Teemo is the Hardest ranged matchup
For some context I’m a returning player that has spent the last 10 seasons in Silver-Gold divisions. After not playing for the past 2 years I’m now able to view the game differently. I’m learning things to deeper levels of understanding and implementing prior knowledge more consistently without just autopilot’ing. Now I’m about to promote to Platinum 2 after only 80 games this season.
I’m sure I’m not the only one noticing a much higher percentage of ranged top laners whether it be Teemo, Vayne, Varus, or others I’ve seen such as Jhin and Anivia.
The thing is, the gameplan when playing Garen is pretty much the same regardless of how hard a matchup is, or whether or not the opponent is ranged. Get to Stride, manipulate things in whatever way you need to in order to get ontop of your opponent, slow them, spin on them, and execute them with your Ult.
What I’m struggling with is: now that I’m progressively getting into higher and higher elo’s the Teemos I’m laning against no longer make the same spacing mistakes a bronze - gold player would. So… what am I supposed to be doing differently to over come this match up?
I truly believe I’m playing laning phase properly. Use my HP as a resource to get as much CS as possible, missing 0 exp, and often times finding a kill with ult and both summs. I still permanently have a gold disadvantage that only grows throughout the game. Down by 30 cs at 6-7 min. Down by 50 cs at 10 min, and then it normally plateaus at around a 65 cs lead once I can farm without inting for it. This also happens after he gets 3-4 tower plates up on me. I can never find a way to close this gold gap without team intervention since the only way I kill him is if I have flash and ignite up.
It just feels like there is no agency in this matchup, and there’s no way to out tempo or itemize better into it. Just hold your lane as long as possible and hope your team wins the game for you.
I plan on replying and having conversations through this thread, so any feedback at all will be very appreciated.