Pantheon vs Darius TOP Matchup Guide | LaneStomp

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Pantheon vs Darius

Updated Jun 3, 2026

Overview

Pantheon is an early lane bully aiming to snowball by denying Darius safe farming and punishing his cooldowns.
Use high lane pressure to prevent Darius from stacking passive and force him into short trades rather than extended fights.

Trading pattern

Start trades with (W) stun and follow with empowered (Q) burst, then use (E) to block Darius's counter damage before disengaging.
Punish Darius when (E) pull is on cooldown by stepping forward for quick trades.
Avoid extended fights where Darius can stack passive; reset or disengage after your burst rotation.

Danger windows

Respect (E) pull range; avoid mobility usage that puts you in pull range prematurely.
Be cautious when (E) is down as Darius can punish with extended trades and passive stacks.
After level 6, avoid low-health extended trades where Darius can reset with (R).

Early game

Aggressively use empowered (Q) and (W) stun around levels 2-3 to win trades before Darius stacks passive.
Avoid using (E) prematurely to block damage; save it for Darius's main retaliation to maximize trade effectiveness.
Control wave to enable short trades and deny Darius extended melee range opportunities.

Power spikes

Level 2-3: Use empowered (Q), (W), and (E) combo to force early lane dominance and build health leads.
Level 6: Crash wave and roam with (R) to impact other lanes and avoid giving Darius free pressure.
Respect Darius's level 6 execute (R) and his first bruiser item spike by avoiding extended trades near execute thresholds.

Win conditions

Use early empowered trades and (W) stun to build lane control and deny Darius passive stacking.
Crash waves before level 6 to create roam opportunities with (R) and extend map pressure.
Snowball early leads into map impact before Darius reaches his scaling or item spikes.