MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Swain vs Aurelion Sol
How often does Swain beat Aurelion Sol in ADC?
Swain into Aurelion Sol in ADC: 50% observed win rate across 76 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 ahead by 476 gold.
Swain at 15:00
- Gold: +476
- CS: +5
- XP: +481
Typical gap to Aurelion Sol, from 76 games that reached 15:00.
Does Swain counter Aurelion Sol?
No counter here: Swain sits at 50% over 76 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 Aurelion Sol: the Swain game plan
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 56% | 50 |
| First blood | 53% | 55 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 55% | 44 |
Someone usually dies here around 7:26 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 7:12. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Swain's ADC build, with receipts
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.