In a comp

What does it bring to a comp?

Plays teamfights first: more teamfights than 98% of top laners.

Plays teamfightstop2%62% · top laners: 53%
Crowd control (CC)top7%1.6 · top laners: 0.8
Lets allies carry killstop10%rank 90 of 100

Read on tournament games from 2026-04-15 to 2026-10-12 (44,638 games) · same reading as the draft review · compared with other top laners

What marks it

Teamfight
Lets allies carry
CC

Like other top laners

Damage in mid game
Gold at 15 min
Gold at 20 min
Absorbs damage
Team damage

What it is not

Few duels
No poke
No split-push

Damage / min by phase · at equal gold

Rank 79 in lane, 70 in mid game and 89 in late game, out of 100 top laners.

661+61 vs 599

918+50 vs 868

1,248+169 vs 1,079

Lane · 5–14 minMid game · 15–22Late · 23–30

Swaintop laners

Gold vs. direct opponent

At 20 min, behind 53% of top laners against the direct opponent.

top laners

Where it stands among top laners · every measure

0 ← less · median · more → 100

Damage in lane · rank 79 of 100 among top laners661 · median 599
Damage in mid game · rank 70 of 100 among top laners918 · median 868
Damage in late game · rank 89 of 100 among top laners1,248 · median 1,079
Gold at 15 min · rank 63 of 100 among top laners+201 · median +119
Gold at 20 min · rank 47 of 100 among top laners+58 · median +100
Absorbs damage · rank 40 of 100 among top laners814 · median 970
Plays teamfights · rank 98 of 100 among top laners62% · median 53%
Takes its kills in duels · rank 8 of 100 among top laners19% · median 28%
Lets allies carry kills · rank 90 of 100 among top lanersrank 90 of 100
Crowd control (CC) · rank 94 of 100 among top laners1.6 · median 0.8
Team damage · rank 60 of 100 among top laners22% · median 20%

04 — With / against

With whom, against whom?

No opponent with a clear gap to expected in amateur play: win rates remain ranges.

Best results

Ranked by the gap to expected in amateur play, at the lower bound of its interval, at most 5 per role. The other source is a reference.