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

Thresh vs Volibear

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

based on 3,100 Thresh vs Volibear matchups
Win Rate
51.9 %
K/D/A
2.78
Pick Rate
2.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter stats from the millions of rated League matches that we analyze every week. This guide on how to beat Volibear as Thresh resulted from an evaluation of 3100 ranked games where both champs battled one another. This particular champion matchup is relatively rare. Thresh fights Volibear in only 2.1% of his rounds.

Thresh vs Volibear Matchup Summary

Thresh has done a decent job of countering Volibear. Typically, he wins a acceptable 51.9% of the time the champs oppose one another in. In Thresh versus Volibear games, Thresh’s team is 0.1% more likely to get first blood, indicating that he probably will be able to get first blood versus Volibear.

Best Thresh vs Volibear Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsKindlegem

Core Thresh Items

~22 Mins
Zeke's ConvergenceFrozen HeartSolstice Sleigh

Optional Items

Knight's VowUnending DespairTrailblazerForce 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
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
E
9
Q
10
E
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R
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E
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E
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W
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Volibear as Thresh

Tips for Playing as Thresh against Volibear

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 Volibear Counter Stats

Thresh Image
Win Rate
51.9 %
VS
Win Rate
48.1 %
Volibear Image
2.2
< Kills >
5.3
5.9
< Deaths >
6.6
14.2
< Assists >
5.8
0.41
< Killing Sprees >
1.22
34
< Minions Killed >
129
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.51
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.53
1,246
< Physical Damage >
10,489
7,190
< Magic Damage >
8,296
752
< True Damage >
686
9,189
< Damage Dealt >
19,472
21,268
< Damage Taken >
32,481
8,535
< Gold Earned >
11,469
1.84
< Towers >
2.54
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.12
2,356
< Total Healing >
8,224
10,480
< Experience >
14,022
53
< Vision Score >
18
23
< Wards Placed >
8
264
< Time Dealing CC >
567

How to Counter Volibear with Thresh in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here show several valuable Thresh versus Volibear matchup statistics that can help us understand the differences and similarities between the two. As an example, Thresh’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Volibear’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Thresh may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Volibear. This observation is largely a result of the differences in assists.

Thresh typically has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than his counter does. On average, he receives less damage than Volibear. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also imply that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Thresh and Volibear

Damage Types Compared

Thresh
Volibear
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Thresh
Volibear

Who is Better, Thresh or Volibear?

Both LoL champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Thresh usually wins when facing off against Volibear, with a 51.9% win rate. Therefore, Thresh makes a good counter to Volibear.

While Thresh does have a higher win rate compared to Volibear, when facing one another, Thresh also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more difficult champion to learn. You should be careful when picking Thresh into Volibearas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

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

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Thresh vs Volibear matchups, Thresh is the better champion with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Thresh is a decent counter for Volibear. Make sure you focus your play on increasing your CS and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Thresh against Volibear.

Additional Information for Thresh Players

How We Calculated Our Thresh vs Volibear Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Volibear as Thresh, we analyzed 3,100 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 Volibear 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 Volibear during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips displayed here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Thresh on average racks up a lot less CS relative to Volibear. Champs who typically don't get much CS usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers displayed here to do well.

The most crucial items to have in your Thresh versus Volibear build include Zeke's Convergence, Frozen Heart, and Solstice Sleigh. When Thresh incorporated at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better vs Volibear than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Thresh had an average winrate of 51.9% when countering Volibear with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest likelihood of defeating Volibear as Thresh, you should equip the Aftershock, Font of Life, Bone Plating, Unflinching, Biscuit Delivery, and Triple Tonic runes from the Resolve and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the runes players picked for Thresh vs Volibear battles, this set of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 51.9% winrate overall.

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