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Maokai vs Pantheon

MaokaiYOU · TOP
PantheonENEMY · TOP
VS
Favors youPre-6 EasyPost-6 EasyTake Teleport

How to play it

Stagger his burst
Don't eat his whole combo at once: his Shield Vault leap starts the burst, so space the trades and his damage can't stack up.
Sit in lane
His poke can't push you out early: hold your ground, out-sustain him, and trade back when his combo is down.
Fairly easy
This matchup is fairly easy: your only real job is avoiding all his burst in one go.
Never let him land his full combo uninterrupted: taking all his damage at once is the only way he wins this.
Runes
RESOLVERESOLVE
Grasp of the Undying
Aftershock
Guardian
Demolish
Font of Life
Shield Bash
Conditioning
Second Wind
Bone Plating
Overgrowth
Revitalize
Unflinching
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
TeleportTELEPORT
Items
Start
Core
Last 30 days Emerald+ - 54% WR - 373 games
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Maokai · Top · Patch 26.17 · Ranked Solo · Updated Sep 5, 2026

Maokai vs Pantheon in Top lane is a favourable lane on patch 26.17. The one thing to respect: just don't take too much damage at the same time, his all-in is the only thing that hurts.

Maokai matchup data compiled from the community Maokai OTP matchup sheetLeague of Legends assets © Riot Games (Data Dragon).