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Thresh Support Build, Runes and Counters · Patch 26.20

the Chain Warden

Patch 26.20 · Stats from the 26.18 Master+ sample (7,413 games).

Thresh, the Chain Warden, hooks enemies with Death Sentence and throws Dark Passage so allies can dash to him. Aftershock led his keystones among counted Master+ Threshes, and his most common build began on Locket of the Iron Solari. Renata Glasc and Taric beat him most often. Nami, Pyke and Leona were lanes he was favored against. Rell, Senna and Braum were level with him.

SupportTank

Patch 26.18 · Support · Ranked Solo/Duo · Master+ · EUW · KR · NA · 7,413 games · Preview sample

League of LegendsPatch 26.18SupportRanked Solo/DuoMaster+EUW · KR · NA7,413 gamesPreview sample

Role snapshot (Support)

S+Tier

Win Rate: 53.2%
Pick Rate: 11.3%
Ban Rate: 8.3%

7,413

Games

Very High

Confidence

Most common path

178 games

64.6%Win Rate

Start

Flash

Heal

Other first item

56 games

66.1%Win Rate

Start

Flash

Ignite

Runes

Patch 26.18

This exact page: taken in 18.2% of games·51.2% win rate over 1,352 games.

Primary

Resolve

Aftershock

After immobilizing an enemy champion gain defenses and later deal a burst of magic damage around you.

Font of Life

Impairing the movement of an enemy champion heals nearby allied champions.

Bone Plating

After taking damage from an enemy champion, the next 3 spells or attacks you receive from them deal 30-60 (based on level) less damage. Duration: 1.5s Cooldown: 55s

Unflinching

Gain Armor and Magic Resist when receiving crowd control.

Secondary

Inspiration

Biscuit Delivery

Gain a free Biscuit every 2 min, until 6 min. Consuming or selling a Biscuit permanently increases your max health and restores health.

Cosmic Insight

+18 Summoner Spell Haste+10 Item Haste

Shards

Ability Haste
Move Speed
Health

Other keystones taken

Glacial Augment18.2% taken · 52.7% win1,350 games
Guardian15.9% taken · 51.0% win1,177 games
Unsealed Spellbook0.9% taken · 50.0% win64 games

Tree pairs

Resolve + Inspiration65.8% taken · 52.4% win4,879 games
Inspiration + Resolve16.2% taken · 52.0% win1,203 games
Resolve + Domination13.4% taken · 58.4% win997 games

Skill Order

Which ability to max first, and the level each point goes in — Thresh's most common path.

Death Sentence

Thresh binds an enemy in chains and pulls them toward him.

Cooldown 19/16.5/14/11.5/9s · 70 Mana

Dark Passage

Thresh throws out a lantern that shields nearby allied Champions from damage.

Cooldown 21/20/19/18/17s · 50/55/60/65/70 Mana

Flay

Thresh's attacks wind up, dealing more damage the longer he waits between attacks.

Cooldown 13/12.25/11.5/10.75/10s · 60/65/70/75/80 Mana

The Box

A prison of walls that slow and deal damage if broken.

Cooldown 120/100/80s · 100 Mana

Max Order

QEW

Max Q first, then E, then W. Take R whenever available (6 / 11 / 16).

Level-up Order

QDeath Sentence
WDark Passage
EFlay
RThe Box

Ability	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
QDeath Sentence	Q			Q	Q		Q		Q
WDark Passage			W											W	W		W	W
EFlay		E						E		E		E	E
RThe Box						R					R					R

Matchup map (Support)

How Thresh performs against enemy support laners

Levels 1 – 18 · Master+40%60%Thresh's win rate

≥ 60%Very favorable

55 – 60%Favorable

50 – 55%Even

45 – 50%Unfavorable

40 – 45%Hard

< 40%Very hard

Conditional build matrix

Recommended items by enemy team composition

Master+ · Patch 26.18

Mythic / CoreFirst major item

Core 2Second item

Core 3Third item

BootsBoot slot

SituationalPick as needed

Scaling — minute 10–30

ThreshSupport average

Gold

102030

Damage to champions

102030

Counter plan — how to beat Thresh

Track the roam — it is strongest where the enemy jungler already is
Build percentage damage — flat penetration falls off against the stats it stacks
Punish the cooldown — Thresh is exposed while its rotation is down
Ward the flank — vision is what turns its best opening into a worse one
Respect the spike — Riot rates the kit 7/10, so a practised player gets more out of it than the average

