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Spells:

Ignite

Flash

Items

Start #1

Start #2

Early Game

Mid Game

Full Build

Offensive Options

Defensive Options

Ability Order

Teemo Passive Ability

Camouflage

Table of Contents

1. Introduction
2. Pro et Contra
3. Masteries
4. Runes
5. Summoner Spells
6. Abilities
7. Items
8. Gameplay
9. Matchups
10. Change Log
11. Thanks to:

So, a little about me. I am 15 years old from Finland and I have played League of Legends since the start of season 1. is by far, my favourite champion in League of Legends. Also his laugh annoys a lot of people. Me likey. Please check out my Terminology Guide if you don't understand the terms I am using :)

Note that this guide might still contain a bit of outdated information. I will update it this week. I have been a loyal League of Legends player since the start of the first season and I've played every champion in League of Legends. I have played a lot of games as and I just love the way he is. Annoying and carefree person. is actually a pretty strong champion after all. But without further ado, let's get to the guide.

Pro

+ Heavy harass
+ Ranged
+
+ Free wards (s)

et

Contra

- Squishy early game
- Doesn't have quickly applicable CC ability
- Can be hard to farm if unfamiliar
- Weak to heavy harass

"The secret of getting things done is to act!"

- Dante Alighieri

I usually have only 9 points in offensive tree. I take because you scale well with attack speed and you can deal even more damage with your . I take which is pretty good mastery. You will get some damage from this whenever you chase an enemy running through your forest filled with s and whenever you use on someone. I take because it adds attack damage and that's something you are lacking. It also gives you which is great due to the fact that 's early attack damage is just horrible compared to others'. You can also take if you are not against an enemy who will harass you all the time (e.g. ). Some people have suggested taking and , but I really don't like them because the don't offer as much as and do. But, it's a personal preference, this guide is here to advice you on how to play in general.

These masteries are aimed to help you in the every stage of the game by providing you with vital stats as armor, magic resistance, health, health regeneration and others like them. They also provide you with effects that may neither do anything nor seem to do anything but are there to aid you with the game. You can change and to and if you believe that they are better against the team you are. You can also change to if you don't believe that the game will get to the late game stage and therefore making that mastery pretty useless because you have neither health nor health regeneration for it to make it worth it. These are only suggested masteries and by any means I do not claim them to be the best ones for but I can say with some experience that these are at least viable and decent, if not the best ones there are for bruiser .

I use these runes because they add a lot damage to your early game and make farming easier. These are the marks that I prefer but I think that you should think about greater mark of armor penetration runes. They are a great alternative. Although I wouldn't take them unless I was sure that they are going to have much armor throught the game.

I prefer taking either these runes or because they both provide defensive stats which are pretty important on because he doesn't have too much defensive stats early. I usually take because I find them more useful.

I prefer taking these glyphs because they will help you against enemy's burst and poke which are more likely magical than physical (except and for example)

There are multiple choices of quintessences but I took these. Why? Well, if you start your games like I start most of my games (with this offers so much free sustain that it's almost ridiculous. I am not telling these are the only runes you should take. Other choices are and greater quintessence of hybrid penetration.

This is pretty obvious choice for . needs some kind of escape, especially early game. You can also through walls which makes it hard to chase you. If you don't want to take I'd recommend getting .

Ignite is great finishing tool with . You can easily 1 v 1 your top if you can kite him well at the beginning and then you can just chase him with and + = kill. If you don't want to pick other choices are and .

I would pick against someone like or who can easily chase you down even if you used . isn't the best choices after all because you have to easily run away from your enemies.

If you feel like you are able to splitpush pretty hard, is the right spell for you! allows you to push two lanes at the same time (kinda). Enemies coming after you when you got enemy's inhibitor? No problem, bot to get your noob bot's first turret.

I take only if enemy has anyone who deals a lot of damage and is able to stick to you. If not, your is enough, or at least in my opinion. Anyone who is pro can tell me if I am right with this :p! But TL;DR usually >

camouflage

"If Teemo stands still and takes no action for 2 seconds, he becomes stealthed. Taking any action will break his camouflage, granting him 40% attack speed for 3 seconds."

