How to win lane as Nautilus against Pantheon · 36.84% win rate over 19 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Pantheon | His Aegis passive blocks your first auto, so Staggering Blow never roots and his W can point-click stun you out of any level-1 contest. |
| Level 2 | Pantheon | At 2 he has Aegis-blocked autos plus W stun and empowered Q poke, while you still lack the full combo to punish him. |
| Level 3 | Pantheon | Even with Q + W + E online your hook can be stunned mid-cast by his point-click W, and his spear poke out-damages your trade. |
| Levels 4-5 | Pantheon | Through 4-5 his empowered Q spears chip you faster than your W shield heals and his W stun resets keep beating your engage. |
| Level 6 | Nautilus | Depth Charge is a homing, undodgeable knock-up his shield can't block and he can't escape — your single clean all-in window. |
| First item | Pantheon | His lethality spike bursts you before tank items matter, and his W stun chains his combo through your W shield. |
| Two+ items | Pantheon | You both fall off, but he can still kite-poke a no-damage tank, so play it for teamfight lockdown, not the 1v1. |
Levels 1-3 are brutal here. His Aegis passive blocks your first Staggering Blow auto, which means your passive root just doesn't proc, and he point-click stuns you with W before you can do anything. Don't walk up to last-hit in his Q spear range expecting to trade, because his shield eats your engage auto and his stun locks you for his combo. Hold your Q for a clean hook from the brush or when he steps up to poke, never throw it as an opener he can simply stun you out of.
The full Nautilus 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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