Gangplank vs Teemo - Matchup Guide | Patch 26.14

YouGangplank

EnemyTeemo

Win Condition

Survive the lane without dying, farm your Silver Serpents, and outscale him for teamfights where your and provide way more utility.

Overview

This is a battle of poke and attrition. Teemo wants to chip you down with and negate your with his blind. You have the advantage in burst and sustain if you manage your and barrels correctly.

Difficulty

Medium

Teemo's blind completely nullifies your damage and resets, making timing critical.

You (Gangplank)

•Burst damage with barrels
•Sustain and CC cleanse via
•Global pressure with
•Scaling gold generation with

Them (Teemo)

•Sustained DPS with poison
•Vision control and zone denial with
•Movement speed and kiting with
•Early game lane dominance and harassment

Teemo's Abilities

Ability	Threat	What It Means For You
	Low	He can hide in bushes. Use or to check if you suspect a trap.
	High	Blinds you. Your will deal NO damage while blinded. Cleanse this with .
	Low	Gives him movement speed. He will use this to dodge your barrels.
	Med	Passive poison on his autos. Don't take long trades; his damage adds up fast.
	High	Invisible shrooms. Stay out of bushes and use Oracle Lens to clear paths for your setups.

Lane Phase

Lvl 1-5

→Start and poke when he goes for CS, but only if isn't mid-air.
→Sit on a barrel at your feet to discourage him from walking up to auto you.
→Use only when your HP is low or to immediately cleanse during an exchange.
→Focus on farming with to get your first upgrade and Sheen quickly.

Lvl 6+Power spike

→Teemo will shroom the lane; stay in the middle of the lane and avoid the edges/bushes.
→Use to help your team or to slow Teemo for a guaranteed combo.
→If you land a barrel on him, you win the all-in; he is extremely squishy.

Trading Patterns

Safe Poke

Place a barrel -> wait for it to tick to 1 -> chain a second -> pop with from range.

Punish

When Teemo wastes on a minion, walk up and hit him with or a -empowered auto.

All-in

Land a barrel -> on top of him -> (if not blinded) -> Melee auto for reset -> Ignite.

Respect

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Blind — It stops your and damage, making you lose any trade.
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Bush Shrooms — Walking into one will slow you and reveal you for a Teemo follow-up.
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Poison Stacks — The damage over time can execute you even after you think you escaped.
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Level 1-2 Ignite Teemo — He has very high kill pressure if you take too many free autos.

Punish

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is on cooldown — This is your primary window to him for free damage.
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Teemo tries to auto your barrel — Timing is key; use to pop faster than his auto can travel.
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He overextends without — Use to slow him and force a barrel chain.
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Teemo is low on Mana — He cannot use or effectively; pressure him off the wave.

Wave Management

Early

Let him push into you. You want the wave near your tower so he can't kite you down the long lane.

Post-6

Keep the wave neutral or slightly pushed. Use barrels to clear waves instantly if he tries to roam.

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Ability

Threat

What It Means For You

Low

He can hide in bushes. Use or to check if you suspect a trap.

High

Blinds you. Your will deal NO damage while blinded. Cleanse this with .

Low

Gives him movement speed. He will use this to dodge your barrels.

Med

Passive poison on his autos. Don't take long trades; his damage adds up fast.

High

Invisible shrooms. Stay out of bushes and use Oracle Lens to clear paths for your setups.