Aatrox vs Teemo — Top Lane Matchup Guide

How to win lane as Aatrox against Teemo · 51.53% win rate (2,616 Emerald+ games, lolalytics, sampled July 2026) · Matchup data reviewed on patch 26.15

Verdict: Aatrox is slightly favoured — 51.53% win rate over 2,616 games.

At a glance

He blinds + kites you — all-in when his blind is down, watch shrooms.

Track: Teemo's Q — Blinding Dart (7s cooldown). Negates your autos. Fight when it’s down.

Do

  • All-in when his Q blind is down
  • Chain W to catch him
  • Burst him fast

Don't

  • Auto into his blind
  • Chase through his shrooms
  • Let him free-poke

Runes & build vs Teemo

Start
Doran's Shield + Health Potion (vs his poke)
First back
Hexdrinker (Long Sword + Null-Magic Mantle) — early magic shield
First item
Spear of Shojin (Profane Hydra if you want waveclear + burst)
Then
Maw of Malmortius (his damage is magic) → Sundered Sky 3rd
Boots
Mercury's Treads
Runes
Conqueror (Precision): Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand · Resolve: Second Wind, Bone Plating · Shards: Adaptive Force, Adaptive Force, Magic Resist

Favour timeline — the windows in Aatrox's game plan

Read from Aatrox's seat: which stage windows this plan plays for against Teemo.

This is Aatrox's own plan; across 2,616 pooled games the lane is leaning Aatrox.

StageFavouredWhy
Level 1TeemoTeemo's Q blind and ranged poke shut down your level-1 autos.
Level 2TeemoAt 2 his move-speed kite and poke keep punishing you pre-combo.
Level 3AatroxAt 3 E charges let you close and land Q3 knockup + W to pin him.
Levels 4-5AatroxLevels 4-5 your combo and drain delete his squishy frame once you're on him.
Level 6AatroxAt 6 you sweep shrooms and a landed W turns his misstep into a kill.
First itemAatroxYour first-item drain and gap-close out-brawl him up close.
Two+ itemsAatroxLate-game tenacity, MR, and your heal-amp keep you ahead of his kite.

How to beat Teemo as Aatrox: the early game

Levels 1-2 are Teemo's. His Q blind shuts off your autos — and with them your passive heal procs — while his move-speed passive and constant auto-poke chip you down from range you can't yet answer. Before you have E charges you can't reach him, so soak XP, last-hit what you safely can, and don't waste dashes. Ward for ganks and play to reach level 3 even, not to win these first two levels.

Hardest and easiest matchups for Aatrox in top lane

Pooled Emerald+ win rates from Aatrox's side, sampled July 2026.

Hardest

Easiest

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The full Aatrox vs Teemo report continues with the mid-game plan, the late-game and teamfight plan, every power spike to play around, and the win conditions for both sides — plus cooldown tracking and the live enemy-jungle tracker inside the app.

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Common questions

Who wins Aatrox vs Teemo in top lane?

Aatrox, slightly — a 51.53% win rate edge over 2,616 games; execution can flip it.

Is Aatrox vs Teemo a skill matchup?

Mostly — Aatrox has a small statistical edge (51.53% win rate), but execution decides this lane far more than the pick does.

Does Aatrox counter Teemo?

Not a hard counter — Aatrox has a slight edge (51.53% win rate), and play quality decides the rest.

What runes does Aatrox take vs Teemo?

Aatrox takes Conqueror on the Precision tree with Triumph, Legend: Alacrity and Last Stand, and Resolve secondary (Second Wind and Bone Plating) vs Teemo.

What should Aatrox build vs Teemo?

Start Doran's Shield + Health Potion (vs his poke) and back for Hexdrinker (Long Sword + Null-Magic Mantle) — early magic shield. Build Spear of Shojin (Profane Hydra if you want waveclear + burst) first, then Maw of Malmortius (his damage is magic) → Sundered Sky 3rd, with Mercury's Treads.

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