Pantheon is a melee fighter usually played Top/Support on Summoner's Rift. This guide covers Pantheon in ARAM: Pantheon excels as a bursty diver in ARAM, using his passive to empower abilities and his ultimate to initiate fights.
Pantheon ARAM Abilities
Every few spells or attacks, Pantheon's next basic ability is empowered.
Pantheon thrusts or throws his spear in a line, dealing damage to enemies hit.
Pantheon dashes to a target, stunning them.
Pantheon raises his shield, blocking all damage from the front while striking rapidly with his spear.
Pantheon leaps to a target location, landing after a brief channel.
Pantheon ARAM Playstyle & Tips
Pantheon excels as a bursty diver in ARAM, using his passive to empower abilities and his ultimate to initiate fights. Focus on picking off squishy targets with quick combos and using E to mitigate damage during engages.
Tips
Use your passive, Mortal Will, to empower your next basic ability after 5 attacks or casts for extra damage.
Save your ultimate, Grand Starfall, for engaging or cutting off enemy escapes in the narrow ARAM map.
Build early lethality items like Youmuu's Ghostblade to maximize burst against squishy ARAM comps.
Use your E, Aegis Assault, to block incoming poke damage and then reposition with the empowered shield.
Focus on poking with Q, Comet Spear, and follow up with W, Shield Vault, when enemies are low.
Combos
W (Shield Vault) -> auto -> Q (Comet Spear) -> E (Aegis Assault) for a quick burst trade.
R (Grand Starfall) -> W -> Q -> auto -> E to engage and finish off isolated targets.
Auto-attack 5 times to stack passive, then W -> empowered Q for max damage on a single target.
Pantheon ARAM Build Patch 16.13
Runes
Primary — Precision
Conqueror
Presence of Mind
Legend: Haste
Last StandSecondary — Domination
Sudden Impact
Grisly MementosSummoners
Skill Order
Max your skills in this order
Starter Items
- 1.
Tunneler - 2.
Refillable Potion
Core Items
- 1.
Sundered Sky - 2.
Mercury's Treads - 3.
Death's Dance
Buy / avoid tips (5)
Buy when:
- enemy has heavy AP burst
- you need survivability against magic damage
- your champion benefits from the shield
Avoid when:
- enemy team is mostly AD
- you already have enough magic resist
Options
Buy / avoid tips (5)
Buy when:
- you are a melee diver or skirmisher
- enemy has high burst damage
- you need tenacity to avoid cc
Avoid when:
- you are a ranged champion
- enemy team has low burst damage
Options
Buy / avoid tips (5)
Buy when:
- you are a caster-focused bruiser
- enemy team has multiple melee threats
- your champion spams abilities in fights
Avoid when:
- you are an auto-attack based champion
- enemy team is mostly ranged and kites well
Options
Pantheon ARAM FAQ
What is the best build for Pantheon in ARAM?
In ARAM, Pantheon typically builds core items like Sundered Sky, Mercury's Treads, Death's Dance and Conqueror runes (Precision primary, Domination secondary).
What runes should I use for Pantheon in ARAM?
Take Conqueror in the Precision tree as your keystone, with Domination as your secondary tree for Pantheon in ARAM.
How do you play Pantheon in ARAM?
Pantheon excels as a bursty diver in ARAM, using his passive to empower abilities and his ultimate to initiate fights. Focus on picking off squishy targets with quick combos and using E to mitigate damage during engages.
What is Pantheon's best combo in ARAM?
W (Shield Vault) -> auto -> Q (Comet Spear) -> E (Aegis Assault) for a quick burst trade.
