Matchup

Poppy
Poppy
75%
25%

vs

44.3%

over 253 games

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

Hard matchup

Build vs Teemo

Build adapted to this matchup

Starting items

Doran's Shield
Health Potion

Core build

Sundered Sky
1Bruiser
Iceborn Gauntlet
2vs AD
Spirit Visage
3vs AP

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Fimbulwinter
5Survival

Summoner spells

41275%
41424%

Anti AD

Plated Steelcaps
4vs AD
Thornmail
5vs Hybride
Unending Despair
vs AD
Frozen Heart
vs AD
Randuin's Omen
vs AD
Sunfire Aegis
vs AD
Dead Man's Plate
vs AD

Anti AP

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC
Hollow Radiance
5vs AP
Kaenic Rookern
vs AP
Force of Nature
vs AP

DPS

Trinity Force
DPS
Eclipse
DPS

Other options

Fimbulwinter
Survival
Jak'Sho, The Protean
vs Hybride
Winter's Approach
Survival
Sterak's Gage
Survival
66.7% WR3 games
ResolveResolve
Grasp of the UndyingGrasp of the Undying
Shield BashShield Bash
Second WindSecond Wind
OvergrowthOvergrowth
PrecisionPrecision
Presence of MindPresence of Mind
Last StandLast Stand
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Early (0-15)
Mid (15-30)
Late (30+)
PoppyPoppy
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 9, 2026