Pantheon - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
48.6%
Pick Rate
4.5%

Pantheonvs Illaoi

FFighterAssassin
Patch26.11
Matches776,441
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedJun 8, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Pantheon vs Illaoi is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.11. Illaoi wins with a 52.9% win rate (+5.9%) over Pantheon based on 51 games. Pantheon wins the early laning phase while Illaoi scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Pantheon build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Pantheon vs Illaoi matchup.

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Pantheon Matchup Breakdown

Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Pantheon performs against them. You'll get head-to-head win rates, laning stats, the best build and runes for the matchup, and early vs late game analysis — all based on real ranked data.

Compare against an opponent
Pantheon - 47.1% win rate in this matchup
Pantheon
47.1% WR
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Illaoi vs Pantheon matchup - 52.9% win rate
Illaoi
52.9% WR

Who Wins the Pantheon vs Illaoi Matchup?

Illaoi wins the Pantheon vs Illaoi matchup
Winner
Illaoi
Matches: 51
47.1%
Win Rate
52.9%
5.1
CS / min
6.9
892
DMG / min
957
11,670
Gold / game
12,742
220
Heal / min
394
961
DMG Mitigated / min
1,530
0.9
CC / min
0.3
57.9%
Early Game WR
42.1%
40.6%
Late Game WR
59.4%

Pantheon vs Illaoi Matchup Summary

The Pantheon vs Illaoi matchup is a moderate matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 51 recent matches analyzed, Illaoi wins with a 52.9% win rate compared to Pantheon's 47.1%, giving Illaoi a 5.9 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Pantheon controls the early laning stage, but Illaoi outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Pantheon needs to press advantages before Illaoi reaches their power spikes, while Illaoi should focus on safe farming and hitting key item breakpoints. The most significant statistical gap is in crowd control, where Pantheon leads by 0.6s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. While Illaoi is slightly favored, Pantheon can absolutely win this lane through smart trading patterns and wave management. Focus on playing around your cooldowns, conceding CS only when necessary, and capitalizing on Illaoi's mistakes. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.

Pantheon vs Illaoi Laning Phase Breakdown

Illaoi wins the laning phase against Pantheon in League of Legends

Illaoi is favored during the laning phase against Pantheon, winning 4 out of 5 key stat categories. Illaoi holds advantages in farming, damage, gold income and sustain, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.

Farming
5.1Pantheon
6.9Illaoi
Illaoi significantly out-farms Pantheon by 1.8 CS per minute, accumulating an estimated 27 CS lead by mid game. This substantial farming gap gives Illaoi a major gold advantage and earlier item completions. Pantheon players should prioritize wave management techniques like freezing near tower and using abilities efficiently to minimize the deficit.
Damage
892Pantheon
957Illaoi
Illaoi deals 65 more champion damage per minute than Pantheon. While noticeable in extended trades, this gap can be offset by Pantheon choosing favorable fight windows, such as engaging when Illaoi's key abilities are on cooldown or trading immediately after dodging a skillshot.
Economy
11,670Pantheon
12,742Illaoi
Illaoi generates a commanding 1,072 more gold per game than Pantheon. This substantial economic advantage means Illaoi consistently reaches key item breakpoints earlier, creating a compounding lead that grows throughout the game. Pantheon should focus on cost-effective item choices and avoid unnecessary deaths to prevent falling further behind.
Utility
0.9Pantheon
0.3Illaoi
Pantheon provides 0.6 seconds more crowd control per minute than Illaoi, offering better gank setup potential and slightly more team fight utility. This CC advantage helps Pantheon coordinate with their jungler and control the pace of skirmishes.
Sustain
1,181Pantheon
1,924Illaoi
Illaoi vastly out-sustains Pantheon, healing and mitigating 743 more damage per minute. This massive durability gap means Illaoi can absorb significant punishment and remain in lane while Pantheon is forced to recall. Building grievous wounds early is essential for Pantheon, and focusing on burst trade patterns rather than sustained fights is critical.

