MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Swain vs Sivir
How often does Swain beat Sivir in ADC?
Swain into Sivir in ADC: 54% observed win rate across 551 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 123 gold.
Swain at 15:00
- Gold: -123
- CS: -8
- XP: +76
Typical gap to Sivir, from 550 games that reached 15:00.
Does Swain counter Sivir?
No counter here: Swain sits at 54% over 551 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 Sivir: the Swain game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Swain at 71% across 257 games. Flip the lead and Swain falls to 39% across 294.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 71% | 257 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 39% | 294 |
| First blood | 61% | 300 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 65% | 243 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 72% | 173 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 63% | 209 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 74% | 72 |
Someone usually dies here around 6:59 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 7:20. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Swain's ADC build, with receipts
Into Sivir specifically, Swain finishes Malignance first most often: 52.0% over 171 games of this matchup.
The most-finished core in this exact matchup is Malignance, Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Zhonya's Hourglass: 69.4% across 49 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.