SwainTop build

Off-meta Top

Support78%Mid11%Top8%Bot4%
Win
51.8%
▲1.8 vs Top
LP a game
+1.20
±0.57
Games
4,718
a win +19.5 · a loss −18.8
Pick · Ban
0.42 · 2.0%
as Top · any role

How we measure

Swain Top on VN, patch 26.21: Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Liandry's Torment, Zhonya's Hourglass; Conqueror + Resolve; skill order Q > W > E (each the most played of 4,718 games).

Build

Most played of 4,718 games

Start

DrHp

83% · 53.0% won

Spells

FlIg

46% · 51.1% won

Skills

starts Q E W

39% · 51.6% won

Items 4.4% of games with a core

  1. Rylai's Crystal Scepter
  2. Liandry's Torment
  3. Zhonya's Hourglass
4th
  • Fh55.0%won18% · 17pick, 17 games
  • Sv60.4%won17% · 16pick, 16 games
  • Bt60.4%won12% · 11pick, 11 games
5th
  • Sv60.5%won12% · 46pick, 46 games
  • Fh61.6%won11% · 41pick, 41 games
  • Ro59.8%won8.6% · 32pick, 32 games
all builds

58.5% won (49.9–66.6) · 130 games

4th: of the 93 games with this core that reached it · 5th: all builds. Win rates there are pulled toward the champion's rate at the slot, because a few games say little.

BootsPlated Steelcaps45% · 51.1% won

Skill path 31% of games · 51.6% won

Skill path: the first 11 points measured, levels 12 to 18 from the max order
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QQ14579
WW38101213
EE214151718
RR61116

Core items

First three finished, in the order bought
  1. Rylai's Crystal Scepter › Liandry's Torment › Zhonya's Hourglass130 gamesMost played4.4%58.5%50% to 67%
  2. Rylai's Crystal Scepter › Liandry's Torment › Frozen Heart117 games4.0%53.8%45% to 63%
  3. Rod of Ages › Rylai's Crystal Scepter › Zhonya's Hourglass92 gamesFew games3.1%51.1%41% to 61%
  4. Blackfire Torch › Rylai's Crystal Scepter › Zhonya's Hourglass84 gamesFew games2.9%64.3%54% to 74%
  5. Rod of Ages › Rylai's Crystal Scepter › Liandry's Torment81 gamesFew games2.8%61.7%51% to 72%
  6. Rod of Ages › Rylai's Crystal Scepter › Spirit Visage62 gamesFew games2.1%59.7%47% to 71%
  7. Rylai's Crystal Scepter › Frozen Heart › Spirit Visage55 gamesFew games1.9%67.3%54% to 78%
  8. Rylai's Crystal Scepter › Frozen Heart › Zhonya's Hourglass50 gamesFew games1.7%52.0%39% to 65%

Skills

Max order
  1. starts Q E W39%51.6%1,828
  2. starts Q E W32%52.3%1,475
  3. starts E Q W9.1%54.8%425
  4. starts E Q W7.9%53.0%366
  5. starts Q E QFew games2.0%54.3%94

Starting items

Doran's Ring + 2 × Health Potion83% · 53.0% won · 3,924 games
  • 2 × Health Potion + Tear of the Goddess 8.7%46.6% won
  • Doran's Helm + Health Potion 3.8%44.9% won

Boots

Plated Steelcaps45% · 51.1% won · 2,121 games
  • Mercury's Treads 29%53.0% won
  • Boots of Swiftness 10%54.3% won

