Thresh Pro Builds - How to Play Thresh in Season 14
Thresh – the Chain Warden – is a great Support that is usually played on position Support. Thresh can also be played in other roles, but we focus on position Support in this LoL Thresh guide as it fits the current meta in S14 very well.
Thresh has a win rate of 59% and pick rate of 0.7%. There is a ban rate of 2%. Although a great champion, winning with Thresh is not a given. You need to have the right Thresh build in order to unleash the full potential on patch 14.23. There are many Thresh probuilds out there. We help you to find the right probuild, Thresh players need to win.
Latest Thresh probuilds
Here a quick view on the latest Thresh probuilds on position Support.
How to play Thresh
We will show you what you need to do, to increase your chances of winning your lane. Thresh is strong, but if you ran into 
Tahm Kench or 
Zilean you might get in trouble. In order to win your lane and against your counter, you need the right spells, items and runes. The following Thresh Support pro build will help you with that.
Follow our build, pentakills will follow and you will learn how to play Thresh. Since Riot Games regularly releases a new patch, Thresh builds may change from time to time. It is important to keep up to date.
Items for Thresh
Items obviously play a big role in League of Legends. Buying the right item can make the difference between winning and losing as Thresh. The order of items is also very important. Especially in early game, it is imperative to make the right decision on what to buy. You need to know the right starter item and starter trinket. But you also need to know what your final items will be. Your opponent like 
Nautilus or 
Blitzcrank can also influence your buying decisions.
Since Thresh is a powerful Support you should start with 
Health Potion, Health Potion, and 
World Atlas. Your starter trinket should be 
Oracle Lens. You will find those in the shop under: Tools > Vision & Trinkets. Your optimal final boots are 
Boots of Swiftness. So make sure to buy accordingly. A good buy order for your items is:
Locket of the Iron Solari
Redemption
Knight's Vow
Thresh abilities and summoner spells
Pro Gamers in LoL also gain advantage by their choice of spells and the order they use their abilities on Thresh. You also shouldn’t leave this to chance.
During champion select you have the possibility to choose two spells for Thresh. The choice of summoner spells can’t be underestimated. They can play a big role in team-fights. Countless team-fights have been decided by a well-used flash. Statistics have proven that the best choice is 
Flash and 
Ignite.
You can also gain an advantage in early game by using Thresh abilities in a certain order. Each phase of the game differs. Some abilities might be good in late game, but less in early game. Start the game with 
Death Sentence. Then you should continue with 
Dark Passage, followed by 
Flay. An order for abilities of Thresh up to level 10:
| Level | Key | Champion Spell |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | R | Flay |
| 2 | R | Death Sentence |
| 3 | R | Dark Passage |
| 4 | R | Death Sentence |
| 5 | R | Death Sentence |
| 6 | R |  The Box |
| 7 | R | Death Sentence |
| 8 | R | Dark Passage |
| 9 | R | Death Sentence |
| 10 | R | Dark Passage |
Most effective Thresh runes selection
For an effective Thresh build, you also need to select the appropriate runes. Ideally, you make an extra rune page for Thresh. You have to choose a primary and a secondary path from five rune paths for the Chain Warden: Precision, Domination, Sorcery, Resolve and Inspiration.
In the primary path you can choose a keystone rune and three lesser runes. The secondary path only consists of two lesser runes. There are also the three so-called shard slots. The best rune paths for Thresh are for primary 
Resolve and for secondary 
Inspiration. As the keystone rune on Thresh most pros pick 
Aftershock.
For your primary path – Resolve – choose these runes on Thresh:
- Aftershock
Font of Life
Overgrowth
Bone Plating
For your secondary path – Inspiration – choose these runes on Thresh:
Cosmic Insight
Hextech Flashtraption
Champions that counter Thresh
As mentioned before, it is always necessary to react to opponents of Thresh. There are champions that counter Thresh. These champions have advantages that can be dangerous for you. Tahm Kench for instance is strong against Thresh and has a win rate of 53%. Another dangerous counter is Zilean.
When your opponent counter picks Thresh in champion select, you need to be aware. In this case, adjust your items and game to the situation.
Janitor Thresh is one of the 17 available skins for Thresh.
Conclusion
Many people are looking for Thresh pro builds, that players often used to win. By following our probuilds, you can turn Thresh into a beast. Especially if you also follow our Thresh guide. When you have your runes placed like we told you, Thresh will reach its full potential. Buying the items we listed will also increase your chances. Start with the abilities in the correct order to gain an advantage in early game.
When you build Thresh in League of Legends correctly, you will have a very capable champion. But as always you need to practice, especially when and how to use The Box. League of Legends is a dynamic game that changes with every patch. Keep following the patch notes and keep adjusting your LoL Thresh build.
Also, keep reacting to the game itself. Do you play mid, top or bot? Who is support or jungle? Overall, a good game is the sum of the right decisions. Over time, you your skills with Thresh will grow. Once you mastered Thresh – the Chain Warden – you will rule the rift.