Best Pantheon Build Against Illaoi

Plated Steelcaps is the optimal boots choice against Illaoi, providing the mobility and stats Pantheon needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Pantheon against Illaoi are Sundered Sky, Death's Dance and Black Cleaver. This combination gives Pantheon an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build performs exceptionally well, achieving a 66.7% win rate across 3 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Illaoi. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Pantheon vs Illaoi matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Pantheon
57.9%
+15.8% advantage
Pantheon early game win ratePantheon57.9%
Illaoi early game win rateIllaoi42.1%
Late Game
Illaoi
59.4%
+18.8% advantage
Pantheon late game win ratePantheon40.6%
Illaoi late game win rateIllaoi59.4%

Pantheon dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 57.9% win rate — a 15.8 percentage point lead over Illaoi. This lopsided early game means Pantheon can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.

Illaoi is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 59.4% win rate — 18.8 points above Pantheon. Extended games heavily favor Illaoi, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.

This matchup features a dramatic power shift: Pantheon must aggressively press their early advantage and close out the game before Illaoi reaches their scaling breakpoints. If Illaoi survives the laning phase without falling too far behind, the matchup flips in their favor. Dragon and Rift Herald control are pivotal — the team that secures early objectives can snowball or buy time to scale.

Best Pantheon Runes Against Illaoi

Precision rune tree - Pantheon primary runes vs IllaoiPrecision
Conqueror - best Pantheon rune vs IllaoiPresence of Mind - best Pantheon rune vs IllaoiLegend: Haste - best Pantheon rune vs IllaoiLast Stand - best Pantheon rune vs Illaoi
Resolve rune tree - Pantheon secondary runes vs IllaoiResolve
Conditioning - best Pantheon rune vs IllaoiOvergrowth - best Pantheon rune vs Illaoi
50.0% WR

The Precision and Resolve rune setup gives Pantheon the best tools to compete against Illaoi in this difficult matchup, compensating for the statistical disadvantages with optimal rune synergies.


Pantheon matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.11. The table below shows Pantheon's win rate, gold difference, and performance stats against every champion in the current meta. Click any champion name to see a detailed head-to-head breakdown including the best Pantheon build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.

