MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Thresh vs Zilean
How often does Thresh beat Zilean in Support?
Thresh into Zilean in Support: 49% observed win rate across 2,267 ranked games.
Global ranked sample: games from every region and every rank pooled together, not one server's stats. Data runs through patch 26.12; curves updated 2026-08-07.
By 15 minutes the median game has Thresh ahead by 52 gold.
Thresh at 15:00
- Gold: +52
- CS: 0
- XP: -255
Typical gap to Zilean, from 2,261 games that reached 15:00.
Does Thresh counter Zilean?
No counter here: Thresh sits at 49% over 2,267 games. The swing lives in the spots below, so play the side you know better and chase the row that moves the number the most in this lane, then hold that lead through the first back.
Beating Zilean: the Thresh game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Thresh at 57% across 1,290 games. Flip the lead and Thresh falls to 39% across 974.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 57% | 1,290 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 39% | 974 |
| First blood | 53% | 930 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 52% | 795 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 46% | 1,146 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 57% | 666 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 69% | 280 |
Someone usually dies here around 6:24 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 8:30. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Thresh's Support build, with receipts
Into Zilean specifically, Thresh finishes Locket of the Iron Solari first most often: 49.6% over 810 games of this matchup.
The most-finished core in this exact matchup is Locket of the Iron Solari, Zeke's Convergence, Knight's Vow: 55.6% across 45 games.
The most-finished Thresh core is Locket of the Iron Solari, Zeke's Convergence, Knight's Vow: 58.2% across 2,529 games when all three got done. All matchups, patches 26.1-26.12.
Most games start Health Potion + Health Potion; the first finished item is usually Locket of the Iron Solari (64,807 games).
Skill plan: Thresh players max Q first and take Q at level 1.