Thresh is S-tier in patch 26.9 with a 51.5% win rate and 14% pick rate in Emerald+ — engage, peel, and soul scaling in one kit.
14% pick rate
Why Thresh Is S-Tier in Patch 26.9
Season 2 Pandemonium favors utility engage supports. Death Sentence + Flay gives dual engage/peel; soul passive scales armor and AP permanently.
Thresh Support Runes
Immobilizing an enemy champion grants bonus resistances, then detonates for area damage. Impairing enemy champions marks them; ally attacks heal on marked targets. After taking damage from a champion, next 3 hits against you deal reduced damage. Gain bonus tenacity and slow resist; the lower your HP, the higher these bonuses. +18 summoner spell haste and +10 item haste.
Aftershock Aftershock 
Font of Life Font of Life 
Bone Plating Bone Plating 
Unflinching Unflinching 
Cosmic Insight Cosmic Insight
Best Thresh Items
Control Ward 75 gold Place to reveal and disable enemy wards and invisible traps.
Locket of the Iron Solari 2200 gold Active: Shield nearby allies based on their max HP.
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Boots of Swiftness 900 gold +60 Movement Speed. Reduces slows.
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Zeke's Convergence 2400 gold Passive: Link with an ally to surround nearby enemies in Frost.
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Knight's Vow 2300 gold Active: Link with an ally to redirect damage they take to yourself.
Redemption 2300 gold Active: Heal nearby allies (and damage enemies) at a target location.
Celestial Opposition first mythic (text only). Core actives: Active: Shield nearby allies based on their max HP. +60 Movement Speed. Reduces slows. Passive: Link with an ally to surround nearby enemies in Frost. Active: Link with an ally to redirect damage they take to yourself. Locket of the Iron Solari Locket of the Iron Solari 2200 gold Boots of Swiftness Boots of Swiftness 900 gold Zeke's Convergence Zeke's Convergence 2400 gold Knight's Vow Knight's Vow 2300 gold
Thresh Skill Order
R > Q > E > W — Q max reduces hook CD from 10s to 7s — most impactful stat.
How to Play Thresh
Q → E combo
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Land Q
Hook the priority target — carry, not tank.
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Reactivate Q
Dash to the hooked enemy.
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E
Flay toward you to pull them into your ADC.
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Flash-Q
Flash angle + instant Q — highest impact play.
Thresh Matchups
Hard counters
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Morgana Hard
Black Shield blocks hook and Flay completely.
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Taric Hard
Bastion link negates all-ins; play for roams.
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Zilean Hard
Double bomb + ult revive punishes failed hooks.
Synergy ADCs
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Caitlyn Favorable
Traps + hook is near-guaranteed death.
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Jinx Favorable
Thresh engage + lantern peel for scaling ADC.
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Draven Favorable
Level 2 spike together — axes punish hooked targets.
FAQ About Thresh
Is Thresh good in patch 26.9?
Yes — S-tier with 51.5% win rate. Celestial Opposition fits his engage style perfectly.
Is Thresh hard to learn?
High skill ceiling — learn Nautilus/Leona first if new to support.
Ignite or Exhaust?
Ignite for snowball ADCs (Draven, Caitlyn). Exhaust vs assassins and late-game carries.