Pantheon - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
48.5%
Pick Rate
4.6%

Pantheonvs Swain

FFighterAssassin
Patch26.11
Matches776,441
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedJun 4, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Pantheon vs Swain is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.11. Swain wins with a 56.0% win rate (+11.9%) over Pantheon based on 84 games. Swain holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Pantheon build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Pantheon vs Swain matchup.

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Pantheon Matchup Breakdown

Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Pantheon performs against them. You'll get head-to-head win rates, laning stats, the best build and runes for the matchup, and early vs late game analysis — all based on real ranked data.

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Pantheon - 44.0% win rate in this matchup
Pantheon
44.0% WR
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Swain vs Pantheon matchup - 56.0% win rate
Swain
56.0% WR

Who Wins the Pantheon vs Swain Matchup?

Swain wins the Pantheon vs Swain matchup
Winner
Swain
Matches: 84
44.0%
Win Rate
56.0%
2.1
CS / min
2.5
796
DMG / min
805
11,052
Gold / game
10,795
153
Heal / min
445
669
DMG Mitigated / min
889
0.9
CC / min
1.8
41.9%
Early Game WR
58.1%
45.3%
Late Game WR
54.7%

Pantheon vs Swain Matchup Summary

The Pantheon vs Swain matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 84 recent matches analyzed, Swain wins with a 56.0% win rate compared to Pantheon's 44.0%, giving Swain a 11.9 percentage point advantage. Swain dominates at every stage — from early laning through late game team fights. This consistent advantage makes it difficult for Pantheon players to find favorable windows, so team-dependent strategies and avoiding solo confrontations are essential. The most significant statistical gap is in crowd control, where Swain leads by 1.0s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Swain has a strong advantage in this matchup. Pantheon players should play defensively, prioritize safe farming under tower, and look for opportunities created by jungle pressure or Swain overextending. Avoid prolonged trades and wait for team fights where positioning and coordination matter more. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.

Pantheon vs Swain Laning Phase Breakdown

Swain wins the laning phase against Pantheon in League of Legends

Swain is favored during the laning phase against Pantheon, winning 4 out of 5 key stat categories. Swain holds advantages in farming, damage, crowd control and sustain, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.

Farming
2.1Pantheon
2.5Swain
Swain edges out Pantheon by 0.3 CS per minute — a moderate farming advantage that adds up to roughly 5 CS over a 15-minute laning phase. This translates to earlier component purchases and slightly faster power spikes for Swain.
Damage
796Pantheon
805Swain
Damage output is virtually even between Pantheon and Swain, with only 9 DMG/min separating them. Fights in this matchup are decided more by ability timing and positioning than raw damage numbers, making mechanical skill the deciding factor in trades.
Economy
11,052Pantheon
10,795Swain
Pantheon and Swain generate nearly equal gold per game, with just a 257 gold difference. Neither champion has a clear economic advantage, so gold leads will depend on individual play quality, kill participation, and objective contributions.
Utility
0.9Pantheon
1.8Swain
Swain brings significantly more crowd control than Pantheon, with 1.0 more seconds of CC per minute. This large utility gap makes Swain far more valuable in setting up jungle ganks, controlling objectives, and locking down targets in team fights. Pantheon should invest in tenacity and position carefully to avoid being chain-CC'd.
Sustain
822Pantheon
1,334Swain
Swain vastly out-sustains Pantheon, healing and mitigating 511 more damage per minute. This massive durability gap means Swain can absorb significant punishment and remain in lane while Pantheon is forced to recall. Building grievous wounds early is essential for Pantheon, and focusing on burst trade patterns rather than sustained fights is critical.

Best Pantheon Build Against Swain

Plated Steelcaps is the optimal boots choice against Swain, providing the mobility and stats Pantheon needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Pantheon against Swain are Eclipse, Umbral Glaive and Black Cleaver. This combination gives Pantheon an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build performs exceptionally well, achieving a 66.7% win rate across 3 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Swain. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Pantheon vs Swain matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Swain
58.1%
+16.1% advantage
Pantheon early game win ratePantheon41.9%
Swain early game win rateSwain58.1%
Late Game
Swain
54.7%
+9.4% advantage
Pantheon late game win ratePantheon45.3%
Swain late game win rateSwain54.7%

Swain dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 58.1% win rate — a 16.1 percentage point lead over Pantheon. This lopsided early game means Swain can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.

Swain is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 54.7% win rate — 9.4 points above Pantheon. Extended games heavily favor Swain, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.

Swain holds the advantage at every stage of the game, making this a consistently favorable matchup from lane through late game team fights. Pantheon players should look for outplays, team-dependent strategies, and picks rather than relying on scaling to win this matchup.

