Reworking Teemo (A few ideas)

To start, Teemo functions fine as he is, only people are constantly complaining about him. So here are a few ideas that might make him into a less hated and more dynamic champion, instead of 'putmushroomseverywhereandbuildAPstandstillforever' sort of champion.

Hey there, Master Fledgling here.

A TL;DR down for you at the bottom.

So let's get to it. Teemo is an interesting little ... demon spawn .... But what if we changed him? For some reason, the idea of turning him into a highly mobile support made sense to me. Without going into scalings, a new Teemo Support would look like:

Passive: Fellow Scout: Binds to an allied champion similarly to how Kalista does at the beginning of a match, making it possible so that Teemo can retrieve items for that champion and vice versa. The items that Teemo retrieves would be put in an auxiliary slot that does not bind to any key and delivers it immediately upon right clicking on the bound ally. If it is a recipe, Teemo carries the finished product and switches the components out with the allied champion, such as trading a BF sword and Vampiric Scepter for a Bloodthirster. Additionally, Teemo increases their HP and MP regen while within range of the champion.

Obviously intended as a support ability, this would still work in top lane: just bind with the jungler instead and have them deliver an item to you every so often, as it works both ways. I think this would be nice because it promotes communication, keeping track of item costs and teamwork.

Q: Blinding Shot: Basically the same old same old here. I'd probably trim down the scalings but put more into the base numbers to even it out late game, making both support and top lane Teemo happy. Possibly make it a skill-shot? Rito loves them some skill shots.

W: Hustle: Passive: Teemo moves faster when running towards allies or allied structues and gains a percent movement increase when carrying an item for an ally. Active: Teemo dashes a short distance and gains a massive tenacity boost that falls off quickly. If he is below a certain health threshold, he is stealthed for a second.

Makes getting back to lane faster for either top lane or support teemo and gives mobility other than just raw movement speed. ALSO the increased tenacity paves the way for Tankier Teemo builds, something an 'on a budget' support would appreciate. Also: Mad escapes are fun, regardless of what champion it is.

E: Poison Dipped: Upon activation, Teemo applies a poison to his darts that apply a strong, damage over time on each of his auto attacks. Also applies a stacking movement speed slow and attack speed reduction.

I could not think of a way of removing this without causing simultaneous rioting in the streets and a great rejoicing by the church, so I compromised to make it ACTUALLY COUNTERABLE. Now, Teemos need to decide when they are going to poke at you, but will have a much better chance of offing you when they do so, especially if they Blind, hit you with a few activated auto attacks and then bug out with Hustle before the Riven they are facing decides to face roll in retaliation. Trades, not constant, mindless pokes.

R: Sentry 'Shroom: We all know what this one does. More than anything else, this is Teemo's identity. I think a damage reduction is in order, but so too is a mana cost reduction. Lastily, increased vision would be greatly appreciated for support Teemo, allowing them to, dare I say it, skip a sightstone (gasp). Or just have more vision control than all of the LCS. Your pick.

Anyways, if this gets generally good responses, I will gladly put some scalings up and perhaps even do some re-work Teemo splash arts?

Thanks as always and tread lightly with a big stick,

-Master Fledgling

TL;DR - Teemo damage down, utility up. Is a courier for single other champion. Non-constant poke. Skill now required. No perma invis.