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Thresh combos

the Chain Warden

3 Thresh combos explained key by key: in which order to cast the abilities, when to use them and what each step does. The main combo is Q › E › AA. Further down: every ability's cooldown, cost and range, and the skill max order measured over ranked games.

Thresh combos

The hook and the flay

Q › E › AA AA

When: An enemy is hit by Death Sentence.

Death Sentence binds and pulls the enemy; Flay sends them in the direction of the hit (toward your allies or the turret). Your charged attacks deal more damage if you wait between them.

The team-fight engage

Q › Q › R

When: The enemy carry is isolated.

A second activation of Death Sentence pulls you toward the enemy, which positions you to drop The Box around them and their allies. Its walls slow and damage those who break them.

The rescue

W › E

When: Your carry is being dived.

Dark Passage shields nearby allies from damage, and they can click the lantern to dash to you; Flay pushes the aggressors away.

Common mistakes

• Using Death Sentence without checking the minions: they block the path.
• Dropping the lantern too far from your allies: they can only use it if they reach it.
• Casting The Box when your team is not ready to take advantage of it.

Cooldowns, costs and ranges

A combo only comes back once its abilities are off cooldown: these values (rank 1 to max rank, in seconds) tell how long to wait between two combos. Source: Data Dragon 16.19.1.

Ability	Cooldown (s)	Cost	Range
Q · Death Sentence	19/16.5/14/11.5/9	70 Mana	1075
W · Dark Passage	21/20/19/18/17	50/55/60/65/70 Mana	950
E · Flay	13/12.25/11.5/10.75/10	60/65/70/75/80 Mana	500
R · The Box	120/100/80	100 Mana	450

Official ability descriptions

PassiveDamnation

Thresh can harvest the souls of enemies that die near him, permanently granting him Armor and Ability Power.

QDeath Sentence

Thresh binds an enemy in chains and pulls them toward him. Activating this ability a second time pulls Thresh to the enemy.

WDark Passage

Thresh throws out a lantern that shields nearby allied Champions from damage. Allies can click the lantern to dash to Thresh.

EFlay

Thresh's attacks wind up, dealing more damage the longer he waits between attacks. When activated, Thresh sweeps his chain, knocking all enemies hit in the direction of the blow.

RThe Box

A prison of walls that slow and deal damage if broken.

Skill order

Max order: Q > E > W60.0% · 75 games

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
Q	●			●	●		●		●
W			●											●	●
E		●						●		●		●	●
R						●					●

Max order: Q > W > E51.5% · 33 games

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
Q		●		●	●		●		●
W			●					●		●		●	●
E	●													●	●
R						●					●

The order shows which abilities reach rank 5 first; the grid shows the most-played level-up sequence with that order (measured over 211 games).

Riot's official tips for playing Thresh

• 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.

How to play around Thresh's combos

• Thresh's Death Sentence has a long cast time. Watch for the cast to begin to take evasive actions.
• Intentionally breaking a wall of The Box can allow a vulnerable ally to escape unscathed.
• Thresh relies on collecting souls for a portion of his defense and damage. Try punishing him when he moves to collect them.

Frequently asked questions

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