SwainSupport build

Support79%Mid10%Top6%Bot4%

Win: 51.0%; ▲0.9 vs Support
LP a game: +5.40; ±0.34
Games: 21.0k; a win +27.8 · a loss −18.4
Pick · Ban: 4.5 · 1.9%; as Support · any role

Updated 23 Oct, 03:44 UTCHow we measure

Swain Support on VN, patch 26.20: Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Liandry's Torment, Zhonya's Hourglass; Conqueror + Resolve; skill order Q > W > E (each the most played of 20,976 games).

Build

Start

90% · 51.2% won

Spells

72% · 51.0% won

Skills

starts E Q W

26% · 51.6% won

Items 6.4% of games with a core

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

4th

Sv59.2% won18% pick
Ud59.9% won14% pick
Zh53.3% won12% pick

5th

Ud46.4% won13% pick
Th59.4% won13% pick
Zh65.0% won11% pick

58.2% won (54.3–62.0) · 627 games

BootsPlated Steelcaps31% · 51.5% won

Skill path 19% of games · 53.2% won

Skill path: the first 11 points measured, levels 12 to 18 from the max order
Ability	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
QQ			3	4	5		7		9
WW		2						8		10		12	13
EE	1													14	15		17	18
RR						6					11					16

Core items

ItemsPickWin
Rylai's Crystal Scepter › Liandry's Torment › Zhonya's Hourglass627 gamesMost played6.4%58.2%54% to 62%
Rylai's Crystal Scepter › Liandry's Torment › Spirit Visage497 games5.1%55.5%51% to 60%
Rylai's Crystal Scepter › Malignance › Zhonya's Hourglass309 games3.1%62.1%57% to 67%
Rylai's Crystal Scepter › Zhonya's Hourglass › Spirit Visage280 games2.8%56.8%51% to 62%
Rylai's Crystal Scepter › Malignance › Spirit Visage267 games2.7%63.3%57% to 69%
Malignance › Rylai's Crystal Scepter › Zhonya's Hourglass244 games2.5%57.4%51% to 63%
Rylai's Crystal Scepter › Zhonya's Hourglass › Liandry's Torment233 games2.4%61.8%55% to 68%
Malignance › Rylai's Crystal Scepter › Liandry's Torment226 games2.3%55.3%49% to 62%

Skills

starts E Q W26%51.6%5,214
starts E W Q24%52.5%4,904
starts E Q W22%52.2%4,344
starts E W QHighest win7.1%54.5%1,427
starts Q E W4.5%48.7%904

