Pantheon vs Jax

Pantheon
vs
51.5%

over 963 games

Jax

Skill matchup

Split pushSustained DPSHigh burstHeavy AP damage

Build vs Jax

Build adapted to this matchup

Recommended items for Pantheon: Serrated Dirk, Bastionbreaker, Voltaic Cyclosword, Plated Steelcaps, Eclipse, Black Cleaver, Lord Dominik's Regards, Death's Dance.

Starting items

Doran's Blade
Health Potion

Core build

Serrated Dirk
1
Bastionbreaker
2
Voltaic Cyclosword
3

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Eclipse
5

Summoner spells

FlashDot96%
FlashTeleport3%

Anti CC

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC

Other options

Eclipse
Black Cleaver
Lord Dominik's Regards
Death's Dance
Sundered Sky
Edge of Night
Spear of Shojin
Youmuu's Ghostblade
Serpent's Fang
Hubris
Maw of Malmortius
Sterak's Gage
Guardian Angel
Serylda's Grudge
Executioner's Calling
Blade of The Ruined King
The Collector
Mortal Reminder
Profane Hydra
Endless Hunger
B. F. Sword
Chempunk Chainsword
Infinity Edge
Frozen Heart
Umbral Glaive
Tear of the Goddess
Bramble Vest
56.9% WR109 games
SorcerySorcery
Stormraider's SurgeStormraider's Surge
Manaflow BandManaflow Band
TranscendenceTranscendence
ScorchScorch
PrecisionPrecision
Cut DownCut Down
TriumphTriumph
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Jax's abilities

Passive, spells and ultimate

Relentless Assault (P)

Jax's consecutive basic attacks continuously increase his Attack Speed.

Cooldowns

Cooldowns by spell rank

LevelQWER
38s7s17s–
67s7s17s1m50
96s6s17s1m50
116s5s17s1m40
166s3s13s1m30
186s3s9s1m30

Playing as Pantheon

Tips to maximize your impact

  1. Start with Shield Vault

    Start your trades with Shield Vault (W): you leap onto your target and stun them, so Comet Spear (Q) can't miss.

  2. Thrust or throw

    Tap Comet Spear (Q) for a short thrust that refunds part of the cooldown, or hold it to throw your spear farther.

  3. Raise your Aegis against burst

    Raise Aegis Assault (E) against enemy burst: you ignore damage from that direction, except from towers.

  4. Roam with Grand Starfall

    Roam with Grand Starfall (R): you leap from long range onto the chosen area, and the spell instantly readies Mortal Will (passive).

Playing against Jax

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

  1. Short trades

    Take a short trade, then back off: Relentless Assault (passive) increases his attack speed with each consecutive auto.

  2. Back off during Counter Strike

    During Counter Strike (E), back off instead of attacking: he dodges your autos, then stuns nearby enemies, dealing more damage per dodged auto.

  3. Trade after his E

    Trade right after Counter Strike (E): it's both his defense and his only stun, and it has a 17 to 9 second cooldown.

  4. Don't let him split push alone

    In the late game, don't leave his split push unanswered: send someone to hold his lane, or force an objective on the other side of the map.

Patch 16.21.1