Pantheon Top Guide: Best Builds & Counter Picks in Patch 15.4

Pantheon Top Guide: Best Builds & Counter Picks in Patch 15.4

By Marcus Chen

February 27, 2025 at 12:29 PM

A reliable Pantheon Top guide focused on effective builds and strategies for Season 14.

Core Build Strategy

  • Primary Items: Eclipse → Plated Steelcaps → Black Cleaver
  • Final Items: Sundered Sky, Sterak's Gage, Spear of Shojin
  • Current Win Rate: 51.8% (based on 1,926 matches)

Optimal Runes

  • Primary: Conqueror, Presence of Mind, Legend: Haste, Last Stand
  • Secondary: Conditioning, Overgrowth
  • Shards: Attack Speed, Adaptive Force, Health Scaling

Key Gameplay Tips

  • Leverage early game strength for kills during laning phase
  • Use Ultimate (R) from base at level 6 to assist other lanes
  • Split push mid-game while maintaining team fight presence with R

Strong Matchups (Win Rate)

  • Poppy (61.5%)
  • Yone (56.9%)
  • Kennen (55.0%)
  • Riven (53.8%)
  • Vladimir (53.8%)

Challenging Matchups (Avoid)

  • Urgot (39.4%)
  • Illaoi (42.5%)
  • Gragas (42.9%)
  • Sion (43.1%)
  • Gangplank (43.3%)

Alternative Build Options

  1. Press the Attack Build (51.4% WR)

    • Same core items with Q-W-E skill order
    • Secondary runes: Scorch, Transcendence
  2. Black Cleaver Rush Build (50.6% WR)

    • Start with Black Cleaver instead of Eclipse
    • Maintains same rune setup
  3. Off-Meta Build (54.4% WR)

    • Start with Sundered Sky
    • Follow with standard core items

Best Synergies

  • Swain (55.9%)
  • Cassiopeia (55.8%)
  • Ryze (55.6%)
  • Cho'Gath (54.8%)
  • Akali (54.2%)

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