Why does thresh have such an overloaded kit?

Tentakill Myself··4 votes·886 views

He can legit do EVERYTHING. There is no reason not to pick him over any other support at any elo.

Oh, lets engage using my 1.5 second stun-pull then fling you backwards and slow you. If that wasnt enough, let me ult you!

Oh, my ADC's gonna die from a DoT? Better use my W to shield them then pull them to safety!

Oh, we're losing a teamfight and need to disengage? Heres The Cage!

Like honestly.. You want diversity, nerf overbearing champs like this.

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Chuck Charles4 votes

he is good at everything. but not the best anything. and all of his abilities are skill reliant except the ult which is still somewhat positioning based. I mean. he is the definition of a truly balanced champion who can do everything to help his team but isn't overwhelming in any one category.

Aeolian Melodies1 votes

Sona got shafted for that and is outclassed by him pretty hard

Hayaishi23 votes

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Sona got shafted for that and is outclassed by him pretty hard

She got shafted for taking 0 skill, get it right.

YumaS2Astral2 votes

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he is good at everything. but not the best anything. and all of his abilities are skill reliant except the ult which is still somewhat positioning based. I mean. he is the definition of a truly balanced champion who can do everything to help his team but isn't overwhelming in any one category.

He is a jack of all trades, but is not a master of many.

Blitzcrank has a better pull. Although one can argue that Thresh has way more control over what he is pulling.

TahmKench is a better peeler. Janna too.

Alistar Leona are better initiators.

Every tank support is naturally tankier than Thresh. Especially since they actually get armor per level.

Morgana Lulu Zyra Nami Sona have much better poke.

However, Thresh has a unique ability that no other champion has: Dark Passage. This ability's utility is unparalled and it is better than even his ultimate. Unlike Bard, enemies can't counter this by picking the lantern. This combined with the fact that Thresh has everything (save for natural healing, which he can partially solve with item 3401) means that Thresh is the best general support and is viable on every situation, unlike the others which are more specialized.

Aeolian Melodies1 votes

Sona is meant to be good at everything yet not the best at anything, but currently she gets shit on so hard by specialists that her versatility is irrelevant in most situations. On the other hand, Thresh can legit compete with specialists in their own area while overall besting them because he also does other valuable things.

YumaS2Astral1 votes

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Sona is meant to be good at everything yet not the best at anything, but currently she gets shit on so hard by specialists that her versatility is irrelevant in most situations. On the other hand, Thresh can legit compete with specialists in their own area while overall besting them because he also does other valuable things.

She is not nearly as versatile as Thresh and she doesn't have an unique ability that no specialist has.

JavelinJoe1 votes

Thresh can do everything to help. He cant lead though. His kit doesn't allow for any solo play really. he is partner heavy

Aeolian Melodies3 votes

Yeah the hook really isn't a playmaking ability or anything...

JavelinJoe1 votes

lead as in be a hyper carry mid or ADC as well as the intended champions

Aeolian Melodies1 votes

CertainlyT champion

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Häßlich1 votes

Bronze Thoughts...

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