Talk:Pantheon/@comment-79.186.247.118-20110814235559/@comment-4165869-20110816193021

Could just be me, but I've never seen Pantheon as a strong solo laner, especially in top lane. Against actual tanky DPS champs who can poke back, Pantheon is kinda screwed. For example, if your laning against lets say, a Jarvan, his Q has a longer range than yours, and your passive isn't going to block it. (At least I don't remember ever seeing a Pantheon block it). This means that you'll probably be the one that has to go back first, leading to a weaker mid to late game than Jarvan.

And the focus fire argument is completely valid; if someone on the enemy team does a lot of damage but is squishy, you kill them first. And unlike some other AD champs that have range, Pantheon has to get in people's face to do all of his damage, so it's easier to drop him.