Taric vs Thresh · Top
The lane in ten seconds, then the whole brief — written by our coach for your level, from Riot's own kits for patch 16.22. Every number checked against Riot's data. Options, never orders.
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Stay behind minions. Punish him after a missed hook.
Stay behind minions and keep your distance.
›AA›AAAfter his Q misses, stun and hit.
How the lane plays · Master+
Taric has short range and no damage, so he wants Thresh to miss Q (Death Sentence) and then stun him; Thresh wants to hook, flay and kite freely.
Neither of you trades well. Stay out of Q (Death Sentence) range behind the wave. Look for a Bravado-empowered AA trade after Thresh spends mana on a miss. Respect his first-wave tempo.
Once you have E (Dazzle) and W (Bastion), you can threaten a stun if he steps up to last-hit. Tower plates matter, so avoid free pokes that force you off the wave.
R (Cosmic Radiance) gives you an all-in answer, but his R (The Box) is a wall threat. Save R for a hook-and-box setup or a jungle dive.
Play it aggressive
After he misses Q (Death Sentence), step in with E (Dazzle) and Bravado-empowered AAs while his hook is still down.
When he walks up to hit a minion in the wave, E (Dazzle) can stun him and win the trade.
Push the wave when your jungler is near, so he has to defend the plates.
Play it safe
Don't walk up to the minion wave at level 1 or 2 when his Q (Death Sentence) is available.
Don't stand in a straight line with him and minions at low health. A hook plus E (Flay) ends the lane.
Be careful when you recall or return to lane. Take time to reset so he can't hook you into a jungle gank.
Their threats · Riot's cooldowns
Pulls you into melee range, then he can pull himself in or chain E. Stay behind minions so the chain hits one first.
Flay knocks you toward or away from him and sets up the Q follow-up. Keep your distance, and don't stand near walls or enemy minions.
The Box walls slow you and damage you if you break them. Respect it when your jungler is near, and don't walk into the middle of the walls.
Your combo
›AA›AAAfter E (Dazzle) lands, use the empowered AAs to finish the trade. Best when his Q (Death Sentence) is on cooldown.
Thresh's kit · Riot's cooldowns, every level
Other Taric matchups · top
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