Pantheon matchup win rates and stats in League of Legends patch 26.11
Opponent
Win Rate
Matches
CS/min
DMG/min
Gold/game
Early WR
Late WR
51.56%1921.671010,53048.8%53.7%
45.83%1922.064610,05043.3%48.0%
48.13%1601.670110,56146.8%49.4%
46.53%1441.666210,14152.0%40.6%
43.48%1381.670910,54141.2%44.8%
46.15%1301.767410,68140.9%48.8%
43.75%1284.481011,65738.3%46.9%
46.67%1201.672510,32755.1%40.9%
44.92%1185.787511,36246.8%43.7%
42.59%1085.490811,26846.3%38.9%
45.28%1061.666810,08538.8%50.9%
44.76%1055.489310,77646.0%43.6%
54.46%1014.776111,28160.5%50.8%
46.94%985.182410,67041.5%50.9%
52.58%972.689911,20836.6%64.3%
59.38%961.669211,25555.9%61.3%
55.79%955.599412,38565.1%48.1%
41.49%942.073610,82641.7%41.4%
48.89%905.298610,97757.5%39.5%
47.19%892.167210,55954.0%42.3%
47.13%871.76439,64652.0%40.5%
44.05%842.179611,05241.9%45.3%
53.75%805.495912,14263.6%46.8%
45.00%801.776113,10567.9%32.7%
57.69%781.65889,79262.5%52.6%
42.86%771.76739,86151.4%35.7%
41.56%771.76289,75440.0%42.9%
43.06%721.65909,56148.5%38.5%
57.14%704.494912,44941.7%65.2%
64.29%702.581812,32663.6%64.6%
46.38%694.886311,48541.9%50.0%
49.23%655.094611,78556.0%45.0%
37.50%645.21,14210,64045.2%30.3%
46.77%624.383111,01551.7%42.4%
42.62%614.91,05411,97147.1%40.9%
46.67%603.084010,91837.9%54.8%
40.68%591.375011,70944.0%38.2%
40.68%590.967511,68033.3%48.3%
44.64%561.869510,41742.3%46.7%
41.82%552.974011,00730.0%56.0%
45.45%555.290611,24747.1%44.7%
44.44%541.472912,03629.2%56.7%
52.83%535.496210,41665.4%40.7%
45.28%535.087810,60962.5%31.0%
46.15%526.092811,56443.5%48.3%
50.00%523.494612,34044.0%55.6%
47.06%515.189211,67057.9%40.6%
48.00%501.574712,05956.5%40.7%
38.00%505.485010,77837.5%38.5%
56.00%501.677211,12657.1%55.2%
53.06%493.388511,44243.5%61.5%
55.10%491.277413,28156.3%54.5%
48.94%471.565510,69542.1%53.6%
61.70%475.398412,49460.0%63.0%
45.65%464.483011,84741.2%48.3%
43.48%463.378110,97134.6%55.0%
53.33%452.571410,46544.4%59.3%
62.22%452.677810,99660.0%63.3%
60.00%455.984611,09061.5%57.9%
56.82%444.990711,92940.0%65.5%
47.73%444.877011,45756.3%42.9%
47.73%442.376110,67660.0%41.4%
51.16%434.793311,62845.5%53.1%
40.48%421.56199,39652.2%26.3%
45.24%425.586311,80543.8%46.1%
57.14%421.877712,60764.3%53.6%
50.00%424.978611,70156.3%46.1%
41.46%415.278010,05326.1%61.1%
53.66%415.081610,31341.2%62.5%
48.78%411.664110,10545.5%52.6%
47.50%402.07219,19050.0%44.4%
47.50%401.467910,07857.1%36.8%
50.00%405.395711,73650.0%50.0%
47.50%404.074710,76655.0%40.0%
35.00%404.184510,93026.7%40.0%
38.46%395.61,05112,32033.3%40.7%
47.37%385.983311,83250.0%45.8%
48.65%371.673810,76663.6%42.3%
40.54%371.573510,86856.3%28.6%
40.54%371.168512,59046.1%37.5%
47.22%364.476611,08944.4%50.0%
44.44%361.560510,07036.4%48.0%
42.86%354.784210,89133.3%52.9%
54.29%355.877011,58375.0%36.8%
45.71%351.073411,59842.9%47.6%
47.06%345.789711,32366.7%25.0%
50.00%341.168312,42050.0%50.0%
48.48%334.683811,25142.1%57.1%
69.70%335.294712,22584.6%60.0%
48.48%332.874210,93855.6%40.0%
42.42%333.487811,81760.0%34.8%
46.88%325.592812,38927.3%57.1%
41.94%315.598311,07141.2%42.9%
58.06%315.586510,83438.5%72.2%
35.48%315.190311,90946.7%25.0%
53.57%281.870411,45966.7%43.8%
60.71%285.294512,26258.3%62.5%
42.86%281.874612,80980.0%34.8%
42.86%281.176512,72433.3%50.0%
48.15%271.973011,59541.7%53.3%
33.33%271.672210,45442.9%23.1%
48.15%274.876912,22437.5%52.6%
62.96%275.178310,92164.3%61.5%
57.69%263.881212,62158.3%57.1%
40.00%250.860910,48436.4%42.9%
43.48%235.362410,48042.9%44.4%
43.48%235.984811,77754.5%33.3%
52.17%230.873512,47072.7%33.3%
50.00%223.386411,39761.5%33.3%
68.18%224.989911,23277.8%61.5%
52.38%214.784812,48675.0%38.5%
57.14%214.678511,27257.1%57.1%
38.10%211.575612,25230.8%50.0%
35.00%201.569011,14042.9%30.8%
38.89%181.671312,75728.6%45.5%
44.44%185.293711,86714.3%63.6%
38.89%185.897810,60427.3%57.1%
52.94%175.682012,34162.5%44.4%
56.25%162.87048,92070.0%33.3%
50.00%160.972112,87360.0%45.5%
40.00%155.61,18114,58666.7%33.3%
71.43%144.793912,75266.7%75.0%
50.00%145.396613,75650.0%50.0%
50.00%142.182114,112100.0%36.4%
42.86%141.384712,31142.9%42.9%
78.57%142.26178,53475.0%83.3%
57.14%144.81,10214,74250.0%60.0%
46.15%135.175912,59133.3%50.0%
53.85%130.973110,12437.5%80.0%
38.46%131.873313,19525.0%44.4%
41.67%124.488311,80850.0%33.3%
33.33%122.589111,30844.4%0.0%
50.00%124.771710,83033.3%66.7%
58.33%121.883713,51166.7%55.6%
18.18%112.876312,24133.3%12.5%
36.36%111.990214,2860.0%44.4%
54.55%110.767813,62250.0%55.6%
54.55%114.390612,42275.0%42.9%
54.55%115.074812,46150.0%55.6%
40.00%104.97139,62420.0%60.0%
30.00%102.662712,9240.0%37.5%
30.00%101.285814,52950.0%16.7%
44.44%94.496512,2300.0%57.1%
33.33%93.68999,9930.0%75.0%
44.44%94.386410,46050.0%40.0%
62.50%85.590612,59533.3%80.0%
37.50%80.979210,92550.0%25.0%
25.00%83.673512,61725.0%25.0%
50.00%84.792212,72833.3%60.0%
57.14%71.085712,48266.7%50.0%
85.71%74.375511,853100.0%80.0%
50.00%62.679810,23450.0%50.0%
50.00%62.093912,13150.0%50.0%
33.33%64.683511,1340.0%50.0%
80.00%53.61,18715,637100.0%75.0%
40.00%54.869910,8180.0%66.7%
40.00%51.077911,62333.3%50.0%

