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Are you still alive ?

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Yo dude I love your guide and all (been maining Panth for like 2 years now, wonderful experience thanks to your guide), but I just wanted to ask you. Is the Matchups section up to date yet?

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Hey there! Glad my guide has been of use to you. Unfortunately, the Matchups sections is not currently updated. That will take the longest to update, as it is something that can only be learned from experience. Thanks for the note, and good luck on the Rift!

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Using on an enemy champion will draw minion aggro, so be careful!

This is no longer true by the way :P

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Hey there! You’re absolutely correct. I apologize, the guide will be a bit of a mess for a while while I update everything. I am currently on vacation, but once I get back to a computer I will do a thorough update of the entire guide. Thanks for bringing this to my attention, and good luck on the Rift!

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what abount aery ?

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Hello! Aery is less great on now, as his poke is less guaranteed and less often. It's not that it wouldn't work, I just think that , , (or even now, it looks like) will be always be better.

Of course, this is just my view. If you find that it works for you, go for it! Thanks for commenting, and good luck on the Rift!

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What would the 'Sustain-EON' (onhit-sustain) runes be used for which champions?

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Hey there! That build is highly experimental, but I believe it will be the best build going forward for Pantheon after his rework. Currently, it's best used when facing an opponent with low DPS, some sustain, are melee, or have poke. A few examples of this could be Cho'gath, Tahm Kench, Malphite, Fiora. The idea is to use your Q to stack , then walk up and start autoing the enemy. You won't be able to blow up enemy carries like a Lethality build allows you to do, but it will be very hard for anyone to 1v1 you in a sidelane. Hope this helps, and good luck on the Rift!

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Awesome, thanks for the insight. One more thing I want to ask, you don't have Mordekaiser in your list of matchups and I want to know how to face that chamption using Pantheon.

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Yeah, sorry about that. I've been procrastinating updating the guide at all recently because I knew there would be a ton of work once the impending rework was announced. I've played a limited amount of of into the new Morde, so take that into account here too.

You probably want to go here, since you will absolutely lose extended trades due to his passive. Wait for him to shove you in, as he has no escapes and can be killed easily if your jungler ganks level 3. The safest time to engage with W is when his E is down, or at the very least right after he uses his Q. If he has all abilities up and you jump in, you'll probably get cut down by his passive trying to run away. At some point you just won't be able to kill him due to his W and his stacking health, so try and get a few early kills then roam. If he snags you With R, you can still use to be invulnerable for a few seconds during his ult.

I wouldn't suggest picking into a Morde, but hopefully this helps if you get stuck in this matchup. Good luck on the Rift!

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Sweet, thank you for that and I wish you the best with the guide and everything else.

P.S. Death Grasp (Mord's W) cancels Panth's ult which sucks so I just hope the player already used it after their ult but before mine!

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I just wanted to say that I was looking to try out Pantheon and found your guide! It is so in depth and amazing of all the information it carries. It even made me laugh a few times in the mindset section xD. Also saw that you respond to people who comment on here and thought that was just absolutely amazing. Thank you so much for this guide and for being an amazing person :)

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Hey there! Glad you like the guide :D My view on guides, especially lengthy ones, is that content brings people in but humor and images keep them engaged. I'm happy to hear that you got a laugh or two out of this haha. Got a lot of work ahead of me with the rework coming out, but hopefully the guide will get even better after I update it! Anyways, thanks for the note, and good luck on the Rift!

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Hey, I don't play myself, but every time I see this guide it just blows my mind. The combination of beautiful visuals and in-depth information is just insane. I think I can safely say this guide is an inspiration for every guide writer. At least for me it is.

Any thoughts on jungle? He heavily relies on ganking, but since the scuttle crab spawn being delayed, I rarely see him in the jungle.

Keep up the amazing work! +1

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Hey there! That's very kind of you to say :) I don't have a ton of experience with jungle, especially not this season, so I might not be the best person to answer this question. However, the ones I have seen try to cheese gank immobile lanes after getting a buff or two. If you can kill mid or top right before the scuttle spawns, you can take them for free because your lane can come help you while the enemy jungler's lane can't. I think Panth jungle works in specific situations (low mobility enemies), but is not extremely strong currently as AP junglers seem to be making a comeback.

Hope this answers your question, and thanks again for dropping a note! Good luck on the Rift!

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Thanks for your answer! It confirmed what I thought. I hope the rework gives him the ability to farm the jungle so he can also be played as a normal jungler, not as a cheesy pick.

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Yeah, I'm excited for the rework! It will be interesting to see what they do with him!

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I used to play Pantheon so many years ago, and i wanted to play it again, your guide is really complete, it helped me alot to understand all the matchups, but i still can't imagine myself playing without Electrocute xD Great guide btw :D

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Hey there! Glad you liked the guide! I prefer Electrocute myself, too :P Good luck on the Rift!

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Great guide, as i have played alot of pantheon myself, i would reccomend to also try these runes if you have some mana problems: sumommon aery, with manaflow band, absolute focus, gathering storm, then take precision with triumph and coup de grace. The summon aery also help with real early damage, since you dont have to use 3 spells to activate it. manaflow will increase you mana every time you get early kills, it will also help you stay in lane if you need to. then absolute focus, when you poke enemies in the early game it helps with damage, and then gathering storm will make your lategame not that hard, since you got more damage (combine with black cleaver and the armor is easy to get past). Triumph and coup de grace is self explanatory.
I like these runes more since they help at the start, and are not useless mid to late game. I would reccomend to try them and see if you like it, but i understand it is not for everyone though

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Hey there! Glad you liked my guide :D I used to have Aery as the seccond recommended runepage, but eventually I decided that Aftershock was better. My main reasoning is that Aery is not so great outside of lane; in teamfights, you're really only getting one or two procs off of it. Aftershock lets you engage in teamfights and survive much longer, while still giving the benefits of a Sorcery secondary tree (Manaflow, 10% CDR etc).

