Game patch 26.20Data Dragon 16.20.1

Reference patch 16.20.1

Pantheon

the Unbreakable Spear

Pantheon is a burst-focused champion who looks for a reachable priority target and a route back out. This overview keeps the explanation practical and leaves patch-sensitive numbers to Riot's structured data and the current in-game tooltip.

TopMostly physical damageMelee attacks

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Usual roleTop · Support

ClassFighter · Assassin

DifficultyMedium · 4/10

Basic attacksMeleeMelee basic attacks · 175 range.

Damage profileMostly physical damageMost normal kit pressure is physical. Armour may help, but check whether attacks or abilities are the main source.

Reference patch16.20.1

Strengths and limits

What Pantheon does well, and what can go wrong

These are kit-level patterns, not a promise that every lane or matchup plays the same way.

Good patterns

Threatens reachable priority targets through burst, mobility or an unusual angle.
Combines damage and durability in committed skirmishes or extended exchanges.

Limits to respect

A failed commitment can leave no clean exit and little value until cooldowns return.
Can be worn down or controlled before reaching the range where the kit is strongest.
Basic attacks require close access, so enemy range, slows and displacement can deny a clean trade.

Riot ally tips

Use these while learning the champion

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.

Riot opponent tips

What an opponent is told to watch for

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.

Practical champion reading

How to read Pantheon in a real fight

Use these patterns to ask better questions before choosing an item, target or commitment. They describe the kit, not a guaranteed result.

Damage delivery

Primarily physical pressure

Armour can reduce the broad physical profile. Separate basic attacks from physical abilities before relying on an item passive that only affects attacks.

Fight rhythm

One short window carries much of the threat

Track the key setup and highest-impact cooldown. A missed or blocked opening can create a safer window before the full rotation returns.

Range and access

Needs close access for basic attacks

Range, slows, displacement and terrain can deny the clean contact this champion wants. Plan the route in as carefully as the damage after arrival.

Typical team job

Threaten a reachable priority target

A clean angle matters more than attacking the nearest unit immediately. Keep an exit, reset or follow-up route in mind before committing.

Control check

Identify the exact movement restriction

Tenacity can shorten only eligible control. Displacements, airborne effects and repeated slows need their own positioning, blocking or movement answer.

Protection and sustain

Check whether recovery changes the fight

Anti-heal or anti-shielding is situational. Buy it only when the effect is materially protecting targets and your champion can apply the answer reliably.

Resource pattern

Mana and cooldowns both matter

A spell being available does not mean the complete sequence is sustainable. Watch the resource bar as well as the setup and escape cooldowns.

Defensive item reference

What can help against Pantheon?

Start with the threat that is actually affecting the match. These are conditional comparisons, not an automatic counter build.

Pre-game choices

DEFENSIVE BOOTS

Neither pair is automatic

This champion is not cleanly answered by the passive on either defensive pair.

Use Plated Steelcaps for meaningful basic attacks, Mercury's Treads for magic damage or reducible control, or keep the build's normal Boots.

Reducible controlShields

PHYSICAL DEFENCE

Physical defence

Armour · health · role-appropriate defence

Armour can reduce physical damage, but Plated Steelcaps' passive is specific to attacks.

Match the item to attacks, critical strikes or ability burst rather than buying armour from the label alone.

CONTROL AND ONE KEY SPELL

Control and one key spell

Mercury's Treads · Quicksilver Sash · Banshee's Veil · Edge of Night

Tenacity and a removable-control active can help against the relevant disabling effects.

Check the current tooltip and whether the exact effect can be shortened, removed or blocked.

REPEATED SHIELDS

Repeated shields

Serpent's Fang

Anti-shielding can matter when repeated shields are protecting important targets.

Its offensive stats do not fit every champion; another teammate may apply it more efficiently.

BURST WINDOW

Burst window

Zhonya's Hourglass · Banshee's Veil · Edge of Night

Stasis or a spell shield can deny one decisive engage or spell when the item fits the build.

These do not replace positioning, vision or ordinary durability.

Normal Draft and Ranked role map

Where Pantheon fits on Summoner's Rift

Each lane is assessed separately. Open a role to reach its queue-specific build and matchup preparation.

TopEstablished role

Historical reference. Recommendation review pending. Pantheon has an established solo-lane plan with the income and space needed to trade, manage waves and influence a side lane.

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JungleSecondary

Historical reference. Recommendation review pending. Pantheon has a secondary role listed in this historical reference. It is less common than the primary roles, but it has a recognisable role-specific plan.

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MidSecondary

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BotUnestablished route

Historical reference. Recommendation review pending. Pantheon is normally played Top or Support and does not currently have a reviewed Bot route. Bot usually needs dependable duo-lane scaling and sustained damage with shared early pressure. Treat this as a deliberate experiment, not a standard recommendation.

