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How to Win Zeri vs Swain Counter MatchupZeri is in the b tier of champions

Zeri vs Swain

How to Beat Swain as Zeri in LoLZeri is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Swain as Zeri

based on 1,430 Zeri vs Swain matchups
Win Rate
45.5 %
K/D/A
2.23
Pick Rate
3.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our counter statistics from the millions of rated League of Legends rounds that we get from Riot Games each week. This guide on how to beat Swain as Zeri came out of an evaluation of 1430 ranked matches where both champions opposed one another. This counter pairing is fairly rare. Zeri encounters Swain in only 3.6% of their rounds.

Zeri vs Swain Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Zeri has done a pathetic job of countering Swain. Typically, they wins a lowly 45.5% of the time the champs face one another in. In Zeri versus Swain games, Zeri’s team is 0.1% less probable to gain first blood. This implies that they probably won't be able to get first blood versus Swain.

Best Zeri vs Swain Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordBerserker's Greaves

Core Zeri Items

~22 Mins
Experimental HexplateStormrazorNavori Quickblades

Optional Items

Lord Dominik's RegardsBloodthirsterPhantom DancerTitanic Hydra

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Zeri to level upq
>
Second ability for Zeri to level upe
>
Last skill for Zeri to max outw

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
ResolveConditioningOvergrowth
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Zeri's passive ability p
Zeri's q ability q
Zeri's w ability w
Zeri's e ability e
Zeri's ultimate ability r
1
E
2
W
3
Q
4
Q
5
R
6
Q
7
E
8
Q
9
E
10
R
11
E
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E
13
W
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W
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R
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W

Guide to Countering Swain as Zeri

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.

Zeri vs Swain Counter Stats

Zeri Image
Win Rate
45.5 %
VS
Win Rate
54.5 %
Swain Image
7.4
< Kills >
5.5
6.4
< Deaths >
6.2
6.9
< Assists >
11
1.72
< Killing Sprees >
1.22
184
< Minions Killed >
102
0.19
< Dragons Killed >
0.08
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.46
15,590
< Physical Damage >
1,520
7,284
< Magic Damage >
20,515
610
< True Damage >
888
23,485
< Damage Dealt >
22,923
23,861
< Damage Taken >
31,537
12,664
< Gold Earned >
10,587
2.19
< Towers >
2.01
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
4,554
< Total Healing >
9,868
12,743
< Experience >
12,602
18
< Vision Score >
34
8
< Wards Placed >
15
121
< Time Dealing CC >
358

How to Counter Swain with Zeri in LoL

The stats shown here feature several vital Zeri against Swain matchup statistics that may help us realize the distinctions between the two. As an example, Zeri’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Swain’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Zeri may be more central to their team's team fighting effectiveness than Swain..

Zeri typically has a slightly larger longest kill spree than their matchup does. Typically, they takes less damage than Swain. This often reflects differing health capacities, but it can also illustrate that the champion with increased health has less agility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Zeri and Swain

Damage Types Compared

Zeri
Swain
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Zeri
Swain

Who is Better, Zeri or Swain?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Zeri usually loses when trying to fight Swain, with a 45.5% win rate. Thus, Zeri makes a bad counter for Swain.

While Zeri does have a much lower winrate than Swain, when on opposite teams, Zeri also has a lower level of difficulty that makes them a less difficult champion to pick up and master. You may get destroyed when picking Zeri into Swain.

Additionally, Zeri also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Swain. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Zeri vs Swain matchups, Swain is the better champ with a much lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Zeri is a trash counter for Swain. You will do well by focussing your tactics on keeping up your gold income and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Zeri against Swain.

Other Champion Matchups Against Zeri

Zeri Loses Against

LilliaLillia39.3% winrateSingedSinged39.9% winrateMaokaiMaokai40.6% winrateRyzeRyze41.3% winrate

Zeri Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee58.8% winrateZoeZoe54.3% winrateEliseElise54.2% winrateKassadinKassadin53% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

TaricTaric+ 50% 388 GamesBraumBraum+ 50.1% 419 GamesLilliaLillia+ 50.4% 2311 GamesZyraZyra+ 50.5% 1459 Games

Additional Information for Zeri Players

How We Calculated Our Zeri vs Swain Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Swain as Zeri, we analyzed 1,430 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 Zeri 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

Zeri Build Swain Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Zeri in order to counter Swain during both the lane 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 mind the build and stats presented above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Zeri usually picks up more CS compared to Swain. Champions who typically don't acquire much CS typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. They 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 need many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values shown on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to use in your Zeri versus Swain build include Experimental Hexplate, Stormrazor, and Navori Quickblades. When Zeri incorporated at least these three items in their build, they performed significantly better when facing Swain than with many other typical builds. In fact, Zeri had an average winrate of 45.5% when playing against Swain with this build.

To have the greatest likelihood of annihilating Swain as Zeri, Zeri players should equip the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Conditioning, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players used for Zeri vs Swain matchups, this mixture of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 45.5% win rate overall.

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