How I became the Highest Rated Toplaner EUW with Teemo [72% WR Teemo Guide]

[@OrlandoDelgadilloLuna]

You are the first person who explains the fact that League is not that complicated, and you did it by telling your whole technique in a very easy-to-understand way. Most of the guides over complicate things just to make it more "pro". Thanks for your content.

[@SiMeGamer]

League either not very complicated or very complicated depending on the perspective you take. You can say "you just need to destroy the enemy Nexus" - simple, isn't it? But then you have lane matchups, hundreds of mechanics, game feel, patches, micro, macro, itemization, runes, neutral objectives, fog of war, etc, etc, etc. You can make it as complicated or as simple as you want. At the end of the day, as a player, you need to learn everything and weight everything according to yourself to be the best that you can possibly be. You need to remember that Alan says "just cs" and "push the wave" but he has years of top level gameplay that he can do instinctively. You and I need to learn these concepts and practice them for months to get even close to that level. It's simple to state but the amount of complexity under the hood is incredible. To drive a car you just push down the pedal. But in this instance we also need to build the car which is super complicated. Alan can press the pedal because his car is ready. We are struggling to understand what is even a carburetor. League is not simple. It can be presented as such. In reality it is one of the most complex games on the market and the execution of all this complexity is extremely difficult. You can watch all the guides in the world, watch replays of players at all skill levels and know the wiki by rote but none of it matters because applying this knowledge (which is vast and complex) is really, really, really difficult. The people on the balance team range from high Emerald to Challenger. All of them have more knowledge of the game than most pros. But executing it is so hard. This is not to discourage you. I'm just making sure that you don't treat League too lightly. It's a complex game. Every mouse and keyboard click can change the dynamic of the entire game. I'm a Master Zyra support player and used to be a Teemo one-trick (he is still my "chill pick" when I get the role with friends). I know how incredibly far I am from realizing the full potential of these picks despite be one of the top players in this game. Granted, some would say Master is not that impressive, but last I checked 97%+ aren't there and when I play with my friends it's apparent how far apart we are in skill (they are between Iron and Emerald). League can be played forever by someone because it is too complex for someone to "figure it out". There is a reason Teemo is not in pro. He is not as strong as Alen may suggest. Alen is just that good with him specifically and solo queue is a little different. Meta picks will still trump over Teemo if played by as competent of a player. League is great. And can be explained simply. But always know that underneath many statements in this video, there are thousands of hours of instinct that aren't communicated. This video was great (I think for more experienced players to show what's possible) in a concise way. So keep at it, chipping away slowly and developing this instinct!

[@matteohaudenschild4452]

the problem is in my opinion the farm/platings/splitpush strat is boring af and doesnt bring to much excitement to the game. Riot should lower minion gold and remove platings to make the game more orientet in fighting enemy champions.

[@SiMeGamer]

@@matteohaudenschild4452 they do that with neutral objectives. You have to remember that different people (players) like different things in League. Some love to fight constantly and some love to play macro strategy. Some love chaotic 80 kill games and some love it when they manage to squeeze the enemy for 30 minutes without ever needing to kill them. Also, making the game oriented only around fighting will just make half the roster unviable and in need of a rework because the champions are designed and balanced around minions, jungle monsters, towers, etc. The entire class of ADCs will need an overhaul because they scale with gold (items) and the more non-champion gold you remove, the worse the class gets in terms of agency. If you want permanent fighting on the rift, then you have other game modes for that. Arena and Nexus Blitz are great for that and they are quite fun but there is far less strategy and that's what makes League so good for so many people. Saying no to fights is a skill. Giving up objectives or not contesting a wave are skills. It's letting the enemy win the battle so you can win the war. It's exciting. If it's all fighting then whoever wins the first fight ostensibly wins the game because every fight thereafter they just have an edge. Minions, towers and every other source gold are how someone who loses an early fight gets a chance to comeback and how the one with the advantage needs to also keep on their toes and push the advantage. League is a complex team strategy game. It's not a team brawler. That's what makes fights even cooler because there is so much strategy behind them in context. I promise you that the game would get really boring for most people if you made kills the primary gold acquisition tool.

