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Teemo

Teemo, the Swift Scout

Who beats Teemo in League of Legends, which picks to avoid and how to play the lane. Every matchup comes with the reason it works.

  • Top
  • Marksman
  • Mage
  • Ranged · 500 range
  • 330 move speed
  • Patch 16.21

Best picks against Teemo

These champions have the tools to beat Teemo.

  1. Pantheon
    Pantheon

    Pantheon bursts Teemo early with point-and-click stun and blocks his darts with his shield.

  2. Kennen
    Kennen

    Kennen outranges him with speed and stuns him before Teemo can run.

  3. Jayce
    Jayce

    Jayce outpokes Teemo from range and can switch to melee to finish him.

  4. Rumble
    Rumble

    Rumble pushes Teemo with Flamespitter and clears shrooms with his abilities.

Worst picks against Teemo

Teemo usually wins these matchups.

  1. Darius
    Darius

    Darius needs to stay in melee range to win, and Teemo blinds him and walks away.

  2. Garen
    Garen

    Garen has no way to reach Teemo except walking, and the blind cancels his Q.

  3. Nasus
    Nasus

    Teemo poisons Nasus off the wave so he can never last-hit with Q.

  4. Tryndamere
    Tryndamere

    Tryndamere relies on auto attacks, and Blinding Dart takes them away.

How to counter Teemo

  1. Buy oracle lens and clear shrooms when you push; they win fights for him.

  2. Use abilities against him, since his blind only stops auto attacks.

  3. Walk at an angle to avoid his darts and shrooms near the wave.

  4. Gank him early; he has no escape other than movement speed.

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Pantheon, Kennen, Jayce and Rumble are strong picks against Teemo. Pantheon bursts Teemo early with point-and-click stun and blocks his darts with his shield.
Teemo usually has the advantage against Darius, Garen, Nasus and Tryndamere, so avoid those picks when Teemo is likely in the top.
Buy oracle lens and clear shrooms when you push; they win fights for him. Use abilities against him, since his blind only stops auto attacks.
Teemo has clear weaknesses that the right pick and good timing can exploit. Even without a counter pick, following the tips on this page will make the lane much easier.

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