Thresh is a ranged champion

El Condor Pasa·May 24, 2015·4 votes·1,320 views

He isn't melee. He isn't long distance melee. He isn't sometimes melee. Thresh is just ranged.

These videos show me using Thresh's mystical and mythical melee basic attack while behaving as any other ranged basic attack would Thresh with relic shield - the execute does not work Thresh with tiamat - Cleave and Crescent do not work Thresh with runaan's hurricane - passive bolts do work

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[GAMEPLAY] relic shield execute doesn't work on thresh

Stop with the bug reports! This is intended behavior. The execute is melee only and Thresh is a ranged champion. Thresh can still get the heal/gold by last hitting normally.

But I just executed a minion! I swear!

No, you didn't. That is probably (most definitely) Flay's passive hard at work.

But the execute used to work on Thresh!

The execute used to work on every champion until it became melee only.

But Thresh can attack through Yasuo's windwall!

So what? Thresh's basic attack doesn't produce a projectile so it can't get blocked. He is still a ranged champion.

Thresh is a melee champion! My friend said so! I read it on TMZ!

Sorry to hear that you've been exposed to misinformation and wholeheartedly believe those claims. Thresh is, without a doubt, a ranged champion.

6 Comments

aaronautumnMay 24, 20151 votes

thx

NarasimhaMay 25, 20151 votes

Its best if you think of it as just a visual thing. Imagine if Cait started hitting people with her rifle when they were in melee range, for example.

PokeobiMay 25, 20151 votes

Idk why people think he is melee, it is cool because is is only of the few champs with non-projectile ranged attacks. The others, Azir Velkoz . Fun fact thresh's attack is not blocked by yasuo's windwall!

CenturosMay 25, 20151 votes

Protip: Vel'Koz also doesn't produce particles with his autos (or ult!), so those can go through windwall.

LucentileMay 25, 20151 votes

If he triggers Tiamat but not Hurricane, he's technically melee with an incredibly long range attack. I can't remember if he triggers Face of the Mountain either.

Skia AsteriMay 25, 20151 votes

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If he triggers Tiamat but not Hurricane, he's technically melee with an incredibly long range attack. I can't remember if he triggers Face of the Mountain either.

He triggers Hurricane but not Tiamat. He does not get FotM execute on minions.