MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Swain vs Samira
How often does Swain beat Samira in ADC?
Swain into Samira in ADC: 57% observed win rate across 426 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 93 gold.
Swain at 15:00
- Gold: -93
- CS: 0
- XP: +372
Typical gap to Samira, from 424 games that reached 15:00.
Does Swain counter Samira?
The count says yes: across 426 ranked ADC games into Samira, Swain takes 57%. 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 Samira: the Swain game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Swain at 71% across 189 games. Flip the lead and Swain falls to 46% across 236.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 71% | 189 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 46% | 236 |
| First blood | 62% | 229 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 71% | 171 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 68% | 182 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 74% | 93 |
Someone usually dies here around 5:12 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 7:21. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Swain's ADC build, with receipts
Into Samira specifically, Swain finishes Malignance first most often: 62.0% over 137 games of this matchup.
The most-finished core in this exact matchup is Malignance, Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Zhonya's Hourglass: 57.9% across 57 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.