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
  魂の束縛

  近くで倒れた敵の魂を集め、物理防御と魔力を永続的に獲得する。

• Q
  死の宣告

  敵に鎖を投げ、命中した対象をそばに引き寄せる。もう一度発動すると、つないだ鎖をたぐって対象まで移動する。

  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
  嘆きの魂灯

  ランタンを投げて、その周囲にいる味方チャンピオンにシールドを付与する。ランタンをクリックした味方チャンピオンは、スレッシュの元に素早く移動できる。

• E
  絶望の鎖

  前回の通常攻撃から経過した時間に応じて次の通常攻撃が強化される。発動すると鎖を投げ、範囲内の敵ユニットを鎖が投げられた方向へ弾き飛ばす。

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

• R
  魂の牢獄

  牢獄の壁を出現させる。壁を壊した者にダメージを与えスロウ効果を付与する。

  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.