[@NEEEEEJ]

@@SiMeGamer Thank you

[@bkz1667]

In reality, this is how people who want to increase overnight take it, but like any activity/discipline in life that you want to perform at the best possible level, it has many details that these "quick" guides (at least it is as you are taking this video) they skip and get straight to the point, but the reality is that a sololane lis much more complex than you think you understand, plus Alan has limit knowledge and impressive micromechanics with teemo due to playing it for so long.

[@DevilHimself444]

u deserve a trophy for this , u literally covered everything i appreciate ur effort making us this guide and i hope the best for u .

[@Alan234]

my editor worked hard too haha

[@DevilHimself444]

i thought u edited it your self , well your editor did great job too as u said then and i'm really glade that u did this guide for us keep up the great work both of u

[@sethforesi307]

Bro plays teemo, he does not deserve a trophy

[@DevilHimself444]

well with all respects but go ahead get challenger with 70++ winrate and u'll see how hard it is i am already stuggeling at masters and i feel am not yet good to go beyond that @@sethforesi307

[@sl_razor]

And I hope ya all rat mains meet me at the rift so that I can give the trophy by my self xD.. gank bang

[@DoctorSlothMD]

Very well explained with great details, thank you! For example: Slow push levels 1-4, leveling up slightly sooner each time. Damage to towers is less pre-5 minutes, emphasize playing for plates from 11-13 minutes

[@NIEMNL]

Men will watch 50 min teemo guide at 3am and be like it is the hottest sh1t out there

[@Neko43V]

Me litterly watching this at 3AM

[@cloudytrichomes]

me at 7AM 😭

[@VivoriaSE]

Tenmo player.

[@hamzawisdom4280]

Tenmo player when ninemo player walks in

[@fuzzy-02]

Teemo is the most flexible champion in my humble opinion. As long as you survive, just like you said, you will be useful. Even just buying time for objective by making enemy waste time clearing shrooms from jungle to objective is huge. Thank you a lot for the guide Alan

[@Fortress500]

This guide genuinely helped me understand so much more than just Teemo. I’ve been able to transition the mentality required to extract usefulness out of teemo to other champions through macro understanding and wave management. Never underestimate the power of ALAN

[@crazysans3311]

I have started to play teemo out of spite to learn how to counter him but this guide helped expand my ranged toplane matchup knowledge :D

[@BluSpyx]

I've been watching you on and off for a year now, and I can say you are a very consistent player and I am very thankful for explaining your thought processes and teaching me how to be more consistent. I struggle with consistency even though it's the only thing I strive for. Haven't been playing much teemo (switched to talon) but I can apply these to him as well. Might pick up teemo again, you make him look really fun and OP! (started playing teemo for the w max kiting dodging everything fantasy but ended up not being that good at it)

[@Mmll555G4mepl4y]

Nice info with plant spawn at 6-6:30, never heard that before!

[@yoinkling]

Undeterred by even the most dangerous and threatening of obstacles, Teemo scouts the world with boundless enthusiasm and a cheerful spirit.

[@sl_razor]

The fk you talking about the rat ? this makes me have zero mercy on rat players xD

[@ommerlewin]

thank you very much for this guide!! very smart and you also talked abot general lol principals that i didnt know

[@TheGLO]

I actually learned something from this comprehensive guide! Thanks!

[@benjaminmichaels1759]

"my jungler STOLE my scuttle crab away from me" lmaoooo

[@Alan234]

twice in one game..

[@benjaminmichaels1759]

@@Alan234 good leash 😂

[@NittycentralUK]

As a master player I can't wait to watch this video. I will have a serious anylyze and deep study of this. Thank you Alan.

[@TeemoSimp]

Thank you, I took a page worth of notes and got a lot of knowledge from this video

[@irixable]

That was a great video. Thanks so much for it! I would have loved if in the first matchup you would have aligned the Mordekaiser and you in the score screen though. (you can just pull him to the top from the bottom) Makes it much easier to compare current lane state. But that's just a nitpick. Insane video!

[@海誠ー]

I feel like teemo been overstatted for awhile especially with 3 second blind but it doesnt take away from your achievement its truly impressive with teemo as better players beat him up

[@TediPln]

Very good and informative guied. It wasn't boring. Thank you !

[@mr.spooderman4912]

great guide. i think i may even start playing this little devil a bit.

