Warwick vs Teemo — Top Lane Matchup Guide

How to win lane as Warwick against Teemo · 47.97% win rate (665 Emerald+ games, lolalytics, sampled July 2026) · Matchup data reviewed on patch 26.15

Verdict: Teemo is slightly favoured — Warwick wins 47.97% of 665 games. Play it patient and win your windows.

At a glance

His blind + kite hurt — W-hunt him, build MR.

Track: Teemo's Q — Blinding Dart (7s cooldown). Blinds your on-hit autos. Fight when down.

Do

  • Build MR + dodge shrooms
  • W-hunt to sprint at him
  • R-lock him to stop the kite

Don't

  • Auto into his blind
  • Chase through shrooms
  • Fight low with no R

Runes & build vs Teemo

Start
Doran's Shield + Health Potion (vs his poke)
First back
Core component + boots (≈1300g)
First item
Blade of the Ruined King (%HP + sustain engine)
Then
Sterak's Gage
Boots
Mercury's Treads
Runes
Conqueror (Precision): Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand · Resolve: Second Wind, Bone Plating · Shards: Adaptive Force, Adaptive Force, Magic Resist

Favour timeline — the windows in Warwick's game plan

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

This is Warwick's own plan; across 665 pooled games the lane is leaning Teemo.

StageFavouredWhy
Level 1WarwickLevel 1 favours you: Warwick's Q ticks out-trade Teemo's single early auto.
Level 2Even / skillLevel 2 is skill: his Q Blinding Dart and poison chip start to matter and he's slippery.
Level 3WarwickLevel 3 favours you: W Blood Hunt speed lets you close and all-in before he kites.
Levels 4-5TeemoLevels 4-5 favour Teemo: growing blind uptime and poke let him win the chip trades.
Level 6WarwickLevel 6 favours you: R Infinite Duress is un-blindable and pins Teemo through his Q.
First itemTeemoFirst item favours Teemo: Liandry's DoT and shroom control out-damage your sustain.
Two+ itemsTeemo2+ items favour Teemo: kiting poison and shroom walls keep you out of range entirely.

How to beat Teemo as Warwick: the early game

Level 1 you win: your Q ticks out-trade his single auto before he can kite. Level 2 is Skill — his Blinding Dart and poison start to chip and his move speed makes him slippery.

Hardest and easiest matchups for Warwick in top lane

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

Hardest

Easiest

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The full Warwick 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 Warwick vs Teemo in top lane?

Teemo, slightly — Warwick wins 47.97% of 665 games; winnable with the right plan.

Is Warwick vs Teemo a skill matchup?

Mostly — Teemo has a small statistical edge (52.03% win rate), but execution decides this lane far more than the pick does.

Does Warwick counter Teemo?

No — if anything Teemo has the slight edge (Warwick wins 47.97%), though it stays close.

What runes does Warwick take vs Teemo?

Warwick takes Conqueror on the Precision tree with Triumph, Legend: Alacrity and Last Stand, and Resolve secondary (Second Wind and Bone Plating) vs Teemo.

What should Warwick build vs Teemo?

Start Doran's Shield + Health Potion (vs his poke) and back for Core component + boots (≈1300g). Build Blade of the Ruined King (%HP + sustain engine) first, then Sterak's Gage, with Mercury's Treads.

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