Thanks for leaving a comment, and good luck on the Rift!

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aery is good for splitpushing as well, and if your team need help you always (hopefully) got your ult ready. As you will most likely only have to do a 1v1 during your push

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Wow, what an amazing guide. You have my upvote. The creative layout and abundance of detail really stand out. Especially the format of the Pros and Cons. Not planning to play Pantheon any time soon, but this guide was really nice to read.

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Hey there! Thanks for dropping a note! I'm glad you like the guide, even if Mr. Mantheon doesn't appeal to you as a champion! Good luck on the Rift!

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Started playing toplane about a month ago, transitioned from Jungler/Support and this guide helped a lot with Pantheon but also the safe zones and warding around toplane. Huge thanks, great indepth guide, good luck this season!

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Hello! Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment; I'm glad my guide was able to help you learn a bit about toplane and Pantheon. Best of luck climbing, and good luck on the Rift!

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Hello Swuft!
my friend told me to check up this guide, wow just wow this guide is so in depth that i cant believe so many information, i think you spent allot time making this, and using BBCodes great just great, this guide is one of the best i ever saw, nice job.

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Hey there! I'm glad you like the guide :D I definitely have put a lot of time into it over the years. Thanks for stopping by and leaving a note (and thanks to your friends for recommending this guide as well!), it means a lot. Good luck on the Rift!

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Mate, i made account here only to contact with you somehow, i must say i admired your guide for Pantheon, that champ inspired me so much, i started reading and learning and tryin everything from your guide, tactics, mechanics, everything, got more than 300 games with Panth made him lv7 250k mastery and managed to carry alot of games and climb from bronze to gold 3.
Admired you and love you mate...deeply appreciate your help for the gamers community!! But i need some advices, how can i contact with you in league? i'm in EUNE, my name is BioBriefing!
Also i use different masteries against some matchups, i mean deathfire/thunderlord, coz its better

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Hello! I'm really happy to hear that my guide was able to help you so much! It means a lot. Unfortunately my account is on NA, currently with the in-game name of "Q Spam Pantheon", so it will be impossible to communicate through League itself. Feel free to PM me on this website, however, as I frequently check it! I also use different masteries based on the matchup; this is detailed a bit in my "Matchups" section.

Thanks again for dropping a note! Send me a picture of a winstreak of yours, if you want, and I can add it to the Hall of Fame section! Good luck on the Rift!

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i switched from Natural talent to vampirism with both masteries: thunderlord/deathfire
lifesteal from the poke is more sustain and dmg-ing opponent than natural talent which gives only 10 ad on lv 18.
I have few quesions:
1. Could you say for which opponents is good to have TP instead of ignite, which i need to follow through map
2. Advice about which mastery page to play against Camile?
3. Against Swain i found the most confident play is with deathfire since he can heal mostly from his ult and the poke aoe dmg is quite nice if u can dodge his abilities
4.Also against Trundle, what do you suggest as playstyle, Mortal reminder/Dominik regards after BC and Yomumu or i will lack alot with sustain in teamfights?
5.And against Jayce i've have quite a struggle in lane, why would u play with Thunderlord instead of Deathfire? I'm qite afraid to go near him in trades, since his stances and his hammer stun disabling my E when i engage for a regular Q, W, AA, E combo
6. what is ur opinion for Manamune or Trinity force for the shield against AS champs on Panth?
Anything from your cradle of experience will be great to hear man..
and Thank you for the offer i will send you really soon!!! Greetings mate!

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Hello again! I'll try to give my thoughts on all your points sequentially.
1. vs.
I take Nat. Talent here because I personally believe the AD helps Pantheon more than the healing. In the end, however, both will have pretty negligible effects on the laning phase so I would say it's mostly personal preference.

2. vs.
The more experienced you are with Pantheon, the less you will take Teleport as Ignite is just so nice for snowballing a lane. Overall, there are really no champs you ALWAYS should take Teleport against. If you see the enemy lock in a toplaner who you know you won't be able to snowball against, decide if taking TP and focusing on objectives will be better than taking ignite. The one exception to this could be .

3. Masteries vs. &
I always take versus Swains. After level 6, Deathfire will be completely useless since he will heal through the damage over time tick. Thunderlord's, however, will let you kill him faster and prevent him from healing. Trundle is the same. is also a must buy against these guys. You don't necessarily need to upgrade it into Mortal Reminder right away, though. I usually buy Executioner's after they hit level 6.

4. Masteries vs.
Like you said, Jayce can win trades by getting in close to you if you play it poorly. Because all good Jayce players know this, they will jump on you constantly. Thunderlord's allows you to win trades where he jumps onto you. It is also key to time your correctly so he can't interrupt it right away with his knockback ability. Use it either right after stunning him or after he wastes his knockback. Take Ignite, hide behind minions to dodge his Q's, and rush level 2. Whoever hits level 2 first wins the lane. Building after is also critical.

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I never buy Trinity on Pantheon, as he is an AD caster not a DPS champion. Pantheon will never win long trades against AS champs; instead, he relies on poking and short trades to win these lanes. Most of the time, you will be unable to get the Sheen proc off on enemies after you cast an ability so buying Trinity is a massive waste of gold. As for Tear/Manamune, I build Tear sometimes if I run midlane. Most of the time, however, it is a waste of gold since and/or mana regen glyphs give you all the mana/mana-sustain you need in lane.

Hope these answers helped. Good luck on the Rift!

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