Jungle Matchup

Pantheon vs Nunu & Willump

Patch: 15.24 (25.24)
League: Platinum+
Pantheon

Pantheon

the Unbreakable Spear
Jungle
Pantheon Jungle Overall Win Rate
47.93%

Matchup Win Rate

51.7%
Pantheon vs Nunu & Willump Wins
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48.3%
Nunu & Willump vs Pantheon Wins
Nunu & Willump

Nunu & Willump

the Boy and His Yeti
Jungle
Nunu & Willump Jungle Overall Win Rate
50.31%

Pantheon vs Nunu & Willump - Jungle Matchup Guide Patch 15.24 (25.24)

Pantheon Jungle vs Nunu & Willump Jungle - Who is stronger?

Pantheon Jungle has an advantage against Nunu & Willump (51.7% win rate) based on 862 games. The matchup leans toward Pantheon.

View detailed statistics below: items, runes, and counter builds for Pantheon Jungle vs Nunu & Willump Jungle in patch 15.24 (25.24), including win rates and pick rates. With proper study, this can improve your chances of victory up to 60.4% in this matchup.

Statistical Matchup Analysis

Pantheon with 1.7% pick rate (43rd place among Jungle champions) rarely faces Nunu & Willump, who maintains 2.3% popularity. While this matchup isn't common overall, Nunu & Willump's solid presence in the meta makes understanding it worthwhile when you do play Pantheon. Silver lining: While Pantheon's 47.9% overall win rate (58th among Jungle) struggles in the current meta, this matchup against Nunu & Willump offers a bright spot for dedicated players. Optimize for consistency: Conqueror paired with Triumph (56.2% win rate, 72.4% popularity) provides the stats you need, while the item sequence Youmuu's Ghostblade > Sundered Sky > Black Cleaver with Plated Steelcaps delivers 60.4% win rate against Nunu & Willump.

Lane dominance: Pantheon not only wins the matchup but crushes CS (5.24/min vs 5.02 for Nunu & Willump). This 0.22 CS/min advantage generates significant gold leads that compound your already favorable position. Complete superiority: Pantheon dominates both win rate (51.7%) and damage output (715 vs 531/min, 2nd among Jungle). The 184 damage/min difference creates massive snowball potential. Skill-based matchup: Identical KDA (2.70) with 51.7% win rate indicates that macro play, team coordination, and clutch moments determine outcomes more than individual mechanics.

Pantheon vs Nunu & Willump - Jungle Stats Comparison

Pantheon Jungle
Pantheon Jungle		Versus
Nunu & Willump Jungle
Nunu & Willump Jungle
DTierB+
51.7%Matchup Winrate48.3%
47.93%Role Winrate50.31%
#58Winrate Rank#26
1.7%Pickrate2.3%
2.7Average KDA2.7
421Gold per Minute414
5.24CS/Min5.02
0.22Wards per Minute0.17
715Damage per Minute531

How to Beat Nunu & Willump as Pantheon (Jungle)

While statistically Pantheon is slightly stronger than Nunu & Willump in the jungle, neither champion has an overwhelming advantage in this matchup. The winner is determined by player skill and understanding the intricacies of the confrontation. Studying this guide will improve your chances of success.

Except for rare builds, Pantheon deals physical damage. Focus on eliminating enemy carries. Meanwhile, Nunu & Willump deals primarily magic damage (86.93%), additional magic resistance may be required.

An important advantage of Pantheon is higher farming statistics (ranked 60th among role champions) (versus 63rd for Nunu & Willump), which provides a stable gold advantage in extended games and allows faster access to key items.

Key aspects of the Pantheon Jungle versus Nunu & Willump Jungle matchup

Despite the statistical advantage in the matchup, overconfidence can be the main mistake. It is important for the Pantheon player to maintain constant pressure on Nunu & Willump, not allowing the opponent to safely scale up, and actively use the advantage gained to help their team.

Pantheon vs Nunu & Willump: Jungle Summoner Spells

Most Popular

Flash
Flash Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Smite
Smite Deals true damage to a monster or minion.
54.4% Win Rate65.1% Pick Rate

Highest Win Rate

Flash
Flash Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Smite
Smite Deals true damage to a monster or minion.
54.4% Win Rate65.1% Pick Rate

Pantheon vs Nunu & Willump: Jungle Runes

Most Frequent Runes

Primary Path
Precision
Conqueror
Conqueror Basic attacks or spells that deal damage to an enemy champion grant 2 stacks of Conqueror for 5s, gaining 1.8-4 Adaptive Force per stack. Stacks up to 12 times. Ranged champions gain only 1 stack per basic attack.

When fully stacked, heal for 8% of the damage you deal to champions (5% for ranged champions).

Conqueror

Basic attacks or spells that deal damage to an enemy champion grant 2 stacks of Conqueror…

Triumph
Triumph Takedowns restore 5% of your missing health, 2.5% of your max health, and grant an additional 20 gold.


'The most dangerous game brings the greatest glory.'
—Noxian Reckoner

Triumph

Takedowns restore 5% of your missing health, 2.5% of your max health, and grant…

Legend: Alacrity
Legend: Alacrity Gain 3% attack speed plus an additional 1.5% for every Legend stack (max 10 stacks).

Earn progress toward Legend stacks for every champion takedown, epic monster takedown, large monster kill, and minion kill.

Legend: Alacrity

Gain 3% attack speed plus an additional 1.5% for every Legend stack (max 10 sta…

Coup de Grace
Coup de Grace Deal 8% more damage to champions who have less than 40% health.

Coup de Grace

Deal 8% more damage to champions who have less than 40% health.

Secondary Path
Inspiration
Magical Footwear
Magical Footwear You get free Slightly Magical Footwear at 12 min, but you cannot buy boots before then. For each takedown you acquire the boots 45s sooner.

Slightly Magical Footwear grants you an additional 10 Move Speed.

Magical Footwear

You get free Slightly Magical Footwear at 12 min, but you cannot buy boots befo…

Cosmic Insight
Cosmic Insight +18 Summoner Spell Haste
+10 Item Haste

Cosmic Insight

+18 Summoner Spell Haste+10 Item Haste

Adaptive
Attack Speed
Attack Speed Increases attack speed by 10%

Attack Speed

Increases attack speed by 10%

Adaptive Force
Adaptive Force Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Adaptive Force

Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Scaling Health
Scaling Health Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

Scaling Health

Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

56.2% Win Rate72.4% Pick Rate

Best Win Rate Runes

Primary Path
Precision
Conqueror
Conqueror Basic attacks or spells that deal damage to an enemy champion grant 2 stacks of Conqueror for 5s, gaining 1.8-4 Adaptive Force per stack. Stacks up to 12 times. Ranged champions gain only 1 stack per basic attack.

When fully stacked, heal for 8% of the damage you deal to champions (5% for ranged champions).

Conqueror

Basic attacks or spells that deal damage to an enemy champion grant 2 stacks of Conqueror…

Triumph
Triumph Takedowns restore 5% of your missing health, 2.5% of your max health, and grant an additional 20 gold.


'The most dangerous game brings the greatest glory.'
—Noxian Reckoner

Triumph

Takedowns restore 5% of your missing health, 2.5% of your max health, and grant…

Legend: Alacrity
Legend: Alacrity Gain 3% attack speed plus an additional 1.5% for every Legend stack (max 10 stacks).

Earn progress toward Legend stacks for every champion takedown, epic monster takedown, large monster kill, and minion kill.

Legend: Alacrity

Gain 3% attack speed plus an additional 1.5% for every Legend stack (max 10 sta…

Coup de Grace
Coup de Grace Deal 8% more damage to champions who have less than 40% health.

Coup de Grace

Deal 8% more damage to champions who have less than 40% health.

Secondary Path
Inspiration
Magical Footwear
Magical Footwear You get free Slightly Magical Footwear at 12 min, but you cannot buy boots before then. For each takedown you acquire the boots 45s sooner.

Slightly Magical Footwear grants you an additional 10 Move Speed.

