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Thresh Support build & stats

SupportTank S 2,690 games · patch 16.16
Win rate
52.6%
Pick rate
11.9%
Ban rate
7.1%
Division
Master
Build, runes, spells and skill order are from Master games only.

Recommended build

Chosen by win rate among builds with enough games, from ranked matches of high-elo players on patch 16.16

Solid sample

Start with

Health Potion
Health Potion
50 gold
Health Potion
Health Potion
50 gold
53.8% 253 games

Build in this order

Locket of the Iron Solari 1
Locket of the Iron Solari
2,200 gold
Knight's Vow 2
Knight's Vow
2,300 gold
Zeke's Convergence 3
Zeke's Convergence
2,200 gold
6,700 gold
45.5% WR 11 games

Boots

Boots of Swiftness
Boots of Swiftness
1,000 gold
54.1% 868 games

Runes

Resolve Resolve + Inspiration Inspiration
71.4% WR
21 games · 1% 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.

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
57.1% 161 games

Max order

Death Sentence Q Dark Passage W Flay E
62.2% 37 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 52.6% of games as Support on patch 16.16 (2,690 games).
  • Most common core: Locket of the Iron Solari → Knight's Vow → Zeke's Convergence — 57% win rate over 14 games.
  • Take Aftershock as keystone: picked in 58% of games with a 52% win rate.
  • Best matchup: Mel (75% over 16 games). Hardest: Zoe (20% over 10 games) — consider a ban or a different pick when you see it.

Items

Core build in purchase order (from match timelines)

Core build

Locket of the Iron Solari 1
Locket of the Iron Solari
Knight's Vow 2
Knight's Vow
Zeke's Convergence 3
Zeke's Convergence
45.5% WR
11 games · 0% pick
Locket of the Iron Solari 1
Locket of the Iron Solari
Knight's Vow 2
Knight's Vow
Mikael's Blessing 3
Mikael's Blessing
85.7% WR
7 games · 0% pick
Locket of the Iron Solari 1
Locket of the Iron Solari
Mikael's Blessing 2
Mikael's Blessing
Knight's Vow 3
Knight's Vow
71.4% WR
7 games · 0% pick

Starting items

Health Potion
Health Potion
Health Potion
Health Potion
53.8% WR
253 games · 9% pick

Boots

Boots of Swiftness
Boots of Swiftness
54.1% WR
868 games · 32% pick
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
49.8% WR
255 games · 9% pick
Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads
45.8% WR
118 games · 4% pick

Legendary items by win rate

ItemWin ratePick
81.0% 1% (21)
61.2% 7% (188)
59.0% 1% (39)
55.6% 8% (223)
54.2% 26% (686)
52.4% 4% (105)
51.7% 45% (1,208)
51.6% 5% (124)
48.8% 2% (41)
48.6% 1% (37)
43.6% 2% (55)
38.5% 1% (26)

Runes

Most played full pages and keystone win rates

Resolve Resolve + Inspiration Inspiration
51.9% WR
231 games · 9% 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
56.0% WR
116 games · 4% pick
Guardian Font of Life Bone Plating Unflinching Biscuit Delivery Cosmic Insight
Inspiration Inspiration + Resolve Resolve
39.2% WR
79 games · 3% 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. 50.9%29% 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. 51.5%11% 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. 51.9%11% pick
  • Electrocute Electrocute Hitting a champion with 3 separate attacks or abilities in 3s deals bonus adaptive damage. 57.1%0% pick

Summoner spells

  • Flash Ignite Flash + Ignite 50.0%28% pick
  • Flash Heal Flash + Heal 51.3%17% pick
  • Exhaust Flash Exhaust + Flash 57.1%6% pick

Abilities & skill order

Which ability to max first, from match timelines

Death Sentence Q Flay E Dark Passage W 56.0%75 games
Death Sentence Q Dark Passage W Flay E 62.2%37 games
Flay E Death Sentence Q Dark Passage W 50.0%2 games

Most common first three levels: Q → E → W (55%), E → Q → W (53%), E → W → Q (50%).

  • 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.