Teemo, the devil of League of Legends: Wild Rift, is a terror to many players, despite his adorable appearance. As a squishy Baron laner lacking crowd control, he’s usually looked down on by other players. However, if you can use his full potential, Teemo becomes the nightmare of the Rift with relentless poke, blind, stealth, and deadly mushroom traps.
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Teemo’s Abilities And Basic Combos
Teemo is a ranged AP laner, but in Wild Rift, he’s stealthier and more mobile than his LoL counterpart. This makes him feel more like a sneaky assassin with burst damage. So, let’s take a look at what Teemo’s ability kit can bring to the Rift.
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Ability |
Description And Tips |
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Passive: Toxic Shot |
Teemo’s attacks deal bonus magic damage on impact and over four seconds, refreshing with each hit. With consistent attacks, the effect can last indefinitely. Early on, this passive may seem minor, but with more items, it becomes a threat with effects similar if not even more powerful than Iginite and anti-heal items. It also gives Teemo a key advantage against Tryndamere by countering his ultimate. |
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Blinding Dart |
Teemo’s attack deals magic damage and blinds the target for a brief period. Blinded enemies’ auto attacks miss, dealing no damage and not applying on-hit effects. This ability makes Teemo a nightmare for auto-attack champions like most ADCs, Master Yi, Yone, and Yasuo. Also, it can help ignore Garen’s silence. |
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Move Quick |
Teemo rolls forward, gaining a temporary speed boost. This doesn’t only improve his movement speed to roam the map, but also help him escape easier and chase down targets. |
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Guerrilla Warfare |
After a short charge, Teemo enters Camouflage, staying hidden unless enemies step into his detection radius. Moving outside of bushes breaks the effect. While the game mentions Camouflage lasts up to three seconds if Teemo moves outside of brush, staying still or moving within them keeps it active indefinitely. Meanwhile, using Move Quick depletes it faster. So it seems more about distance covered rather than time. Keep an eye on the ability indicator, as it shows how much distance you have left before the effect wears off. Once Teemo exits Camouflage, he gains bonus attack speed. Use Guerrilla Warfare to position yourself and wait for enemy laner to come close. When they do, hit them with Blinding Dart, followed by auto-attacks to deal a quick burst of damage. If you’re being chased, use Guerrilla Warfare and change direction to trick your enemies and slip away from hairy situations. The combo of Camouflage + Flash is also handy for escaping. Trigger Guerrilla Warfare then Flash in an unexpected direction to throw off your pursuers. Since they can’t see you, they won’t know where you went. |
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Ultimate: Noxious Trap |
Teemo places a mushroom trap that explodes when stepped on, dealing damage over time and slowing enemies. Helps control enemy movement by placing mushrooms in key spots, like bushes where enemies hide or jungle entrances to disrupt ganks and prevent the enemy from leaving lane. Use Noxious Trap to clear waves faster. If Teemo throws a mushroom onto another, it bounces, allowing you to extend its range and place traps more strategically. Also, you can steal Dragons, Herald, and Baron with Noxious Trap. Stand behind the pit and throw shrooms when the objective is low on HP. Both the explosion and the damage-over-time effect can increase your chances of stealing it. Teemo’s ultimate can be used to control the area near Drakes, Herald, Elder, and Baron. Place mushrooms around and behind the pits or along paths enemies must cross. This forces them to waste time clearing traps while giving your team more time to secure objectives. If they don’t clear them, the damage they receive can put them in a bad spot for a fight. You can also use Noxious Trap to escape. Drop a few along your escape route to create the illusion of a minefield. Enemies without lens will often hesitate to chase. Alternatively, throw mushrooms ahead while fleeing so they detonate right as pursuers step in. If they take enough damage, you can turn the fight around with Blinding Dart and follow-up attacks. If your Nexus is exposed, scatter Noxious Traps around the base for defense. Even with lenses, enemies are likely to trigger them, and the mushrooms can also help clear incoming minion waves. |
Best Ability Leveling Order
Blinding Dart > Guerrilla Warfare > Move Quick > Noxious Trap. Take Blinding Dart at level one, then Guerrilla Warfare at level two, then Move Quick at level three.
Max Blinding Dart first to disable enemy auto-attacks and set up your trades, as well as pressure enemy laner early on. Level Guerrilla Warfare second to unlock your stealth potential, allowing you to set up ambushes and catch enemies off guard. Move Quick is maxed last, as its mobility boost is useful for roaming or escaping but less impactful compared to the other abilities. Always level up Noxious Trap whenever available.
The recommended leveling order for Teemo is as follows:
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Level |
Blinding Dart |
Move Quick |
Guerrilla Warfare |
Noxious Trap |
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2 |
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3 |
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4 |
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5 |
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6 |
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7 |
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8 |
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9 |
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10 |
x |
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11 |
x |
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12 |
x |
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13 |
x |
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14 |
x |
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15 |
x |
Best Summoner Spells
The best Summoner Spells for Teemo are Flash and Ignite. Teemo lacks mobility outside of Move Quick. So Flash can give him a reliable option to escape ganks or chase down enemies. Ignite helps secure kills in lane, increasing Teemo’s pressure in solo fights and making it easier to dominate his opponent.
Best Runes For Teemo
The best runes for Teemo include Electrocute or Fleet Footwork, Gathering Storm, Giant Slayer, Legend: Alacrity, and Sudden Impact, as they provide burst damage, movement speed, and overall complement his kit and items. Read on for more details.