This isn't the best passive in the game but it can be useful. For example escaping into a brush and just standing still will make you invisible and this can confuse enemy. The attack speed is also nice if you are invisible near to an enemy champion which you can kill easily.

Tips & Tricks

"Teemo shoots a dart at an enemy, dealing magic damage and blinding them for a few seconds."

This is a great ability to counter any champion that relies on auto attacks. The blind lasts from 1,5 seconds to 2,5 seconds. Very useful ability if you are facing someone like who has to come close to trade with you. With this he will most likely lose trades.

Tips & Tricks

"PASSIVE: Teemo gains increased movement speed. Damage from champions and structures will disable this bonus for 5 seconds.

ACTIVE: For 3 seconds, Teemo doubles his passive movement speed bonus. While active, Move Quick's bonus cannot be disabled via champion or structure damage."

This ability is great for few things: You get faster back to your lane, you can chase easier and you can escape easier.

Tips & Tricks

Teemo's auto-attacks deal bonus magic damage and poison his target, causing them to take additional magic damage over 4 seconds. Subsequent attacks only refresh the duration.

This makes very good at top lane. You can easily harass chunks of enemy's health and get away with it.

Tips & Tricks

Teemo places a trap which stealths and arms after 1 second. It detonates if an enemy steps on it, poisoning all enemies nearby to be dealt magic damage every second for 4 seconds plus slowing them and providing vision of them (doesn't reveal stealthed units) for 4 seconds. This poison will not stack but the duration will be refreshed with every subsequent detonation. Mushrooms have 100 health and can be destroyed by autoattacks if they are visible, but they are immune to spell damage.
The traps last 10 minutes. Teemo will store one every several seconds, the charge time will be affected by cooldown reduction, and can have a maximum of three stocked up. Each cast requires and uses a trap.

Even though you have you should still ward. Wards with your mushrooms make you almost impossible to gank. You should also use these against a melee top when he/she engages you. Just throw them at his/her feet.

Tips & Tricks

Starting Items

I prefer taking if you are against a easy melee top who can't trade without autoattacks. also offers you some sustain and after 40 autoattacks it has given you as much health as one . It is also pretty strong early game item because it offers you health and damage for early trading. Must take against someone like .

Early Game

This item makes you an insane chaser and it also increases your damage with it's active. I pick this item because it allows me to sustain and deal damage and it builds to this useful item called which is pretty much like the only "core item" in this guide. I pick this item in every game because it is so useful in the laning phase. It also makes pushing easier.

2xs will allow you to outsustain the enemy. It also gives you useful stats that can win you trades that you can already win against those champions that are heavy autoattack reliant. You can get only one if you think that you don't need the second one. I take double in most of my games because it makes pushing easier.

These are the boots that you are most likely going to get if you started with . They allow you to trade with those champions that can autoattack you and deal significant damage after the that you have used when you started to trade. Pick these only if you started with or if you need the armor and basic attack damage reduction.

These are the boots that I take in most of my games because they allow you to escape and chase. Enemy can use CC but takes 35% off from it and you can continue your chasing or escaping. These are the boots that you want to get against AP top that counterpicked you. I usually have these boots. aren't needed in mos situations.

Mid Game

When you get this item you are probably going to kill your opponent very easily and this will also boost your splitpushing power that is already pretty high though. I get this item in every single game I play as . It just adds so much power to who has high base attack speed and can actually use the active well. You are able to chase that annoying down with this item. I don't know how it is possible though.

Offensive Options

If you are going to get early against an AP enemy at top lane, you should upgrade it to this when the doesn't seem to be enough for you anymore. Very good item against teams that have much CC and magical damage. I get this in like 1/4 of my games because it is so good item at the moment.

You can't splitpush fast enough? Can't run away from an enemy? Got but enemies with CC started ganking? Don't worry, this item gives you cooldown reduction, attack speed, movement speed and tenacity. These are all useful stats for someone who tries to splitpush as much as possible and is that kind of a champion. I'd recommend selling boots late game for this because gives so much movement speed already.

This item is - once again - good for champions that splitpush. There isn't much to say. Gives attack speed, critical chance, movement speed, cooldown reduction and attack damage. I would recommend getting this if enemies get a lot of armor and you don't want to get . also increases your damage against enemy's .

