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Thresh Support build & stats

SupportTank A 598 games · patch 16.18
Win rate
51.7%
Pick rate
14.2%
Ban rate
11.0%
Division
All divisions

Recommended build

Chosen by win rate among builds with enough games, from ranked matches of high-elo players on patch 16.18

Solid sample

Finish these three

Zeke's Convergence
Zeke's Convergence
2,200 gold
Thornmail
Thornmail
2,450 gold
Locket of the Iron Solari
Locket of the Iron Solari
2,200 gold
6,850 gold
73.3% WR 15 games

Boots

Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
900 gold
62.0% 92 games

Runes

Resolve Resolve + Inspiration Inspiration
72.7% WR
11 games · 2% 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

Flash Heal
56.1% 98 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 51.7% of games as Support on patch 16.18 (598 games).
  • Most common core: Zeke's Convergence → Knight's Vow → Locket of the Iron Solari — 44% win rate over 70 games.
  • Take Aftershock as keystone: picked in 54% of games with a 53% win rate.
  • Best matchup: Senna (90% over 10 games). Hardest: Brand (25% over 8 games) — consider a ban or a different pick when you see it.
  • Thresh scales: 54% win rate after 35 minutes versus 45% 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
44.3% WR
70 games · 12% pick
Knight's Vow
Knight's Vow
Locket of the Iron Solari
Locket of the Iron Solari
Mikael's Blessing
Mikael's Blessing
58.8% WR
17 games · 3% pick
Zeke's Convergence
Zeke's Convergence
Thornmail
Thornmail
Locket of the Iron Solari
Locket of the Iron Solari
73.3% WR
15 games · 3% pick

Boots

Boots of Swiftness
Boots of Swiftness
50.1% WR
383 games · 64% pick
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
62.0% WR
92 games · 15% pick
Plated Steelcaps
Plated Steelcaps
57.1% WR
56 games · 9% pick

Legendary items by win rate

ItemWin ratePick
66.7% 2% (12)
63.2% 10% (57)
62.3% 18% (106)
60.0% 1% (5)
59.3% 10% (59)
57.1% 6% (35)
52.9% 89% (531)
52.8% 15% (89)
52.3% 33% (197)
52.3% 48% (285)
50.0% 1% (8)
42.9% 1% (7)

Runes

Most played full pages and keystone win rates

Resolve Resolve + Inspiration Inspiration
49.1% WR
218 games · 36% 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
57.3% WR
89 games · 15% pick
Guardian Font of Life Bone Plating Unflinching Biscuit Delivery Cosmic Insight
Inspiration Inspiration + Resolve Resolve
40.5% WR
84 games · 14% 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. 53.1%54% 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. 58.5%24% 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. 40.3%21% pick
  • Unsealed Spellbook Unsealed Spellbook Swap Summoner Spells while out of combat. Swapping to unique Summoner Spells will increase the rate at which you can make future swaps. 33.3%1% pick

Summoner spells

  • Flash Ignite Flash + Ignite 50.5%65% pick
  • Exhaust Flash Exhaust + Flash 52.3%19% pick
  • Flash Heal Flash + Heal 56.1%16% pick

Abilities & skill order

  • 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.