Ability details

P
Damnation
Thresh can harvest the souls of enemies that die near him, permanently granting him Armor and Ability Power.
Passive — never cast
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.
Cost 70 ManaCooldown 19/16.5/14/11.5/9sRange 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.
Cost 50/55/60/65/70 ManaCooldown 21/20/19/18/17sRange 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.
Cost 60/65/70/75/80 ManaCooldown 13/12.25/11.5/10.75/10sRange 500
R
The Box
A prison of walls that slow and deal damage if broken.
Cost 100 ManaCooldown 120/100/80sRange 450

Thresh balance history

Riot's notes from patch 25.S1.1 to 26.20 change Thresh in 1 patch. The latest is patch 26.17, published 2026-08-25.

Patch 26.172026-08-25
EFlay
- Active Damage75 / 120 / 165 / 210 / 255 (+70% AP)to65 / 110 / 155 / 200 / 245 (+60% AP)
Why, in Riot's words
Thresh has been quietly sitting at a high winrate and picking up playrate over the year.

Thresh skins (17)

Riot's data lists 17 looks for Thresh with their own art, the base skin included and 51 chroma variants.

ARAM performance

EstimateA

Win Rate: 51.9%; ▲ 0.4%
Pick Rate: 5.1%; ▲ 0.5%
Ban Rate: 7.7%; ▲ 2.5%

Damage dealt: 103.9%
Damage taken: 103.6%
Healing: 100.1%
Shielding: 102.8%
Ability Haste: +8

Best ARAM build

Patch timeline

Riot’s notes

This champion’s win rate on each patch the preview sample spans, over its own games there. What actually changed each patch is in Riot’s own notes.

26.1952.4% over 2,351 games-1.1
26.1854.4% over 3,865 games+1.4
26.1751.2% over 1,173 games—

Thresh's base stats against all 173 champions

Thresh's armor per level of 0 is the lowest of 173 champions on patch 26.20.
Thresh's health per level of 120 is the 4th-highest of 173 champions on patch 26.20 (shared with 2 others).

Stat	Thresh	Rank	Median
Base health	620	=85th	620
Health per level	120	=4th	104
Base armor	33	=52nd	30
Armor per level	0	173rd	4.6
Base magic resist	30	=110th	32
Magic resist per level	1.55	=86th	1.55
Base attack damage	56	=113th	59
Base attack speed	0.625	=117th	0.656
Attack speed per level	3.5%	=11th	2.5%
Move speed	330	=117th	335
Attack range	450	=75th	175

Thresh at level 1 and level 18

Thresh reaches 2660 health at level 18 — 620 at level 1 plus 17 × 120, the 7th-highest of 173 champions on patch 26.20.
Thresh reaches 1022 mana at level 18 — 274 at level 1 plus 17 × 44, the 59th-lowest of 145 mana users on patch 26.20.
Thresh reaches 56.35 magic resist at level 18 — 30 at level 1 plus 17 × 1.55, the 84th-lowest of 173 champions on patch 26.20.

Stat	Level 1	Per level	Level 18	Rank at 18
Health	620	+120	2660	7th of 173
Mana	274	+44	1022	87th of 145
Magic resist	30	+1.55	56.35	90th of 173

Riot Data Dragon 16.20.1. Growth curve: League of Legends Wiki — Champion statistic.

Riot's tips for Thresh

Playing 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.

