Teemo vs Sett — Top Lane Matchup Guide

How to win lane as Teemo against Sett · 49.5% win rate (2,186 Emerald+ games, lolalytics, sampled July 2026) · Matchup data reviewed on patch 26.15

Verdict: A genuine skill matchup — 49.5% win rate over 2,186 games, decided window to window rather than at champion select.

At a glance

Blind doesn't stop the W true-damage cone or the E pull through wave — bully from max range but respect every grit bar above half.

Track: Sett's W — Haymaker (18–12s cooldown). Shield + true damage. Kite it.

Do

  • Blind (Q) his autos
  • Kite his W-punch
  • Don’t feed his grit

Don't

  • Feed his grit bar
  • Eat his W true damage
  • Get E-stunned

Runes & build vs Sett

Start
Doran's Ring + 2 Health Potions
First back
Oblivion Orb (≈800g) — cuts his healing
First item
Nashor's Tooth (on-hit poison)
Then
Liandry's Torment
Boots
Sorcerer's Shoes
Runes
Press the Attack (Precision): Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Cut Down · Inspiration: Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight · Shards: Adaptive Force, Adaptive Force, Health

Favour timeline — the windows in Teemo's game plan

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

This is Teemo's own plan; across 2,186 pooled games the lane is even.

StageFavouredWhy
Level 1TeemoPit Grit alternates left and right punches and the right one hits harder — Blinding Dart erases both, and Sett owns no gap-closer at level 1.
Level 2TeemoToxic Shot poison plus a flat 7s blind taxes every step-up, and Knuckle Down's two max-health empowered attacks both whiff through the dart while it costs him 9s.
Level 3Even / skillFacebreaker is online at 490 range and 16s, but it only stuns when it pulls enemies from both sides of him — keep your own wave behind you and you take a slow instead.
Levels 4-5Even / skillHis cooldowns shorten — Knuckle Down to 6s, Facebreaker to 11.5s — while Blinding Dart stays a flat 7s at every rank, so his step-ups start arriving faster than your answer.
Level 6Even / skillThe Show Stopper only reaches 400 and blind stops basic attacks, never spells, so nothing you own answers the grab — but it is 120s at rank 1, and that downtime is the lane.
First itemTeemoLiandry's plus Toxic Shot outruns the missing-health regeneration Pit Grit hands him, and anti-heal cuts it further — the cleanest kill window you get all game.
Two+ itemsSettSett's durability and an 80-second Show Stopper on your carry outpace your split pressure, and Haymaker's centre is true damage that ignores every resistance you bought.

How to beat Sett as Teemo: the early game

At level 1 Sett walks up to throw Pit Grit — his autos alternate left and right, the right punch stronger — and Blinding Dart makes the sequence whiff. Auto him with Toxic Shot active, dart him, step off with Move Quick. He owns no gap-closer until Facebreaker at 3, so repeat it every time he steps up. The danger is greed, and not for the reason you think: Haymaker banks the damage he TAKES as Grit, so your poison fills his bar rather than draining it. One dart and out. And never let him stand between you and your own minions — Facebreaker stuns only when it pulls from both sides; from one side it is a slow.

Hardest and easiest matchups for Teemo in top lane

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

Hardest

Easiest

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The full Teemo vs Sett 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 Teemo vs Sett in top lane?

Nobody on paper — a 49.5% win rate over 2,186 games makes this a coin flip decided by play, not champion select.

Is Teemo vs Sett a skill matchup?

Yes — Teemo vs Sett is a genuine skill matchup: 49.5% win rate, and the favour swings window to window rather than being set at champion select.

Does Teemo counter Sett?

No hard counter either way — the Teemo vs Sett win rate is 49.5%, an even lane decided by execution.

What runes does Teemo take vs Sett?

Teemo takes Press the Attack on the Precision tree with Triumph, Legend: Alacrity and Cut Down, and Inspiration secondary (Biscuit Delivery and Cosmic Insight) vs Sett.

What should Teemo build vs Sett?

Start Doran's Ring + 2 Health Potions and back for Oblivion Orb (≈800g) — cuts his healing. Build Nashor's Tooth (on-hit poison) first, then Liandry's Torment, with Sorcerer's Shoes.

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