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

Thresh vs Lulu

How to Beat Lulu as Thresh in LoLThresh is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Lulu as Thresh

based on 2,305 Thresh vs Lulu matchups
Win Rate
52.7 %
K/D/A
2.8
Pick Rate
1.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our counter stats from the millions of ranked League games that we review each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Lulu as Thresh resulted from an analysis of 2305 ranked matches where both champions opposed each other. This counter pairing is relatively rare. Thresh has to counter Lulu in only 1.6% of his games.

Thresh vs Lulu Matchup Summary

Thresh has done a good job of countering Lulu. Normally, he wins a fantastic 52.7% of games the champions oppose each other in. In Thresh vs Lulu rounds, Thresh’s team is 0.1% more likely to obtain first blood, implying that he probably will get first blood against Lulu.

Best Thresh vs Lulu Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsRuby Crystal

Core Thresh Items

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

Optional Items

TrailblazerForce of NatureSolstice SleighFrozen Heart

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
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Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Lulu as Thresh

Tips for Playing as Thresh against Lulu

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 Lulu

Lulu excels when opponents heavily commit. Don't give her this chance! Use heavy harass tactics instead to force Lulu and her partner out of lane.

The shots from Lulu's faerie can be intercepted - hide behind your minions to avoid the additional Faerie attacks.

Thresh vs Lulu Counter Stats

Thresh Image
Win Rate
52.7 %
VS
Win Rate
47.3 %
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1.9
< Kills >
1.6
5.5
< Deaths >
5.3
13.5
< Assists >
14.3
0.36
< Killing Sprees >
0.26
33
< Minions Killed >
27
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.54
< Inhibitors >
0.53
1,147
< Physical Damage >
989
6,633
< Magic Damage >
5,557
726
< True Damage >
526
8,508
< Damage Dealt >
7,072
20,183
< Damage Taken >
15,530
8,405
< Gold Earned >
8,238
2.03
< Towers >
2.12
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
2,251
< Total Healing >
1,990
10,222
< Experience >
10,368
57
< Vision Score >
58
24
< Wards Placed >
25
254
< Time Dealing CC >
249

How to Counter Lulu with Thresh in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page highlight some strategic Thresh vs. Lulu matchup stats that can help you interpret the differences and similarities between the pair. Thresh’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Lulu’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Thresh may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Lulu..

Thresh usually has a similar longest kill spree as his counter does. Typically, he takes more damage than Lulu. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also show that the champion with higher health has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Thresh and Lulu

Damage Types Compared

Thresh
Lulu
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Thresh
Lulu

Who is Better, Thresh or Lulu?

Both League champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Thresh usually wins when trying to fight Lulu, with a 52.7% win rate. Thus, Thresh makes a good counter for Lulu.

While Thresh does have a higher winrate compared to Lulu, when facing one another, Thresh also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more complex champion to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Thresh into Luluas 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 lot of utility and CC, a similar amount to Lulu. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Thresh vs Lulu matchups, Thresh is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Thresh is a good counter for Lulu. You will do well by focussing your strategy on increasing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Thresh against Lulu.

Additional Information for Thresh Players

How We Calculated Our Thresh vs Lulu Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Lulu as Thresh, we analyzed 2,305 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 Lulu 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

If you would like to truly master Thresh to counter Lulu during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions presented above, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Thresh most often picks up a similar amount of CS compared to Lulu. Champs who on average don't take much CS typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to have in your Thresh versus Lulu build include Zeke's Convergence, Knight's Vow, and Locket of the Iron Solari. When Thresh combined at least these three items in his build, he performed much better when facing Lulu than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Thresh boasted an average winrate of 52.7% when countering Lulu with this build.

To have the highest chance of crushing Lulu as Thresh, Thresh players should take 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 we have analyed for Thresh vs Lulu counterpicks, this composite of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 52.7% winrate overall.

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