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

Pantheon vs Poppy

How to Beat Poppy as Pantheon in LoLPantheon is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Poppy as Pantheon

based on 2,911 Pantheon vs Poppy matchups
Win Rate
49.4 %
K/D/A
2.07
Pick Rate
1.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of recently ranked League of Legends rounds each and every week. In our database, Pantheon faced off against Poppy in 2911 rounds. Using so many matchups for Pantheon vs Poppy provides us a lot of faith in our ability to prepare useful statistics and a recommended build to crush your opposition. This champion pairing is somewhat rare. Pantheon encounters Poppy in only 1.7% of his rounds.

Pantheon vs Poppy Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Pantheon does a poor job of beating Poppy. On average, he wins a acceptable 49.4% of matches the champions oppose one another in. In Pantheon against Poppy matches, Pantheon’s team is 0.1% more probable to get first blood. This indicates that he most likely will be able to get first blood versus Poppy.

Best Pantheon vs Poppy Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
PickaxeCaulfield's Warhammer

Core Pantheon Items

~22 Mins
Black CleaverSpear of ShojinSundered Sky

Optional Items

Profane HydraSerylda's GrudgeBlade of The Ruined KingYoumuu's Ghostblade

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionPress the AttackTriumphLegend: TenacityCoup de Grace
DominationSudden ImpactTreasure Hunter
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
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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Q
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Guide to Countering Poppy as Pantheon

Tips for Playing as Pantheon against Poppy

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 Poppy

Poppy can stop nearby enemies from dashing with Steadfast Presence.

When Poppy starts to spin her hammer, she is charging Keeper's Verdict.

You can step on Poppy's shield to deny it from her.

Pantheon vs Poppy Counter Stats

Pantheon Image
Win Rate
49.4 %
VS
Win Rate
50.6 %
Poppy Image
7.2
< Kills >
5
7.1
< Deaths >
5.8
7.5
< Assists >
9.3
1.67
< Killing Sprees >
1.18
103
< Minions Killed >
79
0.23
< Dragons Killed >
0.74
0.39
< Inhibitors >
0.43
19,232
< Physical Damage >
13,346
801
< Magic Damage >
3,768
1,237
< True Damage >
920
21,271
< Damage Dealt >
18,035
27,019
< Damage Taken >
31,054
11,293
< Gold Earned >
10,738
1.59
< Towers >
1.65
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.16
5,206
< Total Healing >
7,875
12,900
< Experience >
13,496
32
< Vision Score >
25
14
< Wards Placed >
10
69
< Time Dealing CC >
679

How to Counter Poppy with Pantheon in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here emphasize several valuable Pantheon against Poppy matchup stats that may help you grasp the differences between this pair of champions. Pantheon’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Poppy’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Pantheon may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Poppy..

Pantheon usually has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his opponent does. Typically, he receives less damage than Poppy. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also indicate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Pantheon and Poppy

Damage Types Compared

Pantheon
Poppy
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Pantheon
Poppy

Who is Better, Pantheon or Poppy?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Pantheon usually fairs equally well when playing against Poppy, with a 49.4% win rate. As a result, Pantheon makes an ok counter for Poppy.

While Pantheon does have a lower winrate than Poppy, when facing one another, Pantheon also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less time consuming champion to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Pantheon into Poppy.

Moreover, Pantheon has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Poppy. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Pantheon vs Poppy matchups, Poppy is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Pantheon is a somewhat poor counter for Poppy. You will do well by focussing your play on increasing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Pantheon against Poppy.

Additional Information for Pantheon Players

How We Calculated Our Pantheon vs Poppy Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Poppy as Pantheon, we analyzed 2,911 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 Poppy 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

To learn all of the intricacies of Pantheon in order to counter Poppy during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions displayed above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Pantheon often accumulates a similar amount of CS compared to Poppy. Champions who on average don't get much CS usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values displayed on this page to do well.

The top items to use in your Pantheon versus Poppy build include Black Cleaver, Spear of Shojin, and Sundered Sky. When Pantheon incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better when facing Poppy than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Pantheon had an average win rate of 49.4% when countering Poppy with these items in his kit.

To have the best likelihood of annihilating Poppy as Pantheon, Pantheon players should equip the Press the Attack, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Coup de Grace, Sudden Impact, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players used for Pantheon vs Poppy clashes, this mix of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 49.4% winrate overall.

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