Current tournament record. #31 in the current Snapshot, with 1 Top 8 finish across 7 events; 7 entries counted toward field share and a best finish of #8.
What Teemo Rewards
Swift Scout · printed ability
“You may pay 1 Energy to hide a card with [Hidden] instead of 1 Power. 1 Energy,: Put a Teemo unit you own into your hand from your Champion Zone or the board.”
Teemo rewards resource timing; the Legend ability changes how confidently you can pay for your strongest turns.
The Game Plan
Teemo is a Hidden-cost and bounce engine. The deck wants Hidden cards that become cheaper to set, then uses the Teemo-return ability to replay champion units or protect them from bad board states.
Strengths
Discounts Hidden setup
Can pick Teemo units back up
Strong bluff and timing play
Watch Outs
Needs Hidden cards
Bounce costs energy and exhaust
Can lack raw Might
Turn by Turn
1Early: hide interaction for energy so power stays available elsewhere.
2Midgame: use Hidden cards to disrupt combat, then pick up Teemo units when replaying them is better than leaving them exposed.
3Late: win through repeated hidden information and efficient redeployment rather than brute force.
New to this Legend? Pick Teemo if you enjoy face-down pressure, bluffing, and replay loops.
What Winning Teemo Looks Like
The full list below comes straight from a recent top-performing event run, runes and battlefields included. Use it as the reference build, then adjust for your collection.
City Challenge: Beijing (National Open Special) - Bracket C @ 阿卡丽的神秘商店 Riftbound Top Decks, 2026-07-19 · 56 cards
Legend (1)
Teemo, Swift Scout1
Units (22)
Hwei, Brooding Painter3
Nocturne, Horrifying3
Tideturner3
Traveling Merchant3
Ember Monk2
Treasure Hunter2
Baron Nashor1
Evelynn, Entrancing1
Fizz, Trickster1
Teemo, Strategist1
Thousand-Tailed Watcher1
Vex, Apathetic1
Spells (16)
Stacked Deck3
Switcheroo3
Acceptable Losses2
Ride the Wind2
Star-Crossed2
Wages of Pain2
Bone Skewer1
Singularity1
Gear (2)
Sprite Fountain2
Runes (12)
Chaos Rune6
Mind Rune6
Battlefields (3)
Bandle Tree1
Star Spring1
The Candlelit Sanctum1
The Cards Doing the Work
Card advantage · 3x
Hwei, Brooding Painter
“When I move, draw 1, then discard 1. Then, do the following based on the discarded card's type:Spell — Draw 1.Gear — Ready up to 2 runes.Unit — Give me +3 Might this turn.”
Card advantage · 3x
Nocturne, Horrifying
“[Ganking] (I can move from battlefield to battlefield.) As you look at or reveal me from the top of your deck, you may banish me. If you do, you may play me for 1 Power.”
How to Start Playing Teemo
Teemo has no preconstructed starter deck, so this is a singles build — start from the proven list above in the deck builder and trim toward the cards you own.
Mind
Chaos![Riftbound Legend: Swift Scout. You may pay [1] to hide a card with [Hidden] instead of [C].
[1], [T]: Put a Teemo unit you own into your hand from your Champion Zone or the board.](https://cmsassets.rgpub.io/sanity/images/dsfx7636/game_data_live/9723181e3392bb61c2aabc804a44f7b0558cedf1-744x1039.png?w=2048&q=70&auto=format&fit=max)
![Riftbound Unit: Hwei, Brooding Painter. When I move, draw 1, then discard 1. Then, do the following based on the discarded card's type:
* Spell — Draw 1.
* Gear — Ready up to 2 runes.
* Unit — Give me +3 [S] this turn.](https://cmsassets.rgpub.io/sanity/images/dsfx7636/game_data_live/ddbb13ba5617cc443b9a3a51485b1697da570121-744x1039.png?w=2048&q=70&auto=format&fit=max)
![Riftbound Unit: Nocturne, Horrifying. [Ganking] (I can move from battlefield to battlefield.)
As you look at or reveal me from the top of your deck, you may banish me. If you do, you may play me for [A].](https://cmsassets.rgpub.io/sanity/images/dsfx7636/game_data_live/19a751364bc6eb5297596e8733d0d30a1111ac78-744x1039.png?w=2048&q=70&auto=format&fit=max)
