Sona vs Swain SUPPORT Matchup Guide

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Overview

Prioritize protecting your ADC from root and follow-up burst in short-range trades.
Deny Swain brush control to limit his pull angles and reduce enemy engage threat.
Use your poke and sustain to keep lane space and enable safe scaling for your ADC.

Take short empowered auto trades with only when is on cooldown to avoid root setups.
Hold for hard punishes when Swain or his ADC overcommit or group for all-ins.
Use to sustain your ADC through poke and hold peel until Swain commits his engage.

root combined with his ADC burst creates high threat windows; stay behind minions and avoid brush.
His level 6 ultimate sustain zone forces extended fights; respect cooldown and position to peel.
Brush control loss increases risk of surprise roots and pulls; maintain vision and deny enemy fog access.

Track the level 2 race closely and avoid fighting if your ADC can't follow your engage or poke.
Hold brush control to prevent Swain from landing through minions and setting up kills.
Keep wave state defensive to maintain ADC safety and avoid overextension against Swain's pull and root.

Level 2 unlocks your sustain and poke; use it to contest trades if your ADC can follow.
Level 3 completes your kit, enhancing poke and movement aura; leverage brush control and cooldown tracking.
Level 6 is your main punish tool; use it with ADC follow-up to stop Swain's all-ins or dives.

Survive early lane by using poke and sustain to protect your ADC from Swain's engage.
Convert brush and river vision control into safe scaling and deny Swain's ADC follow-up angles.
Use in grouped fights or to interrupt Swain's all-ins, enabling your ADC to secure kills or objectives.

Tactical tip

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