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

Thresh vs Warwick

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

based on 6,164 Thresh vs Warwick matchups
Win Rate
47.8 %
K/D/A
2.59
Pick Rate
4.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our counter stats from the millions of recently rated League of Legends rounds that we get from Riot Games each week. This guide on how to beat Warwick as Thresh resulted from an evaluation of 6164 ranked rounds where both champions engaged each other. This particular counter pairing is relatively uncommon. Thresh encounters Warwick in only 4.2% of his matches.

Thresh vs Warwick Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Thresh has done a poor job of beating Warwick. Typically, he wins a lowly 47.8% of games the champions oppose one another in. In Thresh against Warwick games, Thresh’s side is 0.1% more likely to obtain first blood. This indicates that he probably will get first blood versus Warwick.

Best Thresh vs Warwick Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Cloth ArmorNull-Magic Mantle

Core Thresh Items

~22 Mins
Zeke's ConvergenceThornmailLocket of the Iron Solari

Optional Items

Jak'Sho, The ProteanForce of NatureKaenic RookernUnending Despair

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 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
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E
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R
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E
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W
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W
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W

Guide to Countering Warwick as Thresh

Tips for Playing as Thresh against Warwick

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 Warwick

Warwick's attacks heal him at low health. Save your disables to finish him off.

Warwick's ultimate cast range scales with his Move Speed.

Warwick is empowered versus low health enemies. Manage your health to keep him at bay.

Thresh vs Warwick Counter Stats

Thresh Image
Win Rate
47.8 %
VS
Win Rate
52.2 %
Warwick Image
2.2
< Kills >
7.3
6.3
< Deaths >
6.8
14.1
< Assists >
7.3
0.4
< Killing Sprees >
1.72
34
< Minions Killed >
53
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
1.36
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.41
1,270
< Physical Damage >
7,407
7,400
< Magic Damage >
8,950
790
< True Damage >
838
9,460
< Damage Dealt >
17,196
21,543
< Damage Taken >
39,269
8,536
< Gold Earned >
11,579
1.77
< Towers >
1.45
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.29
2,210
< Total Healing >
21,182
10,447
< Experience >
13,147
52
< Vision Score >
19
22
< Wards Placed >
6
270
< Time Dealing CC >
284

How to Counter Warwick with Thresh in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page underscore some vital Thresh against Warwick counter statistics that may help us interpret the differences between this pair of champions. For instance, Thresh’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Warwick’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Thresh may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Warwick. This observation is in large part caused by the differences in assists.

Thresh often has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than his foe does. On average, he receives less damage than Warwick. This typically indicates differing health capacities, yet it can also indicate that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Thresh and Warwick

Damage Types Compared

Thresh
Warwick
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Thresh
Warwick

Who is Better, Thresh or Warwick?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Thresh usually loses when trying to fight Warwick, with a 47.8% win rate. Thus, Thresh makes a bad counter to Warwick.

While Thresh does have a lower win rate than Warwick, when on opposite teams, Thresh also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more challenging champ to pick up and master. You may get destroyed when picking Thresh into Warwickas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Thresh has a great amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Warwick. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Thresh vs Warwick matchups, Warwick 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 team fights.

Thresh is a terribly counter to Warwick. Make sure you focus your actions on keeping up your gold income and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Thresh against Warwick.

Additional Information for Thresh Players

How We Calculated Our Thresh vs Warwick Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Warwick as Thresh, we analyzed 6,164 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 Warwick 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 truly master Thresh in order to counter Warwick during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats presented above, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Thresh most often picks up less CS compared to Warwick. Champs who on average don't take many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values displayed on this page to do well.

The top items to prioritize in your Thresh versus Warwick build consist of Zeke's Convergence, Thornmail, and Locket of the Iron Solari. When Thresh combined at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better versus Warwick than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Thresh boasted an average winrate of 47.8% battling Warwick with this build.

To have the greatest chance of vanquishing Warwick as Thresh, you should use 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 runes players used for Thresh vs Warwick clashes, this composite of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 47.8% win rate overall.

If you would like to see Thresh versus Warwick tips and counter stats for a a specific division rank, feel free to select one from the selection menu shown above. At first, the stats and strategies displayed are computed using every round run with both champs.