Naafiri vs Pantheon Counter Pick

A 112-game sample is thin, and the 42.0% attached to Naafiri on patch 16.13.1 should be read with that in mind: it points at a losing matchup without pinning down how heavy the loss is. The direction itself is easy to justify. Pantheon opens with 40 armor and climbs to 124.2 by level 18, a sturdy wall against physical damage, and every point of damage Naafiri deals is physical.

Aegis Assault sharpens the problem further. It renders him invulnerable to damage arriving from the front while he strikes repeatedly with the spear, so the packmates from We Are More contribute only if they end up behind him. Shield Vault is a targeted dash that damages and stuns, and a stunned assassin cannot cast Eviscerate to leave. Mortal Will empowers his next ability every few attacks or casts, which keeps that punish available on a short rhythm rather than once per fight, and Grand Starfall lets him leave a losing position and land somewhere else entirely.

She keeps two levers: The Call of the Pack, which grants untargetability along with extra packmates, move speed and attack damage, and Hounds’ Pursuit, which can be recast after a takedown. The raw numbers still favor Pantheon — 650 health growing to 2,503 against 610 and 2,395, 175 attack range against 125, and 345 move speed against 340.