AP Teemo In Preseason - OP Status

With the removal of Oracle and the limitation on pink wards to 1 per player, the growth of Teemo has expanded beyond our wildest imaginations.

While AD Teemo with a regular old Blade of the Ruined King/Frozen Mallet is still very strong as a tanky duelist, it's really AP Teemo that has everyone running for cover.

With a simple Liandry's Torment and Nashor's Tooth, Teemo has enough damage and cooldown to completely surround objectives and make it impossible for the enemy team to make any plays. It's because of this that support Teemo is now a viable pick for solo queue. 

His win rate is hovering around 53%, which lands him at the top 10% of all champions. Fortunately, his pick rate isn't quite at the top yet so if you want a chance to earn some free (preseason) elo, here's a good time to abuse the rat before he starts being banned as much as Evelynn.

There's really no easy way to counter Teemo by yourself, which is why he's extraordinarily strong in solo queue. However, if you can organize your team enough to get them to upgrade their ward trinket into the PINK ward version, you can easily have a enough pink wards in any one location (like near Baron). This is usually enough to prevent the entire team from getting chunked before any teamfight even begins.

Another key item is to get an Aegis of the Legion, which has fallen out of favor since supports are generally building AP or large tanky items like Randuins. However, spreading enough magic resist amongst your teammates is key if you don't want your squishies getting 2 shot by mushrooms.

One last tip on countering Teemo is that most top lane Teemo players are very aggressive early due to their natural ability to counter melee laners. If you want to win against Teemo, gank him before level 6 or else it'll be nearly impossible to catch the little critter.

Meanwhile, since nobody actually buys enough pink wards in solo queue and Aegis of the Legion is almost never seen...

All aboard the Teemo Free-elo Train!

Teemomere Concept Art by givemeapiggy

What do you guys think? Had any crazy run-ins with the critter? Have your own way to deal with the rodent problem? Comment below!