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

Thresh vs Soraka

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

based on 3,373 Thresh vs Soraka matchups
Win Rate
48.1 %
K/D/A
2.74
Pick Rate
2.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of ranked League matches each and every week. In our dataset, Thresh did battle with Soraka 3373 times. With so many games with Thresh versus Soraka provides us a lot of confidence in our capability to provide informative stats and a pro build to destroy your foe. This particular champ pairing is fairly rare. Thresh has to counter Soraka in only 2.3% of his matches.

Thresh vs Soraka Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Thresh has done a poor job of beating Soraka. On average, he wins a lowly 48.1% of matches the champions fight one another in. In Thresh versus Soraka matches, Thresh’s team is 0.1% more probable to gain first blood, implying that he probably will be able to get first blood versus Soraka.

Best Thresh vs Soraka Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsKindlegem

Core Thresh Items

~22 Mins
Frozen HeartLocket of the Iron SolariSolstice Sleigh

Optional Items

Knight's VowTrailblazerThornmailForce 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

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
1
Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
E
9
Q
10
E
11
R
12
E
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E
14
W
15
W
16
R

Guide to Countering Soraka as Thresh

Tips for Playing as Thresh against Soraka

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 Soraka

It's easier to focus Soraka than the ally she is healing.

Focus on attacking Soraka when she ever ventures to the frontline to heal her allies.

Take advantage of Soraka's long cooldown on Equinox if she uses it to harass.

Thresh vs Soraka Counter Stats

Thresh Image
Win Rate
48.1 %
VS
Win Rate
51.9 %
Soraka Image
1.9
< Kills >
0.9
5.4
< Deaths >
5.4
12.9
< Assists >
14.5
0.33
< Killing Sprees >
0.11
34
< Minions Killed >
26
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.03
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.53
1,237
< Physical Damage >
615
7,155
< Magic Damage >
5,018
807
< True Damage >
387
9,200
< Damage Dealt >
6,021
20,308
< Damage Taken >
15,303
8,273
< Gold Earned >
7,900
1.82
< Towers >
2.15
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
2,276
< Total Healing >
22,305
10,126
< Experience >
10,158
55
< Vision Score >
54
23
< Wards Placed >
23
248
< Time Dealing CC >
206

How to Counter Soraka with Thresh in LoL

The stats provided here feature some significant Thresh against Soraka counter statistics that may help you figure out the differences between the two. As an example, Thresh’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Soraka’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Thresh may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Soraka..

Thresh often has a similar longest kill spree as his foe does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Soraka. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also indicate that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Thresh and Soraka

Damage Types Compared

Thresh
Soraka
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Thresh
Soraka

Who is Better, Thresh or Soraka?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Thresh usually loses when facing off against Soraka, with a 48.1% win rate. Therefore, Thresh makes a bad counter to Soraka.

While Thresh does have a lower winrate compared to Soraka, when facing one another, Thresh also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more time consuming champion to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Thresh into Sorakaas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Thresh also has a very large amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Soraka. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Thresh vs Soraka matchups, Soraka 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 somewhat poor counter for Soraka. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on maximizing your CS and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Thresh against Soraka.

Additional Information for Thresh Players

How We Calculated Our Thresh vs Soraka Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Soraka as Thresh, we analyzed 3,373 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 Soraka 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

To learn all of the intricacies of Thresh to counter Soraka during both the early game 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 mind the build and suggestions presented here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Thresh often gets a similar amount of CS relative to Soraka. Champions who typically don't earn many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers shown here to do well.

The top items to use in your Thresh versus Soraka build include Frozen Heart, Locket of the Iron Solari, and Solstice Sleigh. When Thresh incorporated at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better when fighting Soraka than with most other common item sets. In fact, Thresh boasted an average win rate of 48.1% battling Soraka with these items in his kit.

To have the best likelihood of defeating Soraka as Thresh, you should equip the Guardian, Font of Life, Bone Plating, Unflinching, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Resolve and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the runes we have analyed for Thresh vs Soraka counter picks, this mixture of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 48.1% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Soraka as Thresh are given for all skill levels, merged. If you would like to filter the stats and builds to an individual player tier, you may use the selection menu located above.