Morgana vs Thresh
Skill matchup
Build vs Thresh
Build adapted to this matchup
Recommended items for Morgana: Liandry's Torment, Zhonya's Hourglass, Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Ionian Boots of Lucidity, Zaz'Zak's Realmspike, Blackfire Torch, Oblivion Orb, Celestial Opposition.
Starting items
Core build
Standard
Summoner spells
Anti CC
Other options
Power Spikes
Strength by game phase
Thresh'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 as Morgana
Tips to maximize your impact
- Start with your Q
Look for Dark Binding (Q) early on: the first enemy hit is rooted, giving your carry time to catch them.
- W under the rooted target
Place Tormented Shadow (W) under the target of Dark Binding (Q): rooted, they take the whole zone, whose damage grows with their missing health.
- Shield right before the CC
Cast Black Shield (E) on an ally right before CC hits them: while it holds, it blocks disabling and immobilizing CC and absorbs magic damage.
- Stay in range of your chains
After Soul Shackles (R), stay in range of the chained enemies: those who haven't broken their chain by the end are damaged and stunned.
Playing against Thresh
How to counter and exploit weaknesses
- Stay behind your minions
Keep minions between you and Thresh: Death Sentence (Q) stuns and pulls the first unit hit, so one minion is enough to block it.
- Step up after a missed hook
Step up when Death Sentence (Q) misses you: he keeps its full cooldown, 19 to 9 seconds, which only goes down if the hook lands.
- Don't give him free autos
Don't stay in his range for no reason: Flay (E) charges his autos between hits, and a charged auto hits hard early on.
- Beware the first wall of his box
Avoid being the first to break a wall of The Box (R): that one slows and deals full damage. After that, the remaining walls deal no damage.
Other Morgana matchups
Patch 16.21.1