Teemo, Marksman / Mage
Teemo, the Swift Scout, is a Marksman and Mage champion in League of Legends. Everything below comes from Riot's Data Dragon for patch 16.21.1: ability text, base stats and Riot's tips. Counters and matchups by class are worked out from that text, and each one shows its reason.
Playing as Teemo
Riot's own tips
Teemo's mushrooms can be used to farm creep waves very effectively.
Place your mushrooms at key locations on the map, such as by the Dragon or Baron Nashor, to reveal when your enemies might be attempting to kill them.
Playing against Teemo
Riot's own tips
Teemo's Toxic Shot punishes players who get hit and back out, so stay at a safe range until you're ready to commit.
It can be valuable to use Oracle's Lens(Trinket) to destroy mushrooms around key locations.
What the kit does
Analysis read from Riot's ability text. Each line shows the words it rests on.
QSoft crowd control (slow, silence, blind)Blinding Dart: "unit and blinding it for"
PInvisibilityGuerrilla Warfare: "he becomes Invisible indefinitely"
RArea damageNoxious Trap: "it will bounce"
WZones with walls, traps or fieldsMove Quick: "champion or turret"
Teemo's abilities
Riot's own text and preview clip for each ability, from Riot's Data Dragon, patch 16.21.1. Pick an ability and its clip plays here, muted.
PPassive
Guerrilla Warfare
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.
Effects in the text
Blinding Dart
Obscures an enemy's vision with a powerful venom, dealing damage to the target unit and blinding it for the duration.
Effects in the text
WW
Move Quick
Teemo scampers around, passively increasing his Move Speed until he is struck by an enemy champion or turret. Teemo can sprint to gain bonus Move Speed that isn't stopped by being struck for a short time.
Effects in the text
EE
Toxic Shot
Each of Teemo's attacks will poison the target %i:OnHit% On-Hit, dealing damage on impact and each second after for 4 seconds.
Effects in the text
RR
Noxious Trap
Teemo throws an explosive poisonous trap using one of the mushrooms stored in his pack. If an enemy steps on the trap, it will release a poisonous cloud, slowing enemies and damaging them over time. If Teemo throws a mushroom onto another mushroom it will bounce, gaining additional range.
Effects in the text
Items and runes that fit Teemo
Riot publishes no builds and this page invents none. Below: completed items ranked by how many of the stats Teemo's kit uses they give (attack damage (AD) first), the runes whose official text matches the kit, and picks for each enemy type. A fit, not a strength ranking. No win rates.
Closest stat fit
Editorial estimateCompleted items ranked by how many of the stats Teemo's kit uses they give. A fit, not a verdict: Riot publishes no builds and no win rates.
Lord Dominik's Regards3,300- +35 Attack DamageTeemo scales with it
- +35% Armor Penetrationits damage is physical
- +25% Critical Strike Chanceits kit leans on basic attacks
Mortal Reminder3,000- +35 Attack DamageTeemo scales with it
- +30% Armor Penetrationits damage is physical
- +25% Critical Strike Chanceits kit leans on basic attacks
Stormrazor3,200- +50 Attack DamageTeemo scales with it
- +25% Attack Speedits kit leans on basic attacks
- +25% Critical Strike Chanceits kit leans on basic attacks
Yun Tal Wildarrows3,000- +50 Attack DamageTeemo scales with it
- +45% Attack Speedits kit leans on basic attacks
- +0% Critical Strike Chanceits kit leans on basic attacks
Blade of The Ruined King3,200- +40 Attack DamageTeemo scales with it
- +25% Attack Speedits kit leans on basic attacks
Experimental Hexplate3,000- +40 Attack DamageTeemo scales with it
- +20% Attack Speedits kit leans on basic attacks
More items with the same stat 38
Guinsoo's Rageblade3,000 gold
Kraken Slayer3,000 gold
Serylda's Grudge3,000 gold
Statikk Shiv3,000 gold
Stridebreaker3,300 gold
Terminus3,000 gold
Trinity Force3,333 gold
Essence Reaver3,050 gold
Hexoptics C442,800 gold
Immortal Shieldbow3,000 gold
Infinity Edge3,500 gold
The Collector3,000 gold
Axiom Arc2,750 gold
Bastionbreaker3,000 gold
Black Cleaver3,000 gold
Bloodthirster3,400 gold
Chempunk Chainsword3,000 gold
Death's Dance3,300 gold
Eclipse2,900 gold
Edge of Night3,000 gold
Endless Hunger3,100 gold
Guardian Angel3,200 gold
Hextech Gunblade3,000 gold
Hubris2,800 gold
Hullbreaker3,000 gold
Manamune2,900 gold
Maw of Malmortius3,100 gold
Mercurial Scimitar3,200 gold
Overlord's Bloodmail3,300 gold
Profane Hydra2,850 gold
Ravenous Hydra3,300 gold
Serpent's Fang2,500 gold
Spear of Shojin3,100 gold
Sundered Sky3,100 gold
Titanic Hydra3,300 gold
Umbral Glaive2,800 gold
Voltaic Cyclosword3,000 gold
Youmuu's Ghostblade2,800 goldBoots
Rune fits
Editorial estimateRunes whose official text matches the most things Teemo's kit does. Each line shows the words it rests on.