[@sentopain]

I wish there were thorough guides like this for all champs

[@raptorcheesus]

im a year long teemo main and got hardstuck at low diamond since my mechanics & game sense are far not on your level. that said i have absolute respect for your performance season after season. gigest of chads adam, gigest of chads

[@Yvesouler]

idk why i didnt do dark seal start its making my games alot easier thanks man!

[@Erwin-ki3oh]

I see the tweet yesterday was foreshadowing for a guide dropping

[@victoriapschen]

I’m a jungle main and I always love playing for my teemo toplaner when I get one. Friends think I’m trolling and moan when they get a teemo. They don’t understand the potential of this little devil rat.

[@leotello864]

13:39 "if you're a good league of legends player, you're a good league player." Words to live by -- Alan234 2023

[@LichtdesMorgens]

Me being in Hardwood 5 thinking I can finally get out of low elo with this video

[@stormdainbold9467]

After binging this+couple of your videos, i got my most kills as a newbie teemo! (12/6/12) not the best but its the most I've ever had. Now all I need to work on is dying less 😅

[@fuzzy-02]

Praise be! Praise be! I am A teemo main too. I thank you for boosting the collective ego of all Teemos

[@logam3224]

This was very insightfoul and all but i just can't help but to feel like the tone of the video is like a high school power point presentation🤣

[@octavioavila6548]

I am never going to play Teemo in ranked like this. I am just here because I can't believe you did this with Teemo out of all champions

[@ZedSalvatore]

Winners queue is crazy

[@johnson5725]

Alan you seem a good person. I’m glad I watched this video. Keep going

[@Charles_VOD]

You gave me all the weapons I needed... I meet u in chall soon 😎 Banger video bro

[@Al-tanin]

Another tip against morde, if he uses EQ on you, if you insta-blind him he can't auto you so his passive gets delayed A LOT

[@FacetofChaos]

Truthful and effective guide. Thanks

[@snow-wz8kz]

Great upload, maybe I should link my teammates this video when they say I'm trolling with the teemo pick

[@ImadZeryouh]

So u are number 2? Thats really high!! Respect.

[@ucthinhtran4484]

Ultimate Alan Guide. Hope this video blow up

[@aishan6224]

As a teemo jungler I love when top leashes enemy camps cause it makes the enemy wave push towards our tower and in those circumstances i know i can get a kill at 2min30

[@davewhispers7720]

Thank you so much for this guide and I hope you can make another guide once the removal of mythic items come into effect. I subbed and liked the vid so equivalent exchange.

[@SkittleBombs]

Thanks you so much ! I’m pretty sure you builds are the ones I’m copying on lolalytics D2+ doing fleet , swifties, Witz, hg into pen

[@nathanjackson3730]

16:50 hi, jungle main here, been learning toplane, fell in love with Teemo, and I agree with him here. Never. Ever. Leash as Teemo. You need lane prio, and your jungler’s starting position will be shrouded if the enemy doesn’t ward early correctly. Do not leash as a top lane bully. Giving the enemy free prio is a fucking death sentence and your entire team can end up paying for it. As a jungler, I think about this, and have often spammed people to NOT LEASH. Especially lower elo, it’s just so unimportant to leash, most junglers can’t even get a full clear done at 3:50 😭

[@acezinoo]

"best teemo in the world" ye i think kids are safe around this guy actually.

[@Alan234]

Better flame than usual

[@Yokai_Yuri]

If I see a challenger player with Teemo as his background pic and Icon, I would FF inmediately.

[@callmeNoro]

Saw you on Zwag! Nice coach brother!

[@Dude29]

Damn, you definitely know your shit Congratulations 👏

[@petrikillos]

