How to win lane as Illaoi against Pantheon · 52.17% win rate over 1,014 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Pantheon | At level 1 Pantheon's Comet Spear poke and point-blank burst dominate before your kit scales. |
| Level 2 | Pantheon | At level 2 his Shield Vault stun combo still wins the short trade. |
| Level 3 | Pantheon | At level 3 his early all-in threat keeps the lane in his favour. |
| Levels 4-5 | Illaoi | At level 4 E plus stacked tentacles let you pull his dashless soul, swinging the lane to you. |
| Level 6 | Illaoi | At 6 your R ring and bulk win the extended all-in against his duel-weak kit. |
| First item | Illaoi | With first item your tentacle brawl out-damages his falling-off burst. |
| Two+ items | Illaoi | In the 2+ item stage a full tentacle field shreds his squishy build. |
Levels 1-3 are Pantheon's: his Comet Spear poke and Shield Vault stun let him bully you and threaten an early all-in, so give ground, dodge Q, and just farm without contesting.
The full Illaoi 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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