Volibear vs Teemo Counter Pick

Nearly all of Volibear’s meaningful damage comes from auto-attacks, which is why Blinding Dart is so effective: it strips those attacks for its full duration. That matchup accounts for most of the 40.5% figure logged across 447 games on patch 16.13.1. The Relentless Storm needs attacks to build stacks, Frenzied Maul triggers on hit, and the stun from Thundering Smash lands on the first attack after the leap. Blind him and each of those tools fizzles, leaving the leap as wasted mana.

Getting into range is the first obstacle: Teemo’s 500 attack range outreaches Volibear’s 150, and Move Quick grants Teemo passive move speed until a champion or turret hits him. On top of that, his 330 base speed is only beaten by Volibear’s 340 while Move Quick is inactive. Teemo’s damage is split, since Toxic Shot poisons on hit for four seconds while his attacks still deal physical damage, so itemizing against a single resistance falls short, even though 54 attack damage and 24 base armor look flimsy. Volibear’s structural answer is Sky Splitter, a location-targeted bolt that slows and shields him without needing an attack to connect. The health gap at level 18, 2,418 versus 2,383, is too narrow to decide a fight alone. Teemo rates 6 for difficulty to Volibear’s 3, so the side that falls behind is also the simpler one to play. Trap coverage from Teemo makes things worse once the first back is taken.