Talk:Pantheon/@comment-20434720-20140406164322

So Pantheon is... interesting. He has very, very high damage numbers on his Q and E, and it makes him somewhat difficult to play against. The problem most people (myself included) have with laning against him is that his Q... costs next to no mana and has next to no cooldown. And for the scaling it has, also has respectable base damage. I mean Urgot's Q costs 40 mana, and Pantheon's costs 45... except Pantheon's is targeted 100% of the time. Top lane against him, what do? Especially levels 1-9, before you have major defenses. His mana pool is large enough for him to, at any point in the game, spam only spears and kill you with solely them if he is in range of you. So you get zoned. And all-ins are notoriously one-sided against Pantheon, because you're just putting yourself in range for his almost-bull-crap-levels-of-damage E, your autoattacks won't affect him most of the time, and he has easy followup to ensure the kill.

It's maddening, because "manly man pantheon" just sits back and throws spears all day. Like Nidalee but targeted, lower cooldown, lower mana cost (admittedly less damage per spear... most of the time).

Advice? I would assume one should rush armor and sustain. This is a bit frustrating for champions who need/want to get early stacking items (read: tear and ROA), but I suppose that's just the way it is. Disclaimer: I was playing Skarner top against Pantheon, so it's not exactly a common matchup, and I didn't have too much experience with Skarner (only knew his numbers and such), but this is more about general lane mechanics (versus pantheon) than specific champion matchups. In theory I could have blocked a huge amount of spears with the shield, but my reflexes aren't that great (the spear always hits me before it appears to... maddening) and the cooldown on Skarner's shield is way higher than Panth's Q anyway.

I look forward to your constructive advice!