Swain vs Vex
How to Beat Vex as Swain
based on 2,916 Swain vs Vex matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Swain vs Vex Matchup Summary
Best Swain vs Vex Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Vex as Swain
Tips for Playing as Swain against Vex
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.
Swain vs Vex Counter Stats
How to Counter Vex with Swain in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page highlight some important Swain vs. Vex matchup statistics that may help us appreciate the distinctions between the pair. For instance, Swain’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Vex’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Swain may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Vex..
Swain typically has a similar longest kill spree as his counter does. On average, he receives more damage than Vex. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, but it can also illustrate that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Swain and Vex
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Who is Better, Swain or Vex?
Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Swain usually wins when facing off against Vex, with a 54.3% win rate. Thus, Swain makes a great counter to Vex.
While Swain does have a much higher winrate compared to Vex, when on opposite teams, Swain also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more difficult character to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Swain into Vexas 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 Vex. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Swain vs Vex matchups, Swain is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.
Swain is a great counter for Vex. Focus your tactics on keeping up your CS and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Swain against Vex.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Swain to counter Vex during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips displayed here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Swain typically picks up less CS relative to Vex. Champs who typically don't acquire many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values displayed on this page to do well.
The ideal items to use in your Swain versus Vex build consist of Zhonya's Hourglass, Zaz'Zak's Realmspike, and Liandry's Torment. When Swain included at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better when facing Vex than with most other common item sets. In fact, Swain boasted an average win rate of 54.3% battling Vex with these items in his kit.
To have the best likelihood of beating Vex as Swain, Swain players should take the Conqueror, Presence of Mind, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Conditioning, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the runes players used for Swain vs Vex counters, this combination of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 54.3% win rate overall.
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