Nasus vs Pantheon TOP Matchup Guide | LaneStomp

Nasus vs Pantheon TOP Matchup Guide | LaneStomp

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Overview

Survive Pantheon's early empowered trades by farming safely near your turret to build stacks.
This lane is a snowball vs scale matchup; focus on stacking and avoiding early all-ins.
Your goal is to outscale Pantheon by denying his early burst and forcing extended fights.

Trading pattern

Use to slow Pantheon only after he commits without or available.
Trade after Pantheon wastes stun or damage block to reduce his burst.
Avoid fighting before you have meaningful stacks and active; focus on safe poke and farming.

Danger windows

Pantheon is most dangerous when his stun and empowered are up; avoid trades then.
Be cautious when Pantheon's damage block is available to prevent your damage return.
After Pantheon uses to roam, hard push the wave to punish his absence and take turret plates.

Early game

Hold the wave near your side to limit Pantheon's all-in windows and reduce roam impact.
Avoid extended trades before level 6; prioritize last-hitting with to safely stack.
Respect Pantheon's stun and empowered by maintaining spacing and not overextending.

Power spikes

At level 6, activate to survive Pantheon's burst and extend fights for repeated damage.
High stacks enable side-lane pressure where slow and durability force favorable duels.
Respect Pantheon's level 2-3 empowered trade window and roam by playing cautiously and farming safely.

Win conditions

Survive early lane by avoiding Pantheon's empowered trades and stacking near your turret.
Use and to punish Pantheon once you have enough stacks, forcing him out of side lanes.
Transition to side-lane pressure where your scaling juggernaut strength outmatches Pantheon in extended fights.

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