Pantheon builds for Top lane prioritize early game dominance and strong skirmishing potential. Here's the optimal approach:

Core Build

• First Item: Eclipse
• Boots: Plated Steelcaps
• Core Items: Black Cleaver, Sundered Sky
• Final Items: Sterak's Gage, Spear of Shojin

Summoner Spells

• Flash
• Ignite

Optimal Runes

• Primary: Conqueror, Presence of Mind, Legend: Haste, Last Stand
• Secondary: Conditioning, Overgrowth
• Shards: Attack Speed, Adaptive Force, Health Scaling

Skill Order Q > E > W

Key Strategies

• Abuse early game strength to secure kills
• Use ultimate (R) to assist other lanes after level 6
• Split push mid-game and join teamfights with ultimate

Strong Against

• Poppy (61.5% WR)
• Yone (56.9% WR)
• Kennen (55.0% WR)

Weak Against

• Urgot (39.4% WR)
• Illaoi (42.5% WR)
• Gragas (42.9% WR)

Best Synergies

• Swain (55.9% WR)
• Cassiopeia (55.8% WR)
• Ryze (55.6% WR)

Core Combo Empowered W > Auto Attack > Q > E

Alternative Build

• Keystone: Press the Attack
• Core Items: Same as above
• Win Rate: 51.4% over 1,382 matches

This build maintains a 51.8% win rate across 1,926 matches in Emerald+ elo.

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