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How to Win Qiyana vs Swain Counter MatchupQiyana is in the a tier of champions

Qiyana vs Swain

How to Beat Swain as Qiyana in LoLQiyana is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Swain as Qiyana

based on 1,767 Qiyana vs Swain matchups
Win Rate
43.5 %
K/D/A
2.06
Pick Rate
3.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter stats from the millions of recently rated League matches that we review every week. This guide on how to beat Swain as Qiyana resulted from an analysis of 1767 ranked games where both champs battled one another. This matchup is relatively rare. Qiyana is forced to battle against Swain in only 3.6% of her games.

Qiyana vs Swain Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Qiyana does a terrible job of countering Swain. Typically, she wins a lowly 43.5% of games the champions battle one another in. In Qiyana against Swain games, Qiyana’s team is 0.1% less probable to obtain first blood, indicating that she probably won't be able to get first blood against Swain.

Best Qiyana vs Swain Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordRefillable Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordRectrix

Core Qiyana Items

~22 Mins
Youmuu's GhostbladeSerylda's GrudgeProfane Hydra

Optional Items

Axiom ArcEdge of NightVoltaic CycloswordHubris

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

DominationElectrocuteSudden ImpactEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
PrecisionPresence of MindLast Stand
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Qiyana's passive ability p
Qiyana's q ability q
Qiyana's w ability w
Qiyana's e ability e
Qiyana's ultimate ability r
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W
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Guide to Countering Swain as Qiyana

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.

Qiyana vs Swain Counter Stats

Qiyana Image
Win Rate
43.5 %
VS
Win Rate
56.5 %
Swain Image
8.2
< Kills >
5.7
7
< Deaths >
6.5
6.2
< Assists >
10.8
1.86
< Killing Sprees >
1.31
147
< Minions Killed >
102
0.18
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.33
< Inhibitors >
0.51
20,913
< Physical Damage >
1,485
1,942
< Magic Damage >
20,518
992
< True Damage >
890
23,848
< Damage Dealt >
22,893
24,651
< Damage Taken >
31,675
12,168
< Gold Earned >
10,680
1.44
< Towers >
1.98
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
3,349
< Total Healing >
9,563
14,003
< Experience >
12,679
18
< Vision Score >
33
7
< Wards Placed >
15
101
< Time Dealing CC >
366

How to Counter Swain with Qiyana in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here clarify some important Qiyana vs. Swain matchup stats that can help you interpret the differences between these two champs. As an example, Qiyana’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Swain’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Qiyana may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Swain..

Qiyana often has a slightly larger longest killing spree than her matchup does. Commonly, she takes less damage than Swain. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also indicate that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Qiyana and Swain

Damage Types Compared

Qiyana
Swain
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Qiyana
Swain

Who is Better, Qiyana or Swain?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Qiyana usually loses when facing off against Swain, with a 43.5% win rate. As a result, Qiyana makes a poor counter for Swain.

While Qiyana does have a much lower win rate compared to Swain, when facing one another, Qiyana also has a greater level of difficulty that makes her a more time consuming character to learn and master. You should be very concerned when picking Qiyana into Swainas her relative depth means that you may not be able to reach her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Qiyana has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Swain. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Qiyana vs Swain matchups, Swain is the better champion with a much lower win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Qiyana is a trash counter for Swain. Focus your tactics on maximizing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Qiyana against Swain.

Other Champion Matchups Against Qiyana

Qiyana Loses Against

BlitzcrankBlitzcrank42.7% winrateSwainSwain43.5% winrateMaokaiMaokai43.7% winrateMiss FortuneMiss Fortune43.8% winrate

Qiyana Wins Against

LuluLulu54.3% winrateCorkiCorki53.6% winrateZeriZeri53% winrateMaster YiMaster Yi52.5% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

OlafOlaf+ 52.2% 383 GamesMordekaiserMordekaiser+ 52.2% 4187 GamesBardBard+ 52.9% 1489 GamesLilliaLillia+ 54.1% 3856 Games

Additional Information for Qiyana Players

How We Calculated Our Qiyana vs Swain Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Swain as Qiyana, we analyzed 1,767 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 Qiyana 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

Qiyana Build Swain Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Qiyana to counter Swain during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips shown here, you should grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Qiyana typically racks up a similar amount of CS relative to Swain. Champions who on average don't earn much CS usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The best items to use in your Qiyana versus Swain build include Youmuu's Ghostblade, Serylda's Grudge, and Profane Hydra. When Qiyana combined at least these three pieces in her build, she performed a lot better vs Swain than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Qiyana had an average win rate of 43.5% when countering Swain with these items in her kit.

To have the best likelihood of crushing Swain as Qiyana, Qiyana players should use the Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Presence of Mind, and Last Stand runes from the Domination and Precision rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players picked for Qiyana vs Swain battles, this sequence of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 43.5% winrate overall.

If you would like to view Qiyana x Swain tips and builds for a a particular player tier, feel free to choose one from the selection menu provided above. At first, the statistics and build suggestions given are computed using all matches played with these champions.