Illaoi vs Teemo

Illaoi
vs
42.1%

over 950 games

Teemo

Hard matchup

Heavy AP damageHeavy pokeHigh burstSustained DPS

You are stronger early. Look to snowball before your opponent scales.

Build vs Teemo

Build adapted to this matchup

Recommended items for Illaoi: Black Cleaver, Spirit Visage, Iceborn Gauntlet, Mercury's Treads, Sterak's Gage, Sundered Sky, Death's Dance, Maw of Malmortius.

Starting items

Doran's Shield
Health Potion

Core build

Black Cleaver
1
Spirit Visage
2
Iceborn Gauntlet
3

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Sterak's Gage
5

Summoner spells

FlashTeleport51%
ExhaustFlash28%

Other options

Sterak's Gage
Sundered Sky
Death's Dance
Maw of Malmortius
Kaenic Rookern
Thornmail
Tear of the Goddess
Randuin's Omen
Hullbreaker
Bramble Vest
Force of Nature
Jak'Sho, The Protean
Spear of Shojin
Stridebreaker
Trinity Force
Endless Hunger
Hollow Radiance
Overlord's Bloodmail
Executioner's Calling
Zeke's Convergence
Chempunk Chainsword
Serylda's Grudge
Fimbulwinter
Hextech Gunblade
Mercurial Scimitar
Frozen Heart
Youmuu's Ghostblade
50.0% WR38 games
ResolveResolve
Grasp of the UndyingGrasp of the Undying
DemolishDemolish
Bone PlatingBone Plating
OvergrowthOvergrowth
PrecisionPrecision
Presence of MindPresence of Mind
Last StandLast Stand
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

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 as Illaoi

Tips to maximize your impact

  1. Fight near walls

    Fight near walls: Prophet of an Elder God (passive) spawns your tentacles there, and each tentacle that hits a champion heals you.

  2. Hit the spirit you pulled

    After Test of Spirit (E), attack the spirit: it echoes part of its damage to its owner, and if it dies, the enemy is slowed and marked for your tentacles.

  3. Ult after the engage

    Cast Leap of Faith (R) in the middle of several enemies, after their engage or your team's: one tentacle spawns per champion hit, untargetable while it lasts.

  4. Recast W during your ult

    During Leap of Faith (R), recast Harsh Lesson (W) as soon as it's back: its cooldown is reduced, and each hit makes every nearby tentacle slam.

Playing against Teemo

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

  1. Only close in for a real trade

    Only get close to him to start a real trade: each Teemo auto poisons you with Toxic Shot (E), and the poison keeps ticking while you back off.

  2. Trade after his dart

    If you rely on autos, start your trade right after Blinding Dart (Q): he has nothing left to blind you with during its 7-second cooldown.

  3. Reveal his mushrooms

    Before a dragon or Baron, move in with an Oracle Lens or a Control Ward: they reveal the Noxious Trap (R) mushrooms, which otherwise stay stealthed for minutes.

  4. Call your jungler when he steps up

    Ask for a gank when he steps up in your lane: Teemo has no dash, and only the Move Quick (W) sprint helps him escape.

Patch 16.21.1