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Thresh build & stats

SupportTank B 241 games · patch 16.17
Win rate
51.0%
Pick rate
9.6%
Ban rate
0.0%
Division
All divisions

Recommended build

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

Solid sample

Finish these three

Unending Despair
Unending Despair
2,800 gold
Thornmail
Thornmail
2,450 gold
Heartsteel
Heartsteel
3,000 gold
8,250 gold
71.4% WR 14 games

Boots

Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
900 gold
55.6% 9 games

Runes

Resolve Resolve + Precision Precision
64.3% WR
70 games · 29% 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
Precision Precision
Presence of Mind Absorb Life Triumph
Legend: Bloodline Legend: Alacrity Legend: Haste
Coup de Grace Cut Down Last Stand
Shards
Adaptive Force Attack Speed Ability Haste
Adaptive Force Move Speed Health Scaling
Health Tenacity and Slow Resist Health Scaling

Summoner spells

Exhaust Flash
62.5% 8 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 51.0% of games as any role on patch 16.17 (241 games).
  • Most common core: Unending Despair → Thornmail → Heartsteel — 71% win rate over 14 games.
  • Take Aftershock as keystone: picked in 46% of games with a 59% win rate.

Items

Most common sets of three completed items

Core build

Unending Despair
Unending Despair
Thornmail
Thornmail
Heartsteel
Heartsteel
71.4% WR
14 games · 6% pick
Kaenic Rookern
Kaenic Rookern
Warmog's Armor
Warmog's Armor
Heartsteel
Heartsteel
46.2% WR
13 games · 5% pick
Thornmail
Thornmail
Warmog's Armor
Warmog's Armor
Heartsteel
Heartsteel
54.5% WR
11 games · 5% pick

Boots

Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads
51.0% WR
155 games · 64% pick
Plated Steelcaps
Plated Steelcaps
48.9% WR
47 games · 20% pick
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
55.6% WR
9 games · 4% pick

Legendary items by win rate

ItemWin ratePick
77.8% 4% (9)
59.1% 9% (22)
55.6% 11% (27)
54.9% 34% (82)
53.8% 11% (26)
50.6% 34% (83)
50.0% 32% (78)
50.0% 4% (10)
50.0% 4% (10)
47.3% 69% (167)
45.5% 23% (55)
33.3% 6% (15)

Runes

Most played full pages and keystone win rates

Resolve Resolve + Precision Precision
64.3% WR
70 games · 29% 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
Precision Precision
Presence of Mind Absorb Life Triumph
Legend: Bloodline Legend: Alacrity Legend: Haste
Coup de Grace Cut Down Last Stand
Shards
Adaptive Force Attack Speed Ability Haste
Adaptive Force Move Speed Health Scaling
Health Tenacity and Slow Resist Health Scaling
Resolve Resolve + Precision Precision
41.7% WR
48 games · 20% pick
Grasp of the Undying Font of Life Conditioning Overgrowth Legend: Haste Presence of Mind
Inspiration Inspiration + Resolve Resolve
50.0% WR
36 games · 15% 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. 59.5%46% pick
  • Grasp of the Undying Grasp of the Undying Every 4s your next attack on a champion deals bonus magic damage, heals you, and permanently increases your health. 38.2%28% 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. 50.0%18% 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. 83.3%2% pick

Summoner spells

  • Flash Mark Flash + Mark 50.3%80% pick
  • Flash Ghost Flash + Ghost 50.0%3% pick
  • Flash Clarity Flash + Clarity 37.5%3% 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.