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Rune |
Reason |
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Electrocute |
Adds a surprise burst of damage that enemies won’t expect. |
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Fleet Footwork |
Helps you stay in lane longer without getting bullied by your opponent. |
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Gathering Storm |
Increases damage over time, making Teemo stronger as the game progresses. |
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Giant Slayer |
Deals extra damage based on the target’s bonus health, making it highly effective against tanky champions and synergizing well with Liandry. |
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Legend: Alacrity |
The more minions, monsters, or enemies you defeat, the more Attack Speed you’ll gain. |
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Sudden Impact |
After dashing or exiting stealth, your next attack or ability deals bonus true damage. This pairs perfectly with Guerrilla Warfare, allowing Teemo to surprise enemies with extra burst damage when exiting his Camouflage. |
Best Builds For Teemo
Here are the best builds for Teemo, including core items and situational picks for different enemies.
Core Items
Teemo needs to maintain his distance while dealing damage if he wants to survive. The best build for him includes items that enhance mobility, reduce ability cooldowns, and amplify his ability damage. Since Teemo also relies on auto-attacks, you should include an attack speed item in his build as well.
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Item |
Reason |
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Nashor’s Tooth |
Provides a significant attack speed boost and ability haste, enhancing both Teemo’s auto-attacks and abilities. |
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Liandry’s Torment |
Increases max health, ability power, and magic penetration. Its damage-over-time effect synergizes well with Teemo’s poison. Also, Liandry deals damage based on the opponent’s max health percentage, making it great for dealing with tanky enemies. |
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Rabadon’s Deathcap |
Offers a massive ability power boost and scales with level. |
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Infinity Orb |
Grants ability power, magic penetration, movement speed, and critical strike damage against low-health enemies, improving Teemo’s burst potential. |
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Lich Bane |
Enhances ability power, magic penetration, ability haste, and movement speed, adding extra damage to Teemo’s basic attacks after using an ability. |
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Boots of Mana, upgrade to Zhonya’s Stasis |
For more mana regeneration, ability power, and survivability in fights. |
Situational Items
Here are some situational items for Teemo to counter specific scenarios:
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Item |
Reason |
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Oceanid’s Trident |
Effective against teams with heavy shielding. |
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Morellonomicon |
Reduces enemy healing and life steal effects. |
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Crown of the Shattered Queen |
Grants a protective shield and additional ability power, reducing incoming burst damage. This is especially useful against assassins. |
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Rylai’s Crystal Scepter |
Applies slow when dealing ability damage, making it harder for enemies to chase Teemo. This pairs exceptionally well with his mushrooms, as opponents who step on them will be continuously slowed, giving Teemo more control in fights and escapes. |
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Riftmaker |
Ideal when the enemy team lacks magic resistance, providing bonus damage and life steal to improve Teemo’s survivability. |
How To Play Teemo And Win
Teemo performs well against most melee and auto-attack-reliant champions, including ADCs, as his Blinding Dart shuts down their basic attacks. His best matchups are Garen, Gwen, and especially Tryndamere, as Teemo’s passive can hard-counter Trynd’s ult. Also, early-game Tryndamere isn’t that tanky, so Teemo can melt him down. Vayne and Kayle are some other easy targets, as their short attack range makes them vulnerable to Teemo’s poke and Camouflage ambushes. So be aggressive and take them down.
However, Teemo is weak against champions who don’t rely on auto-attacks, are heavily tanky, or have a lot of gap-closing abilities. Burst mages and ADCs like Ezreal and Tristana can outrange him, while champions like Sion become nearly unkillable as the game progresses, and Riven can easily close the gap to spank him. In such cases, wait for your Jungler.
Expect to be hunted. Teemo is one of the most hated champions in League of Legends, and Wild Rift is not an exception. The enemy team will often prioritize killing you, so play smart, keep moving, and make them regret ever underestimating the devil of the Rift.
Early Game
Most of the time, Teemo enjoys a smooth early game. His long-range poke, invisibility, and Blinding Dart apply immense pressure in the Baron lane, denying farm and pressuring enemies into mistakes. Inexperienced players can tilt easily from this as they don’t have gold to purchase items, suffer from low HP constantly, can’t deal damage, and can’t catch you either.
Use Guerrilla Warfare to stay invisible and wait for the enemy laner to get close. Strike with auto attack → Blinding Dart → a few auto attacks, then roll away. Maintain distance, farm safely, and re-engage when abilities are ready. Avoid close combat. Teemo is squishy and dies quickly if caught.
If repeatedly ganked early, Teemo will be really weak, have little comeback potential, and become a punching bag for the whole map. So, play cautiously, control vision with wards, and avoid overextending without knowing the enemy Jungler’s location.
Block jungle entrances with mushrooms to prevent ganks, and save yourself a few Noxious Traps in case you need to engage in unexpected fights.
If you’re attacking, keep pushing and spreading mushrooms along escape routes. If you’re retreating, lure enemies into your minefield, forcing them to take damage and possibly die.
Mid To Late Game
Teemo’s mobility and map control make him a strong roamer in the mid to late game. Rotate into the jungle to place Noxious Traps, securing vision, controlling enemy movement, and dealing damage before objective fights.
Surround Baron and Dragon pits with Noxious Traps to create a minefield. This effectively scares away enemies, forces them to waste their Sweeping Lens or, even better, take damage before the fight. Also, since enemies must use Lens to clear your traps, they often have little to no room left for regular wards, limiting their vision and making it harder for them to contest objectives.
Always keep one or two mushrooms ready for surprise fights or quick disengages.
Teemo struggles in direct team fights, so play smart:
- Stay invisible, move behind teammates, and wait for enemies to burn key abilities before showing up and start dealing damage.
- Flank from the jungle, using stealth to surprise enemies and prioritize blinding their carry.
- If your team is behind, you’ll need to split push. Teemo’s high mobility lets you rotate between lanes quickly, while his speed and stealth help you escape if enemies decide to target you. Force opponents to respond to your push, creating space for your team to secure key objectives.
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