Darius vs Teemo — Top Lane Matchup Guide

How to win lane as Darius against Teemo · 50.13% win rate over 2,348 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27

Verdict: A genuine skill matchup — the favour swings window to window (3 apiece of the 7 stages). Darius wins 50.13% of games vs Teemo in top lane (2,348 Emerald+ games analysed).

Favour timeline — who owns each window

StageFavouredWhy
Level 1TeemoTeemo's Q blind and range shut down your Hemorrhage autos at level 1, so he wins the opener.
Level 2TeemoAt two his W speed keeps him kiting outside your reach, extending his lead.
Level 3TeemoAt three he still out-pokes you until your pull comes online.
Levels 4-5DariusLevel 4 E Apprehend finally lets you pull and full-combo him, flipping the lane your way.
Level 6Even / skillAt 5 your stacked bleed and W slow keep him pinned once you've caught him.
First itemDariusFirst item is even — his blind and mushrooms make a stuck all-in a coin-flip against your Stridebreaker stick.
Two+ itemsDariusBy two-plus items a landed E plus Merc treads wins the duel, so the lane tilts back to you when you connect.

Early game (levels 1–5)

Levels 1-3 Teemo owns you — his Q blind neuters your Hemorrhage autos and W speed keeps him out of pull range, so just farm and eat the poke.

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The full Darius 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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