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

Pantheon vs Naafiri

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

based on 2,264 Pantheon vs Naafiri matchups
Win Rate
48.6 %
K/D/A
2.1
Pick Rate
1.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of ranked LoL games each and every week. Within our database, Pantheon faced Naafiri in 2264 matches. With so many matchups for Pantheon vs Naafiri provides us a lot of faith in our ability to provide actionable stats and a supported build to destroy your opponent. This champ pairing is somewhat rare. Pantheon is forced to battle against Naafiri in only 1.3% of his rounds.

Pantheon vs Naafiri Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Pantheon does a poor job of beating Naafiri. Typically, he wins a acceptable 48.6% of games the champs face one another in. In Pantheon vs Naafiri matches, Pantheon’s team is 0.2% more probable to earn first blood, implying that he most likely will be able to get first blood versus Naafiri.

Best Pantheon vs Naafiri Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsSerrated Dirk

Core Pantheon Items

~22 Mins
Black CleaverSpear of ShojinEclipse

Optional Items

Youmuu's GhostbladeDeath's DanceSerylda's GrudgeProfane Hydra

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 upe
>
Last skill for Pantheon to max outw

Runes

PrecisionPress the AttackTriumphLegend: TenacityCoup de Grace
DominationCheap ShotRelentless 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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Guide to Countering Naafiri as Pantheon

Tips for Playing as Pantheon against Naafiri

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.

Pantheon vs Naafiri Counter Stats

Pantheon Image
Win Rate
48.6 %
VS
Win Rate
51.4 %
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7.4
< Kills >
8.6
7
< Deaths >
7
7.3
< Assists >
6.3
1.73
< Killing Sprees >
2.02
101
< Minions Killed >
149
0.24
< Dragons Killed >
0.21
0.38
< Inhibitors >
0.37
19,317
< Physical Damage >
22,829
745
< Magic Damage >
90
1,190
< True Damage >
1,248
21,253
< Damage Dealt >
24,167
26,404
< Damage Taken >
26,073
11,226
< Gold Earned >
12,687
1.55
< Towers >
1.61
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
5,131
< Total Healing >
6,274
12,790
< Experience >
14,050
30
< Vision Score >
18
13
< Wards Placed >
8
72
< Time Dealing CC >
59

How to Counter Naafiri with Pantheon in LoL

The stats shown here feature some significant Pantheon vs. Naafiri matchup stats that may help you realize the distinctions between these two champions. As an example, Pantheon’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Naafiri’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Pantheon may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Naafiri..

Pantheon usually has a similar longest killing spree as his opponent does. Commonly, he receives a similar amount of damage to Naafiri. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also illustrate that the champ with increased health has less agility and thus is not able to escape further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Pantheon and Naafiri

Damage Types Compared

Pantheon
Naafiri
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Pantheon
Naafiri

Who is Better, Pantheon or Naafiri?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Pantheon usually loses when playing against Naafiri, with a 48.6% win rate. Therefore, Pantheon makes a poor counter for Naafiri.

While Pantheon does have a lower winrate than Naafiri, when on opposite teams, Pantheon also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more time consuming champion to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Pantheon into Naafiri.

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

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Pantheon vs Naafiri matchups, Naafiri is the better champ with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Pantheon is a somewhat poor counter to Naafiri. Focus your tactics on increasing your CS and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Pantheon against Naafiri.

Additional Information for Pantheon Players

How We Calculated Our Pantheon vs Naafiri Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Naafiri as Pantheon, we analyzed 2,264 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 Naafiri 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

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Pantheon to counter Naafiri during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats displayed here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Pantheon on average racks up a similar amount of CS compared to Naafiri. Champs who on average don't acquire much CS often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values reported on this page to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Pantheon versus Naafiri build include Black Cleaver, Spear of Shojin, and Eclipse. When Pantheon included at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better vs. Naafiri than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Pantheon boasted an average winrate of 48.6% when countering Naafiri with this counter build.

To have the highest probability of beating Naafiri as Pantheon, Pantheon players should equip the Press the Attack, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Coup de Grace, Cheap Shot, and Relentless Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune builds that we analyzed for Pantheon vs Naafiri clashes, this order of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 48.6% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Naafiri as Pantheon are shown for all skill levels combined. If you would like to filter the statistics and builds to a distinct division, you may use the selection menu located at the top of this page.