Best Pantheon Runes Against Swain

Precision rune tree - Pantheon primary runes vs SwainPrecision
Conqueror - best Pantheon rune vs SwainTriumph - best Pantheon rune vs SwainLegend: Haste - best Pantheon rune vs SwainCoup de Grace - best Pantheon rune vs Swain
Domination rune tree - Pantheon secondary runes vs SwainDomination
Cheap Shot - best Pantheon rune vs SwainRelentless Hunter - best Pantheon rune vs Swain
53.3% WR

The Precision and Domination rune setup gives Pantheon the best tools to compete against Swain in this difficult matchup, compensating for the statistical disadvantages with optimal rune synergies.


Pantheon matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.11. The table below shows Pantheon's win rate, gold difference, and performance stats against every champion in the current meta. Click any champion name to see a detailed head-to-head breakdown including the best Pantheon build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.

Pantheon matchup win rates and stats in League of Legends patch 26.11
Opponent
Win Rate
Matches
CS/min
DMG/min
Gold/game
Early WR
Late WR
51.56%1921.671010,53048.8%53.7%
45.83%1922.064610,05043.3%48.0%
48.13%1601.670110,56146.8%49.4%
46.53%1441.666210,14152.0%40.6%
43.48%1381.670910,54141.2%44.8%
46.15%1301.767410,68140.9%48.8%
43.75%1284.481011,65738.3%46.9%
46.67%1201.672510,32755.1%40.9%
44.92%1185.787511,36246.8%43.7%
42.59%1085.490811,26846.3%38.9%
45.28%1061.666810,08538.8%50.9%
44.76%1055.489310,77646.0%43.6%
54.46%1014.776111,28160.5%50.8%
46.94%985.182410,67041.5%50.9%
52.58%972.689911,20836.6%64.3%
59.38%961.669211,25555.9%61.3%
55.79%955.599412,38565.1%48.1%
41.49%942.073610,82641.7%41.4%
48.89%905.298610,97757.5%39.5%
47.19%892.167210,55954.0%42.3%
47.13%871.76439,64652.0%40.5%
44.05%842.179611,05241.9%45.3%
53.75%805.495912,14263.6%46.8%
45.00%801.776113,10567.9%32.7%
57.69%781.65889,79262.5%52.6%
42.86%771.76739,86151.4%35.7%
41.56%771.76289,75440.0%42.9%
43.06%721.65909,56148.5%38.5%
57.14%704.494912,44941.7%65.2%
64.29%702.581812,32663.6%64.6%
46.38%694.886311,48541.9%50.0%
49.23%655.094611,78556.0%45.0%
37.50%645.21,14210,64045.2%30.3%
46.77%624.383111,01551.7%42.4%
42.62%614.91,05411,97147.1%40.9%
46.67%603.084010,91837.9%54.8%
40.68%591.375011,70944.0%38.2%
40.68%590.967511,68033.3%48.3%
44.64%561.869510,41742.3%46.7%
41.82%552.974011,00730.0%56.0%
45.45%555.290611,24747.1%44.7%
44.44%541.472912,03629.2%56.7%
52.83%535.496210,41665.4%40.7%
45.28%535.087810,60962.5%31.0%
46.15%526.092811,56443.5%48.3%
50.00%523.494612,34044.0%55.6%
47.06%515.189211,67057.9%40.6%
48.00%501.574712,05956.5%40.7%
38.00%505.485010,77837.5%38.5%
56.00%501.677211,12657.1%55.2%
53.06%493.388511,44243.5%61.5%
55.10%491.277413,28156.3%54.5%
48.94%471.565510,69542.1%53.6%
61.70%475.398412,49460.0%63.0%
45.65%464.483011,84741.2%48.3%
43.48%463.378110,97134.6%55.0%
53.33%452.571410,46544.4%59.3%
62.22%452.677810,99660.0%63.3%
60.00%455.984611,09061.5%57.9%
56.82%444.990711,92940.0%65.5%
47.73%444.877011,45756.3%42.9%
47.73%442.376110,67660.0%41.4%
51.16%434.793311,62845.5%53.1%
40.48%421.56199,39652.2%26.3%
45.24%425.586311,80543.8%46.1%
57.14%421.877712,60764.3%53.6%
50.00%424.978611,70156.3%46.1%
41.46%415.278010,05326.1%61.1%
53.66%415.081610,31341.2%62.5%
48.78%411.664110,10545.5%52.6%
47.50%402.07219,19050.0%44.4%
47.50%401.467910,07857.1%36.8%
50.00%405.395711,73650.0%50.0%
47.50%404.074710,76655.0%40.0%
35.00%404.184510,93026.7%40.0%
38.46%395.61,05112,32033.3%40.7%
47.37%385.983311,83250.0%45.8%
48.65%371.673810,76663.6%42.3%
40.54%371.573510,86856.3%28.6%
40.54%371.168512,59046.1%37.5%
47.22%364.476611,08944.4%50.0%
44.44%361.560510,07036.4%48.0%
42.86%354.784210,89133.3%52.9%
54.29%355.877011,58375.0%36.8%
45.71%351.073411,59842.9%47.6%
47.06%345.789711,32366.7%25.0%
50.00%341.168312,42050.0%50.0%
48.48%334.683811,25142.1%57.1%
69.70%335.294712,22584.6%60.0%
48.48%332.874210,93855.6%40.0%
42.42%333.487811,81760.0%34.8%
46.88%325.592812,38927.3%57.1%
41.94%315.598311,07141.2%42.9%
58.06%315.586510,83438.5%72.2%
35.48%315.190311,90946.7%25.0%
53.57%281.870411,45966.7%43.8%
60.71%285.294512,26258.3%62.5%
42.86%281.874612,80980.0%34.8%
42.86%281.176512,72433.3%50.0%
48.15%271.973011,59541.7%53.3%
33.33%271.672210,45442.9%23.1%
48.15%274.876912,22437.5%52.6%
62.96%275.178310,92164.3%61.5%
57.69%263.881212,62158.3%57.1%
40.00%250.860910,48436.4%42.9%
43.48%235.362410,48042.9%44.4%
43.48%235.984811,77754.5%33.3%
52.17%230.873512,47072.7%33.3%
50.00%223.386411,39761.5%33.3%
68.18%224.989911,23277.8%61.5%
52.38%214.784812,48675.0%38.5%
57.14%214.678511,27257.1%57.1%
38.10%211.575612,25230.8%50.0%
35.00%201.569011,14042.9%30.8%
38.89%181.671312,75728.6%45.5%
44.44%185.293711,86714.3%63.6%
38.89%185.897810,60427.3%57.1%
52.94%175.682012,34162.5%44.4%
56.25%162.87048,92070.0%33.3%
50.00%160.972112,87360.0%45.5%
40.00%155.61,18114,58666.7%33.3%
71.43%144.793912,75266.7%75.0%
50.00%145.396613,75650.0%50.0%
50.00%142.182114,112100.0%36.4%
42.86%141.384712,31142.9%42.9%
78.57%142.26178,53475.0%83.3%
57.14%144.81,10214,74250.0%60.0%
46.15%135.175912,59133.3%50.0%
53.85%130.973110,12437.5%80.0%
38.46%131.873313,19525.0%44.4%
41.67%124.488311,80850.0%33.3%
33.33%122.589111,30844.4%0.0%
50.00%124.771710,83033.3%66.7%
58.33%121.883713,51166.7%55.6%
18.18%112.876312,24133.3%12.5%
36.36%111.990214,2860.0%44.4%
54.55%110.767813,62250.0%55.6%
54.55%114.390612,42275.0%42.9%
54.55%115.074812,46150.0%55.6%
40.00%104.97139,62420.0%60.0%
30.00%102.662712,9240.0%37.5%
30.00%101.285814,52950.0%16.7%
44.44%94.496512,2300.0%57.1%
33.33%93.68999,9930.0%75.0%
44.44%94.386410,46050.0%40.0%
62.50%85.590612,59533.3%80.0%
37.50%80.979210,92550.0%25.0%
25.00%83.673512,61725.0%25.0%
50.00%84.792212,72833.3%60.0%
57.14%71.085712,48266.7%50.0%
85.71%74.375511,853100.0%80.0%
50.00%62.679810,23450.0%50.0%
50.00%62.093912,13150.0%50.0%
33.33%64.683511,1340.0%50.0%
80.00%53.61,18715,637100.0%75.0%
40.00%54.869910,8180.0%66.7%
40.00%51.077911,62333.3%50.0%

