MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Swain vs Zac
How often does Swain beat Zac in Support?
Swain into Zac in Support: 52% observed win rate across 65 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 182 gold.
Swain at 15:00
- Gold: +182
- CS: +3
- XP: +410
Typical gap to Zac, from 65 games that reached 15:00.
Does Swain counter Zac?
No counter here: Swain sits at 52% over 65 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 Zac: the Swain game plan
Someone usually dies here around 4:58 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 8:27. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Swain's Support build, with receipts
The most-finished Swain core is Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Liandry's Torment, Zhonya's Hourglass: 53.0% across 806 games when all three got done. All matchups, patches 26.1-26.12.
Most games start Health Potion + Health Potion; the first finished item is usually Rylai's Crystal Scepter (15,003 games).
Skill plan: Swain players max Q first and take E at level 1.