Perfect Pantheon Items
I love Pantheon he is such a bada** but inever know what items to buy him in the store in game and what ruins and masteries to use for him. I usually do ok with what i have set for him but id like to make him better. any tips?
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is an AD caster fighter/assassin that scales off of bonus AD and 100 AP. Normally you want to focus on his AD scalings when building damage (AP Pantheon is...idk if it works). Because of his E passive, he benefits from items that AD assassins will build.
For damage you don't want much. Two items is usually the most reasonable amount for him (unless you're fed. In which case you could build full damage and act like an assassin because the team will probably surrender at 20). I don't play him as much as I used to, but I'd recommend 
as a core item for the CDR, health, damage, and armor shred. I'd also grab a 
but I normally get first.
For boots you have more options than most others. is tied with 
in having the highest base movement speed in the game (355) so you can experiment with boots (if I need early resistances I'll grab 
or 
, but most of the time I like to grab 
because I like CDR or I grab 
if I really need more speed).
For armor it depends on what else you want beyond resistances (or what the enemy team is like). Because he is a mana hungry champion, I usually grab 
or 
(sometimes both if I've been shoved into the off-tank role. He's not the best at this role, but a tanky stun bot is better than a squishy stun bot). is great against champions that rely on attack speed (like 
and the ADC role) and can be replaced with 
in case you already have max CDR or want defense against crit. Beyond this I'd also recommend 
for the health, armor, and movement speed increase.
For magic resist I always get 
simply because it gives him AD, MR, and a burst shield for magic. If you need a lot of magic resist, I'd recommend a 
. I don't recommend 
for MR because it gives much less than the others, but if you find yourself being bent over by a 
etc repeatedly, then invest in 
and grab saber later.
Basic build as follows:
(basic full CDR bruiser)
Since you are a source of damage for your team, it is also paramount that you build for enemies that your ADC won't. Got a 
/big self regain opponent and your ADC won't build 
because of, "but muh crit"? Build and possibly upgrade it so that you can take him down in teamfights. Team doesn't have a tank? Build like a tank. Team has no magic damage for some stupid reason? Go AP and pray it works (I'd recommend 
for CDR and applying some AP to auto attacks so they don't full fall short).
Hope this was helpful.
Very helpful and awe inpiring. thanks. now just to find out what all this means haha. im a noob dude. i like the pictures though :D