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
  Potępienie

  Thresh może zbierać dusze wrogów, którzy umarli nieopodal niego, na stałe zyskując pancerz i moc umiejętności.

• Q
  Wyrok Śmierci

  Thresh pęta wroga łańcuchem i przyciąga go do siebie. Użycie tej umiejętności po raz kolejny przyciągnie Thresha do wroga.

  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
  Mroczne Przejście

  Thresh rzuca swoją latarnią, która osłania pobliskich sojuszników przed obrażeniami. Sojusznicy mogą kliknąć latarnię, by doskoczyć do Thresha.

• E
  Młynek

  Ataki Thresha przybierają na sile i zadają tym więcej obrażeń, im dłużej czeka on między jednym a drugim atakiem. Po aktywowaniu Thresh zamachnie się łańcuchem i wyrzuci wszystkich wrogów w kierunku ciosu.

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

• R
  Pudło

  Więzienie, którego ściany spowalniają i zadają obrażenia, jeżeli zostaną zniszczone.

  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.