Zilean vs Thresh
How to Beat Thresh as Zilean
based on 1,656 Zilean vs Thresh matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Zilean vs Thresh Matchup Summary
Best Zilean vs Thresh Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Thresh as Zilean
Tips for Playing as Zilean against Thresh
Time Warp is an effective way to enable allies to finish off enemies, or escape from a losing battle.
Chronoshift is a powerful deterrent to attacking your carries, but casting Chronoshift too early in a fight can cause the enemy to switch targets too soon, making it less effective.
You can combine the use of Time Bomb and Rewind to place two Time Bombs on a target quickly. Placing the second bomb will detonate the first and stun all nearby enemies.
Advice to Win Against Thresh
Intentionally breaking a wall of The Box can allow a vulnerable ally to escape unscathed.
Thresh's Death Sentence has a long cast time. Watch for the cast to begin to take evasive actions.
Thresh relies on collecting souls for a portion of his defense and damage. Try punishing him when he moves to collect them.
Zilean vs Thresh Counter Stats
How to Counter Thresh with Zilean in LoL
The stats provided here feature some vital Zilean vs. Thresh matchup stats that may help you figure out the differences and similarities between the pair. Zilean’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Thresh’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Zilean may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Thresh..
Zilean normally has a similar longest kill spree as his counter does. Typically, he takes less damage than Thresh. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also illustrate that the champ with increased health has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Zilean and Thresh
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Who is Better, Zilean or Thresh?
Both League champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Zilean usually wins when facing off against Thresh, with a 51.9% win rate. Thus, Zilean makes a good counter to Thresh.
While Zilean does have a higher win rate compared to Thresh, when on opposite teams, Zilean also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less complex character to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Zilean into Thresh.
Furthermore, Zilean also has a great deal of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Thresh. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Zilean vs Thresh matchups, Zilean is the better champ with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.
Zilean is a decent counter for Thresh. Make sure you focus your strategy on maximizing your CS and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Zilean against Thresh.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Zilean to counter Thresh during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips displayed here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Zilean typically racks up more CS compared to Thresh. Champions who on average don't earn much CS usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers reported here to do well.
The top items to use in your Zilean versus Thresh build include Shurelya's Battlesong, Morellonomicon, and Imperial Mandate. When Zilean bought at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better against Thresh than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Zilean boasted an average winrate of 51.9% when playing against Thresh with these items in his kit.
To have the greatest likelihood of defeating Thresh as Zilean, Zilean players should take the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Waterwalking, Cheap Shot, and Relentless Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players picked for Zilean vs Thresh battles, this combination of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 51.9% winrate overall.
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