Taric vs Pantheon Counter Pick
Matchup Summary
What the Data Means
Taric, the Shield of Valoran, meets Pantheon, the Unbreakable Spear, in the Support lane. Over 224 ranked games on patch 16.13.1, Taric closes out 60.7% of them. A 10.7-point edge is what puts this matchup in Taric’s column.
Aegis Assault (E) is the ability Taric has to respect, just as Pantheon plays around Starlight’s Touch. Cosmic Radiance and Grand Starfall are the two buttons that end the exchange outright.
This is a melee mirror in terms of reach — 150 versus 175 — so spacing matters less than ability timing.
With Taric and Pantheon both dealing mixed damage, stacking a single stat answers most of it. The stat sheet reads 645 HP and 40 armour for Taric against 650 and 40 for Pantheon. Scaling matters as well: Taric ends on 2328 HP, Pantheon on 2503. Base attack damage is 55 against 64, so Pantheon wins the raw auto-attack exchange. Pantheon covers ground faster from level one (340 against 345).
Taric players logged 224 of these games to produce the 60.7% figure.
FAQ
Yes — Taric holds the statistical advantage in this matchup. Taric wins 60.7% of the recorded games.
60.7% from Taric's perspective, measured on patch 16.13.1.
224 ranked games at Emerald rank and above, across all regions.
The current Taric build — items, runes and skill order from the same data set — is on the Taric build page.