AftershockResolve, Keystone · Matches: 1- It can immobilize, slow or impair enemies: Blinding Dart: "unit and blinding it for"
Glacial AugmentInspiration, Keystone · Matches: 1- It can immobilize, slow or impair enemies: Blinding Dart: "unit and blinding it for"
Lethal TempoPrecision, Keystone · Matches: 1- Its kit leans on basic attacks: Marksman role
Manaflow BandSorcery · Matches: 2- Its kit leans on basic attacks: Marksman role
- It uses mana: Mana
Approach VelocityInspiration · Matches: 1- It can immobilize, slow or impair enemies: Blinding Dart: "unit and blinding it for"
Cheap ShotDomination · Matches: 1- It can immobilize, slow or impair enemies: Blinding Dart: "unit and blinding it for"
Against each enemy type
Editorial estimateSituational picks, counted from what the champions of each class do in Riot's Data Dragon. Swap a slot when the enemy team has several of that class.
Tanks
Anti-heal 25 of 46 heal or sustain
Cleanse or tenacity 20 of 46 have two or more hard CC abilities
To cut through them Tanks stack armor and magic resist; these items give armor penetration.
Fighters
Anti-heal 40 of 60 heal or sustain
Armor 38 of 60 deal physical damage only
Assassins
Anti-heal 24 of 46 heal or sustain
Armor 23 of 46 deal physical damage only
Mages
Magic resist 53 of 74 deal magic damage only
Anti-heal 30 of 74 heal or sustain
Marksmen
Armor 14 of 32 deal physical damage only
Supports
Magic resist 36 of 43 deal magic damage only
Anti-heal 19 of 43 heal or sustain
Counted from the official ability text, League of Legends patch 16.21.1. These are counts of champions, not win rates.
Rune trees
Lit runes: their official text matches something Teemo's kit does (Analysis). Select a rune to read why.
Precision3 lit
Domination2 lit
Sorcery2 lit
Resolve4 lit
Inspiration2 lit
Matchups by class
Teemo against each class of champion, counted from the official ability text. Choose a class or a lane to narrow it down.
Against all 172 champions: 0 ahead, 94 even, 78 behind. Each class is read against that, so check the best and toughest tags too.
Against Tanks
Weak0 ahead · 25 even · 21 behind of 46
- They cut your attack speed, which weakens auto-attack builds.
- They clear waves faster and can push the lane.
What to do: A risky pick into tanks. Wait for the enemy draft before you lock it, or pick it with a team that covers the gap.
Against Fighters
Weak0 ahead · 25 even · 35 behind of 60
- They can dive onto your squishy back line.
- They clear waves faster and can push the lane.
What to do: A risky pick into fighters. Wait for the enemy draft before you lock it, or pick it with a team that covers the gap.
Against Assassins
WeakToughest class
0 ahead · 3 even · 43 behind of 46
- They can dive onto your squishy back line.
- They have early pressure while you need time to scale.
What to do: A risky pick into assassins. Wait for the enemy draft before you lock it, or pick it with a team that covers the gap.
Against Mages
Weak0 ahead · 50 even · 24 behind of 74
- They cut your attack speed, which weakens auto-attack builds.
- They have early pressure while you need time to scale.
What to do: A risky pick into mages. Wait for the enemy draft before you lock it, or pick it with a team that covers the gap.
Against Marksmen
Weak0 ahead · 22 even · 10 behind of 32
- They clear waves faster and can push the lane.
- They have early pressure while you need time to scale.
What to do: A risky pick into marksmen. Wait for the enemy draft before you lock it, or pick it with a team that covers the gap.
Against Supports
WeakBest class
0 ahead · 31 even · 12 behind of 43
- They clear waves faster and can push the lane.
- They have early pressure while you need time to scale.
What to do: A risky pick into supports. Wait for the enemy draft before you lock it, or pick it with a team that covers the gap.
Source: Nexus Lab rules over the official ability text, League of Legends patch 16.21.1. Each champion of the class is compared with Teemo one by one; the counts come from those rules, not from match results, so they are not win rates. Strong, even and weak compare the number of champions ahead and behind. Lanes are the lanes each class usually plays (Riot ships no lane data per champion), not play rates.
Picks that can punish Teemo
Analysis: rules over Riot's ability text.
Yasuo
Counters youWhy (3)
Yasuo can dive in (Sweeping Blade: "Dashes through target") on Teemo, a squishy ranged champion with no hard CC to stop it (Marksman role).
