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Viktor vs Pantheon

Updated Jun 4, 2026

Overview

Viktor is a scaling control mage who must manage wave control and avoid giving Pantheon early kill pressure.
Maintain medium lane pressure to deny Pantheon easy empowered trades and prevent him from snowballing.
Prioritize surviving early burst and scaling into teamfight damage with upgraded abilities.

Trading pattern

Trade with (E) poke and (Q) shield while holding (W) to zone or disengage from Pantheon's all-in attempts.
Punish Pantheon after he uses (W) stun or (E) damage block, as his engage is predictable and cooldowns are down.
Avoid using (W) for wave clear alone to prevent being vulnerable to Pantheon's short burst trades.

Danger windows

Pantheon is most dangerous when his passive is stacked and (W) stun is available; avoid extended trades in this window.
Viktor is vulnerable when (W) is down; maintain spacing and avoid hard engages during this cooldown.
Be cautious of Pantheon's level 6 roam potential; hard push wave to punish his absence or secure plates safely.

Early game

Use (E) poke and (Q) shield to farm safely and avoid Pantheon's empowered (Q) burst trades.
Avoid extended trades before level 6; focus on spacing to dodge Pantheon's point-and-click (W) stun.
Keep (W) ready for disengage to punish Pantheon if he missteps after his (W) or (E) cooldowns.

Power spikes

Respect Pantheon's level 2-3 empowered (Q), (W), and (E) burst window by playing cautiously and spacing well.
Use Viktor's level 6 (R) ultimate availability to create all-in or defensive windows, leveraging its area damage.
After completing the first mage item and evolving abilities, pressure Pantheon more confidently, as Viktor's poke and shield improve.

Win conditions

Survive Pantheon's early burst and scaling pressure to reach item and ability evolution thresholds.
Use upgraded (E) poke, (Q) shield, and (R) ultimate to control space and force Pantheon out of extended trades.
Deny Pantheon snowball by punishing cooldowns and leveraging wave control to secure teamfight impact later.