[2.6a] Thresh Guide - Thresh Carry

Nasus mainly gets stronger by killing things with his Siphoning Strike which requires him to get close to you. Your farm and trade strategy we discussed earlier totally neuters him so he can't scale ahead of you. He can still kill you with an all in if you aren't careful, but for the most part you'll be spanking early game Nasus, either taking the tower or keeping him permanently out of the fight. Punish roaming by melting the tower and farming hard and if you see he's missing ping your jungler to go gank him since he's either clearing a camp or helping with an objective.

Yasuo'd maim strength is that he can deal a lot of damage up close and he can block ranged attacks from afar. However, his Wind Wall does not block all ranged attacks, only projectiles which continue to travel after the character animation is finished. Unfortunately for him, this does not include Thresh's auto attacks or his Flay meaning that he can't force you to get within striking distance, and if he is able to close the gap, your Damnation armor will mitigate a lot of his damage as the match goes on.

I struggled with placing him in easy or medium, most of the time you're going to bully renekton early because he's really squishy and kiteable. If you kite his Slice And Dice , Ruthless Predator combo he's pretty helpless and since he deals physical damage your Damnation armor reduces a lot of his damage before he gets items.

Kennen is a squishy champion that gets bullied early, if you keep track of his passive and his stuns you can usually just out trade him and all in him when he's easily killed with a combo.

Garen deals physical damage so Damnation is very strong against him. He's very easy to read since his whole kit is based around just running straight at you. You can kite him, interrupt his Decisive Strike with Flay and with sustain you don't have to worry about his Demacian Justice . If they know what they're doing, they will try to kite you with Judgment to whittle your health down so if you see them building Black Cleaver or Infinity Edge be on the look our for that.

Vayne's mobility and attack speed can be a problem for Thresh in the late game but Vayne is very weak to Thresh early with the long cool down on her Tumble . You cqn get an early lead on her to keep her behind during the game, but if you get too cocky, Vayne can melt you with her true damage.

Laning against Camille generally isn't too much of a problem. Her Adaptive Defenses shield at most only blocks like 1 auto and she doesn't have the best sustain against Thresh. Her Precision Protocol deals true damage if she can get the recast off and she can keep you at a distance with Tactical Sweep but if you control the lane, keep a ward down and avoid getting ganked then you can even kill her under turret with enough skill. She becomes more of a problem after the laning phase when she's grouped with her teammates and can trap you with The Hextech Ultimatum

Darius is slow early game, easily kited, deals physical damage, is weak to cc, and has inconsistent sustain with his Decimate . After you finish Edge of Night you can invest in a Bramble Vest to basically carry the matchup no matter what you build. Later in the game once he has move speed and can hit the Decimate heal more consistently he becomes a problem with his execute and Hemorrhage bonus AD he can become a problem as Darius is a champion that can carry games, but you'll have pushed into their base way before then.

Skilled Diana players will know how to work the matchup so you may occasionally have some difficulty against her. Most of the time you'll be able to cc her and trade against her but you are weak to an all-in if especially after level 5. With Crescent Strike she can deal a lot of poke, with Pale Cascade she can deal damage and shield herself, and with Lunar Rush she can gap close and escape to a minion or monster. Be wary of the all-in, move under tower if she hits you with her poke and you should be fine.

Zed is very slippery with his Living Shadow and Death Mark making it hard to cc him if you can't see through his timing. He has high burst potential that your passive armor will not be able to protect against as well as other champions and if you aren't building armor, his damage can outscale you quickly. Consider pivoting the build and going Death's Dance and Guardian Angel if you still want damage but need to be able to tank a Zed.

Same problem as with Zed but worse. Fizz deals magic damage so your passive won't mitigate much, he can move quickly with Playful / Trickster and become untargetable with Urchin Strike . If possible don't take this build into Fizz, pivot and build tanky, Sunfire Aegis , Death's Dance both help you tank his combos, and Maw of Malmortius are good core items into a fizz top.

