Matchup

Garen
Garen
88%
12%

vs

50.3%

over 1140 games

Pantheon
Pantheon
75%
25%
Heavy AD damageDive threatHigh burstCountered by spell shield

Skill matchup

Build vs Pantheon

Build adapted to this matchup

Starting items

Doran's Shield
Health Potion

Core build

Stridebreaker
1Bruiser
Phantom Dancer
2DPS
Black Cleaver
3vs Tank

Standard

Berserker's Greaves
4AS
Mortal Reminder
5vs Hybride

Summoner spells

41493%
4124%

Anti AD

Plated Steelcaps
4vs AD
Dead Man's Plate
5vs AD
Death's Dance
vs AD
Randuin's Omen
vs AD
Guardian Angel
vs AD
Sunfire Aegis
vs AD

Anti Heal

Mortal Reminder
6vs Hybride

Anti AP

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC
Force of Nature
5vs AP
Kaenic Rookern
vs AP
Maw of Malmortius
vs AP

Anti Heal

Thornmail
6vs Hybride

Anti Tank

Youmuu's Ghostblade
5vs Tank
Serpent's Fang
vs Tank
Lord Dominik's Regards
vs Tank
Voltaic Cyclosword
vs Tank

DPS

Spear of Shojin
Bruiser
Infinity Edge
DPS
Trinity Force
DPS
Stormrazor
DPS
Hullbreaker
Bruiser
Endless Hunger
DPS

Other options

Sterak's Gage
Survival
Jak'Sho, The Protean
vs Hybride
75.0% WR12 games
PrecisionPrecision
ConquerorConqueror
TriumphTriumph
Legend: HasteLegend: Haste
Last StandLast Stand
SorcerySorcery
Axiom ArcanistAxiom Arcanist
CelerityCelerity
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Early (0-15)
Mid (15-30)
Late (30+)
GarenGaren
PantheonPantheon
Passive
Favorable
Favorable

Pantheon's abilities

Passive, spells and ultimate

Mortal Will (P)

Every few spells or attacks, Pantheon's next spell is empowered.

Cooldowns

Cooldowns by spell rank

LevelQWER
311s13s22s
69.5s13s22s3m
98s12s22s3m
118s11s22s2m45
168s9s20s2m30
188s9s18s2m30

Playing against Pantheon

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

1

Pantheon falls off in the late game — he's strong in early/mid but scales poorly. Play safe and outscale.

2

His E blocks everything from one direction: go around it or wait for it to expire before bursting.

3

His W is point-and-click but short range — kite him by staying out of his W range.

4

Warn your teammates when Pantheon is MIA: his R lets him roam very quickly.

Source: op.gg + LTL Engine · Patch 16.9.1 · May 9, 2026