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Pantheon vs Nocturne

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

based on 9,387 Pantheon vs Nocturne matchups
Win Rate
47.3 %
K/D/A
2.07
Pick Rate
5.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our counter stats from the millions of ranked League games that we evaluate every week. Our guide on how to beat Nocturne as Pantheon resulted from an evaluation of 9387 ranked games where both champions faced off against each other. This particular champ pairing is relatively uncommon. Pantheon has to counter Nocturne in only 5.4% of his matches.

Pantheon vs Nocturne Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Pantheon does a poor job of countering Nocturne. Normally, he wins a lowly 47.3% of games the champions clash against each other in. In Pantheon against Nocturne rounds, Pantheon’s side is 0.1% more expected to obtain first blood, implying that he most likely will get first blood against Nocturne.

Best Pantheon vs Nocturne Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordPlated Steelcaps

Core Pantheon Items

~22 Mins
Black CleaverSpear of ShojinBloodsong

Optional Items

Sterak's GageHubrisDeath's DanceThe Collector

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 ForceMagic Resist
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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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Nocturne as Pantheon

Tips for Playing as Pantheon against Nocturne

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 Nocturne

Nocturne's Unspeakable Horror is broken with range, so try to save your movement abilities for when he casts it.

Stay close to your allies when Paranoia is cast - there is strength in numbers!

Pantheon vs Nocturne Counter Stats

Pantheon Image
Win Rate
47.3 %
VS
Win Rate
52.7 %
Nocturne Image
7.4
< Kills >
7.7
7.1
< Deaths >
6.5
7.3
< Assists >
8.1
1.72
< Killing Sprees >
1.8
105
< Minions Killed >
33
0.24
< Dragons Killed >
1.47
0.38
< Inhibitors >
0.4
19,594
< Physical Damage >
16,164
768
< Magic Damage >
1,273
1,271
< True Damage >
1,249
21,633
< Damage Dealt >
18,687
26,818
< Damage Taken >
35,986
11,334
< Gold Earned >
12,348
1.59
< Towers >
1.3
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.33
5,167
< Total Healing >
16,491
13,120
< Experience >
13,909
29
< Vision Score >
21
13
< Wards Placed >
6
71
< Time Dealing CC >
534

How to Counter Nocturne with Pantheon in LoL

The stats provided here highlight several vital Pantheon vs. Nocturne matchup stats that may help you explain the differences between the pair. Pantheon’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Nocturne’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Pantheon may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Nocturne..

Pantheon typically has a similar longest killing spree as his matchup does. On average, he takes less damage than Nocturne. This often reflects differing health capacities, but it can also show that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Pantheon and Nocturne

Damage Types Compared

Pantheon
Nocturne
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Pantheon
Nocturne

Who is Better, Pantheon or Nocturne?

Both LoL champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Pantheon usually loses when facing off against Nocturne, with a 47.3% win rate. Therefore, Pantheon makes a poor counter for Nocturne.

While Pantheon does have a lower win rate compared to Nocturne, when they face off with one another, Pantheon also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more difficult champ to learn and master. You should be very concerned when picking Pantheon into Nocturne.

Furthermore, Pantheon also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Nocturne. This 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 in League of Legends, in Pantheon vs Nocturne matchups, Nocturne is the better champion with a lower win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Pantheon is a trash counter to Nocturne. Make sure you focus your gameplay on increasing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Pantheon against Nocturne.

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 Nocturne Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Nocturne as Pantheon, we analyzed 9,387 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 Nocturne 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

Pantheon Build Nocturne Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Pantheon to counter Nocturne during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and tips displayed above, you should increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Pantheon typically racks up much more CS relative to Nocturne. Champs who on average don't take much CS typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers shown here to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Pantheon versus Nocturne build consist of Black Cleaver, Spear of Shojin, and Bloodsong. When Pantheon combined at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better against Nocturne than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Pantheon had an average win rate of 47.3% when countering Nocturne with this build.

To have the greatest likelihood of crushing Nocturne as Pantheon, Pantheon players 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 that we analyzed for Pantheon vs Nocturne counter picks, this combination of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 47.3% winrate overall.

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