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

Pantheon vs Zac

How to Beat Zac as Pantheon in LoLPantheon is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Zac as Pantheon

based on 3,791 Pantheon vs Zac matchups
Win Rate
45.3 %
K/D/A
1.97
Pick Rate
2.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup statistics from the millions of recently ranked League rounds that we evaluate each week. This guide on how to beat Zac as Pantheon resulted from an analysis of 3791 ranked matches where both champs battled each other. This particular champ pairing is relatively rare. Pantheon is forced to battle against Zac in only 2.2% of his rounds.

Pantheon vs Zac Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Pantheon has done a pathetic job of countering Zac. Typically, he wins a lowly 45.3% of the time the champions face each other in. In Pantheon against Zac matches, Pantheon’s team is 0.1% more probable to get first blood. This implies that he most likely will be able to get first blood versus Zac.

Best Pantheon vs Zac Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsSerrated Dirk

Core Pantheon Items

~22 Mins
Black CleaverSpear of ShojinSundered Sky

Optional Items

Youmuu's GhostbladeEdge of NightMaw of MalmortiusDeath's Dance

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite 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

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: 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
3
E
4
Q
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Q
6
R
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Q
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E
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Guide to Countering Zac as Pantheon

Tips for Playing as Pantheon against Zac

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 Zac

Kill all of Zac's bloblets when he splits apart to stop him from reforming.

Silences, stuns, roots and knockups will all interrupt Zac when he is charging Elastic Slingshot.

Zac heals from the goo that separates from him. You can crush the goo pieces by stepping on them.

Pantheon vs Zac Counter Stats

Pantheon Image
Win Rate
45.3 %
VS
Win Rate
54.7 %
Zac Image
6.9
< Kills >
5.2
7.3
< Deaths >
5
7.5
< Assists >
11.8
1.58
< Killing Sprees >
1.19
108
< Minions Killed >
60
0.23
< Dragons Killed >
1
0.37
< Inhibitors >
0.46
19,907
< Physical Damage >
1,509
813
< Magic Damage >
15,755
1,698
< True Damage >
1,144
22,418
< Damage Dealt >
18,409
27,034
< Damage Taken >
41,609
11,186
< Gold Earned >
11,113
1.53
< Towers >
1.59
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.25
5,105
< Total Healing >
43,577
12,786
< Experience >
13,446
30
< Vision Score >
23
14
< Wards Placed >
8
70
< Time Dealing CC >
454

How to Counter Zac with Pantheon in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here underscore several influential Pantheon versus Zac matchup stats that can help you realize the differences and similarities between the pair. For instance, Pantheon’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Zac’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Pantheon may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Zac. This observation is in large part caused by the differences in deaths.

Pantheon usually has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his opponent does. On average, he receives less damage than Zac. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also hint that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Pantheon and Zac

Damage Types Compared

Pantheon
Zac
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Pantheon
Zac

Who is Better, Pantheon or Zac?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Pantheon usually loses when playing against Zac, with a 45.3% win rate. As a result, Pantheon makes a bad counter for Zac.

While Pantheon does have a much lower win rate compared to Zac, when they face off with one another, Pantheon also has a much lower difficulty level that makes him a less time consuming character to learn. You should be very concerned when picking Pantheon into Zac.

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

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Pantheon vs Zac matchups, Zac is the better champion with a much lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Pantheon is a trash counter to Zac. You will do well by focussing your play on maximizing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Pantheon against Zac.

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 Zac Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Zac as Pantheon, we analyzed 3,791 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 Zac 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 Zac Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Pantheon to counter Zac during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions presented above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Pantheon usually racks up more CS relative to Zac. Champs who typically don't earn much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values reported here to do well.

The best items to use in your Pantheon versus Zac build consist of Black Cleaver, Spear of Shojin, and Sundered Sky. When Pantheon included at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better when fighting Zac than with most other common item sets. In fact, Pantheon had an average win rate of 45.3% when playing against Zac with this counter build.

To have the greatest likelihood of defeating Zac as Pantheon, Pantheon players should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Coup de Grace, Cheap Shot, and Relentless Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players picked for Pantheon vs Zac face-offs, this combination of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 45.3% win rate overall.

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