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

Pantheon vs Nami

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

based on 4,891 Pantheon vs Nami matchups
Win Rate
50.4 %
K/D/A
2.03
Pick Rate
2.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our counter statistics from the millions of recently rated League of Legends games that we analyze every week. This guide on how to beat Nami as Pantheon resulted from an analysis of 4891 ranked matches where both champs battled each other. This particular champ pairing is fairly rare. Pantheon is forced to battle against Nami in only 2.8% of his rounds.

Pantheon vs Nami Matchup Summary

Pantheon does a average job of countering Nami. On average, he wins a acceptable 50.4% of matches the champs face off with each other in. In Pantheon versus Nami games, Pantheon’s team is 0.1% more probable to earn first blood, implying that he most likely will get first blood against Nami.

Best Pantheon vs Nami Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
PickaxeCaulfield's Warhammer

Core Pantheon Items

~22 Mins
Maw of MalmortiusSpear of ShojinSundered Sky

Optional Items

Death's DanceSerylda's GrudgeOpportunityProfane 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 upw
>
Last skill for Pantheon to max oute

Runes

PrecisionPress the AttackPresence of MindLegend: TenacityLast Stand
SorceryTranscendenceScorch
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
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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W
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Q
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E
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Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Nami as Pantheon

Tips for Playing as Pantheon against Nami

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 Nami

Aqua Prison is a very powerful ability with a long cooldown, take advantage of the situation if Nami misses this ability.

Tidal Wave has a very long range but travels slowly, be aware of when it is coming your way as you can move out of its path.

Try to avoid fighting an opponent affected by Tidecaller's Blessing, it lasts a short duration so waiting it out can help you greatly.

Pantheon vs Nami Counter Stats

Pantheon Image
Win Rate
50.4 %
VS
Win Rate
49.6 %
Nami Image
6.9
< Kills >
1.9
6.8
< Deaths >
5.5
6.9
< Assists >
15.9
1.58
< Killing Sprees >
0.33
106
< Minions Killed >
24
0.25
< Dragons Killed >
0.03
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.55
18,847
< Physical Damage >
877
776
< Magic Damage >
8,450
1,188
< True Damage >
550
20,811
< Damage Dealt >
9,877
25,755
< Damage Taken >
16,633
11,137
< Gold Earned >
8,547
1.68
< Towers >
2.21
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
4,936
< Total Healing >
10,158
12,828
< Experience >
10,824
31
< Vision Score >
58
14
< Wards Placed >
25
69
< Time Dealing CC >
196

How to Counter Nami with Pantheon in LoL

The stats provided here highlight several strategic Pantheon against Nami matchup statistics that may help you understand the distinctions between this set of champions. For instance, Pantheon’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Nami’s ratio of NaN, showing that Pantheon may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Nami. This observation is in large part fueled by the difference in kills.

Pantheon usually has a much larger longest killing spree than his counter does. Typically, he receives more damage than Nami. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also imply that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Pantheon and Nami

Damage Types Compared

Pantheon
Nami
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Pantheon
Nami

Who is Better, Pantheon or Nami?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Pantheon usually fairs equally well when playing against Nami, with a 50.4% win rate. Thus, Pantheon makes an ok counter to Nami.

While Pantheon does have a higher winrate than Nami, when on opposite teams, Pantheon also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less challenging champ to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Pantheon into Nami.

Furthermore, Pantheon has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Nami. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Pantheon vs Nami matchups, Pantheon is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Pantheon is a decent counter to Nami. Focus your tactics on keeping up your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Pantheon against Nami.

Additional Information for Pantheon Players

How We Calculated Our Pantheon vs Nami Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Nami as Pantheon, we analyzed 4,891 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 Nami 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 in order to counter Nami during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips shown above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Pantheon typically accumulates much more CS as Nami. Champions who typically don't take many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to use in your Pantheon versus Nami build include Maw of Malmortius, Spear of Shojin, and Sundered Sky. When Pantheon included at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better against Nami than with most other common item sets. In fact, Pantheon had an average win rate of 50.4% when countering Nami with this counter build.

To have the best chance of annihilating Nami as Pantheon, you should take the Press the Attack, Presence of Mind, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Transcendence, and Scorch runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the runes players picked for Pantheon vs Nami fights, this blending of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 50.4% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Nami as Pantheon are given for all ranked divisions combined. If you would like to filter the statistics and builds to an individual skill level, you can use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.