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

Pantheon vs Sona

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

based on 4,050 Pantheon vs Sona matchups
Win Rate
48.4 %
K/D/A
2.11
Pick Rate
2.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter stats from the millions of ranked League games that we analyze each week. Our guide on how to beat Sona as Pantheon came out of an analysis of 4050 ranked games where both champions fought one another. This particular champion matchup is fairly rare. Pantheon encounters Sona in only 2.3% of his matches.

Pantheon vs Sona Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Pantheon does a dismal job of beating Sona. On average, he wins a lowly 48.4% of matches the champs battle each other in. In Pantheon vs Sona games, Pantheon’s team is 0.2% more likely to gain first blood. This indicates that he probably will get first blood against Sona.

Best Pantheon vs Sona Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsPickaxe

Core Pantheon Items

~22 Mins
Blade of The Ruined KingSundered SkyEclipse

Optional Items

Edge of NightProfane HydraYoumuu's GhostbladeMaw of Malmortius

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
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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Q
2
W
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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W
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Guide to Countering Sona as Pantheon

Tips for Playing as Pantheon against Sona

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 Sona

Spread out when you see Sona so she can't make your entire team dance.

Kill Sona first, as she will heal up her team if left alone for too long.

Pantheon vs Sona Counter Stats

Pantheon Image
Win Rate
48.4 %
VS
Win Rate
51.6 %
Sona Image
7
< Kills >
2.2
6.6
< Deaths >
5.7
6.9
< Assists >
15
1.61
< Killing Sprees >
0.44
105
< Minions Killed >
28
0.24
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.37
< Inhibitors >
0.6
19,095
< Physical Damage >
1,657
752
< Magic Damage >
8,318
1,135
< True Damage >
534
20,982
< Damage Dealt >
10,510
25,202
< Damage Taken >
19,101
11,022
< Gold Earned >
8,654
1.59
< Towers >
2.42
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
4,858
< Total Healing >
12,631
12,648
< Experience >
10,714
29
< Vision Score >
54
13
< Wards Placed >
24
70
< Time Dealing CC >
50

How to Counter Sona with Pantheon in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here feature several significant Pantheon against Sona counter stats that can help us grasp the differences and similarities between these two champs. For instance, Pantheon’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Sona’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Pantheon may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Sona. This observation is largely a result of the difference in kills.

Pantheon typically has a much larger longest kill spree than his foe does. Typically, he takes more damage than Sona. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also imply that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Pantheon and Sona

Damage Types Compared

Pantheon
Sona
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Pantheon
Sona

Who is Better, Pantheon or Sona?

Both League champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Pantheon usually loses when facing off against Sona, with a 48.4% win rate. As a result, Pantheon makes a bad counter for Sona.

While Pantheon does have a lower win rate compared to Sona, when on opposite teams, Pantheon also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more complex character to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Pantheon into Sona.

Additionally, Pantheon has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Sona. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Pantheon vs Sona matchups, Sona is the better champion with a lower win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Pantheon is a somewhat poor counter for Sona. You will do well by focussing your strategy on increasing your CS and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Pantheon against Sona.

Other Champion Matchups Against Pantheon

Pantheon Loses Against

ZacZac45.3% winrateSingedSinged45.5% winrateTaricTaric45.5% winrateLilliaLillia45.5% winrate

Pantheon Wins Against

YuumiYuumi56.6% winrateNidaleeNidalee54.4% winrateEliseElise54.3% winrateZeriZeri54.2% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

CassiopeiaCassiopeia+ 53.1% 1415 GamesMordekaiserMordekaiser+ 53.3% 10544 GamesSingedSinged+ 53.4% 3320 GamesLilliaLillia+ 53.6% 11409 Games

Additional Information for Pantheon Players

How We Calculated Our Pantheon vs Sona Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Sona as Pantheon, we analyzed 4,050 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 Sona 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.

Other Useful Resources

Pantheon Build Sona Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Pantheon in order to counter Sona 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 pay attention to the build and stats presented above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Pantheon often gets much more CS as Sona. Champions who on average don't earn much CS often don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values displayed here to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Pantheon versus Sona build include Blade of The Ruined King, Sundered Sky, and Eclipse. When Pantheon bought at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better vs. Sona than with many other typical builds. In fact, Pantheon boasted an average win rate of 48.4% when countering Sona with these items in his kit.

To have the best likelihood of coming out on top against Sona as Pantheon, Pantheon players should use 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 runes players used for Pantheon vs Sona face-offs, this composite of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 48.4% win rate overall.

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