How to win lane as Pantheon against Locke · 50% win rate · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Even / skill | No data exists on Locke, so level 1 is a pure execution read for both sides. |
| Level 2 | Even / skill | Level 2 stays even because neither champion has a defining spike before spells are online. |
| Level 3 | Even / skill | At level 3 your full combo exists but so does his kit, leaving the trade to mechanics. |
| Levels 4-5 | Even / skill | Levels 4-5 remain skill-dependent — your all-in threat is matched by his cooldown management. |
| Level 6 | Locke | Locke's level-6 pattern gives him the edge if his ult timer outpaces your Grand Starfall. |
| First item | Even / skill | Your first item restores enough all-in power to bring the phase back to even. |
| Two+ items | Locke | Two items deep Locke's scaling outgrows your falling burst, tilting the phase to him. |
You have no games on record here, so play the first two levels as pure fundamentals: last-hit clean, keep the wave near your side, and never walk into fog without vision. Pantheon's passive lets you soak some early harass, but don't burn it needlessly against an unknown poke pattern. Q Comet Spear tap-poke on cooldown builds your Mortal Will while keeping you safe. Until you've seen Locke's key cooldown, this is a genuine skill lane — trade only when you know his answer is down.
The full Pantheon vs Locke report continues with the mid-game plan, the late-game and teamfight plan, every power spike to play around, and the win conditions for both sides — plus cooldown tracking and the live enemy-jungle tracker inside the app.
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