MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Swain vs Kalista
How often does Swain beat Kalista in ADC?
Swain into Kalista in ADC: 58% observed win rate across 132 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 152 gold.
Swain at 15:00
- Gold: -152
- CS: -9
- XP: +379
Typical gap to Kalista, from 129 games that reached 15:00.
Does Swain counter Kalista?
No counter here: Swain sits at 58% over 132 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 Kalista: the Swain game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Swain at 69% across 51 games. Flip the lead and Swain falls to 51% across 81.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 69% | 51 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 51% | 81 |
| First blood | 63% | 78 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 65% | 49 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 81% | 41 |
Someone usually dies here around 5:22 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 7:25. 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.