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How to Win Zeri vs Thresh Counter MatchupZeri is in the b tier of champions

Zeri vs Thresh

How to Beat Thresh as Zeri in LoLZeri is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Thresh as Zeri

based on 1,516 Zeri vs Thresh matchups
Win Rate
47.8 %
K/D/A
2.34
Pick Rate
3.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup stats from the millions of recently ranked League games that we evaluate every week. This guide on how to beat Thresh as Zeri came out of an evaluation of 1516 ranked matches where both champions clashed against each other. This particular counter pairing is somewhat rare. Zeri encounters Thresh in only 3.9% of their games.

Zeri vs Thresh Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Zeri has done a dismal job of countering Thresh. Typically, they wins a lowly 47.8% of the time the champions face off with each other in. In Zeri vs Thresh matches, Zeri’s team is 0.1% less likely to earn first blood, indicating that they most likely won't get first blood against Thresh.

Best Zeri vs Thresh Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsNoonquiver

Core Zeri Items

~22 Mins
Lord Dominik's RegardsExperimental HexplateNavori Quickblades

Optional Items

Kraken SlayerRunaan's HurricaneTitanic HydraStormrazor

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Zeri to level upq
>
Second ability for Zeri to level upe
>
Last skill for Zeri to max outw

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
ResolveConditioningOvergrowth
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Zeri's passive ability p
Zeri's q ability q
Zeri's w ability w
Zeri's e ability e
Zeri's ultimate ability r
1
E
2
W
3
Q
4
Q
5
R
6
Q
7
E
8
Q
9
E
10
R
11
E
12
E
13
W
14
W
15
R
16
W

Guide to Countering Thresh as Zeri

Advice to Win Against Thresh

Intentionally breaking a wall of The Box can allow a vulnerable ally to escape unscathed.

Thresh's Death Sentence has a long cast time. Watch for the cast to begin to take evasive actions.

Thresh relies on collecting souls for a portion of his defense and damage. Try punishing him when he moves to collect them.

Zeri vs Thresh Counter Stats

Zeri Image
Win Rate
47.8 %
VS
Win Rate
52.2 %
Thresh Image
7.3
< Kills >
2.2
6.1
< Deaths >
6
7
< Assists >
14.5
1.74
< Killing Sprees >
0.39
188
< Minions Killed >
35
0.19
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.53
14,072
< Physical Damage >
1,281
6,536
< Magic Damage >
7,363
652
< True Damage >
779
21,261
< Damage Dealt >
9,424
22,311
< Damage Taken >
21,476
12,679
< Gold Earned >
8,640
2.31
< Towers >
1.92
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
4,018
< Total Healing >
2,424
12,573
< Experience >
10,568
18
< Vision Score >
56
8
< Wards Placed >
24
123
< Time Dealing CC >
258

How to Counter Thresh with Zeri in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here highlight some important Zeri vs. Thresh matchup stats that can help you realize the distinctions between the two. As an example, Zeri’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Thresh’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Zeri may be more central to their team's team fighting potential than Thresh. This observation is largely caused by the difference in kills.

Zeri often has a much larger longest killing spree than their foe does. On average, they takes a similar amount of damage to Thresh. This often reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also hint that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Zeri and Thresh

Damage Types Compared

Zeri
Thresh
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Zeri
Thresh

Who is Better, Zeri or Thresh?

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

While Zeri does have a lower win rate compared to Thresh, when on opposite teams, Zeri also has a lower difficulty level that makes them a less time consuming champion to learn and master. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Zeri into Thresh.

Additionally, Zeri also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Thresh. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Zeri vs Thresh matchups, Thresh is the better champ with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Zeri is a terribly counter to Thresh. Make sure you focus your tactics on increasing your CS and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Zeri against Thresh.

Other Champion Matchups Against Zeri

Zeri Loses Against

LilliaLillia39.3% winrateSingedSinged39.9% winrateMaokaiMaokai40.6% winrateRyzeRyze41.3% winrate

Zeri Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee58.8% winrateZoeZoe54.3% winrateEliseElise54.2% winrateKassadinKassadin53% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

TaricTaric+ 50% 388 GamesBraumBraum+ 50.1% 419 GamesLilliaLillia+ 50.4% 2311 GamesZyraZyra+ 50.5% 1459 Games

Additional Information for Zeri Players

How We Calculated Our Zeri vs Thresh Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Thresh as Zeri, we analyzed 1,516 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 Thresh as Zeri 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 Zeri in order to counter Thresh 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 mind the build and tips shown here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Zeri usually racks up much more CS as Thresh. Champs who on average don't acquire much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values reported here to do well.

The most important items to focus on in your Zeri versus Thresh build include Lord Dominik's Regards, Experimental Hexplate, and Navori Quickblades. When Zeri used at least these three items in their build, they did much better against Thresh than with many other typical builds. In fact, Zeri had an average win rate of 47.8% when countering Thresh with this build.

To have the best likelihood of coming out on top against Thresh as Zeri, you should equip the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Conditioning, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players chose for Zeri vs Thresh matchups, this sequence of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 47.8% winrate overall.

If you want to see Zeri versus Thresh tips and counter stats for a a distinct skill level, please choose one from the selection menu above. By default, the stats and build suggestions given are calculated using every game played with both champions.