Teemo vs Gangplank - Matchup Guide | Patch 26.14

YouTeemo

EnemyGangplank

Win Condition

Win the lane by out-timing his barrels and poking him out of lane. Late game, use to secure objectives, as GP's teamfight strength is higher than yours if he lands a good barrel.

Overview

This is a contest of timing and spatial awareness. You win early through consistent poke and by winning the 'barrel mini-game,' but you must respect his scaling and burst potential. If you can neutralize his and time your correctly, you can shut him down entirely.

Difficulty

Medium

While you can blind his and , a skilled player will use to cleanse your blind and hit you with chains that ignore your armor.

You (Teemo)

•Fast auto attacks with to defuse barrels
•Point-and-click blind with to stop his
•Zone control and movement speed with and
•Invisible ambush potential with

Them (Gangplank)

•High burst and armor penetration via
•Instant CC cleanse and heal with
•Global map pressure and slow with
•True damage burn resets with

Gangplank's Abilities

Ability	Threat	What It Means For You
	Med	A melee burn that deals true damage. If he hits a barrel, it resets. Keep your distance.
	Med	A ranged shot treated as a basic attack. You can blind this with to negate the damage.
	Low	Heals him and cleanses your blind. Bait this out before committing to a hard trade.
	High	His main threat. Barrels ignore 40% of your armor and slow you. You must auto-attack these to kill them before he does.
	High	Global slow and damage. Watch for this when he's looking at other lanes, or to trap you for an all-in.

Lane Phase

Lvl 1-5

→Focus heavily on hitting barrels. You have a faster auto-attack than him; hit the barrel when it reaches 1 tick.
→Abuse by auto-attacking him every time he goes for a last hit.
→Save for when he tries to poke you with . Since is an attack, your blind makes it deal 0 damage.
→Use to dodge the AOE of his if you fail to defuse the barrel in time.

Lvl 6+Power spike

→Place in the river and lane bushes to prevent ganks and limit his movement.
→Be careful of standing near your own caster minions, as he will use them as a bridge for chains.
→If he uses on another lane, immediately shove the wave and take plates to punish his lack of a combat ultimate in your lane.

Trading Patterns

Safe Poke

Wait for him to walk up for a minion -> Auto -> -> Auto -> Use to walk away before he can retaliate with .

Punish

If he misses a chain or uses to heal, you have a 15-second window to aggressively poke him with and .

All-in

Drop a behind him -> Pop to rush him -> Auto-attack until he uses -> Immediately follow with once the cleanse is gone -> Ignite and keep kiting.

Respect

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timing — If he wins the barrel timing, he gets a massive speed boost and you take heavy armor-piercing damage.
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resets — Every time he explodes a barrel, his true damage melee burn refreshes. Don't let him melee you.
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baiting — He may act low health to bait you, then cleanse your blind and ignite you for a turnaround.
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slow — It can be used to set up an easy jungle gank that you cannot escape even with .

Punish

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Missed — Walk forward and zone him. He has zero kill pressure without his barrels.
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used for sustain — This is your kill window. Without his cleanse, your blind lasts the full duration.
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Level 1-2 — Teemo is much stronger. Poke him relentlessly with to force him to use his mana on .
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Low Mana — GP is very mana hungry early. If he's below 100 mana, he can't combo his abilities; push him under tower.

Wave Management

Early

Keep the wave slightly on your side of the lane. This forces him to walk up and risk getting poked to use his for gold.

Post-6

Use to thin the wave if he tries to shove and roam. If you have a lead, freeze the wave to force him into traps near the bushes.

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EnemyGangplank

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Ability

Threat

What It Means For You

Med

A melee burn that deals true damage. If he hits a barrel, it resets. Keep your distance.

Med

A ranged shot treated as a basic attack. You can blind this with to negate the damage.

Low

Heals him and cleanses your blind. Bait this out before committing to a hard trade.

High

His main threat. Barrels ignore 40% of your armor and slow you. You must auto-attack these to kill them before he does.

High

Global slow and damage. Watch for this when he's looking at other lanes, or to trap you for an all-in.