How to Play Pantheon Jungle: Tips & Power Spikes (26.20)

Max order: Q > W > E
First item: Scorchclaw Pup0.2 min
Gold vs lane at 15: −155
Win rate 1k gold ahead: 75.0%
Win rate 1k gold behind: 27.1%

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Pantheon Power Spikes (Patch 26.20)

Jungle

When Pantheon Jungle gets stronger, in the order it happens in a typical ranked game: ability unlocks from the most common skill order, item spikes at the median minute players finish them, and the game length Pantheon wins most.

Lv 3
All three basic abilities at level 3
Pantheon's full combo is online — the first point where trading all-in is realistic.
Lv 6
Ultimate rank 1 at level 6
The biggest early spike: look for a kill or a roam as soon as Pantheon hits it.
Lv 11
Ultimate rank 2 at level 11
Lower ultimate cooldown means more fights Pantheon can start or win.
Lv 16
Ultimate rank 3 at level 16
Lower ultimate cooldown means more fights Pantheon can start or win.
0.2 min
First item at 0.2 min
Scorchclaw Pup is done — Pantheon's first real damage or durability spike.
11.1 min
Two items at 11.1 min
Scorchclaw Pup + Eclipse: the window to group and take objectives.
20.5 min
Three-item core at 20.5 min
Scorchclaw Pup + Eclipse + Black Cleaver completes Pantheon's core build.
40 min
Strongest in games of about 40 minutes
Pantheon wins 58.6% of games that end around this point.

Item timings are medians: half of players finish later. Fall behind in farm and every item spike moves back with it.

Pantheon Jungle Laning Plan

Pantheon scales: losing a little gold in lane is normal. Farm safely, avoid early all-ins and win the late game. On average Pantheon Jungle is 155 gold behind the lane opponent at 15 minutes and ahead in only 43% of games. A 1,000-gold lead at 15 turns into a 75% win rate; a 1,000-gold deficit leaves 27%. Pantheon averages 0.16 solo kills by 15 minutes.

Pantheon win rate by gold at 15

1,000+ gold ahead75.0%
Ahead62.3%
Behind42.2%
1,000+ gold behind27.1%

Pantheon Mid and Late Game

What Pantheon does better or worse than other champions after laning, from this patch's ranked games — percentiles where 100 is the highest of every champion.

Play to these strengths

Pantheon out-wards most champions (percentile 80): keep owning vision around the next objective.
Pantheon wins 4.7 points more in long games than short ones: avoid coin-flip fights early and let the game go long.

Playing Pantheon

Mortal Will activates after 5 spells or basic attacks - plan your way through fights to allow you to activate it more than once.
Whittle the enemy down with Comet Spears before you jump in.
If an enemy is going to get out of range of your Aegis Assault, you can recast the spell to immediately fire the shield slam.

Playing Against Pantheon

Pantheon's Aegis Assault makes him invulnerable from the front. Get behind him or wait it out.
Be careful near Pantheon if your health is low - a thrown Comet Spear executes low health enemies.
Grand Starfall gives several seconds of warning before Pantheon arrives. Use this time to get out of the way or to form a plan to deal with him.

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How to Play Pantheon FAQ - Patch 26.20

When does Pantheon power spike?

Pantheon's spikes in a typical ranked game: All three basic abilities at level 3; Ultimate rank 1 at level 6; Ultimate rank 2 at level 11; Ultimate rank 3 at level 16; First item at 0.2 min.

Can Pantheon come back from behind?

Pantheon wins 42% of games when behind in gold at 15 minutes (over 301 games), against 62% when ahead — so a lost lane costs Pantheon games, but it is not decisive.

What is Pantheon's first item?

Most Pantheon players finish Scorchclaw Pup first, at a median of 0.2 minutes.

How do you play Pantheon Jungle?

From this patch's ranked data, Pantheon wins by playing to these strengths: control vision; play for the late game.

Pantheon How to Play: Tips & Power Spikes