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How to Win Pantheon vs Gangplank Counter MatchupPantheon is in the b tier of champions

Pantheon vs Gangplank

How to Beat Gangplank as Pantheon in LoLPantheon is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Gangplank as Pantheon

based on 2,561 Pantheon vs Gangplank matchups
Win Rate
49.6 %
K/D/A
2.09
Pick Rate
1.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup statistics from the millions of recently ranked League of Legends rounds that we get from Riot Games each week. This guide on how to beat Gangplank as Pantheon came out of an examination of 2561 ranked matches where both champs faced one another. This counter pairing is relatively rare. Pantheon has to counter Gangplank in only 1.5% of his rounds.

Pantheon vs Gangplank Matchup Summary

Pantheon has done a average job of countering Gangplank. Normally, he wins a acceptable 49.6% of matches the champions clash against each other in. In Pantheon vs Gangplank matches, Pantheon’s side is 0.2% more expected to obtain first blood. This implies that he most likely will be able to get first blood versus Gangplank.

Best Pantheon vs Gangplank Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
PickaxeCaulfield's Warhammer

Core Pantheon Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageSundered SkyEclipse

Optional Items

OpportunitySpear of ShojinBlack CleaverYoumuu's Ghostblade

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Pantheon to level upq
>
Second ability for Pantheon to level upw
>
Last skill for Pantheon to max oute

Runes

PrecisionPress the AttackTriumphLegend: TenacityCoup de Grace
DominationSudden ImpactTreasure Hunter
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Pantheon's passive ability p
Pantheon's q ability q
Pantheon's w ability w
Pantheon's e ability e
Pantheon's ultimate ability r
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Q
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Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Gangplank as Pantheon

Tips for Playing as Pantheon against Gangplank

Mortal Will activates after 5 spells or basic attacks - plan your way through fights to allow you to activate it more than once.

Whittle the enemy down with Comet Spears before you jump in.

If an enemy is going to get out of range of your Aegis Assault, you can recast the spell to immediately fire the shield slam.

Advice to Win Against Gangplank

Parrrley deals a high amount of physical damage. Items that grant Armor can help if an enemy Gangplank is doing well.

Once Gangplank reaches level 6, watch out for his global-range ultimate, Cannon Barrage!

Pantheon vs Gangplank Counter Stats

Pantheon Image
Win Rate
49.6 %
VS
Win Rate
50.4 %
Gangplank Image
7.4
< Kills >
6.5
7
< Deaths >
6.6
7.2
< Assists >
6.8
1.72
< Killing Sprees >
1.52
110
< Minions Killed >
194
0.23
< Dragons Killed >
0.12
0.4
< Inhibitors >
0.44
19,454
< Physical Damage >
16,402
818
< Magic Damage >
3,994
1,196
< True Damage >
4,468
21,469
< Damage Dealt >
24,865
27,309
< Damage Taken >
27,085
11,533
< Gold Earned >
14,030
1.56
< Towers >
2.17
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
5,203
< Total Healing >
6,953
13,440
< Experience >
15,926
32
< Vision Score >
17
14
< Wards Placed >
9
69
< Time Dealing CC >
316

How to Counter Gangplank with Pantheon in LoL

The stats provided here feature several significant Pantheon versus Gangplank counter statistics that may help us realize the distinctions between the two. For instance, Pantheon’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Gangplank’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Pantheon may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Gangplank..

Pantheon often has a similar longest kill spree as his foe does. Commonly, he takes a similar amount of damage to Gangplank. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also imply that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Pantheon and Gangplank

Damage Types Compared

Pantheon
Gangplank
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Pantheon
Gangplank

Who is Better, Pantheon or Gangplank?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Pantheon usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Gangplank, with a 49.6% win rate. Thus, Pantheon makes an ok counter for Gangplank.

While Pantheon does have a lower win rate compared to Gangplank, when on opposite teams, Pantheon also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes him a less time consuming champ to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Pantheon into Gangplank.

Furthermore, Pantheon also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Gangplank. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Pantheon vs Gangplank matchups, Gangplank is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Pantheon is a somewhat poor counter for Gangplank. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on keeping up your CS and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Pantheon against Gangplank.

Additional Information for Pantheon Players

How We Calculated Our Pantheon vs Gangplank Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Gangplank as Pantheon, we analyzed 2,561 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Gangplank as Pantheon comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Pantheon in order to counter Gangplank during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and stats displayed above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Pantheon on average accumulates less CS as Gangplank. Champs who on average don't get much CS often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers shown here to do well.

The top items to focus on in your Pantheon versus Gangplank build include Sterak's Gage, Sundered Sky, and Eclipse. When Pantheon used at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better versus Gangplank than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Pantheon had an average win rate of 49.6% battling Gangplank with this build.

To have the highest chance of beating Gangplank as Pantheon, you should equip the Press the Attack, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Coup de Grace, Sudden Impact, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune combinations we have analyed for Pantheon vs Gangplank LoL games, this combination of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 49.6% win rate overall.

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