Katarina vs Pantheon Counter Pick
Matchup Summary
What the Data Means
Katarina, the Sinister Blade, meets Pantheon, the Unbreakable Spear, in the Mid lane. The sample behind this page is 625 games from patch 16.13.1, and Katarina wins 45.1% of them. A deficit of 4.9 points is what earns Pantheon its counter flag in this matchup.
Watch the cooldowns that swing it: Katarina’s Bouncing Blade (Q) against Pantheon’s Aegis Assault (E). Level six shifts things: Death Lotus on one side, Grand Starfall on the other. Note the resource bars too: None versus Mana.
Both champions are melee (Katarina at 125, Pantheon at 175), so the lane is decided by cooldowns rather than reach.
The magic-versus-physical split between Katarina and Pantheon decides which resistance matters first. Before items it is 672 HP, 32 armour, 32 MR for Katarina; 650, 40, 28 for Pantheon. 8 armour of separation tilts level-one trades toward Pantheon. By level 18 that becomes 2508 health and 112 armour for Katarina against 2503 and 124 for Pantheon. On autos alone the numbers read 58 AD for Katarina and 64 for Pantheon. Base movement favours Pantheon — 335 versus 345.
Katarina is the more demanding of the two to pilot (8/10 versus 4/10), which quietly shapes the win rate. The 625-game sample behind Katarina versus Pantheon is data rather than opinion.
FAQ
No — current data marks this as a counter matchup: Pantheon has the statistical edge. Katarina wins 45.1% of the recorded games.
45.1% from Katarina's perspective, measured on patch 16.13.1.
625 ranked games at Emerald rank and above, across all regions.
The current Katarina build — items, runes and skill order from the same data set — is on the Katarina build page.