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Hwei & Nautilus vs Vayne & Swain

Bot Lane Matchup

Hwei vs Vayne (with Nautilus & Swain) BOT matchup tips: who wins, how to trade, wave control and common mistakes.

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Who Wins

Pre-6, you and Nautilus lose to Swain + Vayne in a straight extended trade because Swain's passive drain and Vayne's Silver Bolts percent health damage outpace your poke damage over time; your advantage is burst combo on a hooked target, not sustained fighting.
Post-6, you win if Nautilus lands R on Vayne and you immediately follow with your full damage rotation, but Swain's R makes him nearly unkillable in a prolonged fight, so you must burst Vayne before Swain can sustain through your damage.

Wait for Nautilus to land his Q or R before committing your full combo — your damage is highest on a CC'd target and you cannot afford to waste your rotation on a mobile Vayne who will just tumble away.
Use your poke abilities to chip Vayne down between Nautilus engage attempts, forcing her to back or play passive before the all-in.

Push the wave efficiently with your AoE abilities to deny Vayne CS under pressure and to set up roam timings for Nautilus; a slow-pushed wave also gives you a safe position to poke from range.
Avoid letting the wave freeze near their tower as Swain can sustain through poke and Vayne farms safely under tower.

Do not try to poke Swain as your primary target — his passive healing returns a significant portion of your poke damage and he will sustain through your chip damage while Vayne punishes you with Silver Bolts.
Focus your poke on Vayne and only engage Swain when he is already low from a full combo.

Created on 09/06/2026

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