Strong Early-Game Champion Pantheon: Best Jungle Counters and Tips
Pantheon Jungle Counters & Tips
Best Counters:
- Gwen: Superior scaling and sustain
- Rek'Sai: Early game pressure matches Pantheon
- Volibear: Tanky with strong dueling potential
- Darius: High sustain and strong skirmishing
- Teemo: Can blind key abilities and kite effectively
Effective Champions:
- Wukong: Strong teamfight presence
- Shyvana: Better late-game scaling
- Amumu: Tank with good CC
- Xin Zhao: Strong early duelist
- Udyr: Fast clear and good counter-ganking
Basic Counterstrategy:
- Deep ward Pantheon's jungle to track his movements
- Avoid early 1v1 encounters unless you have a clear advantage
- Maintain river vision to prevent successful ganks
- Watch for Flash + W engages in teamfights
- Protect flanks from side attacks after level 6
Power Spike Awareness:
- Early Game (Level 1-5): Extremely strong duelist
- Level 6: Grand Starfall (R) enables cross-map plays
- First Item: Significant damage spike with completed jungle item
Key Tips:
- Track Ultimate cooldown to predict map movements
- Ward deeper when Pantheon reaches level 6
- Force objectives when Pantheon is split pushing
- Coordinate team responses to his roaming attempts
- Prioritize scaling champions to outperform late game
Note: This guide focuses on Season 13 jungle meta and standard gameplay patterns.
Related Counter Matchups:
- Strong vs: Squishy junglers with weak early game
- Weak vs: Tanky duelists and scaling champions
- Even vs: Mobile fighters with good sustain
Use this information to develop effective counter-strategies and improve your win rate against Pantheon jungle.
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