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Teemo
Swift Scout · Hidden tempo loop
Teemo pays energy instead of power to hide Hidden cards, and can return Teemo units from Champion Zone or board to hand.
![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.](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcmsassets.rgpub.io%2Fsanity%2Fimages%2Fdsfx7636%2Fgame_data_live%2F9723181e3392bb61c2aabc804a44f7b0558cedf1-744x1039.png&w=2048&q=75)
Live data · our tournament results, last 14 days
Where Teemo Stands Right Now
Tier
Midrange
Meta share
78 tracked decks
Top 8s
across 13 events
Match record
104W – 107L
CN / West share
0 / 0 top 8s
The engine
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.
How it plays
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.
Proven lists · from our tournament database
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.
魔法小企鹅
S3 Tianjin Regional Open · 2026-06-07 · 56 cards
Legend (1)
- Teemo, Swift Scout1
Units (23)
- Hwei, Brooding Painter3
- Nocturne, Horrifying3
- Tideturner3
- Traveling Merchant3
- Ember Monk2
- Evelynn, Entrancing2
- Treasure Hunter2
- Baron Nashor1
- Fizz, Trickster1
- Teemo, Strategist1
- Thousand-Tailed Watcher1
- Vex, Apathetic1
Spells (17)
- Stacked Deck3
- Switcheroo3
- Wages of Pain3
- Acceptable Losses2
- Ride the Wind2
- Star-Crossed2
- Consult the Past1
- Retreat1
Runes (12)
- Chaos Rune6
- Mind Rune6
Battlefields (3)
- Bandle Tree1
- Star Spring1
- The Candlelit Sanctum1
Also putting up results: 野猪 (S3 Tianjin Regional Open, 2026-06-07).
The Cards Doing the Work
![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.](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcmsassets.rgpub.io%2Fsanity%2Fimages%2Fdsfx7636%2Fgame_data_live%2Fddbb13ba5617cc443b9a3a51485b1697da570121-744x1039.png&w=2048&q=75)
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.”
![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].](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcmsassets.rgpub.io%2Fsanity%2Fimages%2Fdsfx7636%2Fgame_data_live%2F19a751364bc6eb5297596e8733d0d30a1111ac78-744x1039.png&w=2048&q=75)
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.”

Card advantage · 3x
Traveling Merchant
“When I move, discard 1, then draw 1.”
Your first build
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.