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Swain vs Poppy
YOU · TOP
ENEMY · TOPVS
How to play it
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Bait her E
Wait out her E: her cooldowns are long, so once it's used she can't stop your trade.
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Long exchanges
Go for long exchanges: her cooldowns are long, and your level 6 is better than hers.
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Kill her early
She's very killable early but tanky by mid game: punish her before she scales.
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Never settle for short pokes: commit to the long exchanges, since her cooldowns are long.
Runes
PRECISION
RESOLVE
SHARDS
Spells
FLASH
TELEPORTItems
Start
Core
Swain is a drain-tank battlemage: Rod of Ages + Riftmaker give him the HP and sustain to win extended fights, then Rylai's Crystal Scepter locks enemies inside his aura. Swap in Liandry's Torment into tanks and grab Zhonya's Hourglass versus burst or dive.
Skill order
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Q | Q | Q | Q | Q | |||||||||||||
 | W | W | W | W | W | |||||||||||||
 | E | E | E | E | E | |||||||||||||
 | R | R | R |
MAXQ→W→E
Q→W→ESwain · Top · Patch 26.17 · Ranked Solo · Updated Sep 5, 2026
Swain vs Poppy in Top lane is a favourable lane on patch 26.17. The one thing to respect: bait her E engage, her cooldowns are long, so once it's down you win the exchange.
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