Illaoi vs Teemo — Top Lane Matchup Guide

How to win lane as Illaoi against Teemo · 48.08% win rate over 988 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27

Verdict: Teemo is favoured — Teemo owns 6 of the 7 game windows to Illaoi's 1. Play it patient and win your windows. Illaoi wins 48.08% of games vs Teemo in top lane (988 Emerald+ games analysed).

Favour timeline — who owns each window

StageFavouredWhy
Level 1TeemoTeemo's level-1 Q Blinding Dart disables your autos and out-pokes you.
Level 2TeemoAt level 2 his poison-and-kite pattern keeps him safely ahead.
Level 3TeemoLevel 3 his blind shuts off your W-slam while he strolls out of range.
Levels 4-5TeemoLevels 4-5 his invisibility and kite deny you any clean tentacle hit.
Level 6IllaoiLevel-6 R gives you one kill window to hard-engage before he blinds and runs.
First itemTeemoFirst item Noxious Trap shrooms let Teemo re-zone your tentacle spacing.
Two+ itemsTeemoAt 2+ items Teemo pulls ahead — his blind on your basic-attack-reliant kit plus kited move-speed and shroom zoning let him whittle you down before your tentacles or R can connect.

Early game (levels 1–5)

Teemo dominates the early levels — his Q Blinding Dart shuts off your autos and Harsh Lesson slam, and his poison-plus-kite pattern lets him whittle you down while your slow tentacles never connect.

Read the rest of this matchup

The full Illaoi 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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