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

Thresh vs Naafiri

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

based on 1,812 Thresh vs Naafiri matchups
Win Rate
48.6 %
K/D/A
2.58
Pick Rate
1.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our matchup stats from the millions of rated League games that we get from Riot Games each week. Our guide on how to beat Naafiri as Thresh came out of an examination of 1812 ranked games where both champs opposed each other. This champion pairing is somewhat rare. Thresh fights Naafiri in only 1.2% of his matches.

Thresh vs Naafiri Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Thresh does a dismal job of beating Naafiri. Normally, he wins a acceptable 48.6% of games the champs face one another in. In Thresh versus Naafiri matches, Thresh’s side is 0.2% more likely to gain first blood. This implies that he most likely will get first blood against Naafiri.

Best Thresh vs Naafiri Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsKindlegem

Core Thresh Items

~22 Mins
ThornmailFrozen HeartSolstice Sleigh

Optional Items

Knight's VowTrailblazerZeke's ConvergenceForce of Nature

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

ResolveAftershockFont of LifeBone PlatingUnflinching
InspirationTriple TonicBiscuit Delivery
Ability HasteArmorHealth Scaling
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
1
Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
E
9
Q
10
E
11
R
12
E
13
E
14
W
15
W
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R

Guide to Countering Naafiri as Thresh

Tips for Playing as Thresh against Naafiri

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.

Thresh vs Naafiri Counter Stats

Thresh Image
Win Rate
48.6 %
VS
Win Rate
51.4 %
Naafiri Image
2.2
< Kills >
8.1
6.2
< Deaths >
6.4
13.8
< Assists >
6.1
0.42
< Killing Sprees >
1.85
35
< Minions Killed >
153
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.23
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.38
1,293
< Physical Damage >
21,935
7,054
< Magic Damage >
100
737
< True Damage >
1,224
9,085
< Damage Dealt >
23,260
21,618
< Damage Taken >
24,903
8,604
< Gold Earned >
12,556
1.79
< Towers >
1.68
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
2,317
< Total Healing >
6,158
10,501
< Experience >
14,023
54
< Vision Score >
18
23
< Wards Placed >
8
306
< Time Dealing CC >
60

How to Counter Naafiri with Thresh in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page clarify some valuable Thresh versus Naafiri counter stats that may help you figure out the distinctions between these two champions. Thresh’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Naafiri’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Thresh may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Naafiri. This observation is largely fueled by the differences in assists.

Thresh normally has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than his matchup does. On average, he takes less damage than Naafiri. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also illustrate that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to flee from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Thresh and Naafiri

Damage Types Compared

Thresh
Naafiri
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Thresh
Naafiri

Who is Better, Thresh or Naafiri?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Thresh usually loses when trying to fight Naafiri, with a 48.6% win rate. As a result, Thresh makes a bad counter for Naafiri.

While Thresh does have a lower winrate than Naafiri, when on opposite teams, Thresh also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more challenging character to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Thresh into Naafirias his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

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

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Thresh vs Naafiri matchups, Naafiri is the better champion with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Thresh is a somewhat poor counter to Naafiri. You will do well by focussing your actions on maximizing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Thresh against Naafiri.

Other Champion Matchups Against Thresh

Thresh Loses Against

LilliaLillia43.6% winrateMiss FortuneMiss Fortune44.3% winrateBrandBrand44.9% winrateZyraZyra44.9% winrate

Thresh Wins Against

YuumiYuumi55.9% winrateLeBlancLeBlanc53.3% winrateLuluLulu52.7% winrateKai'SaKai'Sa52.5% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

TeemoTeemo+ 51.2% 9631 GamesSennaSenna+ 51.2% 1860 GamesMiss FortuneMiss Fortune+ 52.2% 19034 GamesLilliaLillia+ 53.2% 9343 Games

Additional Information for Thresh Players

How We Calculated Our Thresh vs Naafiri Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Naafiri as Thresh, we analyzed 1,812 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 Naafiri 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.

Other Useful Resources

Thresh Build Naafiri Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Thresh to counter Naafiri during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions presented above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Thresh often gets a lot less CS as Naafiri. Champions who typically don't earn many minion kills often don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The ideal items to use in your Thresh versus Naafiri build include Thornmail, Frozen Heart, and Solstice Sleigh. When Thresh combined at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better vs. Naafiri than with most other common builds. In fact, Thresh had an average win rate of 48.6% when countering Naafiri with these items in his kit.

To have the highest chance of crushing Naafiri as Thresh, Thresh players should equip the Aftershock, Font of Life, Bone Plating, Unflinching, Biscuit Delivery, and Triple Tonic runes from the Resolve and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players picked for Thresh vs Naafiri fights, this mix of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 48.6% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Naafiri as Thresh are shown for all ranked divisions combined. To filter the stats and builds to a specific player tier, you may use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.