Teemo vs Vayne — Top Lane Matchup Guide

How to win lane as Teemo against Vayne · 56.31% win rate (1,847 Emerald+ games, lolalytics, sampled July 2026) · Matchup data reviewed on patch 26.15

Verdict: Teemo is favoured — 56.31% win rate over 1,847 games, and Teemo's game plan below claims 6 of the 7 stage windows.

At a glance

Blind her tumble autos, shroom the all-in, and poke her squishy frame down before she can kite you.

Track: Vayne's E — Condemn (20–12s cooldown). Wall-stun. Don’t get pinned.

Do

  • Blind (Q) her autos
  • Shroom her approach
  • All-in before she scales

Don't

  • Get kited and condemned
  • Fight her at 2 items
  • Let her free-farm

Runes & build vs Vayne

Start
Doran's Ring + 2 Health Potions
First back
Core component + boots (≈1300g)
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 Vayne.

StageFavouredWhy
Level 1TeemoVayne auto-attacks to stack Silver Bolts and a blinded auto adds no stack — Blinding Dart takes the mechanic her kit is built around, though Condemn can still close a stack for her.
Level 2TeemoWith Q and Toxic Shot both available, every Vayne trade attempt eats a blind and a poison stack simultaneously — she cannot win a two-hit window against you at level 2.
Level 3TeemoFull kit online and Vayne has no answer to your poke range: she must walk in, she must auto, and your Q deletes her W proc every time she tries.
Levels 4-5TeemoLevels 4-5 land before mushrooms exist, so this is spacing alone: your flat 7s blind against Tumble's 6s reset means she recovers first — take one-cycle trades, never extended ones.
Level 6TeemoNoxious Trap placement accelerates and Final Hour does not let her dodge mushrooms she cannot see — shroom her entire side of the lane and the all-in is yours on Condemn's cooldown.
First itemTeemoLiandry's DoT combined with Toxic Shot stacks burns Vayne to critical HP in one trade cycle, and your shroom perimeter denies the Tumble-kite she needs to survive it.
Two+ itemsVayneSilver Bolts true damage and Final Hour invisibility reverse the matchup at two items — respect the window, play for side-lane shroom control and picks, not direct duels.

How to beat Vayne as Teemo: the early game

Vayne top is your dream matchup early — she has no gap-close, no hard CC outside Condemn, and Silver Bolts needs three hits to proc, most of which you can blind. At level 1, open with an auto to proc Toxic Shot poison before she can stack anything, then immediately Q-blind when she retaliates. A blinded auto adds no Silver Bolts stack, so you get poison ticking while she wastes the swing — but Condemn counts toward the third hit too, so she can still close a stack with E. At level 2 you compound this with Move Quick: poke, Q when she follows up, and W out before she can angle a Condemn. Never stand near walls even this early — Condemn is her only kill threat.

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 Vayne 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 Vayne in top lane?

Teemo — a 56.31% win rate vs Vayne in top lane over 1,847 games is a real advantage.

Is Teemo vs Vayne a skill matchup?

Not really — Teemo holds a real statistical advantage (56.31% win rate), so Vayne is the one working uphill.

Does Teemo counter Vayne?

Statistically yes — Teemo counters Vayne in top lane, winning 56.31% of 1,847 Emerald+ games.

What runes does Teemo take vs Vayne?

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 Vayne.

What should Teemo build vs Vayne?

Start Doran's Ring + 2 Health Potions and back for Core component + boots (≈1300g). Build Nashor's Tooth (on-hit poison) first, then Liandry's Torment, with Sorcerer's Shoes.

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