Ryze vs Swain
How to Beat Swain as Ryze
based on 1,216 Ryze vs Swain matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Ryze vs Swain Matchup Summary
Best Ryze vs Swain Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Swain as Ryze
Tips for Playing as Ryze against Swain
Spell Flux's short cooldown allows it to be used to spread Flux to many enemies.
Use Overload's passive to optimize for maximum damage or maximum speed.
Ryze can move and cast other spells while Realm Warp is charging without cancelling the portal.
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.
Ryze vs Swain Counter Stats
How to Counter Swain with Ryze in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page show several strategic Ryze against Swain matchup statistics that may help you understand the distinctions between this set of champs. As an example, Ryze’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Swain’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Ryze may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Swain..
Ryze typically has a similar longest killing spree as his opponent does. On average, he receives less damage than Swain. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also indicate that the champion with increased health has less agility and thus is unable to escape further harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Ryze and Swain
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Who is Better, Ryze or Swain?
Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Ryze usually loses when taking on Swain, with a 48.5% win rate. Thus, Ryze makes a bad counter to Swain.
While Ryze does have a lower win rate compared to Swain, when on opposite teams, Ryze also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less time consuming character to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Ryze into Swainas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Furthermore, Ryze 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 trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Ryze vs Swain matchups, Swain is the better champion with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.
Ryze is a somewhat poor counter for Swain. Focus your gameplay on increasing your CS and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Ryze against Swain.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Ryze in order to counter Swain during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions presented here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Ryze typically gets more CS relative to Swain. Champions who on average don't take many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers reported on this page to do well.
The most important items to prioritize in your Ryze versus Swain build include Seraph's Embrace, Rabadon's Deathcap, and Luden's Companion. When Ryze included at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better when facing Swain than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Ryze had an average win rate of 48.5% when playing against Swain with this counter build.
To have the best chance of crushing Swain as Ryze, you should use the Phase Rush, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Waterwalking, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players picked for Ryze vs Swain face-offs, this mix of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 48.5% winrate overall.
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