Defensive Options

Permaslow OP slow. This item gives you tons of health and attack damage and the slow is just hilarious on someone as fast as . This with is incredible combo. Nobody can't escape you unless it's zed with and . I recommend taking this item if you feel too squishy or if the enemies seem to get away too easily.

This item is very good especially if you have much resists since it's active gets duration from resists. You should get this item if you are focused by many autoattack reliant champions. Otherwise is probably best because is slows everybody, not just them who attack you.

This item is for those who want to slow with and . doesn't proc and that's the reason it isn't too much of a good item on who get's many physical damage on-hit items. I recommend picking up this item if you are constantly putting s to your and enemy's jungle.

This item is great since it buffs every healing effect so 's active heals more etc. This item also gives you health, magic resistance and cooldown reduction. I would pick either this or against an AP enemy at top. This item is good if enemy's mid gets a little fed early game.

This item isn't too powerful on ranged champions since you need to stand close to enemy in order to do some damage with it's passive. That's why this item is only if you are in desperate need of armor or they have someone like who is always after you and actually comes close to you. This both reduces his damage and increases your damage.

This item gives you magic resistance steal and deals magical damage with every hit. It also gives flat magic resistance and attack speed. This is the item that you want to get against AP top if you don't want to get . This item is better if you are winning your lane and you are able to harass often.

This item is great against teams that have one burst and that's it. If they use it, they will be less useful and you are still alive. It also gives you armor and magic resistance and they are both good on . I'd pick this against and .

Trinket

I really think this one is the best, especially for all the solo tops. You can now start with and still get a ward. I take this in 90% my games.

Early Game

When you are in the early game, you pretty much just want to farm and harass enemy top with your s. You should hit level six pretty fast and you have probably got a kill if your enemy is a dumbass. When you get to level six level up and go put the first mushroom to this or to this brush. When you have enough money for or 2x (unless you started with it) go and get either of these if you need to or your opponent went back to get items.

Mid Game

Mid game is 's best time. You can splitpush a turret or few and get away with and you usually deal a lot of damage to champions too thanks to the high base damage of . At this point, your team usually wants to avoid teamfighting because you usually can't join them. Instead, you splitpush, enemies start to come to you, you run away, you splitpush. Repeat for ultimate success. If you bought you can take fast and with and you can take fast if enemy team gives you a chance.

Late Game

This is 's weakest point. You are only going to shut down enemy's ADC if he or she isn't too fed and push turret. You should move with your team though because now you can take fast objectives like , , turret or inhibitor. Make sure to lay your s to enemy's jungle, and preferably next to the buffs. This will make stealing buffs easier and enemy's game harder.

You should have pretty much health with some resistances and you can take a few hits so you can play some kind of tank if the team doesn't have proper tank.

Mushroom & Ward Map

Easy-Hard

Killing Akali multiple times in the early game will make her less threat late game.
Akali gets better through the game. You won't. Remember this.
Akali is Easy-Hard because in the early game, she is easy but when the game gets to late game, Akali will be a hard opponent.

Easy

He already uses health to use abilities. Harass him often and try to zone him so he can't heal himself up whenever you do it.
Only enemy that I'd take Frozen Heart against.
He probably maxes Blades of Torment just dodge them. IF he is DuffTime, you are going to lose.

Medium-Easy

Cho'Gath is pretty hard enemy in the laning phase and after. He is tanky but still deals pretty much damage and offers a lot of CC to his team.
Try to outfarm Cho'Gath because harassing him isn't going to work thanks to his passive.
Guardian Angel and Spirit Visage lower the damage of him and Guardian Angel makes his ult useless if you are low on health but can run away.

Easy-Medium

Harass often because your Toxic Shot is very strong in the early game.
Try to save Blinding Dart to the point that your enemy can use basic attacks on you.

Medium

Elise is a medium opponent through the game.
Just try to dodge Volatile Spiderling and Cocoon and you are pretty safe.
Try to harass as often as possible so that Elise can't go all-in anymore.
Care for jungler. Elise can easily follow her jungler.

