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How to Win Ahri vs Thresh Counter MatchupAhri is in the b tier of champions

Ahri vs Thresh

How to Beat Thresh as Ahri in LoLAhri is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Thresh as Ahri

based on 4,259 Ahri vs Thresh matchups
Win Rate
49.9 %
K/D/A
2.51
Pick Rate
3.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our matchup statistics from the millions of ranked League games that we analyze every week. Our guide on how to beat Thresh as Ahri came out of an examination of 4259 ranked games where both champions battled each other. This particular counter matchup is relatively rare. Ahri is forced to battle against Thresh in only 3.8% of her matches.

Ahri vs Thresh Matchup Summary

Ahri has done a average job of beating Thresh. On average, she wins a acceptable 49.9% of matches the champions face off with one another in. In Ahri vs Thresh rounds, Ahri’s team is 0.2% less expected to gain first blood. This indicates that she probably won't get first blood against Thresh.

Best Ahri vs Thresh Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeHextech Alternator

Core Ahri Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapStormsurgeLuden's Companion

Optional Items

CryptbloomLiandry's TormentShadowflameZhonya's Hourglass

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Ahri to level upq
>
Second ability for Ahri to level upw
>
Last skill for Ahri to max oute

Runes

SorcerySummon AeryManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Ahri's passive ability p
Ahri's q ability q
Ahri's w ability w
Ahri's e ability e
Ahri's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
W
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
8
W
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Q
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W
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W
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E
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R

Guide to Countering Thresh as Ahri

Tips for Playing as Ahri against Thresh

Initiate team fights using Charm, and chase down stragglers with Spirit Rush.

Spirit Rush enables Ahri's abilities, it opens up paths for Charm, helps double hitting with Orb of Deception, and closes to make use of Fox-Fire.

Use Charm to set up your combos, it will make landing Orb of Deception and Fox-Fire dramatically easier.

Advice to Win Against Thresh

Intentionally breaking a wall of The Box can allow a vulnerable ally to escape unscathed.

Thresh's Death Sentence has a long cast time. Watch for the cast to begin to take evasive actions.

Thresh relies on collecting souls for a portion of his defense and damage. Try punishing him when he moves to collect them.

Ahri vs Thresh Counter Stats

Ahri Image
Win Rate
49.9 %
VS
Win Rate
50.1 %
Thresh Image
6
< Kills >
2.2
5.5
< Deaths >
6.4
7.8
< Assists >
13.6
1.37
< Killing Sprees >
0.4
164
< Minions Killed >
35
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.46
1,434
< Physical Damage >
1,225
14,658
< Magic Damage >
7,178
5,273
< True Damage >
757
21,366
< Damage Dealt >
9,161
19,665
< Damage Taken >
22,027
11,138
< Gold Earned >
8,566
2
< Towers >
1.8
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
4,674
< Total Healing >
2,313
14,013
< Experience >
10,453
20
< Vision Score >
54
10
< Wards Placed >
23
69
< Time Dealing CC >
253

How to Counter Thresh with Ahri in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page feature several significant Ahri versus Thresh matchup statistics that can help you figure out the distinctions between these two champions. As an example, Ahri’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Thresh’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Ahri may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Thresh. This observation is largely caused by the difference in kills.

Ahri normally has a much larger longest killing spree than her foe does. Typically, she takes a similar amount of damage to Thresh. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also hint that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to escape further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Ahri and Thresh

Damage Types Compared

Ahri
Thresh
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Ahri
Thresh

Who is Better, Ahri or Thresh?

Both League champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Ahri usually fairs equally well when taking on Thresh, with a 49.9% win rate. Thus, Ahri makes an ok counter to Thresh.

While Ahri does have a lower win rate compared to Thresh, when facing one another, Ahri also has a lower level of difficulty that makes her a less complex character to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Ahri into Thresh.

Moreover, Ahri has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Thresh. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Ahri vs Thresh matchups, Thresh is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Ahri is a somewhat poor counter for Thresh. Make sure you focus your gameplay on maximizing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Ahri against Thresh.

Additional Information for Ahri Players

How We Calculated Our Ahri vs Thresh Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Thresh as Ahri, we analyzed 4,259 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Thresh as Ahri comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Ahri to counter Thresh during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions shown here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Ahri often racks up much more CS as Thresh. Champions who on average don't acquire much CS typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values shown here to do well.

The best items to prioritize in your Ahri versus Thresh build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Ahri combined at least these three items in her build, she did much better countering Thresh than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Ahri had an average winrate of 49.9% when playing against Thresh with this build.

To have the best likelihood of vanquishing Thresh as Ahri, you should use the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune builds players chose for Ahri vs Thresh matchups, this mixture of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 49.9% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Thresh as Ahri are displayed for all skill levels combined. If you want to filter the statistics and builds to an individual player tier, you may use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.