Viego vs Pantheon Counter Pick

Pantheon brings the sturdier early frame by a clear margin, 40 armor at level one against Viego’s 34, rising to 124.2 by level 18. Since Viego is a purely physical damage champion, that number is a direct tax on his output, yet the recorded result still favours him at 53.9% over 538 jungle games on patch 16.13.1.

• Aegis Assault makes Pantheon invulnerable to damage from the front while he strikes, so on-hit pressure from Blade of the Ruined King has to arrive from behind or wait the channel out.
• Mortal Will empowers his next spell every few casts or attacks, giving him burst windows he can time rather than damage he has to sustain.
• His 28 magic resist is the softest number he carries, and a physical kit cannot touch it.

The tiebreaker is reach and cost. Viego attacks from 200 units against 175 and moves at the same 345, but he pays nothing for abilities while Pantheon spends mana on Comet Spear and Shield Vault. Grand Starfall gives Pantheon presence across the map; Heartbreaker gives Viego a reset inside a single fight, and Sovereign’s Domination turns any nearby corpse into a second health bar. Health is nearly level, 630 against 650 early and 2,483 against 2,503 at eighteen. Difficulty sits at 4 for Pantheon and 5 for Viego. Compare Viego and Pantheon.