Summoner spells

Flash + Ignite46% · 51.1% won · 2,184 games
  • Flash + Teleport 24%49.6% won
  • Flash + Ghost 18%57.0% won
Every option as a table54 options
Every build option with its pick, win rate and 95% range
OptionPickWin95% rangeGames
Core items
Rylai's Crystal Scepter › Liandry's Torment › Zhonya's Hourglass4.4%58.5%49.9%–66.6%130
Rylai's Crystal Scepter › Liandry's Torment › Frozen Heart4.0%53.8%44.8%–62.6%117
Rod of Ages › Rylai's Crystal Scepter › Zhonya's HourglassFew games3.1%51.1%41.0%–61.1%92
Blackfire Torch › Rylai's Crystal Scepter › Zhonya's HourglassFew games2.9%64.3%53.6%–73.7%84
Rod of Ages › Rylai's Crystal Scepter › Liandry's TormentFew games2.8%61.7%50.8%–71.6%81
Rod of Ages › Rylai's Crystal Scepter › Spirit VisageFew games2.1%59.7%47.3%–71.0%62
Rylai's Crystal Scepter › Frozen Heart › Spirit VisageFew games1.9%67.3%54.1%–78.2%55
Rylai's Crystal Scepter › Frozen Heart › Zhonya's HourglassFew games1.7%52.0%38.5%–65.2%50
4th item, of 1,309 games that reached it
Zhonya's Hourglass18%67.5%61.3%–73.2%231
Frozen Heart12%47.2%39.7%–54.9%161
Spirit Visage12%51.3%43.4%–59.1%152
Liandry's Torment9.9%56.6%48.0%–64.8%129
Riftmaker8.6%64.3%55.1%–72.6%112
Randuin's OmenFew games5.8%55.3%44.1%–65.9%76
5th item, of 373 games that reached it
Spirit VisageFew games12%58.7%44.3%–71.7%46
Zhonya's HourglassFew games12%57.8%43.3%–71.0%45
Frozen HeartFew games11%61.0%45.7%–74.3%41
Randuin's OmenFew games8.6%56.3%39.3%–71.8%32
MorellonomiconFew games7.8%72.4%54.3%–85.3%29
Liandry's TormentFew games7.0%73.1%53.9%–86.3%26
Boots
Plated Steelcaps45%51.1%48.9%–53.2%2,121
Mercury's Treads29%53.0%50.3%–55.6%1,363
Boots of Swiftness10%54.3%49.8%–58.7%481
No boots7.1%39.0%33.9%–44.3%336
Sorcerer's Shoes4.6%59.5%52.9%–65.9%215
Starting items
Doran's Ring + 2 × Health Potion83%53.0%51.5%–54.6%3,924
2 × Health Potion + Tear of the Goddess8.7%46.6%41.8%–51.4%410
Doran's Helm + Health Potion3.8%44.9%37.8%–52.3%178
Doran's Shield + Health PotionFew games1.4%52.2%40.5%–63.7%67
Summoner spells
Flash + Ignite46%51.1%49.0%–53.2%2,184
Flash + Teleport24%49.6%46.7%–52.5%1,133
Flash + Ghost18%57.0%53.7%–60.3%868
Exhaust + Flash8.1%48.9%44.0%–54.0%382
Skill order
Max Q W E · starts Q E W39%51.6%49.3%–53.9%1,828
Max Q E W · starts Q E W32%52.3%49.7%–54.8%1,475
Max Q E W · starts E Q W9.1%54.8%50.1%–59.5%425
Max Q W E · starts E Q W7.9%53.0%47.9%–58.1%366
Max Q W E · starts Q E QFew games2.0%54.3%44.2%–64.0%94
First 11 skill points
Q E W Q Q R Q W Q W R31%51.6%49.0%–54.2%1,416
Q E W Q Q R Q E Q E R26%52.7%49.8%–55.5%1,204
E Q W Q Q R Q E Q E R7.7%54.1%48.9%–59.2%355
E Q W Q Q R Q W Q W R6.7%54.4%48.8%–59.9%307
Q E W Q Q R Q E Q W R4.9%58.7%52.1%–64.9%225
Q E W Q Q R Q W Q E R3.3%50.0%42.2%–57.9%152
Finished items
Frozen Heart26%54.8%52.0%–57.5%1,227
Rod of Ages23%50.5%47.5%–53.5%1,089
Blackfire Torch19%55.0%51.7%–58.3%873
Spirit Visage14%55.3%51.5%–59.1%665
Riftmaker12%62.8%58.9%–66.7%584
Malignance7.9%50.0%45.0%–55.0%374
Randuin's Omen5.9%55.0%49.1%–60.7%280
Thornmail4.9%47.4%41.0%–53.8%230
Jak'Sho, The Protean4.1%57.2%50.2%–64.0%194
Heartsteel3.7%51.2%43.8%–58.5%172

Questions

What do Swain Top players build first on VN?

The most played core is Rylai's Crystal Scepter, then Liandry's Torment, then Zhonya's Hourglass: 3% of 4,718 games in all ranks, patch 26.21, 58.5% win rate.

What skill order do Swain Top players use?

Most often they max Q, W, E and start Q, E, W: 39% of 4,661 games with a skill order in all ranks, patch 26.21, 51.6% win rate.

Which summoner spells do Swain Top players take?

Flash and Ignite, in 46% of 4,718 games in all ranks, patch 26.21, 51.1% win rate.