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

Pantheon vs Malphite

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

based on 7,839 Pantheon vs Malphite matchups
Win Rate
48.2 %
K/D/A
2.07
Pick Rate
4.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of recently ranked LoL rounds each and every week. Within our database, Pantheon battled Malphite in 7839 games. Having so many matchups for Pantheon vs Malphite provides us a lot of faith in our capacity to provide useful statistics and a pro build to wreck Malphite. This particular champion pairing is relatively uncommon. Pantheon is forced to battle against Malphite in only 4.5% of his matches.

Pantheon vs Malphite Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Pantheon does a dismal job of countering Malphite. Normally, he wins a lowly 48.2% of games the champs clash against one another in. In Pantheon versus Malphite rounds, Pantheon’s side is 0.2% more probable to earn first blood, indicating that he probably will be able to get first blood versus Malphite.

Best Pantheon vs Malphite Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
PickaxeCaulfield's Warhammer

Core Pantheon Items

~22 Mins
Experimental HexplateBloodsongSundered Sky

Optional Items

HubrisEdge of NightYoumuu's GhostbladeSerylda's Grudge

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 AttackPresence of MindLegend: TenacityLast Stand
SorceryTranscendenceScorch
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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Guide to Countering Malphite as Pantheon

Tips for Playing as Pantheon against Malphite

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 Malphite

If you're a physical damage character stay behind your allies when fighting Malphite. Ground Slam can significantly reduce your damage output.

Malphite is one of a couple tanks who are capable of jungling. Watch out if he gets Smite.

Pantheon vs Malphite Counter Stats

Pantheon Image
Win Rate
48.2 %
VS
Win Rate
51.8 %
Malphite Image
7.1
< Kills >
5.3
7.1
< Deaths >
5.3
7.6
< Assists >
8.7
1.65
< Killing Sprees >
1.24
103
< Minions Killed >
144
0.22
< Dragons Killed >
0.1
0.39
< Inhibitors >
0.46
18,599
< Physical Damage >
5,209
756
< Magic Damage >
14,913
1,233
< True Damage >
616
20,589
< Damage Dealt >
20,739
27,051
< Damage Taken >
25,804
11,219
< Gold Earned >
10,993
1.6
< Towers >
2.01
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
5,130
< Total Healing >
3,373
12,830
< Experience >
14,421
31
< Vision Score >
21
14
< Wards Placed >
10
72
< Time Dealing CC >
692

How to Counter Malphite with Pantheon in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here clarify several strategic Pantheon versus Malphite matchup statistics that can help us interpret the distinctions between this set of champs. For instance, Pantheon’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Malphite’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Pantheon may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Malphite..

Pantheon often has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his counter does. On average, he takes a similar amount of damage to Malphite. This often reflects differing health capacities, but it can also hint that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Pantheon and Malphite

Damage Types Compared

Pantheon
Malphite
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Pantheon
Malphite

Who is Better, Pantheon or Malphite?

Both League champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Pantheon usually loses when trying to fight Malphite, with a 48.2% win rate. Thus, Pantheon makes a poor counter to Malphite.

While Pantheon does have a lower winrate compared to Malphite, when facing one another, Pantheon also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more challenging character to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Pantheon into Malphite.

Moreover, Pantheon has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Malphite. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Pantheon vs Malphite matchups, Malphite is the better champ with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Pantheon is a somewhat poor counter for Malphite. You will do well by focussing your play on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Pantheon against Malphite.

Other Champion Matchups Against Pantheon

Pantheon Loses Against

ZacZac45.3% winrateSingedSinged45.5% winrateTaricTaric45.5% winrateLilliaLillia45.5% winrate

Pantheon Wins Against

YuumiYuumi56.6% winrateNidaleeNidalee54.4% winrateEliseElise54.3% winrateZeriZeri54.2% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Pantheon Players

How We Calculated Our Pantheon vs Malphite Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Malphite as Pantheon, we analyzed 7,839 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 Malphite 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.

Other Useful Resources

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Pantheon to counter Malphite during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions presented here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Pantheon typically racks up a similar amount of CS relative to Malphite. Champions who typically don't acquire many minion kills often don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers reported here to do well.

The ideal items to use in your Pantheon versus Malphite build consist of Experimental Hexplate, Bloodsong, and Sundered Sky. When Pantheon included at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better vs Malphite than with most other common builds. In fact, Pantheon boasted an average win rate of 48.2% battling Malphite with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest chance of defeating Malphite as Pantheon, Pantheon players should equip the Press the Attack, Presence of Mind, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Transcendence, and Scorch runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players chose for Pantheon vs Malphite counters, this set of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 48.2% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Malphite as Pantheon are presented for all ranked divisions combined. If you want to filter the stats and builds to an individual skill level, you should use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.