Hwei vs Swain Counter Pick
Matchup Summary
What the Data Means
Two very different profiles meet in the Mid lane: Hwei the mage/support hybrid, Swain the mage/support hybrid. Over 194 ranked games on patch 16.13.1, Hwei closes out 57.2% of them. Being 7.2 points clear of the 50% line makes Swain a favourable draw for Hwei.
Both champions are ranged (Hwei at 550, Swain at 525), so the lane is decided by cooldowns rather than reach.
Hwei threatens Spiraling Despair; Swain counters through Vision of Empire. Then it becomes Spiraling Despair against Demonic Ascension, and the one still holding it sets the terms.
Both Hwei and Swain threaten mainly mixed damage, so one resistance covers the lane. Hwei opens on 580 health and 21 armour, Swain on 595 and 25. By level 18 that becomes 2433 health and 101 armour for Hwei against 2278 and 105 for Swain. On autos alone the numbers read 54 AD for Hwei and 58 for Swain.
A 194-game window is wide enough to trust the direction, narrow enough to shift. The page tracks Hwei against Swain continuously rather than freezing on one patch.
FAQ
Yes — Hwei holds the statistical advantage in this matchup. Hwei wins 57.2% of the recorded games.
57.2% from Hwei's perspective, measured on patch 16.13.1.
194 ranked games at Emerald rank and above, across all regions.
The current Hwei build — items, runes and skill order from the same data set — is on the Hwei build page.