Rek'Sai vs Teemo
You are stronger early. Look to snowball before your opponent scales.
Build vs Teemo
The champion's reference build, for lack of enough games in this matchup
Recommended items for Rek'Sai: Titanic Hydra, Spear of Shojin, Death's Dance, Plated Steelcaps, Stridebreaker, Guardian Angel, Sterak's Gage, Dead Man's Plate.
Starting items
Core build
Standard
Anti CC
Other options
Power Spikes
Strength by game phase
Teemo's abilities
Passive, spells and ultimate
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
| Level | Q | W | E | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 7s | 14s | 0s | – |
| 6 | 7s | 14s | 0s | 0.25s |
| 9 | 7s | 14s | 0s | 0.25s |
| 11 | 7s | 14s | 0s | 0.25s |
| 16 | 7s | 14s | 0s | 0.25s |
| 18 | 7s | 14s | 0s | 0.25s |
Playing as Rek'Sai
Tips to maximize your impact
- Bite at full Fury
Save Furious Bite (E) for when your Fury bar is full: the bite then deals true damage.
- Un-burrow under your target
Come out of the ground with Un-burrow (W) under your target: they and nearby enemies take a knock-up, so you can engage or interrupt a channel.
- Void Rush a wounded target
Cast Void Rush (R) on an enemy you damaged in the last few seconds: untargetable, then unstoppable, you lunge at them, and your Un-burrow (W) comes back.
- Burrow to cross the map
Cast Burrow (W) before crossing the map: your Tremor Sense reveals to your team nearby enemies who move unseen.
- Dig your tunnels in advance
Dig with Tunnel (E) near lanes to gank and on your escape routes: each tunnel lasts and can be reused, but an enemy standing on an entrance destroys it.
Playing against Teemo
How to counter and exploit weaknesses
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Other Rek'Sai matchups
Patch 16.21.1