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SupportEstablished role

Historical reference. Recommendation review pending. Pantheon has an established low-income Support plan with useful lane pressure, protection, engage or team utility.

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Kit reference

Pantheon abilities

Ability names, descriptions and numeric fields come from Riot Data Dragon. Practical reads are independently written; the current in-game tooltip remains authoritative.

Abilities Data Dragon 16.20.1Cooldown / Cost / Range Data Dragon 16.20.1

Passive

Mortal Will

What it doesEvery few spells or attacks, Pantheon's next spell is empowered.

Practical readMortal Will is the always-on rule shaping Pantheon's normal trading and fight pattern. Watch its in-game state before committing.

Q ability

Comet Spear

What it doesPantheon either thrusts his spear or throws his spear in the chosen direction.

Practical readComet Spear is a ranged cast involving its listed effect. Respect its line or target area, and avoid spending it when the opponent can simply step away before the important exchange.

Cooldown11/10.25/9.5/8.75/8 secCost25Listed range575 units

W ability

Shield Vault

What it doesPantheon dashes to a target, damaging and stunning them.

Practical readShield Vault is part of Pantheon's W pattern. Read its listed effect first, then track the cooldown and condition that make the next use valuable.

Cooldown13/12/11/10/9 secCost55Listed range600 units

Movement

The cast changes position or access. Account for where the champion finishes, not only where the ability begins.

E ability

Aegis Assault

What it doesPantheon sets his shield, becoming invulnerable to damage from the front and striking repeatedly with his spear.

Practical readAegis Assault contributes protection or sustain and damage. Its value changes with cooldown, range and target access; recognise the setup before moving into its effective area.

Cooldown22/21/20/19/18 secCost80Listed range400 units

Protection

The protection or sustain is part of the cast's value. Compare its timing with incoming damage rather than reading only the offensive effect.

Ultimate

Grand Starfall

What it doesPantheon composes himself and then leaps into the air, landing at a chosen location as a comet.

Practical readGrand Starfall is part of Pantheon's R pattern. Read its listed effect first, then track the cooldown and condition that make the next use valuable.

Cooldown180/165/150 secCost100Listed range5500 units

Movement

The cast changes position or access. Account for where the champion finishes, not only where the ability begins.

Levels 1–18

Pantheon · Health / Mana · Abilities

Base values exclude items, runes, temporary buffs and mode-specific modifiers. Cooldowns are the listed base cooldown before ability haste.

Level 1650 Health317 Mana

Level 3811 Health363 Mana

Level 61,081 Health439 Mana

Level 111,606 Health589 Mana

Level 162,228 Health766 Mana

Level 182,503 Health844 Mana

Cooldown Data Dragon 16.20.1

Basic abilityComet Spear

Can receive its first point from level 1. Later ranks normally become available at levels 3, 5, 7 and 9.

Rank 111 secRank 210.25 secRank 39.5 secRank 48.75 secRank 58 sec

Basic abilityShield Vault

Can receive its first point from level 1. Later ranks normally become available at levels 3, 5, 7 and 9.

Rank 113 secRank 212 secRank 311 secRank 410 secRank 59 sec

Basic abilityAegis Assault

Can receive its first point from level 1. Later ranks normally become available at levels 3, 5, 7 and 9.

Rank 122 secRank 221 secRank 320 secRank 419 secRank 518 sec

UltimateGrand Starfall

First rank becomes available at level 6; later ranks normally become available at levels 11 and 16.

Rank 1180 secRank 2165 secRank 3150 sec

Open every levelHealth and mana from level 1 to 18

Level	Health	Mana	Ability milestone
1	650	317 Mana	Choose the first basic ability
2	728	339 Mana	Add another basic ability or rank
3	811	363 Mana	Add another basic ability or rank
4	897	387 Mana	Spend one ability point
5	987	413 Mana	Spend one ability point
6	1,081	439 Mana	First ultimate rank normally available
7	1,178	467 Mana	Spend one ability point
8	1,279	496 Mana	Spend one ability point
9	1,385	526 Mana	Spend one ability point
10	1,494	557 Mana	Spend one ability point
11	1,606	589 Mana	Second ultimate rank normally available
12	1,723	622 Mana	Spend one ability point
13	1,844	656 Mana	Spend one ability point
14	1,968	692 Mana	Spend one ability point
15	2,096	728 Mana	Spend one ability point
16	2,228	766 Mana	Final ultimate rank normally available
17	2,363	804 Mana	Spend one ability point
18	2,503	844 Mana	Spend one ability point

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