User blog comment:AtheistUntoDeath/Which of these Champions would win? part 6/@comment-24073465-20140607202953/@comment-24946635-20140608212428

Agreements. Yes, the javelin was ranged. And yes, a normal shield was not pure bronze, but instead the makeup which you described. Yes, the axe would be tough to destroy. Yes, Olaf can easily destroy a spear if it misses him. And 100% agreement on the last part of the post. Two of the most awesome cultures.

Sadly, given the effort we've both put in on it, most of the javelin discussion is moot, since, on closer examination, I now believe that Pantheon actually doesn't have javelins. He has spears. I'm basing this off of the description of his Q, which says that Pantheon throws his "spear". So now we have different issues, like how can he throw a spear that effectively (likely answer: it's magic), and does he have more than one spear? He keeps a spear in his hand when he throws one in-game, but that's kind of a weak argument. And the description for his Q says that Pantheon throws his spear (not one of his spears or 'a spear'). That phrasing supports the idea that Pantheon has only one spear. There is a point I make later about possible multiple spears, but it's a weak argument.

As for reusage, I think the biggest issue is whether or not the combatants are even going to have a chance to throw the weapon a 2nd time. Do you really picture either champ dancing around chucking things? Aren't they both in-your-face? Neither champ is much faster than the other (+5 ms to Pantheon). Clearly they're not just going to stand still to fight, but I just don't see them moving around to try and grab a distance weapon after the gap has been closed. And given the arena and the contestants, it will be closed very quickly.

Hopefully I've made the point that reusage isn't too huge of an issue. But talking about the axe: yes, it would be difficult for Pantheon to destroy the axe, but, worst-case scenario, he can jump into the sky and chuck the thing out of the arena. The arena has a diameter of 500 m, but that means that the longest possible distance to throw is 250m and Pantheon jumps really freaking high (high enough that he has no shadow on the map.)

As far as iron vs bronze, yes, steel is superior to either. But is regular steel superior to a relic weapon that is 'among the most dangerous in existence'? Also, the background info shows conclusively that Pantheon's shield is a relic weapon. "These relic-weapons are among the most dangerous in existence - and it comes as no surprise that they have found their way to the League of Legends in the hands of Pantheon." The evidence is in the fact that Pantheon has more than one relic weapon, as shown by the plural pronoun 'they'. The evidence for his shield being magic is his passive, W, and the fact that the weapons find their way to the LEAGUE in his hands. Now, the fact that 'weapons' find their way into the League could merely indicate that Pantheon has more than one spear on him, but I think it's still a strong indication for the shield, especially with the passive and W.

The shield is still a good question. If it's a relic-weapon, then it's going to be effectively unbreakable, which would be a huge advantage in a fight. If not, then it's not that good at all against those steel axes.

For the record, I don't think that Pantheon's armor is magic. There's just no lore that says anything about it, one way or the other. But it would be nifty for it to be a relic.