How to win lane as Vex against Pantheon · 57.8% win rate over 1,403 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Pantheon | Pantheon's point-blank empowered Q and passive auto-block beat your level-1 trade. |
| Level 2 | Pantheon | At 2 his W leap-stun combo bursts you before your W shield matters. |
| Level 3 | Pantheon | Level 3 he can all-in with Q-W-E while you have no ult escape. |
| Levels 4-5 | Pantheon | Through 4-5 his kill pressure and roam threat with early spikes exceed yours. |
| Level 6 | Vex | At 6 your R plus a passive fear on his leap flips the all-in in your favour. |
| First item | Vex | First item you outrange his poke and gain kill threat he can't answer. |
| Two+ items | Vex | Two items in he falls off while your AoE fear-burst scales past him. |
Pantheon owns levels 1-4. His passive blocks your autos, his Q outranges your trade range at melee, and his W leap-stun sets up a burst combo your W shield can't fully eat. Do not contest early — soak XP behind your minions, last-hit with Q, and give up a little CS rather than a kill. Ward your flanks because he roams well with a lead.
The full Vex vs Pantheon 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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