Easy

Easy like drawing pretty pictures.
Use Blinding Dart just before she uses her Blade Waltz. This way, her ultimate deals no damage if she has no on-hit effect items.
Spam laugh.

Easy

Use Blinding Dart when he just comes closer. He might want to harass you with Parrrley.
Try to harass often because most Gangplanks use Remove Scurvy to heal them everytime they take damage.

Easy-Medium

Try to dodge his Void Spike and when he engages try to run next to your minions.
Kha'Zix is very vulnerable to harass and that's why you should attack him with your Toxic Shot as much as possible.
Ask help from your jungler. One good early gank can make Kha'Zix's early game pure hell against Teemo

Easy-Medium

Garen isn't too hard enemy for Teemo. If you can harass often and you don't let him near you, you're going to do fine.
Be careful when near to brushes.
Just try to outfarm him. It's kinda hard to kill him alone since he has his Courage.

Medium-Hard

Irelia is pretty hard enemy because she can engage from a long distance through minions with Bladesurge.
She can easily outsustain you in the early game and kill you if you aren't careful.
Her passive Ionian Fervor makes ganking her pretty hard.

Easy-Medium

Jarvan IV will probably try to harass with Dragon Strike
Be careful when he uses Demacian Standard because that either means that he wastes mana or his jungler is near and he wants to initiate.
Jarvan IV is very good top if his jungler has gapcloser and CC.

Medium-Hard

Jax is very strong at top lane thanks to his gapcloser, stun and autoattack reseting ability that deals bonus damage.
Try to outfarm him and attack him every time he comes closer to farm tl;dr zone him if you can.

Medium-Hard

Annoying poke, movement speed steroid and ranged/melee abilities.
Try to harass him often because he probably can't kill you if he doesn't use To The Skies! and come close to. If he does this you can kill him because you can kite.

Easy-Medium

Try to outfarm him and zone him as well.
Your Move Quick is great ability against Wither since it kinda denies it on the early levels which allows you to run away.
Try to give him the least amount of farm as possible and try to force him back.

Easy

Blinding Dart GG because after he has used his spear throw and Heartseeker Strike he is pretty useless and you can easily kill him if you have to.
Sunfire Aegis is great item against Pantheon because he has to come close to you to deal damage.

Medium

Renekton will probably win this lane because he can farm and deal damage easily. He can come closer to hit his combo and then get away.
Try to stand as far back as possible.
Use Move Quick when he uses Slice and Dice and run away.

Easy

Rengar is deadly near brushes. Put Noxious Traps to brushes to deny this.
Rengar can't really farm against Teemo so you can push and zone Rengar

Medium

Try to harass often and zone Riven
Don't let Riven harass you because she will kill you when she hits level 6 if you are low on health. Or she will kill you even if you aren't low on health but you aren't careful.

Medium

Shen will probably try to harass you with Vorpal Blade.
Shen has annoying "long range" taunt so he is able to follow his jungler easily.
He can spam his shield so you can't harass effectively.

Easy-Medium

Singed is strong top if you let him come close to you. Harass him often so he won't do this.
Try to zone him as much as possible and if he is proxy Singed get Mejai's Soulstealer or Sword of the Occult.
Get magic resistance and warn your allies when he leaves lane.

I will add more matchups as I get more experience with them!

DD/MM/YYYY - Change - New - Erased

27/07/2013 - Published the guide!
17/08/2013 - Edited the masteries section
17/08/2013 - Added two matchups
28/09/2013 - Deleted , and zeke's herald
28/09/2013 - Edited masteries and runes sections

If you are here, you have probably read the whole guide! Thank you :)!

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Table of Contents 1. Introduction 2. Pro et Contra 3. Masteries 4. Runes 5. Summoner Spells 6. Abilities 7. Items 8. Gameplay 9. Matchups 10. Change Log 11. Thanks to:

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"The secret of getting things done is to act!"

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Early Game

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Offensive Options

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Table of Contents

1. Introduction
2. Pro et Contra
3. Masteries
4. Runes
5. Summoner Spells
6. Abilities
7. Items
8. Gameplay
9. Matchups
10. Change Log
11. Thanks to: