MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Pantheon vs Malphite
How often does Pantheon beat Malphite in Top?
Pantheon into Malphite in Top: 49% observed win rate across 1,139 ranked games.
Global ranked sample: games from every region and every rank pooled together, not one server's stats. Data runs through patch 26.12; curves updated 2026-08-07.
By 15 minutes the median game has Pantheon behind by 46 gold.
Pantheon at 15:00
- Gold: -46
- CS: 0
- XP: -525
Typical gap to Malphite, from 1,133 games that reached 15:00.
Does Pantheon counter Malphite?
No counter here: Pantheon sits at 49% over 1,139 games. The swing lives in the spots below, so play the side you know better and chase the row that moves the number the most in this lane, then hold that lead through the first back.
Beating Malphite: the Pantheon game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Pantheon at 56% across 625 games. Flip the lead and Pantheon falls to 40% across 514.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 56% | 625 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 40% | 514 |
| First blood | 56% | 554 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 56% | 501 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 51% | 662 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 57% | 220 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 65% | 71 |
Someone usually dies here around 5:29 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 5:37. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Pantheon's Top build, with receipts
Into Malphite specifically, Pantheon finishes Black Cleaver first most often: 47.1% over 361 games of this matchup.
The most-finished Pantheon core is Eclipse, Black Cleaver, Sundered Sky: 55.3% across 730 games when all three got done. All matchups, patches 26.1-26.12.
Most games start Doran's Blade + Health Potion; the first finished item is usually Eclipse (6,651 games).
Skill plan: Pantheon players max Q first and take Q at level 1.