Teemo
Recommended Build
Most popular build path
Recommended items for Teemo: Statikk Shiv, Liandry's Torment, Malignance, Boots of Swiftness, Shadowflame, Rabadon's Deathcap, Morellonomicon, Void Staff.
Starting items
Core build
Standard
Anti CC
Other options
Precision
Press the Attack
Triumph
Legend: Alacrity
Last Stand
Resolve
Overgrowth
Bone Plating
Playing as Teemo
Tips to maximize your impact
- Save your dart for auto attackers
Save Blinding Dart (Q) for the champion who relies on autos, right as they start a trade: blinded, they miss their autos.
- Ambush while invisible
Stand still for a moment to turn invisible with Guerrilla Warfare (passive), then strike first: when you leave invisibility, you gain attack speed.
- Save Move Quick to escape a gank
Save the Move Quick (W) sprint to escape a gank: you have no dash, and its bonus isn't lost when you get hit.
- Place your mushrooms on busy paths
Place Noxious Trap (R) on busy paths: jungle entrances, around dragon and Baron, river brushes. Stealthed, it slows and reveals the enemy who steps on it.
Versus
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Teemo matchups
Global strengths and weaknesses
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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.
Abilities and cooldowns
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.
| 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 |
How pros play Teemo
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Patch 16.21.1