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Swain vs Zyra

How often does Swain beat Zyra in Support?

Swain into Zyra in Support: 46% observed win rate across 681 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 68 gold.

Swain at 15:00

Typical gap to Zyra, from 675 games that reached 15:00.

Does Swain counter Zyra?

The count says no. Zyra holds 55% of 681 ranked Support games here. The lane is still winnable. Swain wins it back from the spots below, so learn which ones swing it before you lock in Swain against Zyra, and play for those first.

Beating Zyra: the Swain game plan

A gold lead at 10:00 puts Swain at 57% across 343 games. Flip the lead and Swain falls to 34% across 338.

The spotWin rateGames
Ahead in gold at 10:0057%343
Behind in gold at 10:0034%338
First blood53%307
+kills at 10:0054%269
+CS at 10:0046%369
0 deaths at 10:0060%125
0 deaths at 15:0067%46

Someone usually dies here around 5:23 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 8:23. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.

Swain's Support build, with receipts

Into Zyra specifically, Swain finishes Rylai's Crystal Scepter first most often: 46.6% over 232 games of this matchup.

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.

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