Best Pantheon Top Build Guide: Runes And Items Strategy [51.8% WR]

Best Pantheon Top Build Guide: Runes And Items Strategy [51.8% WR]

By Marcus Chen

February 27, 2025 at 12:28 PM

Pantheon Top Build Guide

Core Build:

  • First Item: Eclipse
  • Boots: Plated Steelcaps
  • Core Items: Black Cleaver, Sundered Sky, Sterak's Gage, Spear of Shojin

Optimal Runes:

  • Keystone: Conqueror
  • Primary: Presence of Mind, Legend: Haste, Last Stand
  • Secondary: Conditioning, Overgrowth
  • Shards: Attack Speed, Adaptive Force, Health Scaling

Skill Order: Q > E > W

Best Matchups:

  • Poppy (61.5% WR)
  • Yone (56.9% WR)
  • Kennen (55.0% WR)
  • Riven (53.8% WR)
  • Vladimir (53.8% WR)

Worst Matchups (Avoid):

  • Urgot (39.4% WR)
  • Illaoi (42.5% WR)
  • Gragas (42.9% WR)
  • Sion (43.1% WR)
  • Gangplank (43.3% WR)

Key Tips:

  1. Use Ultimate (R) at level 6 to assist other lanes if you can't secure kills in top lane
  2. Capitalize on early game strength through aggressive skirmishing
  3. Split push mid-game while maintaining map presence with Ultimate

Strong Synergies:

  • Swain (55.9% WR)
  • Cassiopeia (55.8% WR)
  • Ryze (55.6% WR)
  • Cho'Gath (54.8% WR)
  • Akali (54.2% WR)

Alternative Build (54.4% WR):

  • Start: Sundered Sky
  • Core: Plated Steelcaps, Black Cleaver
  • Final Items: Sterak's Gage, Spear of Shojin, Eclipse

Adjust your build and runes based on matchup and team composition. Consider defensive options against heavy AP or AD teams.

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