Zed has a positive winrate vs Swain
Mission accomplished.
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That's no surprise... sadly. I'm maining Swain in Ranked and.. oh boi.. those changes...
Zed got so many buffs.. Thunderlords, Ult Dmg AMP to name the most important. Swain got nerfs... More expensive Items, W Nerf, DFT(Not that DFT is so strong on Swain - actually TLD Swain has a higher winrate than DFT Swain!)
Usually the Swain-Zed matchup was slightly in favor of Swain - Zed has the stronger pre6, he can poke while pushing him into the tower - but at 6 this turned around. With just a little effort Swain (or his jungler) could bait out anything earlier - like ignite/flash or just some energy. And then win the all in of Zed by landing a perfect W while sidesteping followed by full combo.
NOW: Swain just looses the 1v1 due to Thunderlord AND the increased Ult DMG which scales with Thunderlord! Even if Zed somehow screws up and doesnt get the kill - he will just swap back after this pathetic W ends and survive while Swain is left with no Mana and 100 HP. Than Zed realizes 'oh damn there is a Champ I dont rolfstomp in lane by default' and buys a hexdrinker - Now Swain lost the lane.
Additionally, if Swain cant get an advantage in Lane he usually becaome more of burden to his eam than anything else... amazing...
Zed already has a positive winrate. It drops by a small percentage when he faces swain, and swain's 48% winrate rises a bit when he faces zed.