Magical Footwear

You get free Slightly Magical Footwear at 12 min, but you cannot buy boots befo…

Cosmic Insight
Cosmic Insight +18 Summoner Spell Haste
+10 Item Haste

Cosmic Insight

+18 Summoner Spell Haste+10 Item Haste

Adaptive
Attack Speed
Attack Speed Increases attack speed by 10%

Attack Speed

Increases attack speed by 10%

Adaptive Force
Adaptive Force Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Adaptive Force

Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Scaling Health
Scaling Health Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

Scaling Health

Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

56.2% Win Rate72.4% Pick Rate

Pantheon vs Nunu & Willump: Jungle Item Builds

Most Popular Build

Starting Items
Stealth Ward
Stealth Ward (0 gold) Active (210 - 120s, max 2 charges)
Places an Invisible Stealth Ward that grants vision for 90-120 seconds.
Gustwalker Hatchling
Gustwalker Hatchling (450 gold) Jungle Companions
Summon a Gustwalker that assists you against monsters.
Gustwalker's Gait
The companion grows as you hunt monsters, empowering your Smite. When fully grown, it grants Move Speed upon entering brush, increased when killing large monsters.
Health Potion
Health Potion (50 gold) Consume
Restores 120 Health over 15 seconds.
50.3% Win Rate29.0% Pick Rate
Popular Boots
Plated Steelcaps
Plated Steelcaps (1200 gold) 25 Armor
45 Move Speed
Plating
Reduces incoming damage from Attacks by 10%.
50.3% Win Rate40.4% Pick Rate
Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads (1250 gold) 20 Magic Resist
45 Move Speed
30% Tenacity
50.5% Win Rate32.1% Pick Rate
Symbiotic Soles
Symbiotic Soles (900 gold) 40 Move Speed
Voidborn
Gain Empowered Recall.
Symbiosis
After traveling 150000 units of distance, transform into Synchronized Souls.
50.2% Win Rate7.2% Pick Rate
Core Build
Tunneler
Tunneler (1150 gold) 15 Attack Damage
250 Health
->
Sundered Sky
Sundered Sky (3100 gold) 40 Attack Damage
400 Health
10 Ability Haste
Lightshield Strike
Your first Attack against a champion Critically Strikes and restores Health.
Black Cleaver
Black Cleaver (3000 gold) 40 Attack Damage
400 Health
20 Ability Haste
Carve
Dealing physical damage to champions reduces their Armor by 6% for 6 seconds. (stacks 5 times).
Fervor
Dealing physical damage grants 20 Move Speed for 2 seconds.
Sterak's Gage
Sterak's Gage (3200 gold) 400 Health
20% Tenacity
The Claws that Catch
Gain bonus Attack Damage.
Lifeline
Taking damage that would reduce your Health below 30% grants a decaying Shield for 4.5 seconds.
57.2% Win Rate13.3% Pick Rate
Final Build
Guardian Angel
Guardian Angel (3200 gold) 55 Attack Damage
45 Armor
Rebirth
Upon taking lethal damage, restores 50% base Health and 100% max Mana after 4 seconds of Stasis.
56.3% Win Rate13.7% Pick Rate

