MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Blitzcrank vs Swain
How often does Blitzcrank beat Swain in Support?
Blitzcrank into Swain in Support: 49% observed win rate across 992 ranked games.
Global ranked sample: games from every region and every rank pooled together, not one server's stats. Data runs through patch 26.12; curves updated 2026-08-07.
By 15 minutes the median game has Blitzcrank behind by 504 gold.
Blitzcrank at 15:00
- Gold: -504
- CS: -7
- XP: -252
Typical gap to Swain, from 986 games that reached 15:00.
Does Blitzcrank counter Swain?
No counter here: Blitzcrank sits at 49% over 992 games. The swing lives in the spots below, so play the side you know better and chase the row that moves the number the most in this lane, then hold that lead through the first back.
Beating Swain: the Blitzcrank game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Blitzcrank at 61% across 338 games. Flip the lead and Blitzcrank falls to 44% across 653.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 61% | 338 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 44% | 653 |
| First blood | 56% | 338 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 55% | 239 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 51% | 287 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 60% | 180 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 82% | 55 |
Someone usually dies here around 4:32 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 9:00. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Blitzcrank's Support build, with receipts
Into Swain specifically, Blitzcrank finishes Locket of the Iron Solari first most often: 48.2% over 274 games of this matchup.
The most-finished Blitzcrank core is Locket of the Iron Solari, Zeke's Convergence, Bandlepipes: 54.7% across 856 games when all three got done. All matchups, patches 26.1-26.12.
Most games start Health Potion + Health Potion; the first finished item is usually Locket of the Iron Solari (18,449 games).
Skill plan: Blitzcrank players max Q first and take Q at level 1.