Yasuo can block projectiles (Wind Wall: "wall that blocks all enemy projectiles for"), and Teemo relies on ranged skillshots (Marksman role).
Teemo needs time to scale (Marksman role) and Yasuo has early pressure (Steel Tempest: "whirlwind that knocks Airborne") to punish that.
Viego
Counters youWhy (3)
Viego can dive in (Spectral Maw: "up before dashing forward") on Teemo, a squishy ranged champion with no hard CC to stop it (Marksman role).
Teemo needs time to scale (Marksman role) and Viego has early pressure (Spectral Maw: "Mist that stuns the first") to punish that.
Viego clears waves more easily (Blade of the Ruined King: "impaling enemies in front of") and can push the lane against Teemo.
Akali
Counters youWhy (2)
Akali can dive in (Shuriken Flip: "Re-cast to dash to the") on Teemo, a squishy ranged champion with no hard CC to stop it (Marksman role).
Teemo needs time to scale (Marksman role) and Akali has early pressure (Assassin role) to punish that.
Ambessa
Counters youWhy (3)
Ambessa can dive in (Drakehound's Step: "Ambessa to dash a short") on Teemo, a squishy ranged champion with no hard CC to stop it (Marksman role).
Teemo needs time to scale (Marksman role) and Ambessa has early pressure (Public Execution: "and are stunned") to punish that.
Ambessa clears waves more easily (Cunning Sweep / Sundering Slam: "drakehounds down in a line in front") and can push the lane against Teemo.
Aurora
Counters youWhy (2)
Aurora can dive in (Across the Veil: "Aurora leaps in a") on Teemo, a squishy ranged champion with no hard CC to stop it (Marksman role).
Teemo needs time to scale (Marksman role) and Aurora has early pressure (Assassin role) to punish that.
Briar
Counters youWhy (3)
Briar can dive in (Head Rush: "Briar leaps to a") on Teemo, a squishy ranged champion with no hard CC to stop it (Marksman role).
Teemo needs time to scale (Marksman role) and Briar has early pressure (Head Rush: "stunning them and") to punish that.
Briar clears waves more easily (Blood Frenzy / Snack Attack: "deal damage in an area around her") and can push the lane against Teemo.
Counter picks are Analysis: rules over Riot's ability text, each with the words it rests on. They are not win rates, and no League of Legends matchup list has been reviewed by hand yet.
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Measured numbers
Numbers published or counted by a named source. Each row names the source and the patch.
| Stat | Level 1 | Per level | Level 18 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health | 615 | +104 | 2383 |
| Mana | 334 | +25 | 759 |
| Armor | 24 | +4.5 | 100.5 |
| Magic resist | 30 | +1.3 | 52.1 |
| Attack damage | 54 | - | 54 |
| Attack speed | 0.69 | +3.38% | 1.086 |
| Attack range | 500 | - | 500 |
| Move speed | 330 | - | 330 |
| Health regen per 5 seconds | 5.5 | +0.65 | 16.55 |
| Mana regen per 5 seconds | 9.6 | +0.45 | 17.25 |
Riot data Riot's Data Dragon, patch 16.21.1. Level 18 is calculated from Riot's growth formula on the same numbers.
Editorial estimates
Our reading of the data. These are not measured rates and they change when the rules or the data change.
- Counter picks
- 6 Editorial estimateNexus Lab rules over Riot's ability text, patch 16.21.1
- Good against
- 0 Editorial estimateNexus Lab rules over Riot's ability text, patch 16.21.1
- Typical lanes
- Mid, Bot Editorial estimateLanes of the class; Riot ships no lane data per champion
- Best class (relative)
- Supports Editorial estimateWins minus losses over the class, compared with the other classes; counts of champions, patch 16.21.1
- Toughest class (relative)
- Assassins Editorial estimateWins minus losses over the class, compared with the other classes; counts of champions, patch 16.21.1
What no source gives us
- Win rate, pick rate and ban rate. Riot publishes none we may print (the Riot API cards are switched off) and no third-party statistics site is read, so none is shown.
- Popular builds. Riot publishes no builds: the items and runes in Build & Runes are a fit to the kit, not a popularity ranking.
Sources
- Riot Games Data DragonOpen
Names, ratings, base stats, ability text, cooldowns, costs, range, items, runes and art.
Patch 16.21.1, file generated 2026-10-26 - Riot ability preview clips
Played from Riot's own server when you press play; never copied here.
Each clip checked with a request before it is offered - League of Legends WikiOpen
Release dates and skin prices in RP (CC BY-SA).
Committed data, see the skins page - Nexus Lab rules
Counters, matchups by class, item and rune fit: rules over Riot's ability text, each with the words it rests on.
Patch 16.21.1 - Riot UniverseOpen
The official story of Teemo (a link, nothing copied).