Little appreciation comment for shrooms: I think I have told my friends over a thousand times that teemo shrooms are the one of the best abilities in the game (and the single most annoying one), but not because they can pretty much 2 shot enemy carries, no. It's, among other things, the fact that BECAUSE the enemy team knows they two shot carries (and are a pain in the ass in general), they start giving up their vision trinkets for sweepers; this happens WAY more consistently with Teemo than with any other champion that "forces" your team to take more sweepers. On top of this, it's not even GOOD against Teemo because, since they have given up on their wards just to sweep the shrooms, they don't have vision of the zone, and then Teemo can just litter the floor with shrooms again like it's nobody's business and the enemy team has to guess if he did or not. The amount of times games in lower elos LITERALLY turn into ARAM at 20 (or even earlier) because NOBODY in the enemy team wants to deal with Teemo's shrooms is straight up insane. Also, in lane shrooms are literally Ziggs Q on steroids (and we all know how much of a pain those can be), since you can just pop them near the enemy while they walk up to CS and they are gonna eat the shroom's entire damage even if they didn't step on it + it's gonna clear the wave or leave it with very low hp, forcing them to farm under turret against a character that can blind autos and harass for free. It's also worth mentioning that shrooms are the ONLY skill in the game that lets you facecheck a bush from china (at higher levels) while simultaneously leaving it warded if no one is there + offering damage for a skirmish if they are. So, JUST Teemo's R, a skill that seems extremely simple and "ok but kinda meh" turns out can (in no particular order): 1) clear waves 2) harass in lane 3) give vision and control over areas 4) deny pushes (and sieges) or create slow pushes while being literally on the opposite side of the map 5) condition where the enemy team is willing to go just because "what if Teemo put a shroom there; I don't wanna lose half my HP for free". 6) deal suprisingly high amounts of DoT in teamfights (that a lot of the time isn't registered immediately by the enemy team, leading to overextends) 7) steal away the enemy's vision by forcing to buy sweepers 8) provide slows for ambushes 9) provide safety when facechecking 10) deny objectives after close teamfights because the enemy is so low that they cannot risk tripping a shroom (this one might be a stretch, but it's still something that happens from time to time). This might be because I am a reeeeally big Teemo fan, and I might be delusional, but I sincerely believe Teemo's R to be one of the best abilities in the game (like top 10 or even top 5). And it's on the one character that makes the enemy tilted just by being in the game. Teemo's a mental destroying ticking bomb, and I fucking love him for it.

[@moruemourue9692]

more red trinket means less vision for your team too, on top of loosing your shroom you loose wards from your support and mates

[@petrikillos]

@@moruemourue9692 It still forces them to play completely reactionary gameplay when it comes to vision. Sure, they can sweep wards too, but the thing is they don't have a consistent way of gaining vision of areas while you do (they will sweep it, but in the process you have gained information on them, while all they have done is react to you placing wards and shrooms).

[@EnvelopeWizard]

"in the Teemo community" bro that made me laugh so hard 😂

[@toonex5399]

I'm a jungler and agree on no leash, right now raptor camp start is extremely meta, most jungle picks can clear that solo and it hides where jungler is starting, much stronger than getting a leash from lanes

[@atrioom]

awesome guide. tthanks!

[@brod478]

Hey, you are what TRM could have been if he never had that mental breakdown.

[@stativstange]

There is no matchup sheet in description, great video!

[@Alan234]

added!

[@vgamedude12]

Anyone who says teemo has no mechanics would have to apply that same logic to all the braindead marksmen adc in the game

[@JoshDoes]

just played teemo and it was my first time beating a fiora in lane. she got rolled and they forfeit

[@kristlplay7421]

Спасибо за разъяснение! Ты - лучший! успеха во всём

[@GreedyBoy666]

you won my sub with this guide, can you do a guide of items for the S14 ?

[@Alan234]

I could make a tierlist

[@cbg4567]

Why can you dive when you are blue side, but not red side? @18:35

[@godly1372]

if you are red side the power rangers cannot help you while on blue side they re always ready so long as you have the power emblem of course

[@fuzzy-02]

Why is there a rabbit dancing in the corner? Why did I lose focus many times just to observe that majestic dance? ...wait, ima teemo main

[@stealthytrapper2328]

"That's what I would've done if I was a really good player" -Challanger Player

[@Alan234]

lots to learn

[@jachuzzzt]

brotha you missed one thing - which skin feels best to play with? Hats off for this guide

[@Alan234]

teemo has a lot of great skins

[@M1_K3Y]

I play little devil or spirit blossom, seeing the prestige sb as your background im tempted to pick it up while it’s in the shop!

[@swaglord904]

What do u think of conq teemo? Is it playable in some matchups or nah?

[@Alan234]

arthur lanches makes it work somehow but i think its grief as hell

[@RonnyMichaleck]

Ich merke an deiner Aussprache sofort, dass du ein deutscher bist =) Also herzlichen Glückwunsch zu deiner Leistung

[@fuzzy-02]

Let me sum this guide up: 1. Do not necessarily kill your enemy. 2. How to be the devil.

