User blog comment:AtheistUntoDeath/Which of these Champions would win? part 6/@comment-24073465-20140607202953/@comment-24073465-20140610154328

Well, I figure that Riot was probably being generic at the time since Javelins are technically a type of throwing spear....However, because of the fact that they wrote spear instead of Javelin we have to work with that....

IF Pantheon is actually throwing his spear, then it kinda explains his shorter range than Olaf's axe, since spears are generally heavier and have different weight distribution compared to Javelins....However, it also means a bit more durability when throwing and less chances of breaking on throw...despite that, I figure that if Olaf DOES get his hands on it, he WILL break it or throw it away, hence lesser opportunity for Panth to use spear throw unless he's sure he can make it count, and count good....plus, the spear itself need not kill Olaf...if Panth aims well enough, he could drive it through a foot or something, hampering Olaf's moving ability, followed by a 45G shield bash to the head/neck for the win....I'd say the only thing preventing him from doing something like this is Olaf's berserker abilities giving him inhumane tolerance to pain at times....thus in such a situation, when Panth comes for the kill, in such a close range, Olaf could potentially maul him with axes...

I also agree that despite their abilities, neither one of them are going to throw their weapons unless they're 150% sure it'll deal the other a potentially fatal blow...despite that I figure that IF they throw, Panth will be more likely to, since he'll probably see Olaf has 0 actual armor, whereas he has a biga** magical shield protecting about 50% of his body....

On the topic of the shield, I completely agree that it's most likely going to be a magical relic...thus despite being made of wood,leather, paint, bronze, etc it should show enhanced durability at the very least (MAYBE indestructible, but doubtful of that as it'd be TOO much of a game breaker....still possible though, and if it is, it can mean that Olaf has his work cut out for him)...

As to the jumping thing, I'm unsure as to how well Panth would be able to throw the axe like that....to throw it far enough to actually make a considerable difference, he'd need to twist his body and have momentum for the throw, however in midair, it'll be difficult for that (the momentum, not the twisting), since much of the momentum went into the jump (Try it...when jumping off a wall or even if jumping up as high as possible, try throwing something straight forward, then compare with throwing while straight on the ground...because you still get balance and momentum from the ground, your ball should go further when you're in ground rather than in the air)......then again, this IS Pantheon we're talking about, who spends more time in the air than most airline pilots (and has the frequent flyer miles to show for it)....him throwing tthe axe far isn't as crazy as it seems...

Truly, considering almost all different points, the winner of this is INSANELY difficult....it seems it all depends on who throws the first blow and HOW they initiate....it's more in Panth's favor the further away they are OR if he initiates and manages to properly hit Olaf with Grand Skyfall, while Olaf gets a huge advantage in Close Quarters Combat simply because his berserker qualities easily beat Panth's defensive capabilities....

Though I figure a better way to decide who'd win is simply unleash Olaf in Demacia and Panth in Noxus and time whoever destroys the respective city-state faster (and they WILL destroy the state, rather than dying)...hell, watching something like that would be fun in wake of the platform shutdown....