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
  지옥살이

  쓰레쉬는 근처에서 처치된 적의 영혼을 포획해 방어력과 주문력을 영구적으로 올릴 수 있습니다.

• Q
  사형 선고

  쓰레쉬가 쇠사슬로 적을 묶어 자신 쪽으로 당겨옵니다. 스킬을 다시 사용하면 쓰레쉬가 적 쪽으로 당겨집니다.

  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
  어둠의 통로

  쓰레쉬가 랜턴을 던져 근처의 아군 챔피언들을 피해로부터 보호합니다. 아군이 랜턴을 클릭하면 쓰레쉬에게 질주할 수 있습니다.

• E
  사슬 채찍

  쓰레쉬가 공격하기 위한 힘을 모아, 다음 공격까지 대기시간이 길수록 더 큰 피해를 가합니다. 활성화하면 쇠사슬을 휘둘러 맞은 적들을 휘두른 방향으로 밀어냅니다.

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

• R
  영혼 감옥

  벽으로 된 감옥이 부서지면 둔화를 일으키며 피해를 입힙니다.

  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.