Scaling of this Matchup

ls2eFvBHYf·5/19/2015, 2:11:05 AM·1 votes·556 views

Hey guys. Swain vs Irelia. Obviously Irelia wins early game before swain gets his ult, but after that without ignite Irelia doesnt' have that much kill pressure. Just wondering, after Irelia gets triforce and level 9-11. Does she have the power spike necessary to solo kill Swain without ignite?

Also, if you can, if they go even in farm, who is usually better in mid and late game in teamfights, 1v1, etc.

2 Comments

redniwediS5/19/2015, 2:31:08 AM1 votes

After Triforce Irelia will likely only fight Swain if he is low on mana. She is quite good at roaming, so she doesn't actually have to fight Swain after that point.

They fill completely different teamfight roles, so I can't really say who is better, however I can see 1v1s being rather close, depending on who gets their CC off first, whether Swain is near minions for his ult, and whether or not Irelia can make good use of her passive.

BluePolarizer5/19/2015, 2:34:43 AM1 votes

Swain is a much bigger teamfight presence. He deals ridiculous amounts of AOE damage AND single target damage, as well as CC, while Irelia is pretty much exclusively single target. Swain also gets tanky from building offense while Irelia has to buy defense to be tanky.