Swain vs Yuumi — Support Matchup Guide

How to win lane as Swain against Yuumi · 48.33% win rate over 1,527 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27

Verdict: Closer than it looks — Swain owns 7 of the 7 game windows, but the win rate still favours Yuumi: you have to convert those windows or the game slips away. Swain wins 48.33% of games vs Yuumi in support (1,527 Emerald+ games analysed).

Favour timeline — who owns each window

StageFavouredWhy
Level 1SwainYuumi has no CC or burst at level 1 so you freely Q her exposed ADC.
Level 2SwainAt 2 you keep punishing the attached duo while she can't threaten back.
Level 3SwainThrough level 3 your Q pressure and sustain out-grind her small heals.
Levels 4-5SwainLevels 4-5 stay yours as Flock sustain beats her Zoomies top-offs.
Level 6SwainAt 6 your R drain out-sustains her heal-only kit in every long fight.
First itemSwainFirst item DoT plus a landed E starts an all-in she has no CC to stop.
Two+ itemsSwainWith two items your frontline reaches and deletes her carry past her heals.

Early game (levels 1–5)

Levels 1-2 favour you because Yuumi brings no CC and no burst; when she's attached healing you simply step up and Q Death's Hand the ADC, and when she detaches to sling Q Prowling Projectile you threaten E Nevermove and out-trade her fragile body.

Read the rest of this matchup

The full Swain vs Yuumi report continues with the mid-game plan, the late-game and teamfight plan, every power spike to play around, and the win conditions for both sides — plus cooldown tracking and the live enemy-jungle tracker inside the app.

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