Best Win Rate Build

Starting Items
Oracle Lens
Oracle Lens (0 gold) Active (160 - 100s, max 2 charges)
Reveals enemy Stealth Wards and traps around you for 6 seconds.
Gustwalker Hatchling
Gustwalker Hatchling (450 gold) Jungle Companions
Summon a Gustwalker that assists you against monsters.
Gustwalker's Gait
The companion grows as you hunt monsters, empowering your Smite. When fully grown, it grants Move Speed upon entering brush, increased when killing large monsters.
53.1% Win Rate2.0% Pick Rate
Highest Winrate Boots
Boots of Swiftness
Boots of Swiftness (1000 gold) 60 Move Speed
Fleetfooted
Reduce the effectiveness of Slows by 25%.
53.8% Win Rate4.5% Pick Rate
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Ionian Boots of Lucidity (900 gold) 10 Ability Haste
45 Move Speed
Ionian Insight
Gain 10 Summoner Spell Haste.
53.8% Win Rate4.8% Pick Rate
Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads (1250 gold) 20 Magic Resist
45 Move Speed
30% Tenacity
50.5% Win Rate32.1% Pick Rate
Core Build
Serrated Dirk
Serrated Dirk (1000 gold) 20 Attack Damage
10 Lethality
->
Youmuu's Ghostblade
Youmuu's Ghostblade (2800 gold) 55 Attack Damage
18 Lethality
4% Move Speed
Haunt
Gain Move Speed while out of combat.
Wraith Step
Gain Move Speed and Ghosting for seconds.
Sundered Sky
Sundered Sky (3100 gold) 40 Attack Damage
400 Health
10 Ability Haste
Lightshield Strike
Your first Attack against a champion Critically Strikes and restores Health.
Black Cleaver
Black Cleaver (3000 gold) 40 Attack Damage
400 Health
20 Ability Haste
Carve
Dealing physical damage to champions reduces their Armor by 6% for 6 seconds. (stacks 5 times).
Fervor
Dealing physical damage grants 20 Move Speed for 2 seconds.
60.4% Win Rate2.0% Pick Rate
Final Build
Death's Dance
Death's Dance (3300 gold) 60 Attack Damage
15 Ability Haste
50 Armor
Ignore Pain
A percentage of damage taken is dealt to you over 3 seconds instead.
Defy
When a champion that you damaged within 3 seconds dies, cleanse Ignore Pain's remaining damage and restore Health over 2 seconds.
60.8% Win Rate5.8% Pick Rate
Other Items
Spear of Shojin
Spear of Shojin (3100 gold) 45 Attack Damage
450 Health
Dragonforce
Gain 25 Basic Ability Haste.
Focused Will
Dealing damage with Abilities increases your Champion's Ability and Passive damage by 3% for 6 seconds. (stacks 4 times).
57.8% Win Rate10.6% Pick Rate
Unending Despair
Unending Despair (2800 gold) 400 Health
25 Armor
25 Magic Resist
10 Ability Haste
Anguish
Every 4 seconds while in combat with champions, deal magic damage to nearby enemy champions and heal for 250% of the damage dealt.
58.1% Win Rate7.6% Pick Rate
Death's Dance
Death's Dance (3300 gold) 60 Attack Damage
15 Ability Haste
50 Armor
Ignore Pain
A percentage of damage taken is dealt to you over 3 seconds instead.
Defy
When a champion that you damaged within 3 seconds dies, cleanse Ignore Pain's remaining damage and restore Health over 2 seconds.
60.8% Win Rate5.8% Pick Rate
Maw of Malmortius
Maw of Malmortius (3100 gold) 60 Attack Damage
15 Ability Haste
40 Magic Resist
Lifeline
Taking magic damage that would reduce your Health below 30% grants a magic damage Shield for 3 seconds and 10% Omnivamp until end of combat.
54.4% Win Rate4.2% Pick Rate
Eclipse
Eclipse (2900 gold) 60 Attack Damage
15 Ability Haste
Ever Rising Moon
Hitting a champion with 2 separate Attacks or Abilities within 2 seconds grants you a Shield for 2 seconds.
57.6% Win Rate4.2% Pick Rate
Blade of The Ruined King
Blade of The Ruined King (3200 gold) 40 Attack Damage
25% Attack Speed
10% Life Steal
Mist's Edge
Attacks deal a percentage of enemy's current Health as bonus physical damageOn-Hit.
Clawing Shadows
Attacking a champion 3 times Slows them by 30% for 1 second.
54.1% Win Rate3.6% Pick Rate
Youmuu's Ghostblade
Youmuu's Ghostblade (2800 gold) 55 Attack Damage
18 Lethality
4% Move Speed
Haunt
Gain Move Speed while out of combat.
Wraith Step
Gain Move Speed and Ghosting for seconds.
63.8% Win Rate3.5% Pick Rate

Pantheon vs Nunu & Willump: Jungle Skill (abilities) Orders

Most Frequent Skill Order

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Q
Comet Spear Pantheon either thrusts his spear or throws his spear in the chosen direction.
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
W
W
Shield Vault Pantheon dashes to a target, damaging and stunning them.
W
W
W
W
W
E
E
Aegis Assault Pantheon sets his shield, becoming invulnerable to damage from the front and striking repeatedly with his spear.
E
E
E
E
E
R
R
Grand Starfall Pantheon composes himself and then leaps into the air, landing at a chosen location as a comet.
R
R
R
Max Order: Q > W > E
48.2% Win Rate54.7% Pick Rate

