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

Pantheon vs Rakan

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

based on 4,969 Pantheon vs Rakan matchups
Win Rate
48.4 %
K/D/A
2.15
Pick Rate
2.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our counter stats from the millions of ranked League matches that we evaluate each week. Our guide on how to beat Rakan as Pantheon resulted from an evaluation of 4969 ranked matches where both champs clashed against each other. This particular matchup is fairly rare. Pantheon fights Rakan in only 2.9% of his rounds.

Pantheon vs Rakan Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Pantheon has done a dismal job of beating Rakan. Normally, he wins a lowly 48.4% of games the champs battle each other in. In Pantheon vs Rakan games, Pantheon’s team is 0.1% more probable to obtain first blood, implying that he most likely will be able to get first blood versus Rakan.

Best Pantheon vs Rakan Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsPickaxe

Core Pantheon Items

~22 Mins
Blade of The Ruined KingSundered SkyEclipse

Optional Items

HubrisDeath's DanceEdge of NightSerylda'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 AttackTriumphLegend: TenacityCoup de Grace
DominationCheap ShotRelentless 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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E
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Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Rakan as Pantheon

Tips for Playing as Pantheon against Rakan

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 Rakan

Champions with crowd control that can be applied quickly excel against Rakan.

Catching Rakan with no allies around severely inhibits his mobility. Try to find him alone.

Rakan's movement abilities forecast their destination. Try to use this to your advantage.

Pantheon vs Rakan Counter Stats

Pantheon Image
Win Rate
48.4 %
VS
Win Rate
51.6 %
Rakan Image
7
< Kills >
1.6
6.7
< Deaths >
5.6
7.4
< Assists >
15.1
1.63
< Killing Sprees >
0.27
108
< Minions Killed >
31
0.21
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.39
< Inhibitors >
0.5
19,125
< Physical Damage >
1,296
749
< Magic Damage >
5,201
1,206
< True Damage >
747
21,082
< Damage Dealt >
7,245
25,597
< Damage Taken >
20,380
11,134
< Gold Earned >
8,378
1.67
< Towers >
1.84
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
4,927
< Total Healing >
5,897
12,744
< Experience >
10,494
30
< Vision Score >
65
13
< Wards Placed >
31
70
< Time Dealing CC >
182

How to Counter Rakan with Pantheon in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page clarify several critical Pantheon versus Rakan matchup stats that may help us distinguish the differences and similarities between this pair of champs. As an example, Pantheon’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Rakan’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Pantheon may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Rakan. This observation is largely a result of the difference in kills.

Pantheon normally has a much larger longest killing spree than his foe does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Rakan. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also show that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Pantheon and Rakan

Damage Types Compared

Pantheon
Rakan
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Pantheon
Rakan

Who is Better, Pantheon or Rakan?

Both League champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Pantheon usually loses when trying to fight Rakan, with a 48.4% win rate. Therefore, Pantheon makes a bad counter to Rakan.

While Pantheon does have a lower winrate compared to Rakan, when facing one another, Pantheon also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less difficult champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Pantheon into Rakan.

Additionally, Pantheon also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Rakan. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

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

Pantheon is a somewhat poor counter for Rakan. Make sure you focus your strategy on maximizing your CS and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Pantheon against Rakan.

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 Rakan Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Rakan as Pantheon, we analyzed 4,969 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 Rakan 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 learn all of the intricacies of Pantheon to counter Rakan during both the lane 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 listen to the build and tips shown here, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Pantheon on average accumulates much more CS as Rakan. Champions who on average don't take much CS often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers shown here to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Pantheon versus Rakan build include Blade of The Ruined King, Sundered Sky, and Eclipse. When Pantheon incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better when fighting Rakan than with most other common builds. In fact, Pantheon boasted an average winrate of 48.4% when playing against Rakan with this build.

To have the highest chance of crushing Rakan as Pantheon, you should use the Press the Attack, 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 that we analyzed for Pantheon vs Rakan face-offs, this order of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 48.4% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Rakan as Pantheon are presented for all skill levels combined. To scope the statistics and builds to a specific rank, you should use the selection menu at the top of this page.