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How to Win Milio vs Swain Counter MatchupMilio is in the a tier of champions

Milio vs Swain

How to Beat Swain as Milio in LoLMilio is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Swain as Milio

based on 3,113 Milio vs Swain matchups
Win Rate
51.7 %
K/D/A
3.75
Pick Rate
3.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of ranked League matches every week. In our data, Milio fought Swain in 3113 games. Including so many games with Milio vs Swain gives us a lot of confidence in our capacity to provide enlightening statistics and a supported build to destroy Swain. This particular counter matchup is fairly rare. Milio has to counter Swain in only 3.7% of their games.

Milio vs Swain Matchup Summary

Milio has done a decent job of beating Swain. On average, they wins a acceptable 51.7% of the time the champs oppose each other in. In Milio versus Swain rounds, Milio’s team is 0.1% less probable to gain first blood. This indicates that they most likely won't be able to get first blood versus Swain.

Best Milio vs Swain Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Faerie CharmAmplifying Tome

Core Milio Items

~22 Mins
Dream MakerMoonstone RenewerDawncore

Optional Items

Staff of Flowing WaterRedemptionArdent CenserShurelya's Battlesong

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerheal summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Milio to level upe
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Second ability for Milio to level upw
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Last skill for Milio to max outq

Runes

SorcerySummon AeryManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
ResolveBone PlatingRevitalize
Ability HasteAdaptive ForceArmor
Milio's passive ability p
Milio's q ability q
Milio's w ability w
Milio's e ability e
Milio's ultimate ability r
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E
2
W
3
Q
4
E
5
E
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R
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E
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Guide to Countering Swain as Milio

Tips for Playing as Milio against Swain

Milio's dash speeds increase with his movement speed. Use the extra speed to surprise your enemies!

Milio requires allies near him to make the most out of his tools.

Danger is as fun as you let it be.

Advice to Win Against Swain

Buying an item with Grievous Wounds will make Swain much easier to kill during his Demonic Ascension.

Swain's passive is very potent if you are immobilized. Make sure to be extra careful around enemies who have immobilizing effects.

High mobility counters all of Swain's basic abilities: Death's Hand does more damage the closer he is, Vision of Empire has a very long delay and Nevermove must start returning back to him to be dangerous.

Milio vs Swain Counter Stats

Milio Image
Win Rate
51.7 %
VS
Win Rate
48.3 %
Swain Image
0.8
< Kills >
4.5
4.4
< Deaths >
5.8
15.7
< Assists >
9.2
0.11
< Killing Sprees >
1.01
26
< Minions Killed >
104
0.03
< Dragons Killed >
0.08
0.56
< Inhibitors >
0.43
943
< Physical Damage >
1,308
4,452
< Magic Damage >
17,993
289
< True Damage >
722
5,685
< Damage Dealt >
20,023
15,457
< Damage Taken >
29,351
8,040
< Gold Earned >
9,943
2.26
< Towers >
1.82
0
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
9,251
< Total Healing >
8,780
10,547
< Experience >
11,938
56
< Vision Score >
33
24
< Wards Placed >
14
161
< Time Dealing CC >
347

How to Counter Swain with Milio in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page emphasize several valuable Milio against Swain counter stats that can help you grasp the differences and similarities between this pair of champs. As an example, Milio’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Swain’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Milio may be more central to their team's team fighting potential than Swain. This observation is in large part caused by the differences in assists.

Milio normally has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than their enemy does. Commonly, they receives less damage than Swain. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also show that the champion with increased health has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Milio and Swain

Damage Types Compared

Milio
Swain
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Milio
Swain

Who is Better, Milio or Swain?

Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Milio usually wins when trying to fight Swain, with a 51.7% win rate. Therefore, Milio makes a good counter for Swain.

While Milio does have a higher win rate than Swain, when on opposite teams, Milio also has a lower difficulty level that makes them a less difficult character to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Milio into Swain.

Additionally, Milio also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Swain. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Milio vs Swain matchups, Milio is the better champion with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Milio is a decent counter for Swain. You will do well by focussing your tactics on increasing your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Milio against Swain.

Other Champion Matchups Against Milio

Milio Loses Against

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Milio Wins Against

KarthusKarthus58% winrateZeriZeri58% winrateKog'MawKog'Maw57.4% winrateYuumiYuumi56.9% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Milio Players

How We Calculated Our Milio vs Swain Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Swain as Milio, we analyzed 3,113 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Swain as Milio comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

Other Useful Resources

Milio Build Swain Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Milio in order to counter Swain during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips shown here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Milio often picks up a lot less CS compared to Swain. Champions who typically don't acquire many minion kills often don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values displayed on this page to do well.

The top items to prioritize in your Milio versus Swain build consist of Dream Maker, Moonstone Renewer, and Dawncore. When Milio bought at least these three pieces in their build, they did a lot better when facing Swain than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Milio boasted an average winrate of 51.7% battling Swain with this build.

To have the best likelihood of defeating Swain as Milio, you should take the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Bone Plating, and Revitalize runes from the Sorcery and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players picked for Milio vs Swain counter picks, this combo of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 51.7% win rate overall.

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