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How to Win Lee Sin vs Thresh Counter MatchupLee Sin is in the b tier of champions

Lee Sin vs Thresh

How to Beat Thresh as Lee Sin in LoLLee Sin is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Thresh as Lee Sin

based on 4,568 Lee Sin vs Thresh matchups
Win Rate
48.6 %
K/D/A
2.55
Pick Rate
4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter stats from the millions of rated LoL rounds that we get from Riot Games each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Thresh as Lee Sin came out of an evaluation of 4568 ranked rounds where both champs engaged one another. This particular champ pairing is somewhat rare. Lee Sin has to counter Thresh in only 4.0% of his matches.

Lee Sin vs Thresh Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Lee Sin has done a dismal job of countering Thresh. On average, he wins a acceptable 48.6% of matches the champions oppose each other in. In Lee Sin against Thresh rounds, Lee Sin’s side is 0.1% less likely to get first blood, indicating that he probably won't get first blood against Thresh.

Best Lee Sin vs Thresh Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
TunnelerCaulfield's Warhammer

Core Lee Sin Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageBlack CleaverDeath's Dance

Optional Items

Guardian AngelThe CollectorEclipseHubris

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Lee Sin's passive ability p
Lee Sin's q ability q
Lee Sin's w ability w
Lee Sin's e ability e
Lee Sin's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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W
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Guide to Countering Thresh as Lee Sin

Tips for Playing as Lee Sin against Thresh

Take advantage of Flurry by weaving in basic attacks between spell casts - this maximizes damage output and minimizes Energy loss.

Self-casting Safeguard and using Iron Will are powerful tools for killing neutral monsters (in the jungle).

Use Sonic Wave before Dragon's Rage so you can chase the target with Resonating Strike.

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.

Lee Sin vs Thresh Counter Stats

Lee Sin Image
Win Rate
48.6 %
VS
Win Rate
51.4 %
Thresh Image
6.8
< Kills >
2.1
6
< Deaths >
6.1
8.5
< Assists >
14.2
1.57
< Killing Sprees >
0.37
33
< Minions Killed >
33
1.44
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.49
12,859
< Physical Damage >
1,193
2,740
< Magic Damage >
7,104
1,011
< True Damage >
767
16,610
< Damage Dealt >
9,065
34,701
< Damage Taken >
21,267
11,571
< Gold Earned >
8,509
1.42
< Towers >
1.85
0.33
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
16,471
< Total Healing >
2,338
12,983
< Experience >
10,296
25
< Vision Score >
57
11
< Wards Placed >
24
437
< Time Dealing CC >
259

How to Counter Thresh with Lee Sin in LoL

The stats provided here highlight several critical Lee Sin vs. Thresh counter statistics that can help you distinguish the differences between the two. Lee Sin’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Thresh’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Lee Sin may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Thresh. This observation is largely fueled by the difference in kills.

Lee Sin often has a much larger longest kill spree than his foe does. On average, he receives more damage than Thresh. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also show that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Lee Sin and Thresh

Damage Types Compared

Lee Sin
Thresh
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Lee Sin
Thresh

Who is Better, Lee Sin or Thresh?

Both LoL champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Lee Sin usually loses when taking on Thresh, with a 48.6% win rate. Thus, Lee Sin makes a bad counter to Thresh.

While Lee Sin does have a lower win rate compared to Thresh, when they face off with one another, Lee Sin also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less complex champ to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Lee Sin into Thresh.

Furthermore, Lee Sin also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Thresh. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Lee Sin vs Thresh matchups, Thresh is the better champ with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Lee Sin is a somewhat poor counter to Thresh. Focus your tactics on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Lee Sin against Thresh.

Additional Information for Lee Sin Players

How We Calculated Our Lee Sin vs Thresh Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Thresh as Lee Sin, we analyzed 4,568 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 Lee Sin 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 truly master Lee Sin in order to counter Thresh during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and stats shown above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Lee Sin often racks up a similar amount of CS relative to Thresh. Champions who typically don't get many minion kills often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers shown here to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Lee Sin versus Thresh build consist of Sterak's Gage, Black Cleaver, and Death's Dance. When Lee Sin included at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better vs Thresh than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Lee Sin boasted an average winrate of 48.6% battling Thresh with this build.

To have the greatest probability of crushing Thresh as Lee Sin, you should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the runes we have analyed for Lee Sin vs Thresh counters, this combination of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 48.6% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Thresh as Lee Sin are presented for all skill levels, merged. To filter the statistics and builds to an individual rank, you should use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.