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Thresh Support build & stats

SupportTank S 15,791 games · patch 16.17
Win rate
52.2%
Pick rate
12.9%
Ban rate
8.9%
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 16.17

Solid sample

Start with

Health Potion
Health Potion
50 gold
Health Potion
Health Potion
50 gold
51.3% 468 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
Mikael's Blessing 3
Mikael's Blessing
2,300 gold
6,800 gold
62.5% WR 8 games

Boots

Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
900 gold
56.5% 752 games

Runes

Resolve Resolve + Inspiration Inspiration
58.3% WR
163 games · 1% 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
53.8% 1,080 games

Max order

Death Sentence Q Dark Passage W Flay E
77.4% 53 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 52.2% of games as Support on patch 16.17 (15,791 games).
  • Most common core: Locket of the Iron Solari → Knight's Vow → Zeke's Convergence — 58% win rate over 24 games.
  • Take Aftershock as keystone: picked in 35% of games with a 52% win rate.
  • Best matchup: Sett (67% over 9 games). Hardest: Ivern (11% over 9 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
55.6% WR
9 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
62.5% WR
8 games · 0% pick
Locket of the Iron Solari 1
Locket of the Iron Solari
Knight's Vow 2
Knight's Vow
Kaenic Rookern 3
Kaenic Rookern
66.7% WR
6 games · 0% pick

Starting items

Health Potion
Health Potion
Health Potion
Health Potion
51.3% WR
468 games · 3% pick
Health Potion
Health Potion
Health Potion
Health Potion
Health Potion
Health Potion
0.0% WR
3 games · 0% pick
Health Potion
Health Potion
Health Potion
Health Potion
Control Ward
Control Ward
66.7% WR
3 games · 0% pick

Boots

Boots of Swiftness
Boots of Swiftness
52.6% WR
2,763 games · 17% pick
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
56.5% WR
752 games · 5% pick
Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads
50.2% WR
418 games · 3% pick

Legendary items by win rate

ItemWin ratePick
62.2% 1% (172)
60.3% 0% (63)
59.3% 4% (639)
58.2% 0% (67)
56.6% 14% (2,138)
56.6% 4% (677)
56.2% 3% (429)
55.0% 0% (40)
54.7% 1% (117)
54.3% 2% (304)
52.9% 1% (138)
52.2% 24% (3,739)

Runes

Most played full pages and keystone win rates

Resolve Resolve + Inspiration Inspiration
51.2% WR
652 games · 4% 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
Inspiration Inspiration + Resolve Resolve
48.1% WR
258 games · 2% pick
Glacial Augment Hextech Flashtraption Biscuit Delivery Cosmic Insight Bone Plating Unflinching
Resolve Resolve + Inspiration Inspiration
48.2% WR
249 games · 2% pick
Guardian Font of Life Bone Plating Unflinching Biscuit Delivery Cosmic Insight

Keystones

  • Aftershock Aftershock After immobilizing an enemy champion gain defenses and later deal a burst of magic damage around you. 52.7%13% 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. 48.8%5% 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. 52.1%4% 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. 63.6%0% pick

Summoner spells

  • Flash Ignite Flash + Ignite 50.7%12% pick
  • Flash Heal Flash + Heal 53.8%7% pick
  • Exhaust Flash Exhaust + Flash 50.8%3% pick

Abilities & skill order

Which ability to max first, from match timelines

Death Sentence Q Flay E Dark Passage W 56.3%128 games
Death Sentence Q Dark Passage W Flay E 77.4%53 games
Flay E Death Sentence Q Dark Passage W 50.0%8 games

Most common first three levels: Q → E → W (48%), E → Q → W (54%), E → W → Q (0%).

  • 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.