Thresh Support build & stats
- Win rate
- 52.8%
- Pick rate
- 11.0%
- Ban rate
- 6.0%
Recommended build
Chosen by win rate among builds with enough games, from ranked matches of high-elo players on patch 16.16
Start with
Build in this order
Boots
Runes
Resolve +
Inspiration 
After immobilizing an enemy champion gain defenses and later deal a burst of magic damage around you.
Font of Life
Second Wind
Overgrowth
Hextech Flashtraption
Cosmic Insight
Summoner spells
54.0%
707 games
Max order
Q
E
W
63.3%
90 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 52.8% of games as Support on patch 16.16 (1,408 games).
- Most common core: Locket of the Iron Solari → Knight's Vow → Zeke's Convergence — 58% win rate over 12 games.
- Take Aftershock as keystone: picked in 58% of games with a 52% win rate.
- Best matchup: Lux (85% over 13 games). Hardest: Swain (25% over 8 games) — consider a ban or a different pick when you see it.
Items
Core build in purchase order (from match timelines)
Core build
Starting items
Boots
Legendary items by win rate
| Item | Win rate | Pick |
|---|---|---|
| 72.7% | 2% (22) | |
| 63.8% | 15% (213) | |
| 59.4% | 2% (32) | |
| 58.4% | 6% (89) | |
| 57.5% | 3% (40) | |
| 56.5% | 53% (743) | |
| 55.6% | 3% (36) | |
| 53.2% | 86% (1,215) | |
| 52.7% | 8% (112) | |
| 52.6% | 3% (38) | |
| 51.4% | 13% (185) | |
| 46.3% | 4% (54) |
Runes
Most played full pages and keystone win rates
Resolve +
Inspiration
After immobilizing an enemy champion gain defenses and later deal a burst of magic damage around you.
Font of Life
Bone Plating
Unflinching
Biscuit Delivery
Cosmic Insight
Resolve +
Inspiration 
Resolve +
Inspiration
Keystones
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Aftershock
After immobilizing an enemy champion gain defenses and later deal a burst of magic damage around you.
51.6%58% pick
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Glacial Augment
Immobilizing an enemy champion will cause 3 glacial rays that slow nearby enemies and reduce their damage to your allies.
58.2%21% pick
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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.
50.4%18% pick
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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.
55.6%1% pick
Summoner spells
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Flash + Ignite
54.0%50% pick
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Flash + Heal
52.8%37% pick
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Exhaust + Flash
48.3%13% pick
Abilities & skill order
Which ability to max first, from match timelines
Q
E
W
63.3%90 games
Q
W
E
62.1%58 games
Most common first three levels: E → Q → W (50%), Q → E → W (54%), E → W → Q (50%).
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PDamnationThresh can harvest the souls of enemies that die near him, permanently granting him Armor and Ability Power.
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QDeath Sentence
Thresh binds an enemy in chains and pulls them toward him. Activating this ability a second time pulls Thresh to the enemy.
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WDark Passage
Thresh throws out a lantern that shields nearby allied Champions from damage. Allies can click the lantern to dash to Thresh.
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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.
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RThe BoxA prison of walls that slow and deal damage if broken.