Matchup

Hecarim
Hecarim
67%
33%

vs

54.6%

over 163 games

Teemo
Teemo
42%
58%
Heavy AP damageHeavy pokeSplit pushSustained DPS

Skill matchup

Build vs Teemo

Build adapted to this matchup

Starting items

Gustwalker Hatchling

Core build

Spear of Shojin
1Bruiser
Black Cleaver
2vs Tank
Endless Hunger
3DPS

Standard

Ionian Boots of Lucidity
4CDR
Death's Dance
5vs AD

Summoner spells

61195%
4113%

Anti AD

Plated Steelcaps
4vs AD
Death's Dance
5vs AD
Guardian Angel
vs AD
Dead Man's Plate
vs AD

Anti AP

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC
Maw of Malmortius
5vs AP
Spirit Visage
vs AP
Force of Nature
vs AP
Kaenic Rookern
vs AP

Anti Tank

Hubris
5vs Tank
Voltaic Cyclosword
vs Tank
Axiom Arc
vs Tank
Serylda's Grudge
vs Tank
Youmuu's Ghostblade
vs Tank

DPS

Eclipse
DPS

Other options

Sterak's Gage
Survival
Zeke's Convergence
Tank
100.0% WR6 games
SorcerySorcery
Stormraider's SurgeStormraider's Surge
Nimbus CloakNimbus Cloak
CelerityCelerity
WaterwalkingWaterwalking
PrecisionPrecision
Legend: HasteLegend: Haste
TriumphTriumph
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Early (0-15)
Mid (15-30)
Late (30+)
HecarimHecarim
TeemoTeemo
Favorable
Favorable
Passive

Teemo's abilities

Passive, spells and ultimate

Guerrilla Warfare (P)

If Teemo stands still and takes no actions for a short duration, he becomes Invisible indefinitely. If he's in brush, Teemo can enter and maintain his Invisibility while moving. After leaving Invisibility, Teemo gains the Element of Surprise, increasing his Attack Speed for a few seconds.

Cooldowns

Cooldowns by spell rank

LevelQWER
37s14s0s
67s14s0s0.25s
97s14s0s0.25s
117s14s0s0.25s
167s14s0s0.25s
187s14s0s0.25s

Playing against Teemo

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

1

Buy Oracle Lens fast, it reveals and disables Teemo's mushrooms.

2

Q (Blind) has an 8s cooldown at rank 1: engage right after he uses it if you're an auto-attack champion.

3

Teemo has no dash and no hard CC — ganks and forced engages are very effective against him.

4

In the late game, buy Control Wards to clear mushrooms before contesting Baron or Dragon.

Source: op.gg + LTL Engine · Patch 16.9.1 · May 8, 2026