Why is Swain weak
- core items nerfed

- new items below meh
- yeah that's it
Srsly AP itemization got so gutted that a mage simply can not function without something as crazy as 1.5k tr00 damage laz0r, passive mini-intervention or fenomenal 600 AP in 20 minutes.
Absurd scalings of 120% on multiple spells don't matter if you just can't build AP.