How to win lane as Pantheon against Neeko · 54.95% win rate over 222 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Pantheon | Your passive soaks her level-1 Blooming Burst while she can't punish your approach. |
| Level 2 | Pantheon | At level 2 you out-trade her poke with better base stats and a real all-in threat. |
| Level 3 | Pantheon | Level 3 gives you the full combo, and your W stun beats her Tangle-Barbs root. |
| Levels 4-5 | Pantheon | Levels 4-5 let you E-block her damage and walk her down between her cooldowns. |
| Level 6 | Pantheon | At 6 your W and E shut down her telegraphed Pop Blossom before it can execute. |
| First item | Pantheon | Your first item makes W-Q lethal against a squishy, escape-light target. |
| Two+ items | Pantheon | She stays squishy at two items, so you stay ahead in any fight where the clone doesn't fool you. |
Neeko wants to poke with Q Blooming Burst and land the occasional E Tangle-Barbs root, so the first two levels are about spacing around her E and soaking the Q with your passive. Don't stand behind low minions where her Q's secondary blooms punish you. Tap Q Comet Spear to trade whenever she steps up. She's immobile aside from her E and clone, so every approach she makes is a W opportunity for you.
The full Pantheon vs Neeko 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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