Pantheon vs Vladimir TOP Matchup Guide | LaneStomp

Pantheon vs Vladimir TOP Matchup Guide | LaneStomp

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Pantheon into Vladimirmedium

Overview

You want to snowball early by punishing Vladimir's weak early wave control and sustain windows.
Use empowered trades and your point-and-click stun to deny Vladimir free farm and scaling.
Your goal is to crash waves before level 6 to roam with and extend map pressure.

Trading pattern

Start trades with stun and follow up with empowered for burst damage.
Disengage with to block Vladimir's retaliation damage.
Punish Vladimir when his untargetability is on cooldown by forcing trades.

Danger windows

Be cautious when stun or damage block are on cooldown; Vladimir can punish trades then.
Respect Vladimir's untargetability and its long cooldown to avoid wasted engages.
After level 6, Vladimir's creates burst threat; avoid committing without or ready.

Early game

Aggressively trade at levels 2-3 using empowered and to build a health lead.
Use to block Vladimir's main return damage and avoid extended trades.
Avoid using into wave states that let Vladimir safely sustain or farm under tower.

Power spikes

Level 2-3: Empowered , , and enable strong trades; use this to force lane control.
Level 6: unlocks global pressure; crash waves then look to roam and impact other lanes.
First lethality or fighter item powers your burst; use it to increase trade threat and lane dominance.

Win conditions

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

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