How to win lane as Zaahen against Pantheon · 51.57% win rate over 1,150 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Even / skill | Level 1 is a neutral farm start before Pantheon's combo is online. |
| Level 2 | Even / skill | Level 2 stays even as neither side has a decisive trade yet. |
| Level 3 | Pantheon | At level 3 Pantheon's full Comet Spear and Shield Vault combo out-bursts you before you ramp. |
| Levels 4-5 | Zaahen | By levels 4-5 your Q and E sustained damage beats his cooldown-reliant burst in extended trades. |
| Level 6 | Even / skill | Level 6 is even as his R Grand Starfall roam threat balances against your growing duel strength. |
| First item | Pantheon | At first item Pantheon's lethality build lets his burst keep beating you. |
| Two+ items | Even / skill | Late, Pantheon falls off while you scale, so extended fights and duels even back out. |
Levels 1-2 are an even farm start, but Pantheon is looking to poke with Comet Spear and set up his Shield Vault stun. Don't hand him free short trades before his kit is fully online.
The full Zaahen 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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