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Pantheon vs Swain - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Pantheon do against Swain in League of Legends?

Swain wins the Pantheon vs Swain matchup with a 56.0% win rate compared to Pantheon's 44.0%, a 11.9 percentage point difference. This data is based on 84 recent ranked games in patch 26.11.

How does Pantheon do against Swain in the early game?

In the early game, Swain has the advantage against Pantheon with a 58.1% win rate versus 41.9%. Swain players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.

How does Pantheon do against Swain in the late game?

In the late game, Swain takes over the Pantheon vs Swain matchup with a 54.7% win rate compared to 45.3%. Swain scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Pantheon vs Swain matchup?

Swain wins the matchup against Pantheon with a 56.0% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.11. The 11.9 percentage point advantage means Swain is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 84 games analyzed.

What is the best Pantheon build against Swain?

The best Pantheon build against Swain includes Eclipse, Umbral Glaive, Black Cleaver with Plated Steelcaps. This build achieves a 66.7% win rate in the matchup. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.

What are the best Pantheon runes against Swain?

The best Pantheon runes against Swain use the Precision primary tree with Domination secondary. This rune setup achieves a 53.3% win rate in the Pantheon vs Swain matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.

Does Pantheon counter Swain?

No, Pantheon struggles against Swain with only a 44.0% win rate. Swain has the advantage in this matchup. Pantheon players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Swain's lead.

How do I play Pantheon against Swain?

When playing Pantheon against Swain, play cautiously and avoid Swain's power spikes. Look for jungle assistance and team-dependent plays since Swain has the statistical advantage at most stages. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.