How to win lane as Pantheon against Ryze · 54.08% win rate over 895 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Pantheon | At level 1 your point-and-click W stun plus Q out-damages a Ryze who has no W root yet and is busy last-hitting with Q-E. |
| Level 2 | Pantheon | Your level-2 W-Q all-in lands before he has both his root and any HP stacking — he has no escape to answer the gap-close. |
| Level 3 | Pantheon | With all three basics you E-block his Q-E root, then W in and Q-burst a squishy Ryze who can't trade back through it. |
| Levels 4-5 | Pantheon | Empowered-Q poke and E's damage block let you control the lane and walk him down whenever his W root is on cooldown. |
| Level 6 | Pantheon | Grand Starfall extends your map pressure with roams — you press the lead rather than expecting a clean 6 lane kill. |
| First item | Pantheon | Your lethality item (Dirk/Eclipse) still bursts him through pre-RoA HP — keep forcing the W-Q all-in on his root timer. |
| Two+ items | Ryze | Ryze out-scales hard: stacked Archangel's/RoA HP eats your burst and his Q-E root chain perma-locks you — play safe and let your team handle him. |
Ryze is one of the softest level 1-2s in the game and so is your strongest window — at level 1 your point-and-click W stun plus a Q does massive damage before he has his W root to peel you. At level 2 take your W-Q all-in the instant he steps up to last-hit; he has no escape and no hard CC yet. Through level 3 hold your E to block his Q poke, then dash in with W and burst — every trade where his W root is down is free for you.
The full Pantheon vs Ryze 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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