MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Sett vs Swain
What is Sett's win rate vs Swain?
In Top, Sett wins 47% against Swain across 337 observed 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 Sett behind by 494 gold.
Sett at 15:00
- Gold: -494
- CS: -19
- XP: -601
Typical gap to Swain, from 335 games that reached 15:00.
Does Sett counter Swain?
Too close to call. Sett sits at 47% over 337 games, so neither pick counters the other here. The lane goes to whoever wins the spots below, like the gold lead at 10:00 or staying alive until 15:00, so play for those and let the pick argument go.
How to beat Swain as Sett
When Sett is ahead in gold at 10:00, this matchup runs 55% over 150 games; behind, it drops to 41% over 187.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 55% | 150 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 41% | 187 |
| First blood | 56% | 182 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 56% | 138 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 53% | 110 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 52% | 54 |
The median first death in this lane comes at 5:01; the level 6 spike lands around 5:38. Respect the all-in window until your spike is online.
What does Sett build in Top?
Into Swain specifically, Sett finishes Stridebreaker first most often: 42.9% over 119 games of this matchup.
The most-finished Sett core is Stridebreaker, Overlord's Bloodmail, Sterak's Gage: 57.9% across 4,188 games when all three got done. All matchups, patches 26.1-26.12.
Most games start Doran's Blade + Health Potion; the first finished item is usually Stridebreaker (30,321 games).
Skill plan: Sett players max Q first and take E at level 1.