Fiora is a threat to all top laners so always be on guard around her. Duelist's Dance gives her big trade opportunities so if she gets good positioning on you she'll do a ton of damage and heal a lot as well and her Lunge gived her a lot of range proccing her passive easily. If she parries your Flay with her Riposte you'll get stunned and she'll have a great opportunity to kill you so don't get sloppy or else she will clean you up quickly.

Lucian is a really tough matchup with lots of poke, magic and physical damage, mobility, and scaling. After finishing Solari Chargeblade or Essence Reaver he gets a massive power spike and with Piercing Light he can poke you through minions while farming. Try to set up a gank with your jungler early because you will need every advantage you can get in this matchup.

You generally won't see an Evelyn in lane but her ganks from the jungle are a nightmare. Revealer is a must or you risk getting bursted with Hate Spike and Last Caress . Allure telegraphs her approach and if you look carefully literally points in the direction she is approaching from but if she can land Whiplash while the curse is fully charged you are basically a free kill without Quicksilver Enchant

Sett has really good damage, sustain from Pit Grit , and he can deliver a burst of true damage that shields him for the same amount with Haymaker If you don't know how to counter with Thresh you might get destroyed. Make sure to kite him hard, hug your turret early, and don't overcommit since he can turn an all in around on you with his haymaker. Try to chunk his health slowly, keeping in mind that his grit decays after only 4 seconds and make sure you have flash up just in case you need to make a hasty exit if you can't quite kill him after an all in.

Akali is a very interesting matchup to play against. Her Twilight Shroud skill makes her invisible so you can't hit her with your autos, but you can still hit her with Flay since it doesn't require a target, and she reveals herself when she attacks. Once she reveals herself you can auto her if you're fast enough but she can deal massive magic damage with all of her abilities there's outplay potential on both sides. Generally you'll be at an advantage against non akali mains but the oneshotters will know what to do with you.

People who pick Caitlyn top generally know what they're doing since it's always risky to pick an immobile top laner. Caitlyn outranges Thresh and her Yordle Snap Trap and 90 Caliber Net can both root or slow you making it hard to get in range to hit her. If you can catch her you can usually outdamage her outright but you are in danger of getting kited against her. Try to deny her the brush so she can't stack up her Headshot and be aware of the fact that you may have to ward the brush so she can't sneak up on you. Ward control of the jungle is important so don't forget to play safe if you have to use your wards on the lane brushes othereise you risk getting ganked.

Ahri has some of the same matchup issues as fizz and Zed, she can be slippery, she deals a lot of burst damage and she can cc you hard with Charm something that fizz and zed are not as good at. If she can catch you out with her charm then she can easily burst you and her Spirit Rush gives her a ton of mobility and finishing power. But, she suffers from the same problem on your end, if you can catch her out, which Thresh can do much more easily, you can kill her quickly. Bring your Mercury's Treads , Maw of Malmortius , and Quicksilver Enchant and you shouldn't have any issues.

Mundo can be a tough matchup with his poke and sustain and with his new ultimate he can build fully tanky and still get a lot of AD. You can kite him out like Garen and the other bruisers but his passive, Goes where he Pleases, periodically makes him immune to cc which can be a big problem for you since Flay is such a key part of the strat. If he all-ins and you can't peel then he can out tank you but with proper kiting skills you can beat him.

Jax is an interesting matchup, he has cc with Counter Strike , gap close and escape witb Leap Strike and benefits greatly from Sheen procs through Trinity Force . Most Jax players will grind out a trinity force as their starting item in lane, but at levels 1-4 Jax is very weak against Thresh and Trinity Force is literallly the most expensive item in the game. If you deny farm you can put him far enough behind that he loses a lot of efficacy until he scales into the late game. After he hits 2 or 3 items he becomes a problem and can do some real damage especially in teamfights. He's more of a threat in the jungle where he can farm in peace and gank with his stun so if you see a jax jungle, keep a ward on the herald and the river so you can keep track of him. In lane try to bully him early so you can keep a lead on him and keep him out of the game.