According to recent leaks and speculations, Swain is very likely getting a mini-rework to his kit like Corki, in a future League of Legends update. The champions has been struggling quite a bit in Season 14, and it won’t be surprising if Riot does look to shift their focus to him and give him a bunch of quality-of-life updates.
The speculation points out that the changes will be more focused on reducing his dependency on items while improving his potency in lane. Swain was notorious for being very reliant on Rylai’s Crystal Scepter so it would be interesting to see the type of changes that do make their way to his kit.
League of Legends Swain mini-rework expected changes
This piece of speculation comes from the League of Legends Leaks & News Twitter handle According to them, these are a summary of all the changes that will likely be included in Swain’s mini-rework:
- Reducing dependence on item effects (like Rylai’s) during his ult.
- Increasing E reliability in PvP at all stages and passive stack gain.
- For solo lane:
- Improving Q reliability and DPS to make lane matchups more consistent along with E reliability.
- For support:
- Making E max the primary build, focusing on a hook/catcher role with high reliability (similar to Thresh).
- For all:
- Improving the ultimate to be less ‘invisible’ in its output, making it better in quick fights and 1v1/2v2 scenarios rather than just in long-duration teamfights.
If the speculations are true, then these are quite a slew of changes that Swain will be receiving. Hopefully, this will help the visionary ruler of Noxus make his way back into the solo-queue and professional meta.
Note: As the changes mentioned are based on leaks and datamined news, readers are advised to take them with a grain of salt. Wait for official news from Riot Games before confirming any of the things stated above.