Starting items

2 × Health Potion90% · 51.2% won · 18,280 games

Health Potion 4.3%51.6% won
Control Ward 1.8%47.7% won

Boots

Plated Steelcaps31% · 51.5% won · 6,463 games

Mercury's Treads 27%51.5% won
Sorcerer's Shoes 24%52.5% won

Summoner spells

Flash + Ignite72% · 51.0% won · 15,034 games

Exhaust + Flash 22%50.9% won
Flash + Heal 3.5%51.6% won

Every option as a table54 options

Every build option with its pick, win rate and 95% range
Option	Pick	Win	95% range	Games
Core items
Rylai's Crystal Scepter › Liandry's Torment › Zhonya's Hourglass	6.4%	58.2%	54.3%–62.0%	627
Rylai's Crystal Scepter › Liandry's Torment › Spirit Visage	5.1%	55.5%	51.1%–59.8%	497
Rylai's Crystal Scepter › Malignance › Zhonya's Hourglass	3.1%	62.1%	56.6%–67.4%	309
Rylai's Crystal Scepter › Zhonya's Hourglass › Spirit Visage	2.8%	56.8%	50.9%–62.5%	280
Rylai's Crystal Scepter › Malignance › Spirit Visage	2.7%	63.3%	57.4%–68.9%	267
Malignance › Rylai's Crystal Scepter › Zhonya's Hourglass	2.5%	57.4%	51.1%–63.4%	244
Rylai's Crystal Scepter › Zhonya's Hourglass › Liandry's Torment	2.4%	61.8%	55.4%–67.8%	233
Malignance › Rylai's Crystal Scepter › Liandry's Torment	2.3%	55.3%	48.8%–61.7%	226
4th item, of 3,073 games that reached it
Spirit Visage	18%	59.2%	55.0%–63.2%	539
Unending Despair	14%	59.9%	55.2%–64.5%	424
Zhonya's Hourglass	12%	53.3%	48.3%–58.2%	381
Thornmail	11%	51.7%	46.5%–56.9%	352
Morellonomicon	8.2%	56.4%	50.2%–62.3%	252
Randuin's Omen	6.3%	51.6%	44.6%–58.5%	194
5th item, of 547 games that reached it
Unending DespairFew games	13%	46.4%	35.1%–58.0%	69
ThornmailFew games	13%	59.4%	47.6%–70.2%	69
Zhonya's HourglassFew games	11%	65.0%	52.4%–75.8%	60
Spirit VisageFew games	11%	50.0%	37.5%–62.5%	58
Randuin's OmenFew games	6.8%	51.4%	35.9%–66.6%	37
Liandry's TormentFew games	6.4%	62.9%	46.3%–76.8%	35
Boots
Plated Steelcaps	31%	51.5%	50.2%–52.7%	6,463
Mercury's Treads	27%	51.5%	50.2%–52.8%	5,670
Sorcerer's Shoes	24%	52.5%	51.1%–53.9%	5,025
No boots	9.1%	40.9%	38.7%–43.1%	1,902
Boots of Swiftness	4.9%	53.8%	50.7%–56.8%	1,019
Starting items
2 × Health Potion	90%	51.2%	50.4%–51.9%	18,280
Health Potion	4.3%	51.6%	48.3%–54.9%	884
Control Ward	1.8%	47.7%	42.7%–52.8%	375
2 × Health Potion + Control Ward	1.0%	53.4%	46.6%–60.1%	206
Summoner spells
Flash + Ignite	72%	51.0%	50.2%–51.8%	15,034
Exhaust + Flash	22%	50.9%	49.5%–52.4%	4,647
Flash + Heal	3.5%	51.6%	47.9%–55.2%	733
Flash + Ghost	1.2%	48.8%	42.7%–54.9%	254
Skill order
Max Q W E · starts E Q W	26%	51.6%	50.3%–53.0%	5,214
Max Q W E · starts E W Q	24%	52.5%	51.1%–53.9%	4,904
Max Q E W · starts E Q W	22%	52.2%	50.7%–53.7%	4,344
Max Q E W · starts E W Q	7.1%	54.5%	51.9%–57.0%	1,427
Max Q E W · starts Q E W	4.5%	48.7%	45.4%–51.9%	904
First 11 skill points
E W Q Q Q R Q W Q W R	19%	53.2%	51.6%–54.8%	3,566
E Q W Q Q R Q W Q W R	17%	52.6%	50.8%–54.3%	3,225
E Q W Q Q R Q E Q E R	15%	51.7%	49.9%–53.6%	2,773
E W Q Q Q R Q E Q E R	4.7%	56.2%	52.9%–59.4%	883
E Q W Q Q R Q E Q W R	4.3%	51.8%	48.4%–55.2%	803
Q E W Q Q R Q E Q E R	3.3%	48.2%	44.3%–52.2%	622
Finished items
Celestial Opposition	42%	50.1%	49.0%–51.1%	8,811
Zaz'Zak's Realmspike	39%	51.3%	50.2%–52.3%	8,213
Malignance	25%	51.9%	50.5%–53.2%	5,262
Spirit Visage	20%	53.7%	52.2%–55.2%	4,129
Solstice Sleigh	13%	53.2%	51.3%–55.1%	2,674
Thornmail	12%	48.9%	46.9%–50.8%	2,514
Unending Despair	9.8%	54.2%	52.1%–56.4%	2,045
Frozen Heart	8.8%	56.5%	54.2%–58.7%	1,836
Randuin's Omen	5.9%	49.6%	46.8%–52.4%	1,228
Morellonomicon	5.0%	52.0%	49.0%–55.0%	1,055

Questions

What do Swain Support players build first on VN?

The most played core is Rylai's Crystal Scepter, then Liandry's Torment, then Zhonya's Hourglass: 3% of 20,976 games in all ranks, patch 26.20, 58.2% win rate.

What skill order do Swain Support players use?

Most often they max Q, W, E and start E, Q, W: 26% of 20,046 games with a skill order in all ranks, patch 26.20, 51.6% win rate.

Which summoner spells do Swain Support players take?

Flash and Ignite, in 72% of 20,976 games in all ranks, patch 26.20, 51.0% win rate.