AP Swain Build
AP Swain build with runes and items. AP Swain guide offers in-depth how-to play, skill order and tips. Play AP Swain build in League of Legends Patch 14.23!
Updated: 2024-11-26 ()
TLDR
Starting items
Quick Skill Order
Q
W
E
Final items
Quick Runes
Summoner spells
AP Swain Runes
Precision
Domination
Passive
How it works
General
- You play poke oriented Mage.
- You rush Luden's Companion.
- You build AP items, going full damage.
How to play
General
- Playing AP Swain build, your default rush is Luden's Companion. In cases, when an enemy team is full of tanks and HP stackers, go Liandry's Torment.
- Adapt to an enemy team. Are they full of tanks, and they rush tons of Magic Resist? You rush Void Staff as #2 or #3 item to counter MR stacking. Their team has champs with lots of healing? Rush Oblivion Orb as #2 item (upgrade to Morellonomicon as 4th or 5th item).
- Somebody is going after you each fight? Always getting ulted by enemy assassins? Rush Zhonya's Hourglass.
Tips and Tricks
General
- You can use Vision of Empire (W) to stop enemies taking portal (frost-gate). Time it well, and they will need to walk, and you will get the turret!
- Vision of Empire (W) trick works even better with all DoTs effects (Liandry's Anguish and Demonic Embrace).
- Enemies in your base? Use Demonic Ascension (R) before taking portal (frost-gate), this way you damage everyone on your way.
- Did you just catch someone with your Nevermove (E)? Do not use second E right away, but use it at the very last moment for maximum CC.
- After you catch someone with yout Nevermove (E), you can set up Vision of Empire (W) for a certain hit.
Riot
- If you're having trouble rooting an enemy with Nevermove, try throwing it at opponents when they are near their minions so the explosion surprises them.
- While laning, try to use Death's Hand's piercing damage to damage opponents from a safe distance.
- Vision of Empire is quite difficult to land on its own, look for skirmishes around the map where enemies may be distracted or crowd controlled so you can land it more easily.
- Demonic Ascension may make Swain very hard to kill but he's pretty easy to get away from. Try building items that can slow opponents to keep them in range if their mobility is overwhelming.
Skill Order
- Death's HandQ
- Vision of EmpireW
- NevermoveE
- Demonic AscensionR
Items
Starting items
Rush this
Rush this vs. tanks
Boots
For mana problems
Good items
Situational items
Against high MR
Counter high HP
Counter healing
For the last fight
Example final build