How to win lane as Pantheon against Malzahar · 50.77% win rate over 390 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Pantheon | Malzahar has no early damage or peel, so you dominate the level-1 poke exchange. |
| Level 2 | Pantheon | At level 2 he's still pushing with spells while you threaten a real all-in he can't answer. |
| Level 3 | Pantheon | Level 3 gives you the full combo against a champion with zero mobility before his ult. |
| Levels 4-5 | Pantheon | Levels 4-5 are a clean kill window — he can't survive your W-Q dive without Nether Grasp. |
| Level 6 | Pantheon | At 6 your burst still outraces his suppression, keeping the phase in your favor with QSS awareness. |
| First item | Pantheon | Your first item preserves a one-combo threat before his scaling itemization comes online. |
| Two+ items | Malzahar | Two items in, his waveclear, Zhonya's, and passive shields flip the lane fully to him. |
Malzahar is one of the weakest champions in the game before level 6, so the first two levels are about setting up an early kill. He wants to poke with Q Call of the Void and start his Malefic Visions spread — soak the Q with your passive and punish him the moment he steps to cast. Tap Q Comet Spear to keep him low on the trade math. He has no mobility and no self-peel yet, so hover W range and threaten the all-in constantly.
The full Pantheon vs Malzahar 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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