How to win lane as Zac against Pantheon · 54.69% win rate over 128 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Pantheon | Pantheon's level 1 Q poke and W stun beat your empty early kit. |
| Level 2 | Pantheon | At 2 his Aegis E and burst out-trade you in every scrum. |
| Level 3 | Pantheon | Level 3 his Q-W-E combo chunks you before your slingshot lands. |
| Levels 4-5 | Pantheon | Levels 4-5 his front-loaded burst keeps him firmly ahead. |
| Level 6 | Pantheon | Level 6 his R roam and W-interrupt on your engage favor Pantheon. |
| First item | Pantheon | First item his burst still beats your W tank stats in trades. |
| Two+ items | Zac | Late Pantheon falls off while your R and scaling tankiness win. |
Pantheon out-trades you early. Comet Spear Q pokes you down before you can close, Shield Vault W will stun your E Elastic Slingshot mid-air, and Aegis Assault E negates your Q auto-damage during his combo. Respect the range and farm carefully.
The full Zac 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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