Swain’s abilities are basically very simple.

“Famished Flock” (P) causes dying enemies to drop a soul fragment, which can then be picked up by Swain. Each soul fragment heals Swain and permanently increases his maximum health points. You can also get soul fragments from two of his abilities, but more on that in the abilities section.

His “Grip of Death” (Q) shoots several fast projectiles at short range, which do more damage if you are close to the enemy.

“The General’s Vision (W) reveals a small area at a very long range and slows and damages it after a short delay. Enemies hit also give Swain a soul fragment.

With the “Nimmergeh’r” (E), Swain throws out a claw that returns to him after a fixed distance. Enemies hit by the claw’s departure and return take damage. However, if the claw hits an opponent on its return, it will stop and briefly hold all opponents hit. If there are enemy champions among the pinned targets, you can activate the ability again to pull them towards you and receive a soul fragment from them.

As the “General’s Foresight” (W) takes quite a while to deal damage, it is best to always combine it with CC. This can be CC from other players, or Swain’s “Never Go” (E). In order to get the maximum benefit from both abilities, you should place the area of the “General’s Foresight” in such a way that you draw in the opponents with the second activation of the “Never Go”.

Finally, of course, there is his ultimate, the “Demonic Wings” (R). When used, Swain transforms into his demonic form and damages all enemies in a large area around him for as long as this form lasts. And good news for Swain players – the form lasts forever as long as you damage enemy champions with it. At the same time, Swain heals himself for each enemy affected and even gets a reduction to the cooldown of his Never Fade (E) to keep enemies close to him for as long as possible. After a short time, Swain can also activate the “Demon Fire” once by pressing it again, which causes further damage in his surroundings and slows down enemies.