Swain vs Kai’Sa Counter Pick
Matchup Summary
What the Data Means
Swain is a mage/support hybrid, Kai’Sa a marksman/mage hybrid, and they meet in the ADC lane. 1,073 tracked games on 16.13.1 put Swain at a 57.3% win rate into Kai’Sa. That is 7.3 points above even, so Kai’Sa is one of the matchups Swain can lean on.
Swain looks for Nevermove (E); Kai’Sa answers with Icathian Rain (Q). Ultimates decide the rest — Demonic Ascension versus Killer Instinct.
Mismatched profiles here: magic on Swain’s side, physical on Kai’Sa’s. The stat sheet reads 595 HP and 25 armour for Swain against 640 and 25 for Kai’Sa. Level 18 armour lands at 105 for Swain and 96 for Kai’Sa. Swain walks at 330 and Kai’Sa at 335, so Kai’Sa dodges skillshots a fraction easier.
With both sitting in ranged range (525 against 525), neither side gets a free poke pattern.
Sample size counts as much as the number — 1,073 games for Kai’Sa here. No hand-editing here — the Swain figures come straight from ranked play.
FAQ
Yes — Swain holds the statistical advantage in this matchup. Swain wins 57.3% of the recorded games.
57.3% from Swain's perspective, measured on patch 16.13.1.
1,073 ranked games at Emerald rank and above, across all regions.
The current Swain build — items, runes and skill order from the same data set — is on the Swain build page.