Support

Thresh

The Chain Warden

Sadistic and cunning, Thresh is an ambitious and restless specter of the Shadow Isles. Once the custodian of countless arcane secrets, he was undone by a power greater than life or death, and now sustains himself by tormenting and breaking others with slow, excruciating inventiveness.Read the full story on Riot's Universe site

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P
Damnation
Q
Death Sentence
W
Dark Passage
E
Flay
R
The Box

Thresh

Overview

On patch 16.21, Thresh is rated B tier in the support role, winning 50.5% of 10,496 ranked games with a 10.8% pick rate. The most successful build this patch runs Guardian with Flash and Heal and builds Locket of the Iron Solari, Zeke's Convergence, Knight's Vow, and Boots of Swiftness.

Thresh struggles most against Camille (35.7%), Zyra (40%), and Galio (42.9%) and does best against Veigar (69.6%), Sylas (67.5%), and Shaco (67%).

Ranked solo/duo · patch 16.21 · 10,496 games · updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we calculate

50.5%

Win rate

10.8%

Pick rate

10.5K

Games

16.21

Patch

Playing as Thresh

Communication is key when making use of Thresh's lantern. Let your teammates know how you like to use it.
Death Sentence and Flay can be combined in either cast order for powerful combinations.
Thresh can collect souls without needing to kill units himself. Planning your map position to be near the most deaths will help to maximize soul collection.

Playing against Thresh

Thresh's Death Sentence has a long cast time. Watch for the cast to begin to take evasive actions.
Intentionally breaking a wall of The Box can allow a vulnerable ally to escape unscathed.
Thresh relies on collecting souls for a portion of his defense and damage. Try punishing him when he moves to collect them.

Guides

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Thresh Support - The Chain Warden Playmaker
Thresh · LaneGuide Pro
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Matchups

All Thresh matchups

Strong against

Veigar69.6%23
Sylas67.5%40
Shaco67.0%94
Twitch66.7%21
Shen65.6%32

Weak against

Camille35.7%42
Zyra40.0%130
Galio42.9%21
Soraka43.7%222
Malphite44.0%75

Abilities

P
Damnation
Thresh can harvest the souls of enemies that die near him, permanently granting him Armor and Ability Power.
Q
Death Sentence
Thresh binds an enemy in chains and pulls them toward him. Activating this ability a second time pulls Thresh to the enemy.
Cooldown: 19/16.5/14/11.5/9Cost: 70Range: 1075
W
Dark Passage
Thresh throws out a lantern that shields nearby allied Champions from damage. Allies can click the lantern to dash to Thresh.
Cooldown: 21/20/19/18/17Cost: 50/55/60/65/70Range: 950
E
Flay
Thresh's attacks wind up, dealing more damage the longer he waits between attacks. When activated, Thresh sweeps his chain, knocking all enemies hit in the direction of the blow.
Cooldown: 13/12.25/11.5/10.75/10Cost: 60/65/70/75/80Range: 500
R
The Box
A prison of walls that slow and deal damage if broken.
Cooldown: 120/100/80Cost: 100Range: 450