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Pantheon vs Nasus

Updated Jun 3, 2026

Overview

Use Pantheon's early lane pressure to deny Nasus safe farm and stacking opportunities.
Prioritize aggressive trades and wave control to prevent Nasus from reaching his scaling thresholds.
This is a snowball vs scale matchup where Pantheon must snowball early and leverage (R) roams to maintain pressure.

Trading pattern

Start trades with (W) stun and follow with empowered (Q) for burst before Nasus can respond.
Use (E) to block Nasus's main counterattack damage, then disengage before extended fights.
Punish Nasus when his (W) slow is down by forcing quick burst trades and backing off.

Danger windows

Be cautious when (E) is down, as Nasus can retaliate more effectively.
Respect (W) slow; avoid overcommitting when it is available to prevent being locked down.
Watch for enemy jungler ganks, especially if Nasus is ahead and can 1v2; maintain vision and wave control.

Early game

At levels 1-3, use empowered (Q) and (W) stun to win short trades and force Nasus away from farm.
Avoid using (E) prematurely; save it to block Nasus's limited retaliation damage.
Keep the wave in an aggressive state to deny Nasus easy stacking and force him to play defensively.

Power spikes

Pantheon spikes at levels 2-3 with empowered (Q), (W), and (E); use this window to build a health lead and control the wave.
At level 6, use (R) to impact other lanes after crashing the wave, increasing map pressure.
Respect Nasus's level 6 (R) spike as it grants durability; avoid extended fights during his ultimate duration.

Win conditions

Snowball early by landing (W) stun and empowered (Q) trades to deny Nasus farm and stacking.
Use wave control to crash and roam with (R) before Nasus scales.
Maintain lane pressure to prevent Nasus from reaching his side-lane scaling and extended fight power spikes.