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

Teemo vs Zilean

How to Beat Zilean as Teemo in LoLTeemo is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Zilean as Teemo

based on 3,370 Teemo vs Zilean matchups
Win Rate
52.7 %
K/D/A
1.82
Pick Rate
1.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup statistics from the millions of ranked League of Legends games that we get from Riot Games each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Zilean as Teemo came out of an examination of 3370 ranked matches where both champions engaged one another. This particular counter pairing is fairly rare. Teemo is forced to battle against Zilean in only 1.1% of his games.

Teemo vs Zilean Matchup Summary

Teemo does a good job of beating Zilean. Normally, he wins a fantastic 52.7% of games the champs fight each other in. In Teemo vs Zilean rounds, Teemo’s team is 0.0% more likely to earn first blood, implying that he most likely will be able to get first blood versus Zilean.

Best Teemo vs Zilean Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsBlasting Wand

Core Teemo Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapNashor's ToothMalignance

Optional Items

ShadowflameStormsurgeZaz'Zak's RealmspikeLiandry's Torment

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
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E
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W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Zilean as Teemo

Tips for Playing as Teemo against Zilean

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 Zilean

Zilean is fragile if a team focuses on him, but otherwise he's very difficult to kill. Commit to killing him as a team.

If you're able to match Zilean's speed, it can sometimes be beneficial to wait until his ultimate has faded before landing the killing blow.

Teemo vs Zilean Counter Stats

Teemo Image
Win Rate
52.7 %
VS
Win Rate
47.3 %
Zilean Image
5.2
< Kills >
2.7
6.5
< Deaths >
5.2
6.6
< Assists >
12.9
1.19
< Killing Sprees >
0.56
134
< Minions Killed >
65
0.22
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.48
2,667
< Physical Damage >
997
23,757
< Magic Damage >
10,646
1,789
< True Damage >
749
28,214
< Damage Dealt >
12,393
22,190
< Damage Taken >
20,852
11,419
< Gold Earned >
9,349
1.96
< Towers >
1.81
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
3,198
< Total Healing >
7,880
14,539
< Experience >
12,664
28
< Vision Score >
52
11
< Wards Placed >
23
512
< Time Dealing CC >
183

How to Counter Zilean with Teemo in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here clarify several important Teemo versus Zilean counter statistics that can help you realize the differences between the pair. Teemo’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Zilean’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Teemo may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Zilean..

Teemo typically has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his enemy does. Commonly, he receives a similar amount of damage to Zilean. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also illustrate that the champ with higher HP has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Teemo and Zilean

Damage Types Compared

Teemo
Zilean
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Teemo
Zilean

Who is Better, Teemo or Zilean?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Teemo usually wins when playing against Zilean, with a 52.7% win rate. Thus, Teemo makes a good counter to Zilean.

While Teemo does have a higher win rate than Zilean, when they face off with one another, Teemo also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more challenging character to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Teemo into Zilean.

Moreover, Teemo also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Zilean. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Teemo vs Zilean matchups, Teemo is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Teemo is an above average counter to Zilean. Make sure you focus your gameplay on maximizing your CS and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Teemo against Zilean.

Other Champion Matchups Against Teemo

Teemo Loses Against

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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 Zilean Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Zilean as Teemo, we analyzed 3,370 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 Zilean 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

To learn all of the intricacies of Teemo to counter Zilean during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats displayed here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Teemo often picks up more CS as Zilean. Champs who typically don't get much CS usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The ideal items to prioritize in your Teemo versus Zilean build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Nashor's Tooth, and Malignance. When Teemo bought at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better when facing Zilean than with most other common builds. In fact, Teemo had an average winrate of 52.7% when playing against Zilean with these items in his kit.

To have the highest chance of crushing Zilean as Teemo, you should take the Dark Harvest, Cheap Shot, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Gathering Storm, and Transcendence runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players used for Teemo vs Zilean counter picks, this order of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 52.7% winrate overall.

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