Highest Win % Skill Order

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Q
Comet Spear Pantheon either thrusts his spear or throws his spear in the chosen direction.
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
R
W
Shield Vault Pantheon dashes to a target, damaging and stunning them.
W
W
W
W
W
R
E
Aegis Assault Pantheon sets his shield, becoming invulnerable to damage from the front and striking repeatedly with his spear.
E
E
E
E
E
R
R
Grand Starfall Pantheon composes himself and then leaps into the air, landing at a chosen location as a comet.
R
R
R
Max Order: Q > E > W
75.0% Win Rate1.1% Pick Rate

Pantheon tips:

  • Mortal Will activates after 5 spells or basic attacks - plan your way through fights to allow you to activate it more than once.
  • Whittle the enemy down with Comet Spears before you jump in.
  • If an enemy is going to get out of range of your Aegis Assault, you can recast the spell to immediately fire the shield slam.

Playing Against Nunu & Willump

  • Interrupting the charge up on Absolute Zero will lower the amount of damage your team takes.
  • Using Summoner Flash is a surefire way to escape Absolute Zero.
  • Biggest Snowball Ever moves very fast but cannot turn as quickly, so don't try to escape it by running away in a straight line. Instead, make sudden, sharp turns.

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+5.2%
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+5.1%
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+4.5%
Hecarim

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+4.5%
Vi

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+4.4%
Talon

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Pantheon
+3.2%
Kindred

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Pantheon
+3.2%
Lee Sin

Pantheon vs Lee Sin

Pantheon
+3.0%
Naafiri

Pantheon vs Naafiri

Pantheon
+2.3%
Graves

Pantheon vs Graves

Pantheon
+2.2%
Rengar

Pantheon vs Rengar

Pantheon
+1.8%
Sejuani

Pantheon vs Sejuani

Pantheon
+1.5%
Master Yi

Pantheon vs Master Yi

Pantheon
+1.3%
Nocturne

Pantheon vs Nocturne

Pantheon
+0.0%
Udyr

Pantheon vs Udyr

Pantheon
-0.4%
Bel'Veth

Pantheon vs Bel'Veth

Pantheon
-0.6%
Fiddlesticks

Pantheon vs Fiddlesticks

Pantheon
-0.7%
Shyvana

Pantheon vs Shyvana

Pantheon
-1.0%
Briar

Pantheon vs Briar

Pantheon
-1.5%
Shaco

Pantheon vs Shaco

Pantheon
-1.6%
Warwick

Pantheon vs Warwick

Pantheon
-2.1%
Poppy

Pantheon vs Poppy

Pantheon
-2.1%
Ivern

Pantheon vs Ivern

Pantheon
-2.2%
Nidalee

Pantheon vs Nidalee

Pantheon
-2.2%
Kayn

Pantheon vs Kayn

Pantheon
-2.4%
Wukong

Pantheon vs Wukong

Pantheon
-2.4%
Amumu

Pantheon vs Amumu

Pantheon
-2.4%
Ekko

Pantheon vs Ekko

Pantheon
-2.5%
Kha'Zix

Pantheon vs Kha'Zix

Pantheon
-2.5%
Viego

Pantheon vs Viego

Pantheon
-2.7%
Lillia

Pantheon vs Lillia

Pantheon
-2.7%
Rammus

Pantheon vs Rammus

Pantheon
-2.8%
Jarvan IV

Pantheon vs Jarvan IV

Pantheon
-2.8%
Elise

Pantheon vs Elise

Pantheon
-2.9%
Evelynn

Pantheon vs Evelynn

Pantheon
-3.1%
Jax

Pantheon vs Jax

Pantheon
-3.5%
Volibear

Pantheon vs Volibear

Pantheon
-4.1%
Xin Zhao

Pantheon vs Xin Zhao

Pantheon
-4.4%
Zac

Pantheon vs Zac

Pantheon
-6.5%
Diana

Pantheon vs Diana

Pantheon
-6.7%
Trundle

Pantheon vs Trundle