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Thresh Build & Runes

If you're looking for the best rune build for Thresh we've got you covered. Below you can find the best items and runes to build for Thresh, as determined by calculations of thousands of Plat+ League of Legends games. If you are already familiar with how to play Thresh this is a great resource to quickly get a good rune selection for Patch 14.11. However, if you are a new Thresh player we highly recommend reading through some of the guides above to learn why this build is strong on Thresh!

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Patch 14.11: 117,225 matches scanned * Each section of the build is rated independently of the others

Resolve

Inspiration

Second Best

49%

Win Rate 28% Pickrate

Inspiration

Resolve

Third Best

52%

Win Rate 1% Pickrate

Resolve

Domination

Second Best

50%

Win Rate 14% Pickrate

Third Best

47%

Win Rate 1% Pickrate

Second Best

52%

Win Rate 15% Pickrate

Third Best

49%

Win Rate 0% Pickrate

Second Best

62%

Win Rate 5% Pickrate

Third Best

58%

Win Rate 4% Pickrate

Passive Ability

Second Best

52%

Win Rate 9% Pickrate

Passive Ability

Third Best

51%

Win Rate 8% Pickrate

Passive Ability

Thresh Counters

Learn Thresh's counters and discover matchups where they have an advantage! When you're starting a game of League of Legends you should always keep in mind if you'll be at an advantage or disadvantage against your opponent, so you can know whether to bully them or play safe. You can find detailed breakdowns of each matchup on CounterStats, and you can also check out some Thresh guides to see how to build and play against other champions you may find yourself up against!

This counter data is for Thresh SUPPORT in Plat+ games. The percent shown is the enemy champion's counter rating against Thresh. Counter rating is our own statistic that factors in counter kills, overall kills, early lead ratio, comeback ratio, and win percent to give the whole picture of that champion's effectiveness as a counter pick.

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CR is Counter Rating, which is a combination of multiple counter factors. Counters shown are for Thresh Thresh SUPPORT

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Thresh Skins

Find Thresh's skins and when they were last on sale. Never miss a sale for your favorite skin by using our Wish List feature! You can also find all Thresh skins and chromas on Thresh's skins page.

Skin Release Wishlist Popularity Cost

Winterblessed Thresh

December 6, 2023

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Lunar Emperor Thresh

January 26, 2023

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Steel Dragon Thresh

October 21, 2021

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Unbound Thresh

July 29, 2021

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Spirit Blossom Thresh

Legendary

July 22, 2020

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1820

FPX Thresh

Special Events

April 30, 2020

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Pulsefire Thresh Prestige Edition

Limited Edition

November 21, 2019

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Pulsefire Thresh

November 21, 2019

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High Noon Thresh

August 30, 2018

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Dark Star Thresh

Legendary

June 16, 2016

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1820

SSW Thresh

Special Events

May 14, 2015

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Blood Moon Thresh

January 8, 2015

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Championship Thresh

Special Events

October 4, 2013

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Deep Terror Thresh

January 23, 2013

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Classic Thresh

Original

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Thresh's Abilities

Damnation Thresh's Passive

Self

Thresh does not gain armor per level. Instead, Thresh collects the souls of dead enemies by approaching them or by placing Dark Passage's lantern nearby. Souls permanently grants 1 armor and ability power. Champions and large minions always drop a harvest-able soul. Small minions only sometimes drop a soul. Epic minions drop two souls.

A soul will only drop if the enemy unit dies within 1900 range of Thresh. Souls are visible to allies, and only become visible to enemies if the enemy team has vision of Thresh. Souls disappear if not picked up after 8 seconds.

Death Sentence Thresh's Q Ability

1075

19 / 16.5 / 14 / 11.5 / 9

Thresh throws his scythe, dealing 100 / 150 / 200 / 250 / 300 (+90% of ability power) magic damage to the first unit hit and dragging them towards him for 1.5 seconds.

Additionally, he may reactivate the ability to leap to his chained enemy. If Thresh hits a target, Death Sentence's cooldown is reduced by 2 seconds.

Dark Passage Thresh's W Ability

950

50 / 55 / 60 / 65 / 70

21 / 20 / 19 / 18 / 17

Thresh throws out a lantern that shields the first ally from 50 / 70 / 90 / 110 / 130 (+2 per soul collected) damage for 6 seconds. The first ally to click the lantern with be pulled to Thresh. Allies can only receive the shield once per cast.

The lantern collects nearby souls while out.

