Pantheon

Stand just outside Orb of Deception return paths and punish when Ahri uses Q on the wave. Do not open with Aegis of Zeonia while Charm is available unless she is pinned near terrain or already missed it; once Charm is down, jump in, unload Heartseeker Strike, and use Spear Shot to finish through Spirit Rush spacing.

Later Ahri is harder to catch in side lane once Spirit Rush is up, and she brings better pick pressure around objectives. Pantheon should flank or arrive with Grand Skyfall after Charm is used rather than walking through her front line.

• •Aegis of Zeonia is much stronger after she spends one Spirit Rush charge.
• •Sidestep sideways after Spear Shot trades so the returning Orb of Deception misses.
• •If she holds Charm, short Q trades are better than forcing the all-in.
• •Do not channel Grand Skyfall where she can simply Spirit Rush out before impact.

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Trade before level 6 with Spear Shot and keep Aegis Protection ready for her mark proc. If she drops Twilight Shroud, step out instead of swinging blindly, then re-engage when she leaves it or burns Shadow Dance to chase.

Later Akali becomes more dangerous in extended side-lane fights if she can reset through shroud and spell vamp. Pantheon still offers stronger immediate lockdown in teamfights, so save Aegis of Zeonia for her first dive onto a carry.

• •Block the Mark of the Assassin auto with Aegis Protection whenever possible.
• •Do not cast Heartseeker Strike into an empty shroud unless you know where she exits.
• •Her first Shadow Dance is your cue to stun, not to retreat in a straight line.
• •Pink-style true sight matters more than a damage item when shroud is deciding fights.

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Use Spear Shot to chip him and avoid standing close enough for free Pulverize into Headbutt. Commit only after Headbutt or Pulverize is down, and disengage immediately when Unbreakable Will starts instead of wasting Heartseeker Strike into it.

Later Alistar is not trying to side-lane duel Pantheon; he wins by starting or peeling teamfights. Pantheon should ignore him when possible and use Grand Skyfall or flank angles to reach carries behind him.

• •If he saves Headbutt, your leap can turn into a forced disengage instead of a kill.
• •Aegis Protection can block his empowered auto pattern, but not the displacement chain.
• •Do not chase through Triumphant Roar sustain unless his ultimate is down.
• •Stunning him during Unbreakable Will is usually a waste unless it protects an ally.

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Keep minions between you and Bandage Toss, then punish missed Q with Spear Shot and a short stun combo. Do not stand in Despair after your Heartseeker Strike ends; Pantheon needs repeated short trades, not a long melee burn fight.

Later Amumu is much more valuable in grouped fights because Curse of the Sad Mummy can decide the whole fight. Pantheon should split pressure or use Grand Skyfall after Amumu's ultimate is forced, not before.

• •His Tantrum passive makes small physical hits feel worse than expected.
• •Never chase him through Despair after your cooldowns are gone.
• •A missed Bandage Toss is the best window to jump in.
• •Your stun can interrupt his movement, but it does not stop the area ultimate once he is in range.

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Avoid straight-line approaches through Flash Frost and do not leap unless her stun is down or she is too close to wall you off safely. If you trigger Rebirth, check your cooldowns and minion position before committing to the egg; dying to Glacial Storm while tunneling the egg loses the duel.

Later Anivia controls waves and chokepoints better than Pantheon and is hard to kill through peel. Pantheon should attack side lanes and use Grand Skyfall behind her team rather than entering through her wall and storm.

• •Aegis of Zeonia can put you on the wrong side of Crystallize if you jump too early.
• •Save movement for the returning or detonated Flash Frost, not just the first projectile.
• •Do not spend Ignite-style finish damage before Rebirth if you cannot kill the egg.
• •Grand Skyfall is risky into prepared Anivia because wall and storm punish the landing zone.

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Track her stun stacks and do not jump when the next spell is charged unless you can kill immediately. Harass with Spear Shot when her stun is not ready, then commit after she spends it on a minion wave or misses the Tibbers timing.

