Rod of Ages Swain Build

General

1. You rush Rod of Ages.
2. You play as Mage with more emphasis on sustain and mana.
3. You buy AP items and adapt to an enemy team.

General

1. Playing Rod of Ages Swain, your default rush is of course - Rod of Ages. You want to stack its passive as early as possible.
2. Rod of Ages gives sustain with its second Passive. It recovers both health and mana.
3. You can play this build very safely. Sustain from Rod of Ages alone is very powerful in ARAM. If you want to sustain even harder, you can get Kaenic Rookern (anti poke), Spirit Visage (more sustain) or even get Second Wind rune from Resolve.
4. In cases, when an enemy team is full of tanks and HP stackers and you need to counter them, go Liandry's Torment.
5. Adapt to an enemy team. They full of tanks and they rush MR? You rush Void Staff as #2 or #3 item. Their team is Soraka, Mundo or champs with healing? Rush Oblivion Orb as #2 item (upgrade to Morellonomicon as 4th or 5th item). They stack HP? You buy Liandry's Torment.
6. Somebody is going after you each fight? Their assassins are focusing you on sight? Always getting R by Fizz? Rush Zhonya's Hourglass.
7. Good MR item that works well with Rod of Ages is Spirit Visage and Kaenic Rookern.

Champion

1. 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!
2. Vision of Empire (W) trick works even better with all DoTs effects (Liandry's Anguish and Demonic Embrace).
3. Enemies in your base? Use Demonic Ascension (R) before taking portal (frost-gate), this way you damage everyone on your way.
4. 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.
5. After you catch someone with your Nevermove (E), you can set up Vision of Empire (W) for a certain hit.

Riot

1. 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.
2. While laning, try to use Death's Hand's piercing damage to damage opponents from a safe distance.
3. 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.
4. 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.