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Is there ANY situation where you would WANT a teemo on your team?

Jabberwöcky·3/28/2017, 2:47:21 AM·24 votes·3,488 views

Being serious here guys, i love teemo, burn me alive if you want, or just leave, the "gtfo teemo, kill satan" jokes are unoriginal, id like to have a real talk about what team comps, or who teemo could actually beat.

Other than skill match ups, just the champ vs champ, Teemo is outclassed by SO MANY champs now.

In top lane, all these guys can either outright destroy him, or by lvl 5-6 ignore him and kill him any time.

Then not even to mention mid.

then of course some other champs too from jungle, from various situations, but i feel like teemo has lost his "identity" as being to outright, out harass, out trade, and make melee units, useless Top/team fights.

The only thing he is useful for now, is just spamming shrooms down a lane, TPing to another, and split pushing, or just shrooming dragon/baron/jungle to secure objectives. The only way he can be useful in a team fight, is if his jungler camps for him, gets him fed, then he rushes deathcap + echo, and 2 shots the enemy ADC/mid.

70 Comments

Dr GigglePuss3/28/2017, 2:51:28 AM12 votes

Teemo Teemo main here! I find that the best, most useful way to play Teemo is for area security. As a Teemo player, you have to think about where the enemy is going to next, beat them there, and make sure there is shroom in the way. He is a great jungle counter, gank counter, and map informationist.

He scouts ahead, and he needs to be played that way. His job is to roam after 6 and get as much information for the team as possible. Bad Teemos stay in one lane.

Team fighting? Not amazing, but can throw shrooms here and there. Best to stand JUST behind the tank and bait. Then run to friendly ADC and protect.

Penns3/28/2017, 3:00:14 AM9 votes

Ye when my enemies picked Tryndamere top

Supreme Senpai693/28/2017, 5:06:10 AM8 votes

Support Teemos can be really good. They usually aren't, but they can be. That blind, decent damage, and free vision are awesome. His shrooms prevent ganks too with the damage and slow, forget the vision

Ariel the Cruel3/28/2017, 5:08:43 AM6 votes

The complaints about Teemo aren't related to his strengths. They're about the complete and utter lack of counter-play that is core to Teemo's kit. Dare I say, it's the very REASON he is kept weak.

Because a weak Teemo, is a pain in the ass. A par Teemo, is oppressive. And I'll just out-right dodge if he ever becomes strong.

It's no better when he's on your side, because his only contribution is is annoying the other team by chunking 3/4 of their collective health when it's not relevant. Or picking up the occasional lucky kill because the half dead support decided to ward baron. In both scenario's, Teemo is not around - possibly even dead.

Darth Sidiouss3/28/2017, 3:59:41 AM3 votes

He needs a re work

Vesemir3/28/2017, 5:05:05 AM3 votes

Well Teemo is a niche pick. If you pick him against sustain tanks, juggernauts like Nasus Renekton etc.. its your fault. I mean Riven doesn't even need to AA you just counterpmicked yourself. Pick him against Tryndamere , Yorick , Kayle , Irelia etc... and see how he performs.

LongHair Fox3/28/2017, 1:13:17 PM3 votes

A bit on the off meta side but one of the highest winning supports against enemy vaynes is teemo. His blind makes her completely useless in lane and incapable of trading or going all int.

The Deckowner3/28/2017, 3:08:19 AM3 votes

Why pick Teemo to bully top lane when you got more cancerous picks like Quinn ?

Why pick Teemo in the jungle to control vision with shroom when enemy has 3 item 3364 ?

Why pick Teemo mid lane when every new champ/ rework now a day is either a lane bully and scale well into late game as well as having long range and reliable cc and some even has built in mobility?

tl;dr Teemo can only bully melee immobile champs and every new champ/rework has longer range and built in mobility, Rito also hate him so most of the newer items item 2055 item 3364 fucks him over.

Head Connoisseur3/28/2017, 5:41:22 AM2 votes

No there isn't. I die a little inside every time a teammate locks teemo in because I know he will lose lane and we will have a very difficult game.

Skorch3/28/2017, 6:20:52 AM2 votes

My main issue is teamcomps, he is kinda a top lane mage marksman hybrid. And there are SO few occasions where i would actually need this. He basically should go anywhere you would need a mage, but those lanes are also tough for teemo, and why not pick an actual mage?

ThorHammerz3/28/2017, 10:04:06 AM2 votes

Tanky / on-hit Teemo is quite oppressive if you have a good lane matchup and/or a favourable teamp composition. Perhaps less satisfying from the lack of instant gratification that comes with using AP Teemo mushrooms, but can certainly be much more effective.

Maddmazz3/28/2017, 1:08:06 PM2 votes

I love Teemo picks but only on the enemy team.

Spoofghoul3/28/2017, 1:12:14 PM2 votes

yes

when someone picks a mage support

since we still need vision

sobi9993/28/2017, 9:26:15 AM2 votes

I really do hope he gets reworked. I love his lore but right now he is a wasted champ especially at top lane.

