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

Thresh vs Lissandra

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

How to Beat Lissandra as Thresh

based on 1,854 Thresh vs Lissandra matchups
Win Rate
49.1 %
K/D/A
2.61
Pick Rate
1.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our counter stats from the millions of rated League rounds that we get from Riot Games every week. Our guide on how to beat Lissandra as Thresh came out of an evaluation of 1854 ranked matches where both champs opposed one another. This particular champion matchup is fairly rare. Thresh is forced to battle against Lissandra in only 1.3% of his rounds.

Thresh vs Lissandra Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Thresh does a dismal job of countering Lissandra. Normally, he wins a acceptable 49.1% of games the champs clash against each other in. In Thresh against Lissandra rounds, Thresh’s team is 0.2% more expected to gain first blood, indicating that he most likely will get first blood against Lissandra.

Best Thresh vs Lissandra Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsKindlegem

Core Thresh Items

~22 Mins
Frozen HeartLocket of the Iron SolariSolstice Sleigh

Optional Items

Knight's VowThornmailTrailblazerZeke's Convergence

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

InspirationGlacial AugmentHextech FlashtraptionBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
ResolveBone PlatingUnflinching
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
7
Q
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E
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Q
10
E
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R
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E
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Lissandra as Thresh

Tips for Playing as Thresh against Lissandra

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 Lissandra

Lissandra's Ring of Frost has a long cooldown at early ranks; engage her while it's on cooldown.

Lissandra's Ice Shard only slows the first unit it hits. Approach Lissandra from behind your team's minions to avoid being slowed.

The best way to stop Lissandra from moving using her Glacial Path is to immobilize her before she reactivates it.

Thresh vs Lissandra Counter Stats

Thresh Image
Win Rate
49.1 %
VS
Win Rate
50.9 %
Lissandra Image
2.1
< Kills >
5.7
6.4
< Deaths >
6.1
14.6
< Assists >
9.3
0.37
< Killing Sprees >
1.31
34
< Minions Killed >
166
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.42
1,227
< Physical Damage >
1,159
7,353
< Magic Damage >
19,227
796
< True Damage >
987
9,376
< Damage Dealt >
21,374
21,880
< Damage Taken >
21,925
8,600
< Gold Earned >
11,187
1.79
< Towers >
1.89
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
2,323
< Total Healing >
3,284
10,538
< Experience >
13,934
56
< Vision Score >
21
24
< Wards Placed >
10
255
< Time Dealing CC >
497

How to Counter Lissandra with Thresh in LoL

The stats shown on this page emphasize several important Thresh vs. Lissandra matchup stats that may help you figure out the distinctions between the two. For instance, Thresh’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Lissandra’s ratio of NaN, showing that Thresh may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Lissandra. This observation is in large part a result of the differences in assists.

Thresh often has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than his enemy does. On average, he takes a similar amount of damage to Lissandra. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also indicate that the champ with increased HP has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Thresh and Lissandra

Damage Types Compared

Thresh
Lissandra
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Thresh
Lissandra

Who is Better, Thresh or Lissandra?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Thresh usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Lissandra, with a 49.1% win rate. Therefore, Thresh makes an ok counter for Lissandra.

While Thresh does have a lower win rate than Lissandra, when on opposite teams, Thresh also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more difficult character to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Thresh into Lissandraas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Thresh also has a great amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Lissandra. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Thresh vs Lissandra matchups, Lissandra is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Thresh is a somewhat poor counter for Lissandra. Make sure you focus your gameplay on keeping up your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Thresh against Lissandra.

Additional Information for Thresh Players

How We Calculated Our Thresh vs Lissandra Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Lissandra as Thresh, we analyzed 1,854 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 Lissandra 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 Lissandra during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions shown above, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Thresh most often accumulates a lot less CS relative to Lissandra. Champs who on average don't earn much CS often don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions 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 require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Thresh versus Lissandra build include Frozen Heart, Locket of the Iron Solari, and Solstice Sleigh. When Thresh incorporated at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better countering Lissandra than with many other common builds. In fact, Thresh had an average winrate of 49.1% battling Lissandra with this counter build.

To have the greatest likelihood of coming out on top against Lissandra as Thresh, you should equip the Glacial Augment, Hextech Flashtraption, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Inspiration and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players chose for Thresh vs Lissandra face-offs, this blending of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 49.1% win rate overall.

If you would like to view Thresh versus Lissandra tips and counter builds for a a specific player tier, feel free to choose one from the selection menu provided above. At first, the statistics and build suggestions shown are calculated using every match run with these champs.