LeonaVSPantheon
What decides the support matchup: Leona vs Pantheon in League of Legends
What decides the support
A tactical read of the support matchup, written from LaneDiff's champion notes: what each champion threatens, and the one thing to do about it before three minutes. It is analysis, not a match sample, so there is no win rate on this page.
Leona
support · Hook engage
One landed skillshot is the whole lane, and minion cover is what stops it from ever starting.
She all-ins off one landed E. Hug your minions and respect her level-two spike.
Leona's Zenith Blade through a gap in the wave starts a full CC chain; level two is her strongest all-in window of the lane.
Pantheon
support · Lane bully
Wins the early trades outright and has to be punished on cooldowns instead of fought head-on.
Support Pantheon all-ins at level two. Respect the first wave crash and hug your minions.
Pantheon support converts level-2 priority into kills with W; the 2v2 before 3:00 is his best window all game.
Leona vs Pantheon: Common Questions
- Who wins Leona vs Pantheon?
- LaneDiff has not analysed enough ranked support games of Leona against Pantheon to publish a win rate, and does not estimate one. What decides the lane is which player respects the other's threat first. Leona: She all-ins off one landed E. Hug your minions and respect her level-two spike. Pantheon: Support Pantheon all-ins at level two. Respect the first wave crash and hug your minions.
- How do you play the Leona Pantheon matchup?
- It is a support matchup between a hook engage and a lane bully. Leona's Zenith Blade through a gap in the wave starts a full CC chain; level two is her strongest all-in window of the lane. Pantheon support converts level-2 priority into kills with W; the 2v2 before 3:00 is his best window all game.
- What should I know about Pantheon vs Leona?
- Pantheon is a lane bully: Wins the early trades outright and has to be punished on cooldowns instead of fought head-on. Leona is a hook engage: One landed skillshot is the whole lane, and minion cover is what stops it from ever starting. Pantheon: Support Pantheon all-ins at level two. Respect the first wave crash and hug your minions. Leona: She all-ins off one landed E. Hug your minions and respect her level-two spike.
- How do I beat Pantheon as Leona?
- Pantheon support converts level-2 priority into kills with W; the 2v2 before 3:00 is his best window all game. Support Pantheon all-ins at level two. Respect the first wave crash and hug your minions. LaneDiff's live scan then tells you which Pantheon you have drawn: their recent form on the champion, whether they are on a loss streak, and whether they are smurfing, because the player in front of you moves the odds more than the matchup does.