[@charizard6969]

Thank you, now i can nore easily counter a good teemo player

[@zMacah]

Amazing guide thank you!

[@gofanatico3495]

Very good video - Love it!

[@angepartitroptot335]

I never played temo before and i got 6 wins 6 first games thx my life is fun now

[@Rs2Ridiculous]

this guy even looks like teemo irl

[@charly_wont_be_back8938]

As a aatrox and renekton main... Yea I like playing vs teemo... I don't hate him as others do... I only renek into him cause with aatrox I font enjoy abusing him... Great video keep it up

[@Lazyboxcat]

The hardest thing for me is everyone thinks im trolling by picking teemo

[@hgud8321]

when you have a high winrate nobody thinks that

[@Lazyboxcat]

@@hgud8321 is 63 high?

[@Osu796]

didnt't thought that u'll talk about alois AKA Mr.Fundamentals ahah

[@cyrildarcq32]

Very good content, thank you very much for those tips. I'd only have one question. At 49:50 you talk about seasonnal runes change that might affect tour strategy. I was wondering if you had a tool or website to calculate effectively what are the good meta runes or items at each season ?

[@Alan234]

docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1P4reHPHGIZkT5uc1maIrYUflS62_fp8E8tPwTIj-r8o/edit?usp=sharing I've got a sheet that I try to update

[@piotrullo1985]

Best teemo guide I ever seen

[@seany3127]

Hey Alan, I sent a Pantheon back to base early only for my Lee Sin to give away a free kill on a pointless invade on Panths way back to lane. Any tips for surviving a PTA ignite flash pantheon with a free kill? I went 0/6, the guy flashed whenever I flashed and 1 shot me. Beyond fleet and bone plating, what’s the best advice for that situation? Awesome video btw

[@soydansogukcesme470]

MY jungler stole crab away from me -.-'

[@shoxie95]

Welcome my friend. I play only teto for last 2y. He is the strongest top in the game

[@Mugruokgt]

This guide is incredible

[@hengyan6232]

hahah the giggles of teemo at the beginning. how can everyone not love this little fella.

[@NOMOREWORRY]

Alan gigachad

[@tobiasblume8875]

13:41 wise words 😂

[@babayagagaming123]

thanks for the video champ

[@naptimezar605]

THANK YOU SOO MUCH FOR THIS VID

[@michelium106]

In the second game could you explain why you didn't go the swift boots? I missed that

[@ertortuga2796]

how tf you are rank five now??

[@zwingler]

Here before this video blows up. P.S.: Zähne etwas auseinander beim Reden. Das hilft ungemein bei der Verständlichkeit.

[@aru98]

I love sorakas name

[@PinkeySuavo]

Wheres he at, i dont know im just a Little scared

[@tryndabauss6966]

this guy was still in the first years of school when ipav was teaching teemo and now he claims he is the best. xD

[@benediktrenner6055]

How does the Garen Matchup work?

[@lokkiirl4793]

W take from THE based Teemo enjoyer

[@fynnlampe9599]

13:40 yessir

[@hdkonvick6299]

I dont think teemo is playable into any matchup, whenever i face teemo i pick annie or lux against it and have freest lane ever

[@Smudey]

Thanks for the free elo guide!

[@Louiethunder]

Are there any champs Teemo likes to have on his team? Any synergies/team combos?

[@unseensounds]

Hey man, do you have any specifics tips to deal with Udyr in the opposing team?

[@Фисташка567]

EntireAlanUltimateSoloQGuideOnHowToWinWithTeemoButAlsoSomeUsefullTipsAndTricks

[@TheBrettonia]

how do u have a match sheet and not have katarina btw

[@JamesAnderson-wi6rh]

Incredible guide! if i could ask, how would a fiora play against a teemo with swifties? feels completely unplayable. Ive started to see it a bit more often since you started posting and i genuinely have no clue what to do.

[@Alan234]

all in threat with ignite and stridebreaker, but can be hard! mostly about stat checking and w'ing the q

[@JamesAnderson-wi6rh]

@@Alan234 thank you!!!

[@vimic3]

what do you think about gwen?