Swain vs Twitch Counter Pick
Matchup Summary
What the Data Means
Swain, the Noxian Grand General, meets Twitch, the Plague Rat, in the ADC lane. The sample behind this page is 369 games from patch 16.13.1, and Swain wins 56.1% of them. A 6.1-point edge is what puts this matchup in Swain’s column.
Both champions are ranged (Swain at 525, Twitch at 550), so the lane is decided by cooldowns rather than reach.
The magic-versus-physical split between Swain and Twitch decides which resistance matters first. Before items it is 595 HP, 25 armour, 31 MR for Swain; 630, 27, 30 for Twitch. At full build levels the gap widens to 2296 HP versus 2278, favouring Twitch.
Watch the cooldowns that swing it: Swain’s Death’s Hand (Q) against Twitch’s Contaminate (E). Level six shifts things: Demonic Ascension on one side, Spray and Pray on the other.
Swain players logged 369 of these games to produce the 56.1% figure.
FAQ
Yes — Swain holds the statistical advantage in this matchup. Swain wins 56.1% of the recorded games.
56.1% from Swain's perspective, measured on patch 16.13.1.
369 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.