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How to Win Miss Fortune vs Swain Counter MatchupMiss Fortune is in the a tier of champions

Miss Fortune vs Swain

How to Beat Swain as Miss Fortune in LoLMiss Fortune is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Swain as Miss Fortune

based on 20,030 Miss Fortune vs Swain matchups
Win Rate
51.3 %
K/D/A
2.42
Pick Rate
3.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our counter stats from the millions of ranked League games that we get from Riot Games each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Swain as Miss Fortune came out of an analysis of 20030 ranked rounds where both champs engaged one another. This particular champion pairing is somewhat rare. Miss Fortune fights Swain in only 3.9% of her matches.

Miss Fortune vs Swain Matchup Summary

Miss Fortune does a decent job of countering Swain. Normally, she wins a acceptable 51.3% of the time the champs fight one another in. In Miss Fortune vs Swain matches, Miss Fortune’s side is 0.0% more expected to earn first blood. This implies that she probably will get first blood against Swain.

Best Miss Fortune vs Swain Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordYoumuu's Ghostblade

Core Miss Fortune Items

~22 Mins
BloodthirsterYoumuu's GhostbladeEdge of Night

Optional Items

Axiom ArcYoumuu's WakeSerylda's GrudgeGuardian Angel

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerheal summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Miss Fortune to level upq
>
Second ability for Miss Fortune to level upw
>
Last skill for Miss Fortune to max oute

Runes

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
SorceryManaflow BandGathering Storm
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Miss Fortune's passive ability p
Miss Fortune's q ability q
Miss Fortune's w ability w
Miss Fortune's e ability e
Miss Fortune's ultimate ability r
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Q
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W
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E
4
Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Swain as Miss Fortune

Tips for Playing as Miss Fortune against Swain

Miss Fortune ramps up speed if she hasn't recently taken damage. Avoid getting hit to move very fast.

Use Double Up on the furthest enemy minion if enemy champions are hiding in back; it will bounce to them for lots of damage.

Make sure to utilize Love Tap while Strut is on cooldown to maximize the active's availability.

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.

Miss Fortune vs Swain Counter Stats

Miss Fortune Image
Win Rate
51.3 %
VS
Win Rate
48.7 %
Swain Image
8.4
< Kills >
5.4
6.5
< Deaths >
6.6
7.3
< Assists >
10.3
1.92
< Killing Sprees >
1.22
169
< Minions Killed >
99
0.17
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.41
22,220
< Physical Damage >
1,413
1,332
< Magic Damage >
19,951
1,006
< True Damage >
921
24,558
< Damage Dealt >
22,286
20,450
< Damage Taken >
31,816
12,813
< Gold Earned >
10,419
2.31
< Towers >
1.73
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
4,591
< Total Healing >
9,411
12,857
< Experience >
12,450
20
< Vision Score >
34
10
< Wards Placed >
15
154
< Time Dealing CC >
363

How to Counter Swain with Miss Fortune in LoL

The stats provided here show several valuable Miss Fortune against Swain counter stats that can help you understand the differences between the pair. For instance, Miss Fortune’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Swain’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Miss Fortune may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Swain. This observation is in large part fueled by the difference in kills.

Miss Fortune usually has a slightly larger longest kill spree than her counter does. Commonly, she receives less damage than Swain. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also indicate that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Miss Fortune and Swain

Damage Types Compared

Miss Fortune
Swain
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Miss Fortune
Swain

Who is Better, Miss Fortune or Swain?

Both League champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Miss Fortune usually wins when trying to fight Swain, with a 51.3% win rate. Thus, Miss Fortune makes a good counter to Swain.

While Miss Fortune does have a higher win rate compared to Swain, when they face off with one another, Miss Fortune also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes her a less complex champion to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Miss Fortune into Swain.

Furthermore, Miss Fortune also has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Swain. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Miss Fortune vs Swain matchups, Miss Fortune is the better champion with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Miss Fortune is a decent counter to Swain. Focus your strategy on maximizing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Miss Fortune against Swain.

Additional Information for Miss Fortune Players

How We Calculated Our Miss Fortune vs Swain Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Swain as Miss Fortune, we analyzed 20,030 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 Miss Fortune 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Miss Fortune to counter Swain during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions presented above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Miss Fortune typically gets more CS compared to Swain. Champs who on average don't take much CS usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values reported on this page to do well.

The most important items to focus on in your Miss Fortune versus Swain build consist of Bloodthirster, Youmuu's Ghostblade, and Edge of Night. When Miss Fortune bought at least these three items in her build, she did a lot better vs. Swain than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Miss Fortune boasted an average win rate of 51.3% battling Swain with this counter build.

To have the highest likelihood of annihilating Swain as Miss Fortune, Miss Fortune players should equip the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Manaflow Band, and Gathering Storm runes from the Inspiration and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune builds players chose for Miss Fortune vs Swain counter picks, this blending of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 51.3% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Swain as Miss Fortune are presented for all skill levels combined. If you would like to narrow the stats and builds to a particular skill level, you can use the selection menu at the top of this page.