Later Annie's teamfight engage scales better because Tibbers stun can delete a carry. Pantheon should look for side pressure or flank her before she groups, and in fights he must not be the first target she sees with stun ready.

• •Her auto range lets her chip you, but Spear Shot trades back without entering Incinerate range.
• •If Tibbers is available, hold Aegis of Zeonia until she exposes herself or wastes stun.
• •Mercury's Treads change the stun trade more than raw damage does.
• •Do not channel Heartseeker Strike while Tibbers is burning you unless she is already dead.

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Hold brush or fog angles so she cannot start the trade with repeated Frost Shot autos. Bait Volley first, then use Aegis of Zeonia; once she has spent Arrow or missed it, Pantheon can stay on her with Spear Shot finish damage.

Later Ashe becomes more valuable grouped because Arrow can start fights from range, but she still loses isolated side-lane duels if Pantheon has flash or flank access. Pantheon should attack her from side angles instead of running down a lane through slows.

• •Aegis Protection blocks one auto, which matters more when she is trying to chain Frost Shot slows.
• •Do not walk directly at her after Arrow is ready; approach from fog.
• •If Volley is down, her immediate trade damage drops sharply.
• •Boots of Swiftness are specifically useful when Frost Shot kiting is the only problem.

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Stand behind minions to deny Rocket Grab and force Blitzcrank to walk into Spear Shot poke. Save Aegis of Zeonia until after Power Fist is used or when he is low enough that Mana Barrier will not buy a full second rotation.

Later Blitzcrank matters more as a pick champion than a duelist, especially around vision. Pantheon should avoid face-checking hooks and use Grand Skyfall to bypass hook zones onto the back line.

• •Do not chase under tower just because Mana Barrier popped low.
• •Aegis Protection can block a key Power Fist auto if timed before his knockup hit lands.
• •Minions ruin Rocket Grab but do not protect you from Static Field damage.
• •If he uses Overdrive forward and misses hook, he has little left for the duel.

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Do not leap after being tagged by Pillar of Flame or Conflagration unless Sear is already down. Juke the delayed Pillar, force Sear to miss, then jump immediately and burst before Pyroclasm can bounce through nearby units.

Later Brand is stronger in grouped fights when Pyroclasm has bounce targets and Pantheon has to enter through spell zones. Pantheon should pick him from fog or split pressure rather than front-lining into Brand's combo.

• •If Blaze is on you, respect Sear as a stun, not just poke.
• •Fight away from minion waves and allies so Pyroclasm has fewer valuable bounces.
• •Heartseeker Strike is dangerous if Sear is still available.
• •Hexdrinker is one of the cleanest ways to survive his first rotation.

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Stay mobile around Rupture and use Spear Shot to chip rather than starting every trade with Aegis of Zeonia. Commit only after Rupture or Feral Scream is down, then leave before Feast range becomes lethal if your burst did not finish him.

Later Cho'Gath outscales Pantheon in front-to-back fights and side-lane durability once Feast stacks and tank items are online. Pantheon should avoid extended side fights and instead use Grand Skyfall to reach softer targets while Cho'Gath is showing elsewhere.

• •Do not channel Heartseeker Strike inside obvious Rupture timing.
• •His silence can prevent the last Spear Shot that would normally finish a target.
• •Aegis Protection does nothing against Feast's true damage.
• •Armor shred helps more than flat trading once he builds health and armor.

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Poke with Spear Shot until Corki uses Valkyrie defensively or aggressively, then jump before it returns. When Gatling Gun starts, either finish immediately or step out; standing in the armor shred turns the duel in Corki's favor.

Later Corki scales into stronger sustained teamfight damage, while Pantheon remains better at forcing a single pick. In side lane, Pantheon can still win if he catches Valkyrie down, but grouped fights require flanking around Corki's poke.

• •Do not chase straight through Valkyrie's fire trail after your stun ends.
• •Aegis Protection blocks an auto, but Corki's mixed spell damage still matters.
• •If Gatling Gun has shredded you, reset the fight instead of extending.
• •Grand Skyfall behind Corki can force Valkyrie toward your team rather than away from it.

