Matchup

Heavy CCStrong engageCountered by spell shieldVery tanky

Build vs Thresh

Build adapted to this matchup

Starting items

Mosstomper Seedling
Health Potion

Core build

Heartsteel
1Survival
Unending Despair
2vs AD
Spirit Visage
3vs AP

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Protoplasm Harness
5Survival

Anti AD

Plated Steelcaps
4vs AD
Thornmail
5vs Hybride
Randuin's Omen
vs AD

Anti AP

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC
Jak'Sho, The Protean
5vs Hybride

Other options

Protoplasm Harness
Survival
Overlord's Bloodmail
HP

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Early (0-15)
Mid (15-30)
Late (30+)
SkarnerSkarner
ThreshThresh
Neutral
Neutral
Neutral

Thresh's abilities

Passive, spells and ultimate

Damnation (P)

Thresh can harvest the souls of enemies that die near him, permanently granting him Armor and Ability Power.

Cooldowns

Cooldowns by spell rank

LevelQWER
319s21s13s
614s21s13s2m
99s20s13s2m
119s19s13s1m40
169s17s11.5s1m20
189s17s10s1m20

Playing against Thresh

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

1

Stay behind your minions: Thresh's hook is blocked by units, unlike some other hooks.

2

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.

3

Punish him when he steps forward for a Flay auto-attack: Thresh is melee and vulnerable when he tries to proc his E passive.

4

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