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Malphite vs Pantheon

Malphite
vs
53.3%

over 805 games

Pantheon
Analyze a draft with Malphite

Skill matchup

Heavy AD damageDive threatHigh burstCountered by spell shield

Build vs Pantheon

Build adapted to this matchup

Recommended items for Malphite: Sunfire Aegis, Thornmail, Jak'Sho, The Protean, Plated Steelcaps, Frozen Heart, Kaenic Rookern, Malignance, Bramble Vest.

Starting items

Doran's Ring
Health Potion
x2

Core build

Sunfire Aegis
1
Thornmail
2
Jak'Sho, The Protean
3

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Frozen Heart
5

Summoner spells

FlashTeleport81%
FlashDot17%

Anti CC

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC

Other options

Frozen Heart
Kaenic Rookern
Malignance
Bramble Vest
Randuin's Omen
Unending Despair
Zeke's Convergence
Iceborn Gauntlet
Hollow Radiance
Stormsurge
Shadowflame
Abyssal Mask
Dark Seal
Zhonya's Hourglass
Rabadon's Deathcap
Knight's Vow
Fimbulwinter
Force of Nature
Heartsteel
Spirit Visage
Dead Man's Plate
Hextech Rocketbelt
Warmog's Armor
Tear of the Goddess
Lich Bane
Protoplasm Harness
Imperial Mandate
62.5% WR40 games
SorcerySorcery
Arcane CometArcane Comet
Manaflow BandManaflow Band
TranscendenceTranscendence
ScorchScorch
ResolveResolve
Second WindSecond Wind
OvergrowthOvergrowth
Attack SpeedHealth ScalingHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

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 as Malphite

Tips to maximize your impact

  1. Wait for them to group for R

    Save Unstoppable Force (R) for when the enemy carries are grouped: nothing stops your charge, and the impact knocks every enemy in the area into the air.

  2. Steal speed with Seismic Shard

    Cast Seismic Shard (Q) before engaging or to escape: it slows the target and gives you the speed it steals.

  3. Trade with your shield up

    Take your trades while Granite Shield (passive) is up: it absorbs 10% of your max health, and Thunderclap (W) then triples your bonus armor.

  4. Ground Slam against attackers

    Against a champion who lives on autos, start your trades with Ground Slam (E): it lowers their attack speed, and its damage scales with your armor.

Playing against Pantheon

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

  1. Trade after his Shield Vault

    Take a trade when Shield Vault (W) is on cooldown: it's his only spell to leap onto you and stun you, on a 13 to 9 second cooldown.

  2. Go around his Aegis

    During Aegis Assault (E), go around him or wait it out: he ignores damage from the front, except from towers.

  3. Back before you get too low

    Back before your health gets too low against him: below a health threshold, Comet Spear (Q) deals much more damage.

  4. Ping when he leaves lane

    Ping your team as soon as he disappears from lane: Grand Starfall (R) lands him from long range, after a short delay that gives you time to get away.

  5. Drag the game out

    If you survive his first minutes, play for time: Pantheon looks to get ahead early through his trades and roams.

Other Malphite matchups

Patch 16.21.1