Pantheon vs Jayce TOP Matchup Guide | LaneStomp

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Pantheon vs Jayce

Updated Jun 3, 2026

Overview

Pantheon is an early lane bully who must pressure Jayce to deny his ranged poke and scaling potential.
Use empowered trades and (W) stun to control the lane tempo and prevent Jayce from freely poking or farming.

Trading pattern

Initiate trades with (W) stun when empowered (Q) is ready to maximize burst damage.
After using (W), be cautious as your engage is predictable; disengage or use (E) to block counter damage.
Punish Jayce when his hammer form commit ends or when his poke (Q)+(E) combo is on cooldown.

Danger windows

Be cautious when (E) is down, as Jayce's poke and hammer form burst can punish your trades.
Avoid engaging immediately after using (W) since your engage pattern is predictable and punishable.
Watch for Jayce's empowered (Q) through (E), which can chunk your health and deny melee farm.

Early game

Aggressively use empowered (Q) and (W) at levels 2-3 to force short trades and build early health leads.
Avoid wasting (W) into unfavorable wave states where Jayce can punish with ranged poke.
Use (E) to block Jayce's main return damage and disengage safely after trades.

Power spikes

Level 2-3 is your major spike: use empowered (Q), (W), and (E) to force trades and build lane control.
Level 6 unlocks (R) for map pressure; crash waves before roaming to maximize impact.
Respect Jayce's first damage item spike; avoid extended trades and punish his hammer form cooldowns.

Win conditions

Snowball early by landing empowered trades and (W) stuns to deny Jayce farm and force resets.
Use wave control to crash before level 6 and roam with (R) to create cross-map pressure.
Maintain lane pressure to prevent Jayce from safely scaling and convert early leads into map advantages.