Vladimir vs Teemo — Top Lane Matchup Guide

How to win lane as Vladimir against Teemo · 54.82% win rate (1,370 Emerald+ games, lolalytics, sampled July 2026) · Matchup data reviewed on patch 26.15

Verdict: The numbers lean slightly Vladimir (54.82% win rate), even though Teemo pressures 4 of the 7 stage windows — convert your windows below and the stats swing your way.

At a glance

Q %HP-poke — build MR, pool his shroom burst.

Track: Teemo's Q — Blinding Dart (7s cooldown). Blinds autos — NOT your Q.

Do

  • Build MR + dodge shrooms
  • Q %HP-poke him
  • W-pool his burst

Don't

  • Auto into his blind
  • Chase through shrooms
  • Pool too early

Runes & build vs Teemo

Start
Doran's Ring + 2 Health Potions
First back
Core component + boots (≈1300g)
First item
Riftmaker (drain scaling)
Then
Zhonya's Hourglass
Boots
Mercury's Treads
Runes
Phase Rush (Sorcery): Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch · Inspiration: Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight · Shards: Adaptive Force, Adaptive Force, Magic Resist

Favour timeline — the windows in Vladimir's game plan

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

This is Vladimir's own plan; across 1,370 pooled games the lane is leaning Vladimir.

StageFavouredWhy
Level 1TeemoTeemo's range and Blinding Dart deny your auto last-hits at level 1, favouring him.
Level 2TeemoAt level 2 his poke and blind keep you off the wave and losing trades.
Level 3TeemoThrough level 3 Toxic Shot poison out-chips your Transfusion heal.
Levels 4-5TeemoAt level 4 Teemo's range and blind still zone your farm, staying ahead.
Level 6Even / skillAt 6 Hemoplague gives burst but his shrooms and blind deny all-ins, so it's even.
First itemVladimirYour first AP item flips the poke war and lets you out-range him, favouring you.
Two+ itemsVladimirLate, your AoE ult, poke and pool mobility outscale his single-target harass, keeping it yours.

How to beat Teemo as Vladimir: the early game

Teemo wins levels 1-4 — his range and Blinding Dart shut down your auto last-hits, and Toxic Shot poison out-chips your Transfusion. Farm with Q, hug the wave, and don't try to walk him down through blind.

Hardest and easiest matchups for Vladimir in top lane

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

Hardest

Easiest

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The full Vladimir 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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Common questions

Who wins Vladimir vs Teemo in top lane?

Vladimir, slightly — a 54.82% win rate edge over 1,370 games; execution can flip it.

Is Vladimir vs Teemo a skill matchup?

Mostly — Vladimir has a small statistical edge (54.82% win rate), but execution decides this lane far more than the pick does.

Does Vladimir counter Teemo?

Not a hard counter — Vladimir has a slight edge (54.82% win rate), and play quality decides the rest.

What runes does Vladimir take vs Teemo?

Vladimir takes Phase Rush on the Sorcery tree with Manaflow Band, Transcendence and Scorch, and Inspiration secondary (Biscuit Delivery and Cosmic Insight) vs Teemo.

What should Vladimir build vs Teemo?

Start Doran's Ring + 2 Health Potions and back for Core component + boots (≈1300g). Build Riftmaker (drain scaling) first, then Zhonya's Hourglass, with Mercury's Treads.

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