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How to Win Thresh vs Caitlyn Counter MatchupThresh is in the a tier of champions

Thresh vs Caitlyn

How to Beat Caitlyn as Thresh in LoLThresh is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Caitlyn as Thresh

based on 14,492 Thresh vs Caitlyn matchups
Win Rate
49.9 %
K/D/A
2.75
Pick Rate
9.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of recently ranked League of Legends games each week. Within our database, Thresh faced Caitlyn in 14492 matches. Including so many matchups for Thresh versus Caitlyn gives us faith in our capability to produce informative stats and a pro build to wreck your enemy. This particular champion pairing is somewhat uncommon. Thresh fights Caitlyn in only 9.8% of his matches.

Thresh vs Caitlyn Matchup Summary

Thresh has done a ok job of beating Caitlyn. On average, he wins a acceptable 49.9% of games the champions clash against one another in. In Thresh against Caitlyn matches, Thresh’s team is 0.1% more expected to earn first blood, indicating that he probably will be able to get first blood against Caitlyn.

Best Thresh vs Caitlyn Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalMobility Boots

Core Thresh Items

~22 Mins
TrailblazerKnight's VowLocket of the Iron Solari

Optional Items

Kaenic RookernForce of NatureRedemptionRanduin's Omen

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Thresh to level upq
>
Second ability for Thresh to level upe
>
Last skill for Thresh to max outw

Runes

InspirationGlacial AugmentHextech FlashtraptionBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
ResolveBone PlatingUnflinching
Ability HasteArmorArmor
Thresh's passive ability p
Thresh's q ability q
Thresh's w ability w
Thresh's e ability e
Thresh's ultimate ability r
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Q
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E
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W
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Caitlyn as Thresh

Tips for Playing as Thresh against Caitlyn

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.

Advice to Win Against Caitlyn

Keep behind allied minions if Caitlyn is harassing you with Piltover Peacemaker (it deals less damage with each subsequent target).

You can intercept Ace in the Hole's missile from hitting an ally if you stand in its path.

Thresh vs Caitlyn Counter Stats

Thresh Image
Win Rate
49.9 %
VS
Win Rate
50.1 %
Caitlyn Image
2.1
< Kills >
6.6
5.9
< Deaths >
6.2
14.1
< Assists >
7
0.38
< Killing Sprees >
1.54
34
< Minions Killed >
175
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.2
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.56
1,157
< Physical Damage >
19,610
7,058
< Magic Damage >
1,513
768
< True Damage >
591
8,984
< Damage Dealt >
21,715
21,924
< Damage Taken >
18,704
8,556
< Gold Earned >
12,098
1.76
< Towers >
2.63
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
2,485
< Total Healing >
5,058
10,569
< Experience >
12,465
55
< Vision Score >
18
23
< Wards Placed >
9
261
< Time Dealing CC >
90

How to Counter Caitlyn with Thresh in LoL

The stats provided here emphasize some important Thresh against Caitlyn counter statistics that may help you explain the distinctions between the pair. For instance, Thresh’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Caitlyn’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Thresh may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Caitlyn. This observation is in large part caused by the differences in assists.

Thresh normally has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than his counter does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Caitlyn. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also show that the champ with higher health has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Thresh and Caitlyn

Damage Types Compared

Thresh
Caitlyn
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Thresh
Caitlyn

Who is Better, Thresh or Caitlyn?

Both League champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Thresh usually fairs equally well when playing against Caitlyn, with a 49.9% win rate. Therefore, Thresh makes an ok counter for Caitlyn.

While Thresh does have a lower win rate than Caitlyn, when they face off with one another, Thresh also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more complex character to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Thresh into Caitlynas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Thresh has a very large amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Caitlyn. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Thresh vs Caitlyn matchups, Caitlyn is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Thresh is a somewhat poor counter to Caitlyn. You will do well by focussing your actions on increasing your CS and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Thresh against Caitlyn.

Additional Information for Thresh Players

How We Calculated Our Thresh vs Caitlyn Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Caitlyn as Thresh, we analyzed 14,492 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 Caitlyn as Thresh 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 Thresh to counter Caitlyn during both the laning 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 pay attention to the build and stats displayed here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Thresh most often accumulates a lot less CS compared to Caitlyn. Champs who on average don't acquire much CS typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers shown here to do well.

The top items to prioritize in your Thresh versus Caitlyn build consist of Trailblazer, Knight's Vow, and Locket of the Iron Solari. When Thresh bought at least these three items in his build, he performed much better when facing Caitlyn than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Thresh had an average winrate of 49.9% battling Caitlyn with this counter build.

To have the highest probability of annihilating Caitlyn as Thresh, Thresh players should equip the Glacial Augment, Hextech Flashtraption, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Unflinching, and Bone Plating runes from the Inspiration and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune builds that we analyzed for Thresh vs Caitlyn LoL games, this combination of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 49.9% winrate overall.

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