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

Teemo vs Swain

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

based on 12,024 Teemo vs Swain matchups
Win Rate
50.6 %
K/D/A
1.9
Pick Rate
4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our counter statistics from the millions of ranked LoL games that we analyze each and every week. This guide on how to beat Swain as Teemo resulted from an examination of 12024 ranked rounds where both champs fought one another. This particular champ pairing is somewhat rare. Teemo is forced to battle against Swain in only 4.0% of his rounds.

Teemo vs Swain Matchup Summary

Teemo does a ok job of countering Swain. Typically, he wins a acceptable 50.6% of the time the champions clash against each other in. In Teemo vs Swain rounds, Teemo’s team is 0.1% less probable to earn first blood. This implies that he probably won't get first blood against Swain.

Best Teemo vs Swain Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsLost Chapter

Core Teemo Items

~22 Mins
MalignanceCryptbloomLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapShadowflameStormsurgeZhonya's Hourglass

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Teemo to level upq
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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
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Q
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E
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E
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Guide to Countering Swain as Teemo

Tips for Playing as Teemo against Swain

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 Swain

Buying an item with Grievous Wounds will make Swain much easier to kill during his Demonic Ascension.

Swain's passive is very potent if you are immobilized. Make sure to be extra careful around enemies who have immobilizing effects.

High mobility counters all of Swain's basic abilities: Death's Hand does more damage the closer he is, Vision of Empire has a very long delay and Nevermove must start returning back to him to be dangerous.

Teemo vs Swain Counter Stats

Teemo Image
Win Rate
50.6 %
VS
Win Rate
49.4 %
Swain Image
5.4
< Kills >
5.7
6.7
< Deaths >
6.5
7.3
< Assists >
10.7
1.22
< Killing Sprees >
1.29
130
< Minions Killed >
100
0.21
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.44
2,705
< Physical Damage >
1,371
23,929
< Magic Damage >
20,133
1,760
< True Damage >
962
28,395
< Damage Dealt >
22,467
22,377
< Damage Taken >
33,295
11,316
< Gold Earned >
10,721
1.87
< Towers >
1.81
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
3,098
< Total Healing >
9,918
14,331
< Experience >
12,906
26
< Vision Score >
34
11
< Wards Placed >
15
502
< Time Dealing CC >
358

How to Counter Swain with Teemo in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here feature some critical Teemo vs. Swain counter statistics that may help you understand the differences and similarities between this set of champs. Teemo’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Swain’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Teemo may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Swain..

Teemo typically has a similar longest kill spree as his foe does. Commonly, he receives less damage than Swain. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also illustrate that the champion with more health has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Teemo and Swain

Damage Types Compared

Teemo
Swain
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Teemo
Swain

Who is Better, Teemo or Swain?

Both League champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Teemo usually fairs equally well when playing against Swain, with a 50.6% win rate. As a result, Teemo makes an ok counter to Swain.

While Teemo does have a higher win rate than Swain, when on opposite teams, Teemo also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less time consuming character to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Teemo into Swain.

Additionally, Teemo also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Swain. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter 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 Swain matchups, Teemo is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Teemo is a decent counter to Swain. You will do well by focussing your tactics on maximizing your CS and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Teemo against Swain.

Additional Information for Teemo Players

How We Calculated Our Teemo vs Swain Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Swain as Teemo, we analyzed 12,024 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 Swain 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 in order to counter Swain 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 listen to the build and suggestions shown above, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Teemo most often racks up a similar amount of CS as Swain. Champions who typically don't acquire many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values shown here to do well.

The ideal items to prioritize in your Teemo versus Swain build consist of Malignance, Cryptbloom, and Liandry's Torment. When Teemo used at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better versus Swain than with most other typical builds. In fact, Teemo boasted an average winrate of 50.6% when playing against Swain with this build.

To have the highest chance of coming out on top against Swain as Teemo, Teemo players should equip 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 chose for Teemo vs Swain counters, this set of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 50.6% winrate overall.

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