Volibear vs Pantheon TOP Matchup Guide | LaneStomp

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Volibear vs Pantheon

Updated Jun 4, 2026

Overview

Use Volibear's early lane pressure and durable brawls to deny Pantheon a calm scaling lane.
Prioritize forcing health leads and repeated (W) trades to outlast Pantheon's short burst trades.
This is a snowball matchup where Volibear must leverage early agency to suppress Pantheon's early lane dominance.

Trading pattern

Initiate trades with (Q) to force contact and position (E) to maximize slow and shield benefits.
Commit to extended trades only if second (W) healing is guaranteed; otherwise, disengage before Pantheon can stun or burst.
Punish Pantheon after he uses (W) or (E) by stepping up for longer trades where his burst is down.

Danger windows

Pantheon is most dangerous when his passive is stacked and (W) stun is ready; avoid extended trades during this window.
Be cautious when (E) is up as it blocks your main return damage; delay trades until it is down.
After Pantheon reaches level 6, respect his roam threat by hard pushing waves and pinging missing to avoid ganks.

Early game

Start trades with (Q) to engage and follow with (E) to slow and shield for sustained fights.
Avoid chasing Pantheon through waves where (Q) cannot connect to prevent wasting engage tools.
Use the first levels to build health leads and prepare for level 6 dive windows.

Power spikes

Level 3 unlocks Volibear's full ability pattern; use this to threaten brawls with stun, shield, and healing.
Level 6 (R) enables dive pressure; use health leads and wave crashes to force Pantheon off the wave or under tower.
Respect Pantheon's level 2-3 empowered (Q), (W), and (E) burst trades by avoiding early all-ins without cooldown advantage.

Win conditions

Use (Q) and (W) to force early health leads and deny Pantheon safe farming.
Convert level 6 into aggressive dives or forced recalls under tower using (R) and durability.
Maintain pressure through repeated (W) trades and durable brawls to snowball and control the lane tempo.