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

Thresh vs Irelia

How to Beat Irelia as Thresh in LoLThresh is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Irelia as Thresh

based on 3,965 Thresh vs Irelia matchups
Win Rate
47.7 %
K/D/A
2.71
Pick Rate
2.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup statistics from the millions of ranked League rounds that we get from Riot Games every week. Our guide on how to beat Irelia as Thresh resulted from an examination of 3965 ranked matches where both champions battled each other. This particular champ matchup is fairly rare. Thresh has to counter Irelia in only 2.7% of his matches.

Thresh vs Irelia Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Thresh has done a below average job of countering Irelia. Typically, he wins a lowly 47.7% of matches the champions oppose each other in. In Thresh against Irelia matches, Thresh’s team is 0.1% more likely to gain first blood, indicating that he most likely will be able to get first blood versus Irelia.

Best Thresh vs Irelia Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsKindlegem

Core Thresh Items

~22 Mins
Zeke's ConvergenceKnight's VowLocket of the Iron Solari

Optional Items

Unending DespairRanduin's OmenTrailblazerBloodsong

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

ResolveGuardianFont of LifeBone PlatingUnflinching
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
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
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
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E
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Q
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E
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R
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E
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Guide to Countering Irelia as Thresh

Tips for Playing as Thresh against Irelia

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 Irelia

Pay attention to Ionian Fervor stacks and try to engage Irelia when it is down.

Minion waves greatly enhance Irelia's mobility, beware fighting her inside one.

Beware of wasting your high impact spells on Defiant Dance.

Thresh vs Irelia Counter Stats

Thresh Image
Win Rate
47.7 %
VS
Win Rate
52.3 %
Irelia Image
2.2
< Kills >
7.1
6.2
< Deaths >
7
14.6
< Assists >
5.4
0.39
< Killing Sprees >
1.64
34
< Minions Killed >
207
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.1
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.49
1,240
< Physical Damage >
15,843
7,336
< Magic Damage >
6,130
861
< True Damage >
779
9,438
< Damage Dealt >
22,753
21,692
< Damage Taken >
31,119
8,625
< Gold Earned >
12,939
1.77
< Towers >
2.38
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
2,355
< Total Healing >
10,565
10,663
< Experience >
15,031
55
< Vision Score >
17
24
< Wards Placed >
8
279
< Time Dealing CC >
113

How to Counter Irelia with Thresh in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here show some significant Thresh versus Irelia counter statistics that can help us understand the differences between this set of champs. For instance, Thresh’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Irelia’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Thresh may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Irelia. This observation is in large part fueled by the differences in assists.

Thresh normally has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than his foe does. Typically, he takes less damage than Irelia. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also imply that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Thresh and Irelia

Damage Types Compared

Thresh
Irelia
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Thresh
Irelia

Who is Better, Thresh or Irelia?

Both LoL champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Thresh usually loses when trying to fight Irelia, with a 47.7% win rate. Therefore, Thresh makes a bad counter for Irelia.

While Thresh does have a lower winrate than Irelia, when they face off with one another, Thresh also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more challenging champ to pick up and master. You should be very concerned when picking Thresh into Ireliaas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Thresh also has a great amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Irelia. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Thresh vs Irelia matchups, Irelia is the better champion with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Thresh is a bad counter to Irelia. Focus your tactics on maximizing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Thresh against Irelia.

Additional Information for Thresh Players

How We Calculated Our Thresh vs Irelia Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Irelia as Thresh, we analyzed 3,965 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 Irelia 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 in order to counter Irelia during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips shown above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Thresh most often picks up a lot less CS as Irelia. Champions who typically don't get much CS often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to have in your Thresh versus Irelia build consist of Zeke's Convergence, Knight's Vow, and Locket of the Iron Solari. When Thresh included at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better when facing Irelia than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Thresh had an average winrate of 47.7% battling Irelia with this build.

To have the best chance of annihilating Irelia as Thresh, Thresh players should use the Guardian, Font of Life, Bone Plating, Unflinching, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Resolve and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the runes we have analyed for Thresh vs Irelia counters, this order of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 47.7% winrate overall.

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