Quick answers about Thresh

How does Thresh do against Renata Glasc?: Thresh won 45.0% of 111 counted Master+ games against Renata Glasc. Renata Glasc is one of the opponents that beat Thresh.
How does Thresh do against Taric?: Thresh won 46.7% of 60 counted Master+ games against Taric. Taric is one of the opponents that beat Thresh. A small sample — read it as a lean, not a rule.
How does Thresh do against Nami?: Thresh won 58.2% of 261 counted Master+ games against Nami. It is a matchup Thresh wins more often than not.
How does Thresh do against Pyke?: Thresh won 58.6% of 227 counted Master+ games against Pyke. It is a matchup Thresh wins more often than not.
How does Thresh do against Leona?: Thresh won 54.3% of 256 counted Master+ games against Leona. It is a matchup Thresh wins more often than not.
How does Thresh do against Rell?: Thresh won 51.7% of 375 counted Master+ games against Rell. It is close to even.
How does Thresh do against Senna?: Thresh won 49.2% of 185 counted Master+ games against Senna. It is close to even.
How does Thresh do against Braum?: Thresh won 47.7% of 287 counted Master+ games against Braum. It is close to even.
What class is Thresh?: Riot classes Thresh as Support and Tank. This site files the champion under Support.
How hard is Thresh to play?: Riot rates Thresh's difficulty 7 out of 10.
What resource does Thresh use?: Thresh's abilities spend Mana.
What is Thresh's attack range?: 450 units — the 75th-highest of 173 champions on patch 26.20 (shared with 3 others).
What are Thresh's abilities?: Passive — Damnation, Q — Death Sentence, W — Dark Passage, E — Flay and R — The Box.
How many skins does Thresh have?: Riot's data lists 17 skins with their own art, the base look included, plus 51 chroma variants.
How much health does Thresh have at level 18?: 2660 — 620 at level 1 plus 17 × 120 per level, Riot's own values, before items and runes.
What is Thresh's ultimate cooldown?: The Box (R): 120/100/80 seconds by rank, before ability haste, in Riot's Data Dragon 16.20.1.
When did Riot last change Thresh?: Patch 26.17, published 25 August 2026 — the latest of 1 patch that change Thresh in Riot's notes from 25.S1.1 to 26.20.

Thresh at a glance

Thresh, the Chain Warden, is a Support and Tank champion in League of Legends. Riot rates the kit 7/10 for difficulty, 5/10 for attack, 6/10 for defense and 6/10 for magic. Thresh spends Mana and has 17 skins with their own art. Thresh's armor per level of 0 is the lowest of 173 champions on patch 26.20. Thresh's health per level of 120 is the 4th-highest of 173 champions on patch 26.20 (shared with 2 others).

Attack5/10
Defense6/10
Magic6/10
Difficulty7/10

Thresh's story

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. His victims suffer far beyond their brief mortal coil as Thresh wreaks agony upon their souls, imprisoning them in his unholy lantern to torture for all eternity.

— Riot Games, Data Dragon 16.20.1. League of Legends Universe

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Methodology

Data window: Preview sample — a one-time snapshot of 65,406 ranked games (Master+, EUW/KR/NA, patch 26.18), counted by GamGem while our Riot production key is under review. Figures will update daily once it is approved. Counted 26–27 Sept 2026; patches 26.18 (35,477) · 26.19 (18,580) · 26.17 (11,048) · 26.16 (293) · 26.15 (8); by server EUW 22,382 · KR 21,922 · NA 21,065 · EUNE 20 · TR 17. 642 games without a result — remakes ended by vote in their first minutes, and games recorded with no winner — were not counted.
Rank aggregation: Master, Grandmaster and Challenger, pooled — the three ladders the count read its players from. Splitting further leaves samples too small to separate a real effect from noise.
Role assignment: A champion is filed under every lane that holds at least a tenth of its counted games — the position the match itself reports, not the champion’s class. Its headline win rate is across all of them; each lane’s own win rate and games are counted too, and a lane’s tier list ranks by them.
Counters: The two champions in the same position on opposite teams, over that pairing’s own counted games — ranked on the edge pulled toward zero by its sample size, printed raw.
Minimum sample: None — no figure is hidden for being thin. Every rate prints its games, and the confidence band is its 95% margin: Very High within ±1.5 points, High ±2.5, Moderate ±3.1 (1,000 games), Low wider.
Why a build is not a cause: An item is counted when the match ENDS with it, so late items show long games and an item bought when already ahead shows games that were being won. Correlation is what a rate can show; it is not evidence that buying the item caused the win.
Where the numbers come from: Names, classes, abilities, items and runes are Riot Data Dragon. Win, pick and ban rates, builds, keystones, spells and matchups are counted by GamGem from Riot's ranked match records. An estimate, not a count: this panel is not in the preview sample, and is labelled so.

Thresh on video

Thresh: Champion Spotlight | Gameplay - League of Legends — League of LegendsLeague of Legends on YouTube · plays here

Published by League of Legends on YouTube, 23 January 2013.

13 years old. League of Legends has been patched since, so watch it for how the kit plays, not for numbers — the rest of this page is written for the current patch.

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