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Dodge Infected Cleaver by fighting around minions and do not take a long melee trade while Burning Agony is running. Force Sadism with a partial combo, back off, then re-engage only if you have anti-heal or enough burst to finish through the regeneration.

Later Mundo becomes much harder for Pantheon to kill in side lane and can walk through poke to threaten carries. Pantheon should apply Grievous Wounds if assigned to him, but his better job is usually diving past Mundo onto less durable targets.

• •Never judge his health bar normally while Sadism is available.
• •Aegis Protection blocks an auto, not Burning Agony or Cleaver damage.
• •Use minions to cut off Cleaver angles before you leap.
• •Executioner's Calling is specifically for making your second rotation matter.

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Keep health high when she is missing, because her best duel starts from Camouflage with first hit advantage. Once she appears, stun immediately after Ravage or before she can move through you, then unload Heartseeker Strike and finish with Spear Shot before Dark Frenzy speed resets the spacing.

Later Evelynn is more dangerous through flank picks than honest side-lane duels. Pantheon should ward deeper, group around reveal tools, and save Aegis of Zeonia for her first commit onto a carry.

• •Do not waste Spear Shot into fog when she can simply choose not to appear.
• •If she opens with Agony's Embrace, wait out the slow before chasing too far.
• •Your stun is reliable because she must enter melee to Ravage.
• •Early magic resist is enough if her burst is the only way she wins.

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Do not lead with Aegis of Zeonia while Arcane Shift is up unless Ezreal is trapped against terrain. Walk him down with Spear Shot pressure, bait Shift with a forward movement or Grand Skyfall angle, then stun immediately after he lands.

Later Ezreal outpokes and teamfights better from range, while Pantheon remains stronger at punishing isolated cooldown mistakes. Pantheon should force side pressure or flank, because running through Mystic Shot poke makes his engage too predictable.

• •Aegis Protection can block an auto, but Mystic Shot poke is the real tax.
• •If he uses Arcane Shift aggressively, punish at once; that is his escape.
• •Avoid fighting through minions that let Mystic Shot reduce his cooldowns repeatedly.
• •Grand Skyfall can cut off his retreat path, but wait to see where he Shifts.

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Hold Aegis of Zeonia for Drain when possible rather than spending it into ready Terrify. If he fears first and starts Drain, re-engage after the fear ends and stun the channel; never stand in Crowstorm unless your next spell kills him.

Later Fiddlesticks is much stronger from fog in grouped fights with Crowstorm, while Pantheon has better targeted interruption if he sees him. Pantheon should control vision and use Grand Skyfall after Crowstorm is revealed or canceled.

• •Your stun cancels Drain, but only if Terrify is not stopping you first.
• •Dark Wind silence can interrupt your spell chain after the leap.
• •Do not duel near unwarded walls where Crowstorm can start on top of you.
• •Quicksilver Sash is specifically valuable when fear decides the fight.

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Poke with Spear Shot and watch whether Gangplank uses Remove Scurvy for healing before you commit. If W is down, jump and burst immediately; if W is up, consider baiting it with a short trade and back off before his passive and Parrrley win the extended fight.

Later Gangplank scales into stronger global teamfight influence with Cannon Barrage and better sustained side-lane trading. Pantheon can still win picks when Remove Scurvy is down, but he should not rely on one stun combo to decide late fights.

• •Do not assume Aegis of Zeonia guarantees Heartseeker Strike while Remove Scurvy is ready.
• •Aegis Protection can block Parrrley because it behaves like an attack-based shot.
• •His Cannon Barrage can turn a close duel if you chase in a straight line.
• •Armor is useful, but the real matchup is about baiting W.

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Keep him at Spear Shot range and tag him often enough to stop Perseverance from resetting the lane. Do not use Aegis of Zeonia into a fresh Decisive Strike unless you are ready to disengage after Heartseeker Strike, because Judgment punishes standing beside him. Commit when his Q speed burst is down or after you have blocked his empowered attack with Aegis Protection.