Flay Thresh's E Ability

500

60 / 65 / 70 / 75 / 80

11 / 10.5 / 10 / 9.5 / 9

Active: Thresh sweeps his chain in a line, dealing 75 / 120 / 165 / 210 / 255 (+70% of ability power) magic damage to all enemies hit and pushing them in the direction of the swing. Enemies are then slowed by 20 / 25 / 30 / 35 / 40% for 1 second.

Passive: Thresh deals bonus magic damage on each auto attack. The damage is equal to the number of souls he has collected giving 1.5 attack damage per soul plus 80 / 110 / 140 / 170 / 200% of attack damage, depending on length of time since last attack.

The Box Thresh's Ultimate (R) Ability

450

100

120 / 100 / 80 / 80 / 80

Creates a prison of walls around Thresh, dealing 250/400/550 (+100% AP) magic damage and slows any champion that collides with a wall by 99% for 2 seconds.

Once a champion collides with a wall, the wall is destroyed.

Any other walls struck by any other enemy champion slow for half the duration.

Questions About Thresh

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What beats Thresh?

Asked by Hamstertamer on December 7, 2018

I always saw Thresh as an OP version of Blitzcrank. Higher hook range, more CC, more early damage, far shorter hook cooldown that gets reduced even further when hitting anything including creeps (literally 3.5 second cooldown at full CDR, wtf),...

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rageblade on Thresh

Asked by hadbre on July 25, 2018

So I would like to know does rageblade double-proc Threh's E passive-like does every second aa deal double E passive dmg? -I'm currently not home, so I can't even enter the game, not enter the practise tool, thats why I can't test it myself, and...

Thresh ADC

Asked by abyssDevourer18 on February 9, 2018

I have a major question that I just need to have an answer for, What does everyone think about thresh ADC. I myself have not tried it yet but plan on attempting this sooner or later, but if anyone is willing to share their opinion that would be...

thresh jugle

Asked by KOZLOL on December 6, 2017

I come up with a great idea...Thresh jungle xd ITS SO STRONG except if u dont land ur qs :3

Relic shield

Asked by circubed on November 2, 2017

I find it kind of hard to proc relic shield on thresh, but not for champions like blitzcrank, taric, or braum. Am I the only one experiencing this or is this supposed to happen?

what champ to buy

Asked by slootzki on October 29, 2017

right know i have 6300 IP anf i dont know who to buy karma and sona or only braum or thresh pls help

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When should I not pick/ pickThresh?

Asked by iulan on October 21, 2017

So Thresh is by far my favorite champion to pick but I'm not sure when I should avoid picking him. Are there any ADC's/Supports that I shouldn't pick him against or is the ADC not that big of a deal? Also are there certain ADC's that work well...

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Support Main, looking to improve.

Asked by Orange NA on July 13, 2017

So I am a support main. I don't know what to do when my ad is lacking skill. I hit most of my skill shots, but if my adc goes negative on the scoreboard I am the one that gets blamed. Give me all the tips you have

Should i play Thresh in low elo?

Asked by FoxxyHere on July 4, 2017

Hi im begineer in lol so im just asking if i can do something with thresh im S3. And 1 more thing can i carry ( or atleast win) if i go soloQ with thresh. I always get some bad adc so thats it thanks for all answers!

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Needing a new support

Asked on December 30, 2016

(I've made a really cool text about my situation right now, but mobafire stopped... ;-;) Hi, I'm a low elo player needing a new support. Why? I don't have many supports that are useful in LoL's current "situation". So, in this...

how to carry as support

Asked on March 15, 2016

i recently started playing support and im having a lot of trouble winning with support. can someone help? i play all the champions that i tagged.

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The thresh lantern

Asked by JecKleGT on March 19, 2015

In league of legends. The champion thresh has a logo on his lantern in the bloodmoon thresh skin. What is this logo or symbol

Rune Page/Build for Thresh/Leona

Asked by sebas8181 on July 16, 2014

Hi people. I like playing Thresh/Leona as tanky support, with a decent adc their combos dominate almost any bot lane, and they bring lots of utility/peeling/cc. The problem is that i'm poor in runes, and since they are similar champs, by the...

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How to play corki lulu vs cait thresh

Asked by utopus on March 23, 2014

I just got deleted in lane by a thresh caitlyn lane. I chose corki, and it seems like i got countered pretty hard. I found it difficult to CS, as i took a lot of damage from both cait and thresh, and couldnt really retaliate well. My jungler was...