Pantheon vs Vi · Top
The lane in ten seconds, then the whole brief — written by our coach for your level, from Riot's own kits for patch 16.21. Every number checked against Riot's data. Options, never orders.
The same lane is not played the same way in Silver and in Diamond: pick your level, the advice changes. Signed in, Olymps opens on your rank. Coaching, not statistics — the abilities and Riot's cooldowns are the same at every level.
Short trades. Stun her after she spends Q, then leave.
Do not stand low and extended when she hits 6.
›AA›
Right after she wastes her Q approach.
How the lane plays · Gold – Platinum
Two short-range bruisers: you poke with Q and stun with W, she wants Q to close and a few punches to shred your armor.
Poke with Q (Comet Spear) from range and take short trades. Her Q (Vault Breaker) costs mana early, so you can make her pay for closing.
With W and E online you can fight her. Keep trades short, because her W (Denting Blows) stacks armor shred and attack speed the longer she punches.
Her R (Cease and Desist) is a targeted chase. Your R (Grand Starfall) reaches across the map, so you can roam when the wave is pushed and she cannot follow.
Play it aggressive
When her Q is spent, look for W (Shield Vault) onto her, then AA and Q for a clean short trade.
When she walks up to last-hit, poke with Q first. She either takes it or gives up the minion.
When the wave is pushed into her tower side and her R is down, you can dive-threat or roam with R.
Play it safe
After she hits level 6 with R up, play near your tower and avoid trading while the wave sits at her side.
If W and E are on cooldown, you have no stun and no front block. Do not stand next to her.
Low mana after a few spells: her Q plus punches can punish you, so back off and reset.
Their threats · Riot's cooldowns
Targeted run-down that knocks you up and slams you. Avoid sitting low and extended once she hits 6; you cannot sidestep it.
Dash punch that knocks you back and starts armor shred. Watch for her stepping up to the wave, and use E (Aegis Assault) facing her.
Her punches shred armor and speed her attacks. Do not stand in long auto-attack trades. Hit, stun, and step out.
Your combo
›AA››
After she uses Q or misses her approach. Stun, hit, spear, then set E facing her to block her return punches.
Vi's kit · Riot's cooldowns, every level
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Our coach reads both kits exactly as Riot publishes them for the current patch — abilities, cooldowns, costs, ranges — and writes the lane for one level at a time: Iron – Silver, Gold – Platinum, Emerald – Diamond, Master+. Every number in the text is checked against Riot's data; a line that cites anything else is dropped. No win rates, no tier lists: coaching, not statistics.