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

Pantheon vs Soraka

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

based on 4,088 Pantheon vs Soraka matchups
Win Rate
49 %
K/D/A
2.06
Pick Rate
2.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter statistics from the millions of ranked League rounds that we evaluate each week. Our guide on how to beat Soraka as Pantheon resulted from an evaluation of 4088 ranked games where both champs opposed one another. This counter matchup is fairly rare. Pantheon has to counter Soraka in only 2.4% of his matches.

Pantheon vs Soraka Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Pantheon does a below average job of countering Soraka. Normally, he wins a acceptable 49.0% of matches the champs face off with one another in. In Pantheon versus Soraka rounds, Pantheon’s team is 0.2% more expected to gain first blood. This implies that he most likely will get first blood versus Soraka.

Best Pantheon vs Soraka Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
PickaxeCaulfield's Warhammer

Core Pantheon Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageSundered SkyEclipse

Optional Items

Blade of The Ruined KingEdge of NightSpear of ShojinProfane Hydra

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 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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E
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Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Soraka as Pantheon

Tips for Playing as Pantheon against Soraka

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 Soraka

It's easier to focus Soraka than the ally she is healing.

Focus on attacking Soraka when she ever ventures to the frontline to heal her allies.

Take advantage of Soraka's long cooldown on Equinox if she uses it to harass.

Pantheon vs Soraka Counter Stats

Pantheon Image
Win Rate
49 %
VS
Win Rate
51 %
Soraka Image
6.7
< Kills >
1
6.5
< Deaths >
5.5
6.7
< Assists >
15.1
1.56
< Killing Sprees >
0.13
105
< Minions Killed >
26
0.23
< Dragons Killed >
0.03
0.4
< Inhibitors >
0.52
19,330
< Physical Damage >
622
796
< Magic Damage >
5,036
1,211
< True Damage >
359
21,337
< Damage Dealt >
6,017
25,422
< Damage Taken >
16,241
10,970
< Gold Earned >
8,096
1.63
< Towers >
2.12
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0
5,009
< Total Healing >
23,550
12,670
< Experience >
10,516
29
< Vision Score >
54
13
< Wards Placed >
24
70
< Time Dealing CC >
206

How to Counter Soraka with Pantheon in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here feature several critical Pantheon versus Soraka matchup statistics that may help us interpret the differences between the pair. For instance, Pantheon’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Soraka’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Pantheon may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Soraka. This observation is largely a result of the difference in kills.

Pantheon often has a much larger longest kill spree than his opponent does. On average, he receives more damage than Soraka. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also imply that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Pantheon and Soraka

Damage Types Compared

Pantheon
Soraka
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Pantheon
Soraka

Who is Better, Pantheon or Soraka?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Pantheon usually fairs equally well when playing against Soraka, with a 49.0% win rate. As a result, Pantheon makes an ok counter to Soraka.

While Pantheon does have a lower winrate than Soraka, when facing one another, Pantheon also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more complex character to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Pantheon into Soraka.

Additionally, Pantheon has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Soraka. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Pantheon vs Soraka matchups, Soraka is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Pantheon is a somewhat poor counter for Soraka. You will do well by focussing your play on increasing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Pantheon against Soraka.

Additional Information for Pantheon Players

How We Calculated Our Pantheon vs Soraka Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Soraka as Pantheon, we analyzed 4,088 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 Soraka 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 to counter Soraka during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and tips shown above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Pantheon most often racks up much more CS as Soraka. Champions who on average don't earn much CS often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to use in your Pantheon versus Soraka build include Sterak's Gage, Sundered Sky, and Eclipse. When Pantheon used at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better when fighting Soraka than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Pantheon boasted an average winrate of 49.0% when playing against Soraka with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest likelihood of vanquishing Soraka as Pantheon, Pantheon players should use the Press the Attack, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Coup de Grace, Cheap Shot, and Relentless Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Of all the runes players picked for Pantheon vs Soraka battles, this combo of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 49.0% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Soraka as Pantheon are given for all skill levels, merged. If you would like to narrow the stats and builds to a particular skill level, you may use the selection menu located at the top of this page.