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

Pantheon vs Nasus

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

based on 5,082 Pantheon vs Nasus matchups
Win Rate
48.2 %
K/D/A
2.16
Pick Rate
2.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our matchup stats from the millions of ranked LoL matches that we evaluate each week. Our guide on how to beat Nasus as Pantheon came out of an analysis of 5082 ranked games where both champs engaged each other. This particular counter matchup is fairly rare. Pantheon encounters Nasus in only 2.9% of his games.

Pantheon vs Nasus Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Pantheon does a poor job of beating Nasus. Normally, he wins a lowly 48.2% of games the champs oppose one another in. In Pantheon versus Nasus rounds, Pantheon’s side is 0.2% more expected to obtain first blood, implying that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Nasus.

Best Pantheon vs Nasus Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
PickaxeCaulfield's Warhammer

Core Pantheon Items

~22 Mins
Blade of The Ruined KingBloodsongEclipse

Optional Items

Death's DanceOpportunityBlack 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

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: 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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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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Guide to Countering Nasus as Pantheon

Tips for Playing as Pantheon against Nasus

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 Nasus

Nasus is prone to being kited. Try not to engage him at full Health.

Max rank Wither is a very effective counter to Attack Damage characters, so try to avoid getting caught alone by it.

While transformed by his ultimate, Nasus is stronger than most champions in the League. Engage him only if you have a clear advantage.

Pantheon vs Nasus Counter Stats

Pantheon Image
Win Rate
48.2 %
VS
Win Rate
51.8 %
Nasus Image
7.2
< Kills >
5.1
6.7
< Deaths >
5.6
7.3
< Assists >
5.6
1.66
< Killing Sprees >
1.17
106
< Minions Killed >
165
0.24
< Dragons Killed >
0.12
0.41
< Inhibitors >
0.57
20,322
< Physical Damage >
13,775
795
< Magic Damage >
5,313
1,284
< True Damage >
389
22,403
< Damage Dealt >
19,478
26,253
< Damage Taken >
37,690
11,237
< Gold Earned >
11,697
1.67
< Towers >
2.61
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
5,230
< Total Healing >
13,487
13,003
< Experience >
15,125
29
< Vision Score >
15
13
< Wards Placed >
8
70
< Time Dealing CC >
567

How to Counter Nasus with Pantheon in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page feature some important Pantheon against Nasus matchup stats that can help us appreciate the distinctions between these two champs. For instance, Pantheon’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Nasus’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Pantheon may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Nasus..

Pantheon normally has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his enemy does. Commonly, he takes less damage than Nasus. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also indicate that the champ with increased health has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Pantheon and Nasus

Damage Types Compared

Pantheon
Nasus
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Pantheon
Nasus

Who is Better, Pantheon or Nasus?

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

While Pantheon does have a lower win rate than Nasus, when they face off with one another, Pantheon also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less time consuming character to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Pantheon into Nasus.

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

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

Pantheon is a somewhat poor counter for Nasus. You will do well by focussing your tactics on increasing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Pantheon against Nasus.

Additional Information for Pantheon Players

How We Calculated Our Pantheon vs Nasus Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Nasus as Pantheon, we analyzed 5,082 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 Nasus 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 truly master Pantheon in order to counter Nasus 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 pay attention to the build and tips shown here, you should grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Pantheon most often picks up less CS relative to Nasus. Champs who typically don't acquire much CS usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values displayed on this page to do well.

The ideal items to prioritize in your Pantheon versus Nasus build include Blade of The Ruined King, Bloodsong, and Eclipse. When Pantheon incorporated at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better against Nasus than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Pantheon boasted an average winrate of 48.2% when playing against Nasus with this build.

To have the highest likelihood of beating Nasus as Pantheon, Pantheon players should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Coup de Grace, Cheap Shot, and Relentless Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players used for Pantheon vs Nasus clashes, this order of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 48.2% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Nasus as Pantheon are given for every ranked division. To scope the stats and builds to a specific skill level, you can use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.