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Pantheon vs Illaoi - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Pantheon do against Illaoi in League of Legends?

Illaoi wins the Pantheon vs Illaoi matchup with a 52.9% win rate compared to Pantheon's 47.1%, a 5.9 percentage point difference. This data is based on 51 recent ranked games in patch 26.11.

How does Pantheon do against Illaoi in the early game?

In the early game, Pantheon has the advantage against Illaoi with a 57.9% win rate versus 42.1%. Pantheon players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.

How does Pantheon do against Illaoi in the late game?

In the late game, Illaoi takes over the Pantheon vs Illaoi matchup with a 59.4% win rate compared to 40.6%. Illaoi scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Pantheon vs Illaoi matchup?

Illaoi wins the matchup against Pantheon with a 52.9% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.11. The 5.9 percentage point advantage means Illaoi is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 51 games analyzed.

What is the best Pantheon build against Illaoi?

The best Pantheon build against Illaoi includes Sundered Sky, Death's Dance, Black Cleaver with Plated Steelcaps. This build achieves a 66.7% win rate in the matchup. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.

What are the best Pantheon runes against Illaoi?

The best Pantheon runes against Illaoi use the Precision primary tree with Resolve secondary. This rune setup achieves a 50.0% win rate in the Pantheon vs Illaoi matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.

Does Pantheon counter Illaoi?

No, Pantheon struggles against Illaoi with only a 47.1% win rate. Illaoi has the advantage in this matchup. Pantheon players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Illaoi's lead.

How do I play Pantheon against Illaoi?

When playing Pantheon against Illaoi, play cautiously and avoid Illaoi's power spikes. Look for jungle assistance and team-dependent plays since Illaoi has the statistical advantage at most stages. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.