Yasuo vs Teemo — Top Lane Matchup Guide

How to win lane as Yasuo against Teemo · 56.31% win rate (1,918 Emerald+ games, lolalytics, sampled July 2026) · Matchup data reviewed on patch 26.15

Verdict: The numbers favour Yasuo (56.31% win rate), even though Teemo pressures 6 of the 7 stage windows — convert your windows below and the stats swing your way.

At a glance

Windwall eats the blind dart AND the shroom face-line; E-dashes make his kite math useless. The only thing that kills you here is greed at his turret.

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

Do

  • Build MR + dodge shrooms
  • EQ to close the gap
  • Fight when his blind is down

Don't

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

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 (duel spike)
Then
Infinity Edge
Boots
Mercury's Treads
Runes
Lethal Tempo (Precision): Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand · Resolve: Second Wind, Bone Plating · Shards: Adaptive Force, Adaptive Force, Magic Resist

Favour timeline — the windows in Yasuo's game plan

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

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

StageFavouredWhy
Level 1TeemoTeemo's 680-range autos plus Toxic Shot poison out-trade you at level 1.
Level 2TeemoAt level 2 his blind uptime and kite keep him firmly ahead in lane.
Level 3TeemoAt 3 the blind stops your autos, though Steel Tempest still lands.
Levels 4-5TeemoLevels 4-5 his range and Move Quick let him out-trade your all-in.
Level 6TeemoAt 6 your R combo spikes you ahead as you look to close before he blinds.
First itemTeemoOn first item his blind and shrooms still let him kite you 1v1 in lane.
Two+ itemsYasuoLate game your DPS deletes a squishy, immobile Teemo once you close the gap.

How to beat Teemo as Yasuo: the early game

Teemo owns the early lane: Blinding Dart (a flat 7s) turns off your autos but never Steel Tempest, and his range plus Move Quick kite your E-Q, so wall the dart and keep the tornado coming.

Hardest and easiest matchups for Yasuo in top lane

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

Hardest

Easiest

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The full Yasuo 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 Yasuo vs Teemo in top lane?

Yasuo — a 56.31% win rate vs Teemo in top lane over 1,918 games is a real advantage.

Is Yasuo vs Teemo a skill matchup?

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

Does Yasuo counter Teemo?

Statistically yes — Yasuo counters Teemo in top lane, winning 56.31% of 1,918 Emerald+ games.

What runes does Yasuo take vs Teemo?

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

What should Yasuo 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 (duel spike) first, then Infinity Edge, with Mercury's Treads.

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