Pantheon Jungle Guide: Best Builds and Counters for Patch 15.4

Pantheon Jungle Guide: Best Builds and Counters for Patch 15.4

By Marcus Chen

February 26, 2025 at 11:25 AM

A powerful ganking jungler, Pantheon currently maintains a 50.4% win rate across 10,948 matches in Emerald+ ranked games.

Core Build

  • Summoner Spells: Flash, Smite
  • First Items: Sundered Sky → Plated Steelcaps → Black Cleaver
  • Full Build: Sundered Sky, Plated Steelcaps, Black Cleaver, Unending Despair, Sterak's Gage, Spear of Shojin

Optimal Runes

  • Primary: Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace
  • Secondary: Cosmic Insight, Magical Footwear
  • Shards: Attack Speed, Adaptive Force, Health Scaling

Skill Order Q → W → E

Strong Matchups (Win Rate)

  • Sejuani (55.6%)
  • Karthus (54.6%)
  • Evelynn (54.5%)
  • Zyra (52.3%)
  • Hecarim (51.8%)

Weak Matchups (Win Rate)

  • Gwen (41.3%)
  • Bel'Veth (44.8%)
  • Teemo (45.0%)
  • Rek'Sai (45.1%)
  • Volibear (45.3%)

Key Tips

  1. Invade enemy jungle frequently to create pressure and steal camps
  2. Use Ultimate (R) for surprise ganks and tower dives when off cooldown
  3. Solo secure objectives when enemy jungler location is known
  4. Coordinate with lanes for successful ganks using your point-and-click stun

Alternative Build For a more aggressive playstyle:

  • Eclipse → Plated Steelcaps → Sundered Sky → Black Cleaver → Sterak's Gage → Unending Despair
  • Press the Attack keystone
  • Secondary runes: Cheap Shot, Relentless Hunter

Off-Meta Build For assassin-style gameplay:

  • Youmuu's Ghostblade → Plated Steelcaps → Eclipse → Sundered Sky → Spear of Shojin → Sterak's Gage
  • Maintains 51.0% win rate over 408 matches

Adjust your build based on team composition and enemy threats, considering defensive alternatives when needed.

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