HAPPY BIRTHDAY, TEEMO!

Today, we’ll use our big data engine to celebrate the legendary Teemo! We’ll take a look at Teemo’s 2017 with the help of data pulled from all Ranked SR games across Riot regions. There are really only two schools of thought on the Swift Scout, so let’s get right to it:





I love Teemo!

He’s so cute! I like how opponents weep when I pick him.

Great choice! We love Teemo, too. He’s the picture of heroism! The bastion of Bandle City, he keeps its secrets secret and its people safe.

Teemo’s worn many hats through the years, so our first category is…

Strongest Teemo

Obviously there’s no “best” Teemo skin—they’re all the best! But we understand that you can’t use all skins, all the time. Here are all the skins sorted by popularity:

Omega Squad Teemo is the most popular Teemo, and it’s not even a close race! This skin captures Teemo in his element, executing covert ops for the greater good.

In second place, we see Cottontail Teemo teaching local bunnies how to be cute and cuddly.

Astronaut and Super Teemo shore up the center of our rankings, but it’s not your fault. Not everyone’s cut out to be an astronaut or a superhero (although Teemo handles both with ease).

Now that we know Teemo needs more skins, let’s take a look at…

Teemo’s Best Friends

Tristana means a lot to him, and that river brush is a staunch ally, but who does Teemo hang out with the most on the Rift?

Most common ally: Lee Sin? I guess it makes sense…

Jinx shows up almost as often as Lee Sin. Not sure why someone so enamored with wanton destruction would want to hang out with Teemo—I guess “perfect avatars of adorable” is a close second favorite in her book.

It’s easy to think of this graph as just “which champions are popular.” So instead, let’s also look at which champions are played more frequently when Teemo is on their team(o):

Xin Zhao shows up a LOT more when Teemo’s on his team. His winrate doesn’t budge too much, though. Maybe he’s just shyly following Teemo around, awaiting the chance for an autograph.

Don’t worry, Amumu! Teemo’s always looking for more padding for his front line.

Even better, we can sort champions by how well they cooperate with our cuddly crusader.

Most successful ally: Zed! Teemo casts the largest shadow in Runeterra, so naturally he’s fast friends with the Master of Shadows. I guess if you wanna get technical, it makes sense for the premier AD midlaner to find greater success when Teemo takes the top spot.

In fact, most of the champions on this list are AD fighters and assassins. When you’ve got enough damage, you don’t need a tank. Just kill everyone!

Least successful ally: Singed is least consistent in pulling his weight, followed by Mordekaiser. Make sure your friends aren’t playing these champions.

Hate to say it, but the number of top laners on this list suggests that perhaps Teemo suffers when out of his element. The only thing this list tells us is that if allied top laners know what’s good for them, they should just make room for Teemo.

Next up…

Teemo’s Enemies

We hate these champions!

Most common foe: Heimerdinger, followed closely by Garen. We didn’t account for pick order here, but it’s safe to say that one of these champions is likely picked before Teemo, and the other is picked after.

Zoe’s here again! It’s possible she’s popping up throughout our lists because she was so intensely popular on release, and Teemo is so intensely popular all the time.

Teemo’s Worst Enemies

We searched high and low for some facts to share about which champions beat Teemo the most often. Here’s what we found:

Huh. Nothing to see here. Onward to better data!

Look at all the melee top laners! Let’s share a laugh at their expense.

Vayne is pretty high on the list, which is no surprise. She only hunts evil.

Not sure what LeBlanc is doing here. Maybe that’s actually supposed to be Jarvan IV.