Later Finished Garen is harder to kill in the side lane, but Pantheon has better map entry with Grand Skyfall. In teamfights, do not dive him first; use your stun on carries and leave Garen to be kited unless he has already spent Demacian Justice.

• •Spear Shot poke is partly about denying Perseverance, not just damage.
• •Aegis Protection can block the Decisive Strike hit, but not Judgment or Demacian Justice.
• •If he activates Decisive Strike toward you, step back before stunning so Judgment does not get full duration.
• •Do not take an all-in while already near execute range.

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Hold just outside Body Slam range and make him spend it on wave control or a missed engage before you jump. If he keeps Body Slam, poke with Spear Shot and do not channel Heartseeker Strike in front of a prepared barrel. Commit when Body Slam and Explosive Cask are unavailable, because that is when your stun actually keeps him in your damage.

Later Gragas brings stronger teamfight disruption while Pantheon has better pick pressure and side-lane kill threat if Gragas wastes Body Slam. Finished Gragas can deny your dive with Explosive Cask, so flank after he uses it or land on targets away from him.

• •Do not Aegis of Zeonia into a barrel already placed under your feet.
• •Body Slam can make Heartseeker Strike miss if you start it too early.
• •Explosive Cask can separate you from your target after Grand Skyfall.
• •Magic resist matters more than armor in this duel.

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Do not duel him inside multiple turrets; hold outside rocket range when possible and use Spear Shot to thin turrets or chip him when he steps away from them. Bait CH-1 Concussion Grenade before jumping, because a direct stun or blind ruins your burst window. Commit only when the turret count is low or he is displaced from his setup.

Later Heimerdinger is still awkward in sieges and objective setups, but Pantheon is better at leaving the lane and forcing fights elsewhere with Grand Skyfall. In late teamfights, do not land into his prepared zone unless your team can immediately collapse.

• •Aegis Protection blocks turret attacks, but only one; it does not let you ignore a nest.
• •If he holds CH-1 Concussion Grenade, your stun combo is not guaranteed to win.
• •Grand Skyfall behind him is better than landing in front of his turrets.
• •Clearing turrets first is often the kill setup.

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Judge the duel by forcing her cooldowns: walk up with Spear Shot pressure, then save Aegis of Zeonia until Howling Gale is charging or already missed. If she has Monsoon, do not spend everything before the knockback; stun again only after she uses it or when you can burst through Eye Of The Storm. In team contexts, attack from fog so she has less time to pre-shield and disengage.

Later Janna will not usually side-lane against Pantheon, and she loses the isolated duel if caught. Her late-game value is teamfight peel, so Pantheon should use Grand Skyfall to split her attention or force Monsoon before his carries commit.

• •Eye Of The Storm can make your Spear Shot poke look worse than the health bars imply.
• •A fully charged Howling Gale can interrupt your follow-up after stun.
• •Monsoon is the cooldown that matters; without it she cannot keep you off for long.
• •She is easier to kill when she has just shielded a turret or ally.

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Trade in short cycles: Spear Shot, keep Aegis Protection ready for Martial Cadence, then stun after he uses Dragon Strike or misses the flag combo. Avoid standing in a line with Demacian Standard when his Q is available. Commit after his knock-up pattern is down, because then Heartseeker Strike is much harder for him to avoid.

Later Jarvan scales better as a front-line teamfighter and can trap targets with Cataclysm, while Pantheon remains stronger at picks and cross-map collapses. In the side lane, do not take extended fights inside Cataclysm unless you are already ahead or have a defensive cooldown ready.

• •Aegis Protection can block Martial Cadence's basic attack damage.
• •If he tags you with Dragon Strike armor shred, back off before accepting the full trade.
• •Cataclysm can keep you in range for his team after Grand Skyfall.
• •Your stun can stop him before the flag combo if you read the setup.

