MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Swain vs Aphelios
How often does Swain beat Aphelios in ADC?
Swain into Aphelios in ADC: 54% observed win rate across 792 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 Swain behind by 29 gold.
Swain at 15:00
- Gold: -29
- CS: -3
- XP: +213
Typical gap to Aphelios, from 790 games that reached 15:00.
Does Swain counter Aphelios?
The count says yes: across 792 ranked ADC games into Aphelios, Swain takes 54%. That edge is worth playing for. Check the rows below to see how much a gold lead at 10:00 adds, and what a bad start costs Swain.
Beating Aphelios: the Swain game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Swain at 65% across 349 games. Flip the lead and Swain falls to 44% across 443.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 65% | 349 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 44% | 443 |
| First blood | 58% | 430 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 66% | 311 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 63% | 299 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 61% | 201 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 72% | 87 |
Someone usually dies here around 6:25 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 7:24. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Swain's ADC build, with receipts
Into Aphelios specifically, Swain finishes Malignance first most often: 53.8% over 251 games of this matchup.
The most-finished core in this exact matchup is Malignance, Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Zhonya's Hourglass: 54.3% across 70 games.
The most-finished Swain core is Malignance, Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Zhonya's Hourglass: 56.6% across 1,988 games when all three got done. All matchups, patches 26.1-26.12.
Most games start Doran's Ring + Health Potion + Health Potion; the first finished item is usually Malignance (6,391 games).
Skill plan: Swain players max Q first and take E at level 1.