How to win lane as Vladimir against Pantheon · 53.2% win rate (2,421 Emerald+ games, lolalytics, sampled July 2026) · Matchup data reviewed on patch 26.15
He brawls, you drain — the extended fight he forces is the exact fight your kit monetizes.
Track: Pantheon's W — Shield Vault (13–9s cooldown). Point-and-click stun — respect the all-in any time it is up.
Read from Vladimir's seat: which stage windows this plan plays for against Pantheon.
This is Vladimir's own plan; across 2,421 pooled games the lane is leaning Vladimir.
| 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 | Even / skill | By 4-5 your Tides of Blood sustain lets you outheal his poke and stabilize. |
| Level 6 | Even / skill | Level 6 Grand Starfall hands him roam and dive pressure that beats your combo. |
| First item | Even / skill | 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. Track Shield Vault (Stun) cycles every 13-9s — a dash stun; respect the all-in any time it is up and check it before every step-up. Your empowered Tides of Blood plus Transfusion lets you shove and heal, but respect Pantheon's Comet Spear (Q) poke and the Shield Vault (W) stun all-in, with Aegis Assault (E) blocking your Q.
Pooled Emerald+ win rates from Vladimir's side, sampled July 2026.
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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Vladimir, slightly — a 53.2% win rate edge over 2,421 games; execution can flip it.
Mostly — Vladimir has a small statistical edge (53.2% win rate), but execution decides this lane far more than the pick does.
Not a hard counter — Vladimir has a slight edge (53.2% win rate), and play quality decides the rest.
Vladimir takes Phase Rush on the Sorcery tree with Nimbus Cloak, Transcendence and Scorch, and Resolve secondary (Bone Plating and Overgrowth) vs Pantheon.
Start Doran's Shield + Health Potion and back for Amplifying Tome + Boots (≈900g). Build Riftmaker first, then Cosmic Drive, with Plated Steelcaps / Sorcerer's Shoes.
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