Vi vs Pantheon Counter Pick

Pantheon holds a 53.4% win rate across 251 games on patch 16.13.1. That is a real advantage, though a slim one, and his stat sheet shows why it stays slim. He starts with 40 armor, the higher base figure of the two, and climbs to 124.2 by level 18, while Vi at the same point sits at 109.9. Her damage is entirely physical.

Aegis Assault lets him shrug off damage from the front while he keeps striking, which works well against a champion built to engage head-on. Vault Breaker closes distance in a straight line, and Cease and Desist chases the target down. Vi’s answer is that once she locks on, neither ability can be dodged. Denting Blows strips armor through repeated punches, wearing down the very stat Pantheon depends on. His magic resist of 28 is the weaker part of his defense, and Mortal Will powers up every few casts, so his burst comes in predictable waves instead of a steady stream. He moves a little faster at 345 to her 340, which lets Grand Starfall frequently decide when the fight begins. Both rate a difficulty of 4, surprisingly light for champions who rely so heavily on positioning. Both fight at short range, 175 against 125, and their base health is nearly identical at 650 versus 655. Comet Spear can be thrust or hurled, giving him a ranged option she simply does not have. Both run on mana, and base attack damage is 64 for him and 63 for her.