ARAM Build Guide
Teemo ARAM Build — The Shroom Minefield of Doom
Teemo in ARAM is psychological warfare. His shrooms turn the bridge into a minefield, his Q blinds ADCs, and his E poison melts tanks. Here's how to tilt the enemy team into surrender.
Teemo in ARAM is one of the most tilting champions in the game. His R (Noxious Trap) shrooms cover the entire bridge, dealing massive damage and slowing anyone who steps on them. His Q (Blinding Dart) makes ADCs useless for 2.5 seconds. And his E (Toxic Shot) applies poison on-hit, which stacks with Liandry's for disgusting burn damage.
His win rate in ARAM sits around 52-53%. The narrow bridge means shrooms are unavoidable, and constant teamfights mean his poison is always ticking. He's a control mage who dictates where the enemy can walk.
Best Teemo ARAM Runes
Primary: Domination
Dark Harvest — Teemo's shrooms proc Dark Harvest. You'll stack it fast because shrooms hit multiple enemies. By 15 minutes you'll have 20+ stacks and your shrooms will one-shot squishies.
Cheap Shot — Your shrooms slow, which procs Cheap Shot for bonus true damage. Free damage on every shroom hit.
Eyeball Collection — Free AP from takedowns. You'll max this out fast.
Ultimate Hunter — Lower R cooldown means more shrooms. Teemo's ult is his identity in ARAM.
Secondary: Sorcery
Manaflow Band — Teemo is mana-hungry. Manaflow Band gives you permanent mana and mana regen.
Scorch — Extra burn damage on your Q and autos. Small but adds up over time.
Why not Arcane Comet? Comet is fine, but Dark Harvest scales harder in ARAM. Your shrooms proc Dark Harvest on multiple enemies, and you're in constant teamfights. Dark Harvest gives you kill pressure that Comet can't match.
Best Teemo ARAM Items
Core Build (in order)
Liandry's Anguish — Teemo's E poison and shrooms apply Liandry's burn. The burn stacks with your poison for massive sustained damage. This is your core item.
Sorcerer's Shoes — Magic penetration boots. More damage on every ability and shroom.
Nashor's Tooth — Attack speed and AP. Teemo is an auto-attack champion, so Nashor's gives you on-hit damage and faster poison application.
Shadowflame — Magic penetration and bonus damage to low-HP targets. Your shrooms chunk squishies, Shadowflame finishes them.
Situational 5th & 6th Items
Zhonya's Hourglass — If you're getting dove by assassins. Shroom the area, Zhonya's, watch them die to shrooms.
Void Staff — If they're stacking magic resist. 40% magic penetration makes your shrooms relevant again.
Rabadon's Deathcap — If you want more AP burst. Your shrooms will one-shot squishies.
Morellonomicon — If they have heavy healing. Your poison applies Grievous Wounds.
Don't build on-hit Teemo in ARAM. On-hit Teemo (Kraken Slayer, BotRK) is a trap. You're not dueling anyone — you're teamfighting. AP Teemo with Liandry's and shrooms is way more valuable in the constant teamfight environment.
Ability Order
Max E first (Toxic Shot), then Q (Blinding Dart), then W (Move Quick). Take R at 6, 11, 16.
E is your primary damage. The poison on-hit stacks with Liandry's for massive burn damage.
Q second for the blind duration. In ARAM, blinding the enemy ADC for 2.5 seconds wins teamfights.
W is one point wonder. The movement speed is nice, but the scaling isn't worth maxing.
ARAM-Specific Tips
Shroom the bushes and chokepoints. In ARAM, there are only two bushes and one bridge. Shroom both bushes for vision and damage. Shroom the middle of the bridge where enemies have to walk. Shroom behind your tower so enemies can't dive.
Your Q blinds for 2.5 seconds. In ARAM teamfights, Q the enemy ADC immediately. They can't auto-attack for 2.5 seconds, which makes them useless. This is basically a 4v5 for 2.5 seconds.
Shroom placement: Don't shroom randomly. Shroom high-traffic areas: bushes, tower entrances, the middle of the bridge. Shroom in clusters so enemies take multiple shroom hits at once.
Passive invisibility: Teemo goes invisible after standing still for 1.5 seconds. In ARAM, use this to bait enemies. Stand still in a bush, go invisible, wait for enemies to facecheck, then Q+auto them.
Positioning: Teemo has 500 range. You're shorter range than most mages. Stay behind your team, auto-attack with E poison, and use Q to blind divers. If you're in front of your team, you're dead.
When Teemo is Strong vs Weak in ARAM
Teemo dominates against auto-attack-heavy comps. If the enemy has 2+ ADCs or auto-attackers, your Q blind shuts them down. He's also great against immobile comps who can't avoid shrooms.
He struggles against long-range poke comps (Xerath, Ziggs, Lux) who outrange you and poke you down. He's also weak against hard-engage assassins (Zed, Talon, Fizz) who can dive past your shrooms and one-shot you.
He's weakest in the first 10 minutes before Liandry's and Nashor's. Once you have both items, you're a monster. Once you have Shadowflame, your shrooms one-shot squishies.
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