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How to Win Pantheon vs Gnar Counter MatchupPantheon is in the b tier of champions

Pantheon vs Gnar

How to Beat Gnar as Pantheon in LoLPantheon is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Gnar as Pantheon

based on 1,785 Pantheon vs Gnar matchups
Win Rate
53.1 %
K/D/A
2.08
Pick Rate
1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of recently ranked League matches each and every week. Within our database, Pantheon engaged Gnar 1785 times. Including so many matchups for Pantheon vs Gnar provides us a lot of faith in our ability to prepare actionable statistics and a recommended build to crush Gnar. This particular champ matchup is fairly rare. Pantheon has to counter Gnar in only 1.0% of his games.

Pantheon vs Gnar Matchup Summary

Pantheon has done a good job of countering Gnar. Typically, he wins a whopping 53.1% of games the champs clash against each other in. In Pantheon versus Gnar matches, Pantheon’s team is 0.2% more likely to gain first blood, indicating that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Gnar.

Best Pantheon vs Gnar Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsCaulfield's Warhammer

Core Pantheon Items

~22 Mins
BloodsongSundered SkyEclipse

Optional Items

Maw of MalmortiusBlack CleaverSerylda's GrudgeEdge of Night

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Pantheon to level upq
>
Second ability for Pantheon to level upw
>
Last skill for Pantheon to max oute

Runes

PrecisionPress the AttackTriumphLegend: TenacityCoup de Grace
DominationCheap ShotRelentless Hunter
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Pantheon's passive ability p
Pantheon's q ability q
Pantheon's w ability w
Pantheon's e ability e
Pantheon's ultimate ability r
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W
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Q
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E
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Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Gnar as Pantheon

Tips for Playing as Pantheon against Gnar

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.

Advice to Win Against Gnar

Gnar's ultimate stuns if he hits you into a wall. Be careful when fighting him near one.

Gnar's animations and resource bar change as he gets closer to transforming.

Gnar can't gain Rage for 15 seconds after he turns from big to little. Use this chance to engage on his team.

Pantheon vs Gnar Counter Stats

Pantheon Image
Win Rate
53.1 %
VS
Win Rate
46.9 %
Gnar Image
7.5
< Kills >
5.5
7.1
< Deaths >
6.4
7.3
< Assists >
6.5
1.76
< Killing Sprees >
1.26
106
< Minions Killed >
164
0.23
< Dragons Killed >
0.09
0.42
< Inhibitors >
0.46
20,089
< Physical Damage >
18,219
791
< Magic Damage >
3,267
1,252
< True Damage >
479
22,132
< Damage Dealt >
21,966
27,094
< Damage Taken >
30,800
11,429
< Gold Earned >
11,614
1.74
< Towers >
2.39
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
5,200
< Total Healing >
6,019
13,142
< Experience >
15,009
30
< Vision Score >
18
14
< Wards Placed >
9
70
< Time Dealing CC >
427

How to Counter Gnar with Pantheon in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here emphasize some influential Pantheon against Gnar counter stats that may help us distinguish the differences and similarities between the two. As an example, Pantheon’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Gnar’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Pantheon may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Gnar..

Pantheon often has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his matchup does. Commonly, he takes less damage than Gnar. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also show that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to escape further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Pantheon and Gnar

Damage Types Compared

Pantheon
Gnar
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Pantheon
Gnar

Who is Better, Pantheon or Gnar?

Both League champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Pantheon usually wins when trying to fight Gnar, with a 53.1% win rate. Thus, Pantheon makes a great counter to Gnar.

While Pantheon does have a higher win rate than Gnar, when facing one another, Pantheon also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes him a less challenging character to learn. You don't need to be too worried when picking Pantheon into Gnar.

Furthermore, Pantheon has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Gnar. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Pantheon vs Gnar matchups, Pantheon is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Pantheon is a great counter for Gnar. You will do well by focussing your tactics on maximizing your CS and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Pantheon against Gnar.

Additional Information for Pantheon Players

How We Calculated Our Pantheon vs Gnar Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Gnar as Pantheon, we analyzed 1,785 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Gnar as Pantheon comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Pantheon in order to counter Gnar during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats presented above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Pantheon usually gets less CS as Gnar. Champions who on average don't acquire many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values displayed here to do well.

The most crucial items to use in your Pantheon versus Gnar build include Bloodsong, Sundered Sky, and Eclipse. When Pantheon used at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better when fighting Gnar than with many other common builds. In fact, Pantheon had an average winrate of 53.1% battling Gnar with these items in his kit.

To have the highest chance of annihilating Gnar as Pantheon, Pantheon players should take the Press the Attack, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Coup de Grace, Cheap Shot, and Relentless Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune builds that we analyzed for Pantheon vs Gnar LoL games, this sequence of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 53.1% win rate overall.

If you would like to see Pantheon vs Gnar tips and matchup stats and build suggestions for a an individual skill level, feel free to select one from the selection menu provided above. If viewing for the first time, the stats and strategies given are calculated using every round completed with both champions.