How to win lane as Vladimir against Pantheon · 54.39% win rate over 1,993 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Pantheon | Pantheon's Comet Spear outranges Transfusion and pokes you off the wave at level 1. |
| Level 2 | Pantheon | At 2 his Aegis Assault and empowered Q win every short trade you attempt. |
| Level 3 | Pantheon | Level 3 Shield Vault gives him a point-blank stun all-in you can't Pool through. |
| Levels 4-5 | Vladimir | By 4-5 your Tides of Blood sustain lets you outheal his poke and stabilize. |
| Level 6 | Pantheon | Level 6 Grand Starfall hands him roam and dive pressure that beats your combo. |
| First item | Pantheon | His committed all-in still overpowers you until your first item's sustain lands. |
| Two+ items | Vladimir | At two items your Hemoplague teamfight and Pool immunity outscale his falloff. |
Pantheon controls levels 1-3: his Comet Spear outranges your Transfusion and his Shield Vault beats any melee trade, so farm with Q and don't walk up into E range.
The full Vladimir 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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