MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Swain vs Seraphine
How often does Swain beat Seraphine in ADC?
Swain into Seraphine in ADC: 51% observed win rate across 140 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 195 gold.
Swain at 15:00
- Gold: +195
- CS: +1
- XP: +111
Typical gap to Seraphine, from 140 games that reached 15:00.
Does Swain counter Seraphine?
No counter here: Swain sits at 51% over 140 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 Seraphine: the Swain game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Swain at 57% across 77 games. Flip the lead and Swain falls to 43% across 63.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 57% | 77 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 43% | 63 |
| First blood | 63% | 72 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 60% | 58 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 55% | 69 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 67% | 45 |
Someone usually dies here around 5:54 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 7:34. 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.