Support Thresh Build

Support Thresh Build.

Support Thresh build with runes and items. Support Thresh guide offers in-depth how-to play, skill order and tips. Play Support Thresh build in League of Legends Patch 26.1!

Author: Wrekah

TLDR

Starting items
Guardian's Horn should be final item in your build.
Ruby Crystal should be final item in your build.
Quick Skill Order
Thresh ability Death Sentence should be leveled first.
Q
Thresh ability Flay should be leveled second.
E
Thresh ability Dark Passage should be leveled third.
W
Final items
Ionian Boots of Lucidity should be final item in your build.
Knight's Vow should be final item in your build.
Locket of the Iron Solari should be final item in your build.
Shurelya's Battlesong should be final item in your build.
Fimbulwinter should be final item in your build.
Kaenic Rookern should be final item in your build.
Quick Runes
Major rune Aftershock from Resolve tree.
Minor rune Precision.
Summoner spells
Pick Exhaust as your Summoner Spell.
Pick Flash as your Summoner Spell.

Support Thresh Runes

Resolve
Resolve major tree Grasp of the Undying rune.
Resolve major tree Aftershock rune.
Resolve major tree Guardian rune.
Resolve major tree Demolish rune.
Resolve major tree Font of Life rune.
Resolve major tree Shield Bash rune.
Resolve major tree Conditioning rune.
Resolve major tree Second Wind rune.
Resolve major tree Bone Plating rune.
Resolve major tree Overgrowth rune.
Resolve major tree Revitalize rune.
Resolve major tree Unflinching rune.
Precision
Precision minor tree Absorb Life rune.
Precision minor tree Triumph rune.
Precision minor tree Presence of Mind rune.
Precision minor tree Legend: Alacrity rune.
Precision minor tree Legend: Haste rune.
Precision minor tree Legend: Bloodline rune.
Precision minor tree Coup de Grace rune.
Precision minor tree Cut Down rune.
Precision minor tree Last Stand rune.
Passive
Passive tree Adaptive Force rune (+9 Adaptive Force).
Passive tree Attack Speed rune (+10% Attack Speed).
Passive tree Ability Haste rune (+8 Ability Haste).
Passive tree Adaptive Force rune (+9 Adaptive Force).
Passive tree Move Speed rune (+2 Movement Speed).
Passive tree Health Scaling rune (+10-180 Health (based on level)).
Passive tree Health rune (+65 Health).
Passive tree Tenacity And Slow Resist rune (+10 Tenacity and Slow Resist).
Passive tree Health Scaling rune (+10-180 Health (based on level)).

How it works

General

  1. You play Support who goes tanky.

How to play

General

  1. Identify your role within the team (engage, peel, frontline)
  2. If your team needs engage, go Trailblazer and Shurelya's Battlesong
  3. If your team needs peel, go Knight's Vow and Locket of the Iron Solari.
  4. Knight's Vow is a surprisingly good item. Buy it and use it if you have carry or bruiser/fighter who is doing well.
  5. You need to adapt your items to the game. Enemy team heavy on AP? Buy MR. They heavy on AD? Buy Armor. You need some damage? Well buy that.
  6. Be careful to not waste Aftershock. Try timing it and keeping it for going in.

Tips and Tricks

Champion

General

  1. Flash + Flay (E) is often better than Flash + Death Sentence (Q) - E first then land guaranteed Q as they try running away while slowed.
  2. You are a CC machine and it is important that you coordinate CC with your team. Hook after ally CC for guaranteed hit, or save hook to extend their CC duration.
  3. If you are playing against any Spell Shields, try getting rid of them before engaging. Either wait them out or fake your abilities, so they wasite it.

Death Sentence (Q)

  1. Remember that if you reactivate your Death Sentence (Q), you commit to it, good or bad. Make sure it is worth it and it is not one way ticket.
  2. Sometimes it is better to let your team collapse on the target or just leave it be - for poke and zoning.
  3. You don't always want to reactivate Q immediately. If you wait for full duration, you will drag enemy a little bit closer. As well as you can chain it with Flay (E) for longer CC.
  4. You can use Death Sentence (Q) to escape. Just Q to a minion or enemy champion that is far away.
  5. Hook through dying minions - time your Q to pass through a minion as it dies to surprise enemies hiding behind wave.

Dark Passage (W)

  1. You can fake lantern to help your allies or to play mind games. Throw Dark Passage (W) back without anyone to make enemies retreat thinking backup arrived
  2. Flash while ally clicks Dark Passage (W) to pull them to your new location for extended range escapes, engages or some cool plays.
  3. You can use Dark Passage (W) for scouting bushes.
  4. Use lantern on souls to collect them safely from distance without face checking.

Flay (E)

  1. Flay (E) cancels dashes and channels - keep it and time it to interrupt enemy jumps, channels etc.
  2. Flay (E) backwards first to slow enemy, then follow with Q for near-guaranteed hook on slowed target.
  3. Flay mid-air during Death Sentence (Q) dash - cast Flay (E) while flying to your hooked target for instant additional CC.

The Box (R)

  1. The Box (R) is very versatile ability. You can use it both offensively and defensively.
  2. You can use The Box (R) for disengage and stopping enemy team engages.
  3. You can use The Box (R) for peeling from your allies. Enemy assassins going after your carries? Put The Box (R) down and watch them go around or thorough it, getting slowed in the process.
  4. Offensively, The Box (R) can be used to trap enemies, cut off their escape, or initiate fights alongside your team.

Thresh Combos

  1. Hook Flash Lantern combo - Death Sentence (Q) enemy, Flash toward tower/team, then Dark Passage (W) your ally in for extended engage range.

Riot

  1. Communication is key when making use of Thresh's lantern. Let your teammates know how you like to use it.
  2. Death Sentence and Flay can be combined in either cast order for powerful combinations.
  3. 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.

Skill Order

  • Thresh [object Object] ability.
    Q
    Death Sentence
  • Thresh [object Object] ability.
    W
    Dark Passage
  • Thresh [object Object] ability.
    E
    Flay
  • Thresh [object Object] ability.
    R
    The Box

Items

Starting items
Guardian's Horn item.
Ruby Crystal item.
Boots
Ionian Boots of Lucidity item.
Plated Steelcaps item.
Mercury's Treads item.
For peel
Knight's Vow item.
Locket of the Iron Solari item.
For engage
Shurelya's Battlesong item.
Trailblazer item.
Good tank items
Jak'Sho, The Protean item.
Warmog's Armor item.
Fimbulwinter item.
Good MR items
Kaenic Rookern item.
Force of Nature item.
Spirit Visage item.
Good Armor items
Randuin's Omen item.
Iceborn Gauntlet item.
Thornmail item.
Frozen Heart item.
Dead Man's Plate item.
Situational items
Wit's End item.
Titanic Hydra item.
Zeke's Convergence item.
For the last fight
Additional considerations for these items is advised!
Elixir of Iron item.
Elixir of Wrath item.
Example final build
Ionian Boots of Lucidity item.
Knight's Vow item.
Locket of the Iron Solari item.
Shurelya's Battlesong item.
Fimbulwinter item.
Kaenic Rookern item.