Matchup
You are stronger late game — farm safe and avoid early trades.
Build vs Thresh
Build adapted to this matchup
Starting items
Core build
Standard
Summoner spells
67%
33%Anti AD
Anti Heal
Anti CC
Anti Tank
DPS
Sorcery
Summon Aery
Manaflow Band
Transcendence
Scorch
Precision
Presence of Mind
Coup de Grace
Power Spikes
Strength by game phase
Malzahar
ThreshThresh's abilities
Passive, spells and ultimate
Thresh can harvest the souls of enemies that die near him, permanently granting him Armor and Ability Power.
Cooldowns
Cooldowns by spell rank
| Level | Q | W | E | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 19s | 21s | 13s | – |
| 6 | 14s | 21s | 13s | 2m |
| 9 | 9s | 20s | 13s | 2m |
| 11 | 9s | 19s | 13s | 1m40 |
| 16 | 9s | 17s | 11.5s | 1m20 |
| 18 | 9s | 17s | 10s | 1m20 |
Playing against Thresh
How to counter and exploit weaknesses
Stay behind your minions: Thresh's hook is blocked by units, unlike some other hooks.
Don't forget you can click on his Lantern to block it — you can stand on it to prevent Thresh's allies from taking it.
Punish him when he steps forward for a Flay auto-attack: Thresh is melee and vulnerable when he tries to proc his E passive.
His hook has a visible windup (he pulls his arm back) — use that moment to side-step.
Source: op.gg + LTL Engine · Patch 16.9.1 · May 9, 2026