Zac vs Teemo — Top Lane Matchup Guide

How to win lane as Zac against Teemo · 47.29% win rate (406 Emerald+ games, lolalytics, sampled July 2026) · Matchup data reviewed on patch 26.15

Verdict: Teemo is slightly favoured — Zac wins 47.29% of 406 games, and Teemo pressures 6 of the 7 stage windows in the plan below. Play it patient and win your windows.

At a glance

His blind + %HP + kite — build MR, E-knock his kite.

Track: Teemo's Q — Blinding Dart (7s cooldown). Blinds your autos. E-knock to close.

Do

Build MR + dodge shrooms
E-knock his kite (ignores blind)
Pick up blobs to sustain

Don't

Auto into his blind
Chase through shrooms
Stack pure HP vs %damage

Runes & build vs Teemo

Start: Doran's Shield + Health Potion
First back: Core component + boots (≈1300g)
First item: Heartsteel (HP feeds everything)
Then: Spirit Visage / Thornmail
Boots: Mercury's Treads
Runes: Grasp of the Undying (Resolve): Demolish, Second Wind, Overgrowth · Precision: Triumph, Legend: Haste · Shards: Health Scaling, Adaptive Force, Magic Resist

Favour timeline — the windows in Zac's game plan

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

Stage	Favoured	Why
Level 1	Teemo	Level 1 Teemo's blind and poke shut down Zac's trades.
Level 2	Teemo	At 2 Move Quick (W) kites Zac's approach away.
Level 3	Teemo	Level 3 blind misses — Zac kills with abilities.
Levels 4-5	Teemo	By 4-5 blob sustain outlasts his poke-and-kite.
Level 6	Teemo	At 6 his shrooms zone every flank path Zac wants.
First item	Teemo	First item, Zac's HP and MR outgrow Teemo's DoT.
Two+ items	Zac	Late, tanky Zac's fog engage collapses on Teemo before blind matters.

How to beat Teemo as Zac: the early game

Levels 1-2 are Teemo's, but not for the blind — Blinding Dart stops basic attacks only, and Zac kills with abilities. It is Move Quick (W) kiting your telegraphed E that keeps him safe, so don't chase with slingshots.

Hardest and easiest matchups for Zac in top lane

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

Hardest

Zac vs Cassiopeia — 35.38% win rate
Zac vs Singed — 40.9% win rate
Zac vs Zaahen — 43.23% win rate

Easiest

Zac vs Maokai — 65.75% win rate
Zac vs Mel — 59.83% win rate
Zac vs Sejuani — 59.76% win rate

Read the rest of this matchup

The full Zac 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 Zac vs Teemo in top lane?

Teemo, slightly — Zac wins 47.29% of 406 games; winnable with the right plan.

Is Zac vs Teemo a skill matchup?

Mostly — Teemo has a small statistical edge (52.71% win rate), but execution decides this lane far more than the pick does.

Does Zac counter Teemo?

No — if anything Teemo has the slight edge (Zac wins 47.29%), though it stays close.

What runes does Zac take vs Teemo?

Zac takes Grasp of the Undying on the Resolve tree with Demolish, Second Wind and Overgrowth, and Precision secondary (Triumph and Legend: Haste) vs Teemo.

What should Zac build vs Teemo?

Start Doran's Shield + Health Potion and back for Core component + boots (≈1300g). Build Heartsteel (HP feeds everything) first, then Spirit Visage / Thornmail, with Mercury's Treads.

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