Swain vs Vayne
How to Beat Vayne as Swain
based on 7,830 Swain vs Vayne matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Swain vs Vayne Matchup Summary
Best Swain vs Vayne Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Vayne as Swain
Tips for Playing as Swain against Vayne
While laning, try to use Death's Hand's piercing damage to damage opponents from a safe distance.
Vision of Empire is quite difficult to land on its own, look for skirmishes around the map where enemies may be distracted or crowd controlled so you can land it more easily.
If you're having trouble rooting an enemy with Nevermove, try throwing it at opponents when they are near their minions so the explosion surprises them.
Demonic Ascension may make Swain very hard to kill but he's pretty easy to get away from. Try building items that can slow opponents to keep them in range if their mobility is overwhelming.
Advice to Win Against Vayne
Deny Vayne the opportunity to pin you against walls.
Vayne is fragile - turn the pressure up on her and she will be forced to play cautiously.
Swain vs Vayne Counter Stats
How to Counter Vayne with Swain in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here clarify some important Swain versus Vayne matchup stats that may help you grasp the differences between the two. For instance, Swain’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Vayne’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Swain may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Vayne. This observation is in large part caused by the differences in assists.
Swain normally has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his opponent does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Vayne. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also illustrate that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to flee from further damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Swain and Vayne
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Who is Better, Swain or Vayne?
Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Swain usually fairs equally well when facing off against Vayne, with a 50.0% win rate. As a result, Swain makes an ok counter to Vayne.
While Swain does have a higher win rate than Vayne, when on opposite teams, Swain also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more complex character to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Swain into Vayneas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Furthermore, Swain also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Vayne. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Swain vs Vayne matchups, Vayne is the better champ with a similar win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.
Swain is a decent counter to Vayne. Focus your gameplay on increasing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Swain against Vayne.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Swain to counter Vayne 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 mind the build and stats shown here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Swain usually gets less CS relative to Vayne. Champions who on average don't take many minion kills often don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values displayed on this page to do well.
The best items to prioritize in your Swain versus Vayne build include Frozen Heart, Rylai's Crystal Scepter, and Liandry's Torment. When Swain included at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better vs. Vayne than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Swain boasted an average win rate of 50.0% when playing against Vayne with these items in his kit.
To have the greatest probability of defeating Vayne as Swain, you should take the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Presence of Mind, and Last Stand runes from the Sorcery and Precision rune sets. Of all the runes players picked for Swain vs Vayne LoL games, this mixture of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 50.0% win rate overall.
By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Vayne as Swain are displayed for every ranked division. To narrow the statistics and builds to a particular rank, you may use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.