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

Pantheon vs Ryze

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

based on 1,536 Pantheon vs Ryze matchups
Win Rate
51.6 %
K/D/A
2.28
Pick Rate
0.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter stats from the millions of rated LoL matches that we get from Riot Games every week. This guide on how to beat Ryze as Pantheon came out of an examination of 1536 ranked rounds where both champions faced one another. This particular champ matchup is somewhat rare. Pantheon has to counter Ryze in only 0.9% of his matches.

Pantheon vs Ryze Matchup Summary

Pantheon has done a decent job of countering Ryze. Typically, he wins a acceptable 51.6% of the time the champs face each other in. In Pantheon versus Ryze games, Pantheon’s team is 0.2% more expected to earn first blood, indicating that he probably will be able to get first blood versus Ryze.

Best Pantheon vs Ryze Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsCaulfield's Warhammer

Core Pantheon Items

~22 Mins
Spear of ShojinSundered SkyEclipse

Optional Items

Edge of NightProfane HydraYoumuu's GhostbladeBlade of The Ruined King

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 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
2
Q
3
E
4
Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Ryze as Pantheon

Tips for Playing as Pantheon against Ryze

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 Ryze

Ryze is especially dangerous to opponents that are marked with Flux.

Use Realm Warp's windup time to figure out how to deal with what may be coming out of the portal.

Crowd controlling Ryze during Realm Warp's windup will cancel the portal.

Pantheon vs Ryze Counter Stats

Pantheon Image
Win Rate
51.6 %
VS
Win Rate
48.4 %
Ryze Image
7.3
< Kills >
6
6.5
< Deaths >
6.1
7.5
< Assists >
6.5
1.69
< Killing Sprees >
1.38
103
< Minions Killed >
184
0.26
< Dragons Killed >
0.11
0.41
< Inhibitors >
0.47
19,706
< Physical Damage >
996
762
< Magic Damage >
21,840
1,194
< True Damage >
274
21,662
< Damage Dealt >
23,111
25,826
< Damage Taken >
26,786
11,223
< Gold Earned >
11,941
1.69
< Towers >
2.14
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
5,104
< Total Healing >
4,136
12,900
< Experience >
15,689
31
< Vision Score >
18
14
< Wards Placed >
9
69
< Time Dealing CC >
99

How to Counter Ryze with Pantheon in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here underscore several critical Pantheon versus Ryze matchup statistics that may help us grasp the differences and similarities between these two champions. Pantheon’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Ryze’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Pantheon may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Ryze..

Pantheon often has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his foe does. Typically, he receives a similar amount of damage to Ryze. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also illustrate that the champion with more health has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Pantheon and Ryze

Damage Types Compared

Pantheon
Ryze
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Pantheon
Ryze

Who is Better, Pantheon or Ryze?

Both League champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Pantheon usually wins when facing off against Ryze, with a 51.6% win rate. Thus, Pantheon makes a good counter for Ryze.

While Pantheon does have a higher winrate than Ryze, when they face off with one another, Pantheon also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less difficult character to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Pantheon into Ryze.

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

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Pantheon vs Ryze matchups, Pantheon is the better champ with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Pantheon is a decent counter for Ryze. Focus your actions on maximizing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Pantheon against Ryze.

Additional Information for Pantheon Players

How We Calculated Our Pantheon vs Ryze Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Ryze as Pantheon, we analyzed 1,536 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 Ryze 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 Ryze during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions displayed above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Pantheon typically gets less CS as Ryze. Champions who typically don't get much CS often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The most important items to use in your Pantheon versus Ryze build include Spear of Shojin, Sundered Sky, and Eclipse. When Pantheon combined at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better vs. Ryze than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Pantheon boasted an average win rate of 51.6% when playing against Ryze with these items in his kit.

To have the best probability of defeating Ryze 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. Out of all the rune combinations players picked for Pantheon vs Ryze clashes, this combination of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 51.6% win rate overall.

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