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Pantheon vs Xin Zhao

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

based on 5,643 Pantheon vs Xin Zhao matchups
Win Rate
47.2 %
K/D/A
2.13
Pick Rate
3.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup statistics from the millions of recently rated League of Legends games that we review each week. Our guide on how to beat Xin Zhao as Pantheon resulted from an analysis of 5643 ranked matches where both champs clashed against each other. This counter pairing is somewhat rare. Pantheon encounters Xin Zhao in only 3.3% of his rounds.

Pantheon vs Xin Zhao Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Pantheon has done a dismal job of countering Xin Zhao. On average, he wins a lowly 47.2% of the time the champions clash against one another in. In Pantheon vs Xin Zhao rounds, Pantheon’s side is 0.1% more likely to get first blood. This implies that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Xin Zhao.

Best Pantheon vs Xin Zhao Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
PickaxeCaulfield's Warhammer

Core Pantheon Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageSundered SkyEclipse

Optional Items

Edge of NightSerylda's GrudgeOpportunityProfane 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
DominationSudden ImpactTreasure Hunter
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
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
3
E
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Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Xin Zhao as Pantheon

Tips for Playing as Pantheon against Xin Zhao

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 Xin Zhao

Xin Zhao relies heavily on his Three Talon Strikes for damage and cooldown resets, so preventing him from finishing his combo will have a dramatic effect.

Xin Zhao is a powerful initiator with both his charge and ultimate dealing damage to all units around him. Try having your team stay spread out until he's used his ultimate.

Pantheon vs Xin Zhao Counter Stats

Pantheon Image
Win Rate
47.2 %
VS
Win Rate
52.8 %
Xin Zhao Image
7.4
< Kills >
6.8
6.9
< Deaths >
6.8
7.3
< Assists >
8.3
1.71
< Killing Sprees >
1.59
106
< Minions Killed >
42
0.23
< Dragons Killed >
1.46
0.36
< Inhibitors >
0.47
20,287
< Physical Damage >
17,324
791
< Magic Damage >
1,416
1,194
< True Damage >
949
22,273
< Damage Dealt >
19,690
26,159
< Damage Taken >
40,966
11,204
< Gold Earned >
11,908
1.57
< Towers >
1.6
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.35
5,099
< Total Healing >
20,842
12,798
< Experience >
13,480
29
< Vision Score >
22
13
< Wards Placed >
6
73
< Time Dealing CC >
470

How to Counter Xin Zhao with Pantheon in LoL

The stats shown on this page underscore several influential Pantheon against Xin Zhao counter stats that can help us figure out the differences between the pair. For instance, Pantheon’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Xin Zhao’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Pantheon may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Xin Zhao..

Pantheon often has a similar longest killing spree as his counter does. Commonly, he receives less damage than Xin Zhao. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also indicate that the champion with more health has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Pantheon and Xin Zhao

Damage Types Compared

Pantheon
Xin Zhao
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Pantheon
Xin Zhao

Who is Better, Pantheon or Xin Zhao?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Pantheon usually loses when facing off against Xin Zhao, with a 47.2% win rate. Therefore, Pantheon makes a poor counter to Xin Zhao.

While Pantheon does have a lower winrate compared to Xin Zhao, when facing one another, Pantheon also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more difficult champion to pick up and master. You may get destroyed when picking Pantheon into Xin Zhao.

Additionally, Pantheon also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Xin Zhao. 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 one best champion in League of Legends, in Pantheon vs Xin Zhao matchups, Xin Zhao is the better champ with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Pantheon is a garbage counter to Xin Zhao. You will do well by focussing your actions on increasing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Pantheon against Xin Zhao.

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 Xin Zhao Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Xin Zhao as Pantheon, we analyzed 5,643 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 Xin Zhao 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

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Pantheon to counter Xin Zhao during both the laning 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 presented above, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Pantheon most often picks up more CS as Xin Zhao. Champs who on average don't get many minion kills often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers reported here to do well.

The top items to focus on in your Pantheon versus Xin Zhao build include Sterak's Gage, Sundered Sky, and Eclipse. When Pantheon incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better versus Xin Zhao than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Pantheon boasted an average win rate of 47.2% when countering Xin Zhao with this build.

To have the best probability of coming out on top against Xin Zhao 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 builds we have analyed for Pantheon vs Xin Zhao LoL games, this blending of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 47.2% winrate overall.

If you want to view Pantheon vs Xin Zhao tips and builds for a a distinct division rank, feel free to choose one from the selection menu above. By default, the statistics and guides shown are computed using every round finished with both champs.