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Darius vs Pantheon

DariusYOU · TOP
PantheonENEMY · TOP
VS
Swings with levelsPre-6 HardPost-6 MediumTake Ghost

How to play it

Dodge his Q
You can't out-trade Pantheon early: dodge his Comet Spear and farm up while you scale.
Stat-check him late
In the side lane you beat him once you've stacked enough HP and armor to just stat-check him.
Make lane gankable
This matchup hinges on jungle help: keep your lane gankable and stay even with him.
Don't try to out-trade him with E+Q early: you can't win it, so dodge and scale instead.
Runes
PRECISIONPRECISION
Press the Attack
Lethal Tempo
Fleet Footwork
Conqueror
Absorb Life
Triumph
Presence of Mind
Legend: Alacrity
Legend: Haste
Legend: Bloodline
Coup de Grace
Cut Down
Last Stand
SORCERYSORCERY
Axiom Arcanist
Manaflow Band
Nimbus Cloak
Transcendence
Celerity
Absolute Focus
Scorch
Waterwalking
Gathering Storm
SHARDS
Adaptive
Attack Speed
Ability Haste
Adaptive
Move Speed
Health Scaling
Health +65
Tenacity
Health Scaling
Spells
FlashFLASH
GhostGHOST
Items
Start
Core
16.14 Emerald+ - 53% WR - 1.0k games
Skill order
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Darius · Top · Patch 26.17 · Ranked Solo · Updated Sep 5, 2026

Darius vs Pantheon in Top lane is a lane that swings with levels on patch 26.17. The one thing to respect: his Comet Spear poke, you can't out-trade him early, so dodge it and just farm.

Darius matchup data compiled from the shared knowledge of Darius OTP mainsLeague of Legends assets © Riot Games (Data Dragon).