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Thresh Support build & stats

SupportTank A 603 games · patch 16.17
Win rate
49.4%
Pick rate
14.7%
Ban rate
8.4%
Division
All divisions

Recommended build

Chosen by win rate among builds with enough games, from ranked matches of high-elo players on patch 16.17

Solid sample

Start with

Health Potion
Health Potion
50 gold
Health Potion
Health Potion
50 gold
52.6% 19 games

Finish these three

Knight's Vow
Knight's Vow
2,300 gold
Frozen Heart
Frozen Heart
2,500 gold
Locket of the Iron Solari
Locket of the Iron Solari
2,200 gold
7,000 gold
81.8% WR 11 games

Boots

Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
900 gold
60.7% 84 games

Runes

Resolve Resolve + Inspiration Inspiration
51.3% WR
199 games · 33% pick
Aftershock
Aftershock

After immobilizing an enemy champion gain defenses and later deal a burst of magic damage around you.

Resolve Resolve
Grasp of the Undying Aftershock Guardian
Shield Bash Demolish Font of Life
Conditioning Second Wind Bone Plating
Unflinching Overgrowth Revitalize
Inspiration Inspiration
Magical Footwear Hextech Flashtraption Cash Back
Triple Tonic Biscuit Delivery Time Warp Tonic
Jack Of All Trades Cosmic Insight Approach Velocity
Shards
Adaptive Force Attack Speed Ability Haste
Adaptive Force Move Speed Health Scaling
Health Tenacity and Slow Resist Health Scaling

Summoner spells

Exhaust Flash
53.6% 140 games

Max order

Death Sentence Q Flay E Dark Passage W
71.4% 7 games

Each line is the variant with the best win rate among those played enough times, not simply the most popular one. Win rates are smoothed so a lucky three-game build can't top the list. Sample sizes are shown next to every choice.

Tips for Thresh

Generated from this patch's numbers

  • Thresh wins 49.4% of games as Support on patch 16.17 (603 games).
  • Most common core: Zeke's Convergence → Knight's Vow → Locket of the Iron Solari — 59% win rate over 39 games.
  • Take Aftershock as keystone: picked in 52% of games with a 51% win rate.
  • Best matchup: Alistar (80% over 10 games). Hardest: Yuumi (26% over 23 games) — consider a ban or a different pick when you see it.
  • Thresh scales: 56% win rate after 35 minutes versus 46% before 25. Farm safely early and never surrender.

Items

Most common sets of three completed items

Core build

Zeke's Convergence
Zeke's Convergence
Knight's Vow
Knight's Vow
Locket of the Iron Solari
Locket of the Iron Solari
59.0% WR
39 games · 6% pick
Thornmail
Thornmail
Knight's Vow
Knight's Vow
Locket of the Iron Solari
Locket of the Iron Solari
44.4% WR
18 games · 3% pick
Thornmail
Thornmail
Frozen Heart
Frozen Heart
Locket of the Iron Solari
Locket of the Iron Solari
66.7% WR
18 games · 3% pick

Starting items

Health Potion
Health Potion
Health Potion
Health Potion
52.6% WR
19 games · 3% pick

Boots

Boots of Swiftness
Boots of Swiftness
49.5% WR
390 games · 65% pick
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
60.7% WR
84 games · 14% pick
Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads
32.7% WR
55 games · 9% pick

Legendary items by win rate

ItemWin ratePick
63.6% 7% (44)
63.1% 11% (65)
57.1% 1% (7)
55.6% 1% (9)
55.2% 22% (134)
55.0% 18% (109)
54.1% 45% (270)
53.3% 30% (180)
50.9% 9% (55)
50.0% 87% (526)
28.6% 1% (7)
28.6% 1% (7)

Runes

Most played full pages and keystone win rates

Resolve Resolve + Inspiration Inspiration
51.3% WR
199 games · 33% pick
Aftershock
Aftershock

After immobilizing an enemy champion gain defenses and later deal a burst of magic damage around you.

Resolve Resolve
Grasp of the Undying Aftershock Guardian
Shield Bash Demolish Font of Life
Conditioning Second Wind Bone Plating
Unflinching Overgrowth Revitalize
Inspiration Inspiration
Magical Footwear Hextech Flashtraption Cash Back
Triple Tonic Biscuit Delivery Time Warp Tonic
Jack Of All Trades Cosmic Insight Approach Velocity
Shards
Adaptive Force Attack Speed Ability Haste
Adaptive Force Move Speed Health Scaling
Health Tenacity and Slow Resist Health Scaling
Resolve Resolve + Inspiration Inspiration
47.7% WR
107 games · 18% pick
Guardian Font of Life Bone Plating Unflinching Biscuit Delivery Cosmic Insight
Inspiration Inspiration + Resolve Resolve
48.6% WR
74 games · 12% pick
Glacial Augment Hextech Flashtraption Biscuit Delivery Cosmic Insight Bone Plating Unflinching

Keystones

  • Aftershock Aftershock After immobilizing an enemy champion gain defenses and later deal a burst of magic damage around you. 50.8%52% pick
  • Guardian Guardian Guard allies you cast spells on and those that are very nearby. If you or a guarded ally would take damage based on level, you're both granted a shield. 44.4%27% pick
  • Glacial Augment Glacial Augment Immobilizing an enemy champion will cause 3 glacial rays that slow nearby enemies and reduce their damage to your allies. 53.4%20% pick
  • Dark Harvest Dark Harvest Damaging a low health champion inflicts adaptive damage and harvests a soul from the victim. 50.0%1% pick

Summoner spells

  • Flash Ignite Flash + Ignite 50.7%63% pick
  • Exhaust Flash Exhaust + Flash 53.6%23% pick
  • Flash Heal Flash + Heal 39.5%14% pick

Abilities & skill order

Which ability to max first, from match timelines

Death Sentence Q Flay E Dark Passage W 71.4%7 games
Death Sentence Q Dark Passage W Flay E 50.0%2 games

Most common first three levels: Q → E → W (50%), E → Q → W (57%).

  • PDamnation

    Thresh can harvest the souls of enemies that die near him, permanently granting him Armor and Ability Power.

  • QDeath Sentence

    Thresh binds an enemy in chains and pulls them toward him. Activating this ability a second time pulls Thresh to the enemy.

  • WDark Passage

    Thresh throws out a lantern that shields nearby allied Champions from damage. Allies can click the lantern to dash to Thresh.

  • EFlay

    Thresh's attacks wind up, dealing more damage the longer he waits between attacks. When activated, Thresh sweeps his chain, knocking all enemies hit in the direction of the blow.

  • RThe Box

    A prison of walls that slow and deal damage if broken.