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How to Win Teemo vs Garen Counter MatchupTeemo is in the a tier of champions

Teemo vs Garen

How to Beat Garen as Teemo in LoLTeemo is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Garen as Teemo

based on 11,187 Teemo vs Garen matchups
Win Rate
54.5 %
K/D/A
1.9
Pick Rate
3.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup statistics from the millions of recently rated League rounds that we get from Riot Games every week. This guide on how to beat Garen as Teemo resulted from an analysis of 11187 ranked games where both champions fought each other. This champion matchup is somewhat rare. Teemo is forced to battle against Garen in only 3.7% of his rounds.

Teemo vs Garen Matchup Summary

Teemo has done a great job of countering Garen. On average, he wins a terrific 54.5% of games the champs face each other in. In Teemo vs Garen games, Teemo’s team is 0.0% more probable to get first blood. This implies that he probably will be able to get first blood against Garen.

Best Teemo vs Garen Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Dark SealRefillable Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsBlasting Wand

Core Teemo Items

~22 Mins
Nashor's ToothMalignanceCosmic Drive

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapRiftmakerStormsurgeShadowflame

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Teemo to level upq
>
Second ability for Teemo to level upe
>
Last skill for Teemo to max outw

Runes

DominationDark HarvestCheap ShotEyeball CollectionUltimate Hunter
SorceryTranscendenceGathering Storm
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Teemo's passive ability p
Teemo's q ability q
Teemo's w ability w
Teemo's e ability e
Teemo's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
E
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Q
10
E
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R
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E
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Garen as Teemo

Tips for Playing as Teemo against Garen

Teemo's mushrooms can be used to farm creep waves very effectively.

Place your mushrooms at key locations on the map, such as by the Dragon or Baron Nashor, to reveal when your enemies might be attempting to kill them.

Advice to Win Against Garen

Be careful about attacking Garen in brush. It often will lead to taking full damage from Judgment.

Stack armor items to lower the large amount of physical damage that Garen deals out.

Judgment deals maximum damage when only hitting a single target. If getting out of its radius isn't possible, move through allied minions to reduce damage taken.

Try to run away from Garen as your health gets lower, as he can execute you quickly with Demacian Justice.

Teemo vs Garen Counter Stats

Teemo Image
Win Rate
54.5 %
VS
Win Rate
45.5 %
Garen Image
5.2
< Kills >
6.2
6.2
< Deaths >
5.1
6.6
< Assists >
3.8
1.2
< Killing Sprees >
1.41
141
< Minions Killed >
174
0.21
< Dragons Killed >
0.13
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.58
2,839
< Physical Damage >
12,351
23,153
< Magic Damage >
182
1,729
< True Damage >
4,720
27,722
< Damage Dealt >
17,253
21,487
< Damage Taken >
33,748
11,505
< Gold Earned >
12,156
2.04
< Towers >
2.58
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
2,943
< Total Healing >
3,400
14,631
< Experience >
15,678
26
< Vision Score >
16
11
< Wards Placed >
7
493
< Time Dealing CC >
139

How to Counter Garen with Teemo in LoL

The stats shown here underscore some important Teemo against Garen matchup stats that can help you distinguish the differences between the two. As an example, Teemo’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Garen’s ratio of NaN, showing that Teemo may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Garen..

Teemo usually has a similar longest kill spree as his foe does. Commonly, he takes less damage than Garen. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also indicate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to escape additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Teemo and Garen

Damage Types Compared

Teemo
Garen
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Teemo
Garen

Who is Better, Teemo or Garen?

Both League champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Teemo usually wins when facing off against Garen, with a 54.5% win rate. Therefore, Teemo makes a great counter for Garen.

While Teemo does have a much higher winrate than Garen, when on opposite teams, Teemo also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more challenging champion to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Teemo into Garen.

Furthermore, Teemo also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Garen. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Teemo vs Garen matchups, Teemo is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Teemo is a great counter for Garen. Focus your strategy on maximizing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Teemo against Garen.

Other Champion Matchups Against Teemo

Teemo Loses Against

TaricTaric48.4% winrateZacZac48.6% winrateTahm KenchTahm Kench48.9% winrateMaokaiMaokai49.1% winrate

Teemo Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee59.6% winrateYuumiYuumi58.3% winrateZeriZeri57.8% winrateRenektonRenekton57.5% winrate

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Additional Information for Teemo Players

How We Calculated Our Teemo vs Garen Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Garen as Teemo, we analyzed 11,187 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Garen as Teemo comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Teemo to counter Garen during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and stats displayed above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Teemo often racks up a similar amount of CS as Garen. Champs who typically don't take many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values reported on this page to do well.

The most important items to prioritize in your Teemo versus Garen build include Nashor's Tooth, Malignance, and Cosmic Drive. When Teemo incorporated at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better when fighting Garen than with most other common item sets. In fact, Teemo had an average win rate of 54.5% battling Garen with this build.

To have the highest probability of vanquishing Garen as Teemo, you should use the Dark Harvest, Cheap Shot, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Transcendence, and Gathering Storm runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune sets players picked for Teemo vs Garen battles, this order of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 54.5% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Garen as Teemo are presented for all ranked divisions combined. If you would like to scope the stats and builds to an individual skill level, you may use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.