Cause he's the only way to solve the AD kennen issue on top lane.
Don't you dare touch Pantheon Riot before dealing with shit like Kennen/ Gnar/ any other cheesy cancer on top lane.
Pantheon deals with them just fine right now. He's the only answer.
LyingOnLine1 voteslol no
pantheon is merely another instance of the problem, wherein x champion gets to fuck you from range with no counterplay whatsoever
buPPDrmXEO1 votesPantheon at least falls off, and has only 1 source of damage (physical) while AD kennen has magic and AD damage and Gnar has %max hp damage and like 6 forms of CC, and they both bully you and then become teamfight monsters.
LyingOnLine2 voteshttp://champion.gg/champion/Pantheon/Top
Oh yeah, that Pantheon, falling under a 50% winrate at the never'o'clock mark. That sure is some fucking falling off, isn't it?
SithesisLord3 votesBut at the very least you can lane against them, unlike it is with Pantheon, which reduces 30 minutes of the game to 2 levels below him, 1/3 of his CS while keeping item slots stacked with cloth armors which he still laughs at because lul, Black Cleaver and Lethality and walking around your tower because SOMEHOW Riot still thinks him blocking tower shots and being able to stack passive on minions is fair and balanced.
I´m honestly glad Riot is going to nerf him. Although compared to what he really needs(Cough Old Poppy Treatment until VGU Cough), Riot's plans are gentle to him.