Sion vs Pantheon

Sion
vs
54.6%

over 763 games

Pantheon

Skill matchup

Heavy AD damageDive threatHigh burstCountered by spell shield

Build vs Pantheon

Build adapted to this matchup

Recommended items for Sion: Heartsteel, Unending Despair, Thornmail, Plated Steelcaps, Sunfire Aegis, Titanic Hydra, Jak'Sho, The Protean, Hollow Radiance.

Starting items

Doran's Shield
Health Potion

Core build

Heartsteel
1
Unending Despair
2
Thornmail
3

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Sunfire Aegis
5

Summoner spells

FlashTeleport87%
FlashDot5%

Anti CC

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC

Other options

Sunfire Aegis
Titanic Hydra
Jak'Sho, The Protean
Hollow Radiance
Randuin's Omen
Overlord's Bloodmail
Bramble Vest
Kaenic Rookern
Spirit Visage
Youmuu's Ghostblade
Tiamat
Frozen Heart
The Collector
Voltaic Cyclosword
Force of Nature
Hullbreaker
Lord Dominik's Regards
Knight's Vow
Infinity Edge
Axiom Arc
Serrated Dirk
Bastionbreaker
Dead Man's Plate
Iceborn Gauntlet
Bandlepipes
Mortal Reminder
Warmog's Armor
48.1% WR27 games
ResolveResolve
Grasp of the UndyingGrasp of the Undying
DemolishDemolish
ConditioningConditioning
OvergrowthOvergrowth
InspirationInspiration
Cash BackCash Back
Approach VelocityApproach Velocity
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth 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 Sion

Tips to maximize your impact

  1. Last-hit everything for max health

    Last-hit minions and monsters for Soul Furnace (W): each kill permanently gives you max health, more on champions, large minions and large monsters.

  2. Slow before your Smash

    Slow your target with Roar of the Slayer (E) before charging Decimating Smash (Q): they're less likely to get out of the area.

  3. Charge your Smash for at least 1 second

    Charge Decimating Smash (Q) for at least 1 second: below that, the hit only slows, and beyond it, the knock-up and stun last longer the more you charge.

  4. Keep hitting after you die

    After you die, hit the nearest champion: during Glory in Death (passive), your autos are much faster, heal you and deal damage based on their max health.

  5. Engage or roam from far away

    Cast Unstoppable Onslaught (R) from far away to engage or roam: unstoppable for 8 seconds, you stun longer and hit harder after a long charge.

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.

Patch 16.21.1