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

Thresh vs Zeri

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

based on 1,516 Thresh vs Zeri matchups
Win Rate
52.2 %
K/D/A
2.78
Pick Rate
1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of recently ranked League of Legends games each week. In our data, Thresh faced Zeri 1516 times. Having so many matchups for Thresh versus Zeri gives us a lot of faith in our capability to produce actionable statistics and a pro build to obliterate Zeri. This particular champ pairing is fairly rare. Thresh fights Zeri in only 1.0% of his rounds.

Thresh vs Zeri Matchup Summary

Thresh has done a good job of beating Zeri. Typically, he wins a terrific 52.2% of games the champs clash against one another in. In Thresh vs Zeri rounds, Thresh’s team is 0.1% more likely to gain first blood, implying that he probably will get first blood against Zeri.

Best Thresh vs Zeri Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsCloth Armor

Core Thresh Items

~22 Mins
Frozen HeartLocket of the Iron SolariCelestial Opposition

Optional Items

ThornmailKnight's VowSolstice SleighZeke'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

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
1
Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
E
9
Q
10
E
11
R
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E
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E
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W
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W
16
R

Guide to Countering Zeri as Thresh

Tips for Playing as Thresh against Zeri

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.

Thresh vs Zeri Counter Stats

Thresh Image
Win Rate
52.2 %
VS
Win Rate
47.8 %
Zeri Image
2.2
< Kills >
7.3
6
< Deaths >
6.1
14.5
< Assists >
7
0.39
< Killing Sprees >
1.74
35
< Minions Killed >
188
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.19
0.53
< Inhibitors >
0.47
1,281
< Physical Damage >
14,072
7,363
< Magic Damage >
6,536
779
< True Damage >
652
9,424
< Damage Dealt >
21,261
21,476
< Damage Taken >
22,311
8,640
< Gold Earned >
12,679
1.92
< Towers >
2.31
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
2,424
< Total Healing >
4,018
10,568
< Experience >
12,573
56
< Vision Score >
18
24
< Wards Placed >
8
258
< Time Dealing CC >
123

How to Counter Zeri with Thresh in LoL

The stats shown on this page show some strategic Thresh vs. Zeri counter stats that may help us interpret the differences between the pair. For instance, Thresh’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Zeri’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Thresh may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Zeri. This observation is in large part fueled by the differences in assists.

Thresh usually has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than his opponent does. On average, he takes a similar amount of damage to Zeri. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also imply that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Thresh and Zeri

Damage Types Compared

Thresh
Zeri
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Thresh
Zeri

Who is Better, Thresh or Zeri?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Thresh usually wins when playing against Zeri, with a 52.2% win rate. Thus, Thresh makes a good counter for Zeri.

While Thresh does have a higher win rate than Zeri, when on opposite teams, Thresh also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more challenging champ to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Thresh into Zerias his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Thresh also has a very large amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Zeri. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Thresh vs Zeri matchups, Thresh is the better champ 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 an above average counter for Zeri. Focus your strategy on maximizing your CS and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Thresh against Zeri.

Additional Information for Thresh Players

How We Calculated Our Thresh vs Zeri Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Zeri as Thresh, we analyzed 1,516 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 Zeri 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 Zeri during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions displayed here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Thresh usually gets a lot less CS relative to Zeri. Champions who typically don't acquire much CS typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values shown here to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Thresh versus Zeri build include Frozen Heart, Locket of the Iron Solari, and Celestial Opposition. When Thresh incorporated at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better against Zeri than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Thresh boasted an average win rate of 52.2% when countering Zeri with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest chance of crushing Zeri as Thresh, Thresh players should equip 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 Zeri LoL games, this combo of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 52.2% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Zeri as Thresh are given for all skill levels, merged. To narrow the statistics and builds to a particular player tier, you may use the selection menu located at the top of this page.