Champion sheet · Mid

Swain

Patches 16.19 to 16.21 · All regions

Tournament presence · pick + ban

6.1%#113 of 173 champions

Pick: 3.0%picked in 855 of 28,636 games
Ban: 3.1%715 bans over 23,358 games, against 0.9% in soloQ

Win rate as Mid54.9% between 50.0% and 59.7% over 286 gamesSoloQ 50.8%: no clear gap

Median length29 minsoloQ 27.3 min

Amateur: 28,642 games from amateur tournaments, last 60 days, KR 65% · EUW 24% · NA 10%. SoloQ Master+: 894,455 games on the same patches. An amateur figure in gold clearly differs from soloQ.

At a glance

Four answers, each one opens its chapter.

What changes in tournaments4 clear gaps between soloQ and amateur tournaments as Mid.DraftLengthRunes
How to play itSummon Aery, then Blackfire Torch, Rylai's Crystal Scepter, and Zhonya's Hourglass: the most played build in soloQ.
In a compCrowd control (CC) first: more CC than 96% of mid laners.TeamfightLets allies carryCC
With / againstBetter than expected against Wukong in amateur play: +17.7 pts over 37 games, range above zero.+17.7 pt37 games
In draftFallback pick: comes out late in the series, once the pool has emptied.

01 — What changes in tournaments

What changes in tournaments?

4 clear gaps between soloQ and amateur tournaments as Mid.

DraftPicked more often in amateur play
Amateur
0.5%
SoloQ
0.4%
0.5% of the role's picks in amateur play, against 0.4% in soloQ.
DraftBanned more often in amateur play
Amateur
2.9%
SoloQ
0.9%
2.9% ban rate in amateur play over 14,779 games, against 0.9% in soloQ over 361,874 games.
LengthLonger games in amateur play
Amateur
29 min
SoloQ
27.3 min
Median of 29 min in amateur play, against 27.3 min in soloQ.
RunesConqueror instead of Summon Aery
Amateur
44%
SoloQ
38%
Played in 44% of amateur games; soloQ sticks to Summon Aery (38%).

02 — How to play it

How to play it?

Summon Aery, then Blackfire Torch, Rylai's Crystal Scepter, and Zhonya's Hourglass: the most played build in soloQ.

SoloQ build, amateur differences under each block

RunesSummon Aery38% · 3,314

≠ Amateur: Conqueror instead of Summon Aery. 44% · 314 games

SpellsFlash + Ghost49% · 4,261

Amateur: Flash + Teleport (49%), gap not settled

SkillsQnot collected in soloQ

Amateur: 100% · 39 games

Core (3 legendaries)12% · 387

12%of soloQ games

Blackfire Torch
Rylai's Crystal Scepter
Zhonya's Hourglass

Same in amateur play

Not collected in soloQ: starting items, 4th item, and skill order.

03 — In a comp

What does it bring to a comp?

Crowd control (CC) first: more CC than 96% of mid laners.

Crowd control (CC)top4%1.5 · mid laners: 0.7
Plays teamfightstop6%61% · mid laners: 55%
Lets allies carry killstop18%rank 82 of 100

Read on tournament games from 2026-04-15 to 2026-10-12 (44,638 games) · same reading as the draft review · compared with other mid laners

What marks it

Teamfight
Lets allies carry
CC

Like other mid laners

Damage in lane
Damage in late game
Gold at 15 min
Gold at 20 min
Map pressure
Absorbs damage
Team damage

What it is not

Few duels
No poke
No split-push

Damage / min by phase · at equal gold

Rank 71 in lane, 76 in mid game and 74 in late game, out of 100 mid laners.

569+41 vs 528

965+65 vs 899

1,326+147 vs 1,179

Lane · 5–14 minMid game · 15–22Late · 23–30

Swainmid laners

Gold vs. direct opponent

At 20 min, behind 53% of mid laners against the direct opponent.

mid laners

3.4takedowns outside its lane before 15 min; mid laners: 3.2.

Where it stands among mid laners · every measure

0 ← less · median · more → 100

Damage in lane · rank 71 of 100 among mid laners569 · median 528
Damage in mid game · rank 76 of 100 among mid laners965 · median 899
Damage in late game · rank 74 of 100 among mid laners1,326 · median 1,179
Gold at 15 min · rank 49 of 100 among mid laners+1 · median +25
Gold at 20 min · rank 47 of 100 among mid laners+12 · median +71
Map pressure · rank 62 of 100 among mid laners3.4 · median 3.2
Absorbs damage · rank 74 of 100 among mid laners783 · median 489
Plays teamfights · rank 94 of 100 among mid laners61% · median 55%
Takes its kills in duels · rank 8 of 100 among mid laners16% · median 23%
Lets allies carry kills · rank 82 of 100 among mid lanersrank 82 of 100
Crowd control (CC) · rank 96 of 100 among mid laners1.5 · median 0.7
Team damage · rank 59 of 100 among mid laners23% · median 21%

04 — With / against

With whom, against whom?

Better than expected against Wukong in amateur play: +17.7 pts over 37 games, range above zero.

Best results

Ranked by the gap to expected in amateur play, at the lower bound of its interval, at most 5 per role. The other source is a reference.