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Do not open with Aegis of Zeonia while Counter Strike is ready unless you are using it only to disengage. Poke with Spear Shot, back up when he activates Counter Strike, then re-enter after the stun lands or expires. Your best all-in is before he has stacked Grandmaster's Might attack speed and after Leap Strike has been spent aggressively.

Later Jax wins the finished side-lane duel and will outscale Pantheon in repeated melee fights. Pantheon should stop trying to match him alone and instead use Grand Skyfall to force numbers elsewhere or stun Jax only when the team can burst him.

• •Counter Strike is the whole matchup; do not feed it your melee follow-up.
• •Aegis Protection can block a Leap Strike hit if it is treated as an attack, but it will not solve his sustained damage.
• •Heartseeker Strike is best after Counter Strike ends, not during it.
• •If Jax has Leap Strike available, he can choose whether the fight continues.

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Hold a side angle so Lay Waste is harder to predict, then use Aegis of Zeonia when Wall of Pain is down or when you can kill through the slow. Do not stand still after Heartseeker Strike; move immediately out of Defile and away from his passive body. If Requiem is the concern, save enough health or magic shield value to survive after disengaging.

Later Karthus contributes more guaranteed teamfight damage, while Pantheon is better at starting fights before Karthus is set. In side lane Pantheon can still kill him, but late fights require leaving Death Defied's area quickly and interrupting or absorbing Requiem pressure with team resources.

• •Your stun interrupts his movement, not Death Defied's casting after he dies.
• •Wall of Pain makes chasing through Defile much worse than starting from fog.
• •Do not celebrate the kill inside his passive; step out first.
• •Hexdrinker can be the difference between winning and trading one for one.

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Pressure him before level 6 with Spear Shot and punish last hits, because Void Stone does little against your physical damage. After 6, do not throw Aegis of Zeonia at maximum range unless Riftwalk is down or he has used it forward. Commit when Null Sphere is down so he cannot silence your follow-up after the stun.

Later Finished Kassadin becomes much harder to pin down and is better at choosing side-lane skirmishes, but Pantheon can still punish him if he Riftwalks aggressively into vision. In teamfights, hold stun for Kassadin's entry instead of diving blindly past him.

• •Your damage being mostly physical is a major advantage into Void Stone.
• •Null Sphere can stop your spell chain if you delay after jumping.
• •Track whether Riftwalk was used forward; that is your real engage window.
• •Grand Skyfall can follow his roam, but it does not guarantee he stays to fight.

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Do not waste Aegis of Zeonia for light poke if she still has Death Lotus; your stun is the answer to her ultimate. Harass with Spear Shot, then commit after Shunpo is used or when you can stun the moment she channels. Keep the fight short, because resets are irrelevant in a true 1v1 unless she kills you first.

Later Katarina is more dangerous in chaotic teamfights than in the side lane, where Pantheon can still threaten her if his stun is up. Late, save Aegis of Zeonia for Death Lotus unless another teammate has already locked her down.

• •Aegis of Zeonia cancels Death Lotus; hold it for that job.
• •If she Shunpos behind you, turn before using Heartseeker Strike.
• •Her damage reduction after Shunpo can blunt your first burst, so wait a beat if you can.
• •Do not Grand Skyfall into her team without knowing where Katarina is.

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Stay outside Righteous Fury uptime when possible and trade only when Reckoning is down or she has used it on the wave. Bait Intervention with a partial combo, then back off instead of channeling Heartseeker Strike into invulnerability. Recommit after the ultimate ends, ideally with Aegis Protection ready for one ranged attack.

Later Kayle wins more finished side-lane fights because Intervention and sustained ranged damage outlast Pantheon's burst. In teamfights, Pantheon should force her ultimate on herself or a frontliner before diving the actual carry.

• •Do not use Heartseeker Strike into Intervention; you lose the entire channel.
• •Reckoning's slow is what lets Righteous Fury keep hitting you.
• •Aegis Protection only blocks one ranged attack, not the splash pattern around the fight.
• •If Intervention is down, she is much more vulnerable to your normal combo.

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