Pantheon vs Vladimir TOP Matchup Guide | LaneStomp

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Pantheon vs Vladimir

Updated Jun 3, 2026

Overview

Pantheon is an early lane bully who must pressure Vladimir to deny his scaling and avoid a passive lane.
Use early empowered trades and point-and-click (W) to control lane and force Vladimir out of comfort.
This is a snowball vs scale matchup; Pantheon must snowball early and leverage (R) to impact the map before Vladimir powers up.

Trading pattern

Start trades with (W) stun and follow up with empowered (Q) for burst before disengaging with (E).
Punish Vladimir when his (W) untargetability is on cooldown by forcing trades.
Avoid extended trades if (E) is down, as Vladimir's sustain and damage can punish you.

Danger windows

Be cautious when (W) stun or (E) damage block are on cooldown; Vladimir can punish trades then.
(W) untargetability is a threat but has a long cooldown; respect this timing to avoid wasted engages.
After level 6, (R) creates burst threat; avoid grouped fights without proper cooldowns.

Early game

Aggressively trade with empowered (Q) and (W) stun around levels 2-3 to build a health lead.
Use (E) to block Vladimir's main return damage and avoid extended trades.
Avoid using (W) into bad wave states where Vladimir can safely farm or sustain.

Power spikes

Level 2-3: Empowered (Q), (W), and (E) enable strong early trades; use these to force lane control and wave pressure.
Level 6: (R) unlocks global pressure; crash waves then look to roam and impact other lanes.
Respect Vladimir's level 6 (R) burst window; avoid committing without (E) or (W) ready.

Win conditions

Use early empowered trades and (W) stun to deny Vladimir a calm scaling lane and build a health lead.
Crash waves before level 6 to create roam opportunities with (R) and extend map pressure.
Punish Vladimir's long (W) cooldown by forcing trades and wave control to prevent his item scaling.