How to beat Thresh

Common role: Support

A playmaking support who hooks you, flays you, and cages your escape.

What makes Thresh dangerous

Thresh lands a hook (Q) to pull himself to a target, drops a slowing lantern-and-box ultimate (a wall of cages) around you, and knocks you around with his E. He sets up every kill for his team with long-range CC and can save allies with his lantern. He's all about landing that hook.

How to play against Thresh

• 1Dodge his hook (Q) — it's his entire engage. Stand behind minions and juke it; a Thresh who misses hooks is nearly useless.
• 2Don't stand in his ultimate box wall — the cages slow you and block escape. Flash or dash out of the corridor immediately.
• 3Respect his lantern: he can shield-save a caught ally. When you catch someone near Thresh, watch for the lantern rescue and dodge the follow-up flay.
• 4Punish his positioning to hook. To land a hook he steps up — trade or all-in the botlane when he over-extends for a hook and misses.

Weaknesses to exploit

• ✓Everything hinges on landing his hook — dodge it and he's disarmed.
• ✓Squishy support if he steps up and misses.
• ✓Predictable engage telegraphed by his Q wind-up.
• ✓Weak if the enemy carry is positioned safely behind minions.

Abilities & how to counter them

What each of Thresh's abilities does — and how to play around it.

• P
  Verdammnis

  Thresh kann die Seelen von Gegnern, die in seiner Nähe sterben, ernten, wodurch ihm permanent Rüstung und Fähigkeitsstärke gewährt werden.

• Q
  Todesurteil

  Thresh legt einen Gegner in Ketten und zieht ihn zu sich heran. Bei der 2. Aktivierung der Fähigkeit wird Thresh an seinen Gegner herangezogen.

  Strong: a long-range hook that starts every pick. Weak: a slow skillshot — stand behind minions and juke it; a Thresh who misses hooks is useless.

• W
  Dunkler Weg

  Thresh wirft eine Laterne, die verbündete Champions in der Nähe vor Schaden abschirmt. Verbündete können die Laterne anklicken, um sich zu Thresh zu teleportieren.

• E
  Auspeitschen

  Threshs Angriffe verstärken sich und verursachen umso mehr Schaden, je länger er zwischen Angriffen abwartet. Bei Aktivierung schwingt Thresh seine Kette und wirft alle Gegner, die in Richtung des Schwungs stehen, um.

  Strong: knocks you around to set up or peel. Weak: telegraphed after a hook — dodge the follow-up flay to break his combo.

• R
  Die Kiste

  Ein Gefängnis aus Mauern, die verlangsamen und Schaden verursachen, wenn sie durchbrochen werden.

  Strong: a wall of cages that slows and blocks escape. Weak: flash or dash out of the corridor immediately, or bring tenacity.

Itemization

Thresh scales with utility, not raw damage — you rarely itemize against him directly. Instead, dodge his hook, keep vision so his roams and picks fail, and bring tenacity/cleanse to escape his ultimate slow corridor.

This guide covers Thresh's core kit and playstyle — advice that holds up across patches.