Teemo Top Build

Teemo Champion Guide

Role: Marksman

Lane: Toplane

The best build for Teemo Top includes Nashor's Tooth, Sorcerer's Shoes, Liandry's Torment, Malignance, and Shadowflame. The most picked runes for Teemo Top are Press the Attack, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, and Last Stand in the primary tree, with Bone Plating and Overgrowth in the secondary tree.

Teemo Champion Abilities

Guerrilla Warfare

If Teemo stands still and takes no actions for 1.5 seconds, he becomes stealthed indefinitely. After leaving stealth, Teemo gains the Element of Surprise, increasing his attack speed by 20 / 40 / 60 / 80% for 5 seconds.

In addition, moving inside brush for 1.5 seconds also allows Teemo to become stealthed. P

Blinding Dart

Teemo shoots a dart at the target enemy, dealing them 80 / 125 / 170 / 215 / 260 (+80% of ability power) magic damage and blinding them for a short duration, causing all their attacks to miss for 2.0 / 2.25 / 2.5 / 2.75 / 3 seconds. The blind duration is doubled against minions and monsters. Q

Move Quick

Passive: Grants 12 / 16 / 20 / 24 / 28% increased movement speed until struck by a champion or turret. The passive is restored 5 seconds (static cooldown) after last being struck by a champion or turret.

Active: For 3 seconds, Teemo gains double his passive movement speed and will not lose it even if he is hit. W

Toxic Shot

Passive: Each time Teemo attacks an enemy, he will poison the target, dealing 9 / 23 / 37 / 51 / 65 (+30% of ability power) magic damage on hit and 6 / 12 / 18 / 24 / 30 (+10% of ability power) each second for 4 seconds. The duration of this poison will be refreshed with every subsequent attack, but the damage does not stack.

The total damage is increased by 145% against monsters. E

Noxious Trap

Teemo places a trap which stealths and arms in 1 second. It detonates if an enemy steps on it, dealing 200 / 325 / 450 (+55% of ability power) magic damage by poisoning nearby enemies, applying a 30 / 40 / 50% slow and revealing them for 4 seconds. The traps last 5 minutes. Teemo will store one every 35 / 30 / 25 seconds, and can have a maximum of 3 / 4 / 5 stocked up. Each cast requires and uses a trap. After death, Teemo respawns with 2 mushrooms.

Casting traps on existing Noxious Traps causes them to bounce 3 / 4 / 5 Teemos further in the direction they were originally tossed. R

Teemo Summoner Spells

Flash

Flash is a location-targeted summoner spell that causes your champion to blink to the location in range of your cursor.

Ignite

Ignite is a unit-targeted summoner spell that burns an enemy champion for a few seconds, dealing periodic true damage, applying healing reduction, and revealing the target over the duration.

Teemo Runes

Teemo Items

Teemo Ability Order

Teemo Matchups Overview

Strong against

Singed

Ambessa

Yorick

Camille

Yone

Renekton

Weak against

Olaf

Yasuo

Cassiopeia

Gangplank

Akali

Viktor

Teemo Tips and Tricks

When laning against melee champions, use your range advantage to poke and harass them before they can get close. Placing Mushrooms all over the map will help you control vision and deal damage whenever an enemy walks into them. A great way to catch opponents off guard is to go invisible near your Mushrooms and attack them right after they trigger one, making it easier to secure a kill.

Best Teemo Builds, Runes, and Items

Most Popular

For the most commonly used build, take Flash and Ignite as Summoner Spells. Press the Attack works best as a keystone, followed by Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, and Last Stand. Bone Plating and Overgrowth in the secondary tree offer additional durability. Attack Speed, Adaptive Force, and Health Scaling are ideal rune shards. Nashor's Tooth is the core first item, followed by Sorcerer’s Shoes and Liandry’s Torment. To complete the build, Malignance, Shadowflame, and Rabadon’s Deathcap provide high burst damage. The recommended skill order is E first, then Q, and finally W.

Optional

Another strong option is to take Flash and Ignite alongside Press the Attack, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, and Last Stand in the primary rune tree, with Bone Plating and Overgrowth as secondaries. The best shard choices remain Attack Speed, Adaptive Force, and Health Scaling. Liandry’s Torment is a solid starting item, followed by Sorcerer’s Shoes and Malignance. The remaining core items are Shadowflame, Rabadon’s Deathcap, and Void Staff. This build also follows an E into Q into W skill order.

Alternative

For a different playstyle, Dark Harvest as a keystone paired with Cheap Shot, Grisly Mementos, and Ultimate Hunter provides a strong burst-focused approach. Axiom Arcanist and Gathering Storm in the secondary tree increase scaling potential. The preferred shards remain the same with Attack Speed, Adaptive Force, and Health Scaling. Starting with Liandry’s Torment, followed by Sorcerer’s Shoes and Malignance, this build transitions into Shadowflame, Rabadon’s Deathcap, and Morellonomicon to counter healing. The recommended skill path remains E, then Q, then W.

Off-Meta

An alternative approach includes Fleet Footwork, Presence of Mind, Legend: Alacrity, and Cut Down in the primary rune tree, with Demolish and Bone Plating as secondaries. The best shards remain Attack Speed, Adaptive Force, and Health Scaling. Nashor’s Tooth should be completed first, followed by Boots of Swiftness and Liandry’s Torment. To finish the build, Malignance, Shadowflame, and Rabadon’s Deathcap are great choices. The skill order follows the same E, Q, W progression.

Situational Teemo Runes and Items

Adapting to each game is important, and choosing the right rune shards or items based on the matchup can make a difference. Against physical damage champions, taking Armor in rune shards can help, while Magic Resist is better against AP-heavy opponents. When facing champions with high sustain, Morellonomicon can help counter their healing, while Void Staff is a good choice for dealing with tanky enemies stacking magic resistance.