Matchup

Swain
Swain
18%
82%

vs

51.8%

over 286 games

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

Skill matchup

Build vs Teemo

Build adapted to this matchup

Starting items

Doran's Ring
Health Potion
x2

Core build

Blackfire Torch
1Mage
Spirit Visage
2vs AP
Rylai's Crystal Scepter
3Mage tank

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Zhonya's Hourglass
5vs AD

Summoner spells

41234%
41429%

Anti AD

Plated Steelcaps
4vs AD
Zhonya's Hourglass
5vs AD
Frozen Heart
vs AD
Randuin's Omen
vs AD
Unending Despair
vs AD

Anti Heal

Morellonomicon
6vs Heal

Anti AP

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC
Force of Nature
5vs AP
Abyssal Mask
vs AP
Kaenic Rookern
vs AP
Banshee's Veil
vs AP

Anti Tank

Stormsurge
5vs Tank
Bloodletter's Curse
vs Tank

DPS

Liandry's Torment
Mage tank
Malignance
Mage
Riftmaker
Mage tank

Other options

Rod of Ages
HP
Fimbulwinter
Survival
Dark Seal
Tear of the Goddess
Jak'Sho, The Protean
vs Hybride
Bramble Vest
100.0% WR3 games
PrecisionPrecision
ConquerorConqueror
Presence of MindPresence of Mind
Legend: HasteLegend: Haste
Last StandLast Stand
ResolveResolve
ConditioningConditioning
OvergrowthOvergrowth
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Early (0-15)
Mid (15-30)
Late (30+)
SwainSwain
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