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Playing Against Thresh
SupportPatch 16.2.1
What They Do
Thresh is a premier playmaker who excels at picking off targets and peeling for his carry. He uses to initiate fights, to save allies or pull his jungler into lane, and to disrupt enemy movement. He scales his armor and damage throughout the game via .
Abilities (What to Watch For)
| Ability | What You'll See | What It Means For You |
|---|---|---|
| Green souls dropping from dead minions and monsters | He collects these to gain permanent Armor and AP. Because he doesn't gain armor per level, he is actually very squishy early game if he hasn't collected many souls. | |
| A long-range wind-up hook animation | Stuns and pulls the target toward him. If he clicks it again, he leaps to the target. It has a long wind-up, so watch for the animation and hide behind minions to block it. | |
| A lantern thrown on the ground that provides a small shield | The ultimate 'get out of jail free' card. Allies can click it to dash to Thresh. You can block this by standing directly on the lantern or placing a ward on top of it so they can't click it. | |
| A sweeping motion with his chain in a line | Knocks enemies in the direction of the swing. He can pull you in or push you away. It also has a passive that makes his first auto-attack hit like a truck if he hasn't attacked recently. | |
| A pentagon of spectral walls | Walking into a wall breaks it, dealing high damage and slowing you by 99% for 2 seconds. If you're trapped inside, try to stay in the center until the walls expire unless you have a blink/teleport. |
Respect
- !Level 2 Power Spike→If Thresh hits level 2 first, he will immediately look for a Flash + into a guaranteed . This almost always results in a kill or burned summoners.
- !The 'Jungle' Lantern→If Thresh walks up aggressively while his jungler is missing, he likely has someone behind him ready to take the to gap-close onto you.
- !Empowered Auto Attacks→The passive on allows him to poke very hard. Do not let him walk up and auto you for free, especially if his flay icon is red.
- !Disruption of Dashes→A good Thresh will save to cancel your engage. If you rely on a dash to get in, you have to bait this out first.
Punish
- +is on cooldown (19-11s)→He has no long-range threat. Step up past your minions and harass him or his ADC while he cannot hook you.
- +is on cooldown (21-17s)→Their safety net is gone. Call for your jungler or go for an all-in, as they have no way to quickly escape a bad position.
- +Missed Hook→Thresh loses a massive chunk of mana and his primary threat. Punish him immediately for the next 15 seconds while he's essentially half a champion.
- +Level 1→Thresh is very vulnerable at level 1. He usually takes for poke or for a pick. Bully him early to prevent him from getting lane priority for level 2.
Laning Tips
- •Stand behind your minions at all times to make impossible to land.
- •If you get hooked by , don't immediately dash away. Wait for him to follow up with first, otherwise he'll just cancel your dash.
- •You can body-block the lantern. If an enemy is trying to escape, stand right on top of it to prevent them from clicking it.
- •Watch his character model. Thresh does not necessarily face the direction he is aiming during the wind-up.
- •Harass him when he walks up to collect souls from . He has to put himself in range of your spells to get them.
- •If he uses to poke you, that is your window to trade back since he can no longer use it to peel you off him.
Teamfight Warning
- ⚠Don't cluster in tight jungle corridors where his can wall off your entire team.
- ⚠Save your displacement immunity or blinks for after he uses or .
- ⚠In sieges, stay away from the walls. He can through terrain to pull you into his team.
- ⚠If you are an assassin, wait for him to use his CC on your frontline before diving his ADC.
- ⚠Kill the lantern users first. If Thresh throws to a backliner, focus the person arriving before they can reposition.
AI-generated counterplay guide • Patch 16.2.1 • Cached