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

Pantheon vs Viktor

How to Beat Viktor as Pantheon in LoLPantheon is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Viktor as Pantheon

based on 2,423 Pantheon vs Viktor matchups
Win Rate
47.8 %
K/D/A
2.06
Pick Rate
1.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our counter stats from the millions of recently rated League games that we analyze each and every week. This guide on how to beat Viktor as Pantheon resulted from an examination of 2423 ranked matches where both champions clashed against each other. This particular matchup is somewhat rare. Pantheon encounters Viktor in only 1.4% of his games.

Pantheon vs Viktor Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Pantheon does a poor job of countering Viktor. Normally, he wins a lowly 47.8% of games the champs oppose each other in. In Pantheon vs Viktor games, Pantheon’s team is 0.2% more probable to get first blood. This indicates that he most likely will get first blood against Viktor.

Best Pantheon vs Viktor Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordTunneler

Core Pantheon Items

~22 Mins
Black CleaverSpear of ShojinEclipse

Optional Items

Serylda's GrudgeExperimental HexplateBlade of The Ruined KingProfane 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 AttackTriumphLegend: 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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Q
2
W
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
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Guide to Countering Viktor as Pantheon

Tips for Playing as Pantheon against Viktor

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 Viktor

Be careful about how close you let Viktor get to you. Viktor's control of the battlefield increases with his proximity to his opponent.

Be aware of how many augments Viktor has upgraded by looking at the color of the light on his staff (purple, yellow, blue, red).

Pantheon vs Viktor Counter Stats

Pantheon Image
Win Rate
47.8 %
VS
Win Rate
52.2 %
Viktor Image
7.2
< Kills >
6.5
7
< Deaths >
6.2
7.2
< Assists >
7.5
1.65
< Killing Sprees >
1.48
106
< Minions Killed >
183
0.24
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.37
< Inhibitors >
0.48
18,918
< Physical Damage >
628
820
< Magic Damage >
25,340
1,196
< True Damage >
699
20,935
< Damage Dealt >
26,668
26,987
< Damage Taken >
19,429
11,339
< Gold Earned >
12,240
1.53
< Towers >
2.07
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
5,269
< Total Healing >
1,644
13,113
< Experience >
15,148
32
< Vision Score >
19
14
< Wards Placed >
9
70
< Time Dealing CC >
280

How to Counter Viktor with Pantheon in LoL

The stats provided here underscore some vital Pantheon against Viktor matchup statistics that may help you realize the differences and similarities between the two. Pantheon’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Viktor’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Pantheon may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Viktor..

Pantheon typically has a similar longest kill spree as his matchup does. On average, he receives more damage than Viktor. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also imply that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Pantheon and Viktor

Damage Types Compared

Pantheon
Viktor
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Pantheon
Viktor

Who is Better, Pantheon or Viktor?

Both League champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Pantheon usually loses when taking on Viktor, with a 47.8% win rate. As a result, Pantheon makes a poor counter for Viktor.

While Pantheon does have a lower winrate compared to Viktor, when facing one another, Pantheon also has a much lower learning curve that makes him a less challenging character to learn. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Pantheon into Viktor.

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

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Pantheon vs Viktor matchups, Viktor is the better champ with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Pantheon is a terribly counter for Viktor. You will do well by focussing your tactics on maximizing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Pantheon against Viktor.

Additional Information for Pantheon Players

How We Calculated Our Pantheon vs Viktor Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Viktor as Pantheon, we analyzed 2,423 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 Viktor 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 Viktor during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions shown above, you should increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Pantheon most often picks up less CS relative to Viktor. Champs who on average don't earn many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The ideal items to focus on in your Pantheon versus Viktor build include Black Cleaver, Spear of Shojin, and Eclipse. When Pantheon combined at least these three items in his build, he performed much better when facing Viktor than with many other common builds. In fact, Pantheon boasted an average winrate of 47.8% when countering Viktor with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest probability of coming out on top against Viktor as Pantheon, you should equip 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 runes players used for Pantheon vs Viktor LoL games, this combination of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 47.8% win rate overall.

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