Haymaker (W) is not a projectile, so Wind Wall (W) cannot block it. When Yasuo closes with Sweeping Blade (E), Sett can catch him with Facebreaker (E) and return the stored Grit as Haymaker's center true damage to win the melee trade.

The instant Yone dashes in with Soul Unbound (E), Sett pulls and stuns him with Facebreaker (E) into a guaranteed The Show Stopper (R) lock, while Haymaker (W)'s true damage and shield let him tank Yone's combo for a laning edge.

Before she scales, melee-range Kayle gets crushed by Sett's Knuckle Down (Q) approach into a Facebreaker (E) pull all-in, shattering the lane before she powers up.

Against Kassadin in his weak melee laning phase, Sett shrugs off Null Sphere (Q) poke with Haymaker (W)'s shield, then grabs him with Facebreaker (E) into The Show Stopper (R) to destroy him.

Though out-ranged, early-weak Vladimir gets pressured by Sett's Knuckle Down (Q) approach and Facebreaker (E) pull all-in, while Haymaker (W)'s center true damage ignores his healing.

Sett gets kited by ranged Boomerang Throw (Q) and autos, and once Gnar goes Mega, his Wallop (W) stun and GNAR! (R) knockback shut down Facebreaker (E)'s approach.

Vayne dodges Facebreaker (E) with Tumble (Q) and opens space with Condemn (E)'s knockback, while Silver Bolts (W)'s percent true damage ignores Sett's high health stacking.

Blinding Dart (Q) neutralizes Sett's Pit Grit (P) auto-attack punches, and Toxic Shot (P)'s ranged poison poke makes closing the gap impossible.

In Mercury Cannon (R) ranged form, Shock Blast (Q) and auto poke whittle Sett down before he can engage, and once Jayce swaps melee, Thundering Blow (E)'s knockback blocks Facebreaker (E)'s approach.

Riposte (W) blocks and counters the CC from Facebreaker (E) and The Show Stopper (R), while Duelist's Dance (P) vital true damage puts Sett behind in extended duels.