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

Thresh vs Cassiopeia

How to Beat Cassiopeia as Thresh in LoLThresh is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Cassiopeia as Thresh

based on 1,408 Thresh vs Cassiopeia matchups
Win Rate
48.4 %
K/D/A
2.67
Pick Rate
0.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of recently ranked League of Legends games every week. Within our database, Thresh engaged Cassiopeia in 1408 games. Using so many matchups for Thresh vs Cassiopeia gives us a lot of confidence in our ability to produce actionable stats and a pro build to crush your enemy. This particular pairing is somewhat rare. Thresh encounters Cassiopeia in only 0.9% of his games.

Thresh vs Cassiopeia Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Thresh does a below average job of countering Cassiopeia. Normally, he wins a lowly 48.4% of games the champions clash against one another in. In Thresh versus Cassiopeia rounds, Thresh’s team is 0.2% more probable to obtain first blood, indicating that he most likely will get first blood against Cassiopeia.

Best Thresh vs Cassiopeia Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalKindlegem

Core Thresh Items

~22 Mins
Zeke's ConvergenceKnight's VowLocket of the Iron Solari

Optional Items

TrailblazerFrozen HeartSolstice SleighCelestial Opposition

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
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Q
8
E
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Q
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E
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R
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E
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W
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Guide to Countering Cassiopeia as Thresh

Tips for Playing as Thresh against Cassiopeia

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 Cassiopeia

Be wary of Cassiopeia's damage potential with Twin Fang when she has you poisoned.

Turn away from Cassiopeia when she is casting Petrifying Gaze to get slowed instead of stunned.

Thresh vs Cassiopeia Counter Stats

Thresh Image
Win Rate
48.4 %
VS
Win Rate
51.6 %
Cassiopeia Image
2.1
< Kills >
7
6.3
< Deaths >
6.3
14.7
< Assists >
6.6
0.37
< Killing Sprees >
1.67
34
< Minions Killed >
176
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.15
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.42
1,208
< Physical Damage >
601
7,325
< Magic Damage >
23,095
787
< True Damage >
355
9,320
< Damage Dealt >
24,052
22,199
< Damage Taken >
27,083
8,656
< Gold Earned >
11,882
1.86
< Towers >
1.97
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
2,413
< Total Healing >
7,084
10,683
< Experience >
15,275
58
< Vision Score >
19
24
< Wards Placed >
9
255
< Time Dealing CC >
453

How to Counter Cassiopeia with Thresh in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here clarify some strategic Thresh vs. Cassiopeia counter stats that can help you grasp the differences between the two. As an example, Thresh’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Cassiopeia’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Thresh may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Cassiopeia. This observation is in large part caused by the differences in assists.

Thresh typically has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than his foe does. Typically, he takes less damage than Cassiopeia. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also hint that the champ with higher health has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Thresh and Cassiopeia

Damage Types Compared

Thresh
Cassiopeia
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Thresh
Cassiopeia

Who is Better, Thresh or Cassiopeia?

Both League champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Thresh usually loses when playing against Cassiopeia, with a 48.4% win rate. Thus, Thresh makes a poor counter to Cassiopeia.

While Thresh does have a lower win rate compared to Cassiopeia, when on opposite teams, Thresh also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less challenging champ to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Thresh into Cassiopeiaas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Thresh has a great amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Cassiopeia. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Thresh vs Cassiopeia matchups, Cassiopeia is the better champion with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Thresh is a somewhat poor counter to Cassiopeia. Make sure you focus your gameplay on increasing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Thresh against Cassiopeia.

Additional Information for Thresh Players

How We Calculated Our Thresh vs Cassiopeia Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Cassiopeia as Thresh, we analyzed 1,408 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 Cassiopeia 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 learn all of the intricacies of Thresh in order to counter Cassiopeia during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions shown here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Thresh most often accumulates a lot less CS as Cassiopeia. Champs who on average don't take much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are capable of scaling properly 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 surpass the values reported on this page to do well.

The top items to prioritize in your Thresh versus Cassiopeia build consist of Zeke's Convergence, Knight's Vow, and Locket of the Iron Solari. When Thresh combined at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better countering Cassiopeia than with many other common builds. In fact, Thresh had an average win rate of 48.4% when countering Cassiopeia with this build.

To have the highest chance of defeating Cassiopeia 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 we have analyed for Thresh vs Cassiopeia LoL games, this mixture of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 48.4% winrate overall.

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