Teemo vs Yasuo — Top Lane Matchup Guide

How to win lane as Teemo against Yasuo · 43.69% win rate (1,918 Emerald+ games, lolalytics, sampled July 2026) · Matchup data reviewed on patch 26.15

Verdict: An uphill lane you can win — the numbers lean Yasuo (Teemo wins 43.69%), but Teemo's plan below claims 6 of the 7 windows: convert them and the stats catch up to you.

At a glance

Windwall eats your blind and poke, and his all-in deletes you. Stay max-range and never face-check his dash.

Track: Yasuo's W — Wind Wall (25–17s cooldown). Blocks your blinding dart. Bait it.

Do

  • Blind point-blank (or bait W)
  • Shroom his EQ paths
  • Kite his all-in

Don't

  • Blind into his Wind Wall
  • Get EQ knocked up
  • Fight low into his R

Runes & build vs Yasuo

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 Yasuo.

This is Teemo's own plan; across 1,918 pooled games the lane is Yasuo-favoured.

StageFavouredWhy
Level 1TeemoBlinding Dart kills Yasuo's basic attacks and the on-hit riding them, but Steel Tempest lands through Blind — space outside 475 units for the Q, and use the blind on his walk-up autos instead.
Level 2TeemoAssume Wind Wall from level 3, not level 4 — check whether he has the point before you spend a dart, and let Toxic Shot poison tick while W keeps you out of auto range.
Level 3TeemoWith all three abilities online you can bait his E Sweeping Blade gap-close, land Q to blind the follow-up auto, and kite back with W — he trades one auto and takes two poison stacks plus a dart.
Levels 4-5TeemoQ is max-ranked and Wind Wall is 25 seconds at rank 1 against your flat 7-second dart — bait it with a fake walk-up, then poison from the unwalled angle; the wall eats mushroom throws too, so seal chokes first.
Level 6TeemoLevel 6 Noxious Trap accelerates your zone control: mushrooms on dragon-side brush and river deny any Last Breath setup from the jungler, protecting your lead without requiring you to fight.
First itemTeemoLiandry's percent-health burn stacks through Windwall because the poison is already applied via Toxic Shot autos — he cannot wall away damage already on him, and his mid-game HP pool melts.
Two+ itemsYasuoInfinity Edge crit burst plus Last Whisper shreds your HP before a second Blinding Shot cycles — disengage into a shroomed side lane and never 1v1 a full-build Yasuo.

How to beat Yasuo as Teemo: the early game

Level 1 is yours, but not for the reason most guides give: Blinding Dart stops Yasuo's basic attacks and the on-hit riding them, and it does not stop Steel Tempest — the wiki lists Q as landing through Blind. So the blind is for his walk-up autos, and 475 units of spacing is what answers the Q. Walk to auto-range only after you see Q fly past or hit a minion, drop a poison stack, then W back before it resets. Do not assume Wind Wall is missing until level 4; he can point it at level 1 and usually has it by 3, so check before you spend a dart. Never stand in the same spot twice between his casts.

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 Yasuo 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 Yasuo in top lane?

Yasuo — Teemo wins only 43.69% of 1,918 games, so Teemo plays this as the disadvantaged side.

Is Teemo vs Yasuo a skill matchup?

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

Does Teemo counter Yasuo?

No — Yasuo counters Teemo (Teemo wins only 43.69% of games). Play it as the disadvantaged side and lean on the windows in the plan.

What runes does Teemo take vs Yasuo?

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 Yasuo.

What should Teemo build vs Yasuo?

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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