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

Thresh vs Heimerdinger

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

based on 2,158 Thresh vs Heimerdinger matchups
Win Rate
48.4 %
K/D/A
2.56
Pick Rate
1.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup statistics from the millions of recently rated LoL games that we get from Riot Games every week. This guide on how to beat Heimerdinger as Thresh came out of an evaluation of 2158 ranked games where both champs engaged one another. This matchup is relatively rare. Thresh has to counter Heimerdinger in only 1.5% of his games.

Thresh vs Heimerdinger Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Thresh has done a poor job of countering Heimerdinger. Normally, he wins a lowly 48.4% of games the champions face each other in. In Thresh versus Heimerdinger matches, Thresh’s side is 0.2% more expected to obtain first blood. This indicates that he probably will get first blood versus Heimerdinger.

Best Thresh vs Heimerdinger Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Cloth ArmorKindlegem

Core Thresh Items

~22 Mins
Zeke's ConvergenceKnight's VowSolstice Sleigh

Optional Items

Kaenic RookernForce of NatureThornmailFrozen 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

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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Guide to Countering Heimerdinger as Thresh

Tips for Playing as Thresh against Heimerdinger

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 Heimerdinger

Be wary of Heimerdinger's Upgrade!!!, as he can use it to find an answer to most trouble he gets into. Once his ultimate is down, go in for the kill!

It's better to destroy all of Heimerdinger's turrets at once with the help of creeps than to fight them one at a time.

Thresh vs Heimerdinger Counter Stats

Thresh Image
Win Rate
48.4 %
VS
Win Rate
51.6 %
Heimerdinger Image
2.2
< Kills >
5
6.2
< Deaths >
6.4
13.7
< Assists >
7.7
0.39
< Killing Sprees >
1.12
35
< Minions Killed >
127
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.15
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.52
1,155
< Physical Damage >
824
6,850
< Magic Damage >
24,364
733
< True Damage >
729
8,738
< Damage Dealt >
25,917
23,009
< Damage Taken >
19,811
8,636
< Gold Earned >
10,958
1.66
< Towers >
2.12
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
2,662
< Total Healing >
1,965
10,794
< Experience >
13,402
52
< Vision Score >
31
22
< Wards Placed >
14
300
< Time Dealing CC >
262

How to Counter Heimerdinger with Thresh in LoL

The stats provided here show some influential Thresh vs. Heimerdinger counter stats that may help you realize the differences between the two. For instance, Thresh’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Heimerdinger’s ratio of NaN, showing that Thresh may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Heimerdinger. This observation is largely a result of the differences in assists.

Thresh usually has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his opponent does. On average, he receives more damage than Heimerdinger. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also indicate that the champ with higher health has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Thresh and Heimerdinger

Damage Types Compared

Thresh
Heimerdinger
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Thresh
Heimerdinger

Who is Better, Thresh or Heimerdinger?

Both League champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Thresh usually loses when taking on Heimerdinger, with a 48.4% win rate. Therefore, Thresh makes a poor counter to Heimerdinger.

While Thresh does have a lower win rate compared to Heimerdinger, when they face off with one another, Thresh also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less time consuming character to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Thresh into Heimerdingeras his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

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

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Thresh vs Heimerdinger matchups, Heimerdinger is the better champion with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Thresh is a somewhat poor counter for Heimerdinger. Make sure you focus your play on keeping up your CS and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Thresh against Heimerdinger.

Additional Information for Thresh Players

How We Calculated Our Thresh vs Heimerdinger Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Heimerdinger as Thresh, we analyzed 2,158 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 Heimerdinger 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 to counter Heimerdinger 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 mind the build and stats shown here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Thresh most often picks up a lot less CS as Heimerdinger. Champions who typically don't take many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. 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, typically need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers displayed here to do well.

The best items to have in your Thresh versus Heimerdinger build include Zeke's Convergence, Knight's Vow, and Solstice Sleigh. When Thresh combined at least these three items in his build, he did much better against Heimerdinger than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Thresh boasted an average winrate of 48.4% when countering Heimerdinger with these items in his kit.

To have the best probability of coming out on top against Heimerdinger as Thresh, Thresh players 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 rune builds players used for Thresh vs Heimerdinger fights, this set of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 48.4% winrate overall.

If you would like to get Thresh vs Heimerdinger tips and builds for a a particular player tier, feel free to select one from the selection menu provided above. At first, the stats and build suggestions shown are computed using all rounds with data with both champs.