IcyPepper3/28/2017, 3:01:02 AM2 votes

Masochism?

ReZisT Lust3/28/2017, 3:03:13 AM2 votes

i get full cd early and shroom everything from base to their nexus and have enough pressure with them and stormraiders to splitpush top then bolt to other lanes and take towers and if the enemy is in base with suppers the shrooms can stop them before getting to towers and two shot them

Arcus Diabolus3/28/2017, 3:10:23 AM2 votes

AP pen tank teemo tends to work the best across all his matchups.

You are not out to out damage anyone. What you want is hit them with your Q and autos and try to get them you chase you into a shroom. Don't even turn around to fight them. Just Q and auto once the shroom poison fades and repeat. Try to always stay just out of range so they can't just jump on you.

IF they do get in on you, you should be tanky and speedy enough to at least run to turret.

BananaSlayerAMO3/28/2017, 4:08:56 AM2 votes

Support and jg teemo can be pretty useful for map control because of shrooms, plus support teemo can 1v1 the enemy adc late game

Jet Sett3/28/2017, 5:06:24 AM2 votes

If we lack AP and their team has AA reliant kits.

Mannny3/28/2017, 5:14:26 AM2 votes

I would love to have Teemo in a comp where the enemy team is pressured into being very careful all around the map. So if we had Ahri mid Leona supp Varus adc jg that has the ability to catch out people really well and apply major pressure around the map Teemo would shine in that comp as well. The teemo shrooms would apply tons of pressure and would synergize well with the comp. This is just a theory though.

Northwake3/28/2017, 5:25:02 AM2 votes

I guess when you're against some very auto attack based comps he would be okay, but definetely not what he once was, for better or for worse. Teemo item 3070

No flash no life3/28/2017, 10:33:57 PM2 votes

The only situation I can think of is if the "poison" in gameplay are all identified and interacted as one, meaning if Teemo lands poison, Cassiopeia E will hurt and heal, and Twitch ally can E (damage dealt treated as one stack).

boo9103/29/2017, 1:14:27 AM2 votes

he is tilt god

don't underestimate the tilt he can create from his very presence

boo9103/29/2017, 1:19:26 AM2 votes

you can invade with teemo.

steal camps.

go invis to avoid jungle

Glîtchy3/29/2017, 1:20:53 AM2 votes

Tryndamere in lane

nuff said.

TheGreninjaMan3/28/2017, 4:03:22 PM2 votes

Teemo Teemo main here! I personally think teemo is best when he gets his E maxed first. plus he is good when he's fit with status effects items like: item 3022 (Frozen Mallet) item 3151 (Liandry's torment). the slow of the frozen mallet lets teemo catch up quicker to running enemies (Except Master Yi. :( ) The liandry's torment plus the poison lets you deal MASSIVE damage. Flash summoner 4 is good for getting away and hiding. summoner 7 Heal is good for healing to make sure that you stay alive. So overall teemo is a good char. to play if you know what you're doing.

Silver Singed3/28/2017, 5:22:18 PM2 votes

When that teemo is a one trick pony.

Hollandiae3/28/2017, 5:30:55 PM2 votes

When I'm playing Cassiopeia

SwiftKitten883/28/2017, 5:31:13 PM2 votes

idk u could go full "tilt the enemy team" champs Teemo Shaco Zed Talon Singed

would be a pretty awful comp... but would certainly piss off your opponents

Royal Bard3/28/2017, 6:50:05 PM2 votes

Bruiser teemo is disgusting

Elkington VI3/28/2017, 8:02:28 PM2 votes

Teemo counters snowballing when played well. Good shroom placement can stop a team from pushing or invading your jungle without consequence.

Romtheguy3/28/2017, 6:52:14 AM1 votes

Yo, iKnightmare, this became an actually good and worthy Gameplay thread! Lots of discussion is present without any hassles or shitposts! [slayer-pantheon-thumbs]

The Sword Saint3/28/2017, 1:52:52 PM1 votes

If you have a good splitpisher aside from teemo, teemo can camp a turret with 3 teamates and make it a pain in the ass to dive through shrooms.

This strategy requires: a good splitpusher, safe reliable ranged waveclear to stop a siege, and a team that is dangerous enough that the enemy can't just walk over and do baron/dragons for free with you all alive.

Sun Wu Ryuumoku3/28/2017, 3:28:59 PM1 votes

In top lane, all these guys can either outright destroy him, or by lvl 5-6 ignore him and kill him any time.

Why someone would want this sh*t in their team ???

Aptest4/6/2017, 8:12:32 AM1 votes

Teemo is pretty good when you need to either split push (VS the matchups that teemo beats) or when you need to stall out a game and outscale the other team (and you have your front line from the jungle or the mid lane).

Aside from cheesing a won lane and split pushing, Teemo scales pretty well into late game with either build as long as there's a front line coming from elsewhere on the team. So he's good if you want to late-game it.