Talk:Thresh/@comment-24704296-20140906214333/@comment-15280970-20141001035806

because when they created thresh, supports were very low on money and were just picked because of their obvious advantages: straightfoward cc and buffs.

in other words the effort/effect ratio was very low, and it was very boring to play them (tell me it was funny to be a W bot nunu, then waste all of your money on wards and pinks).

The only support that was funny and the most impactful was Blitzcrank. So they created the mega blitzcrank counter mechanical overload called Thresh. From that moment he has terrorized 5v5.

He had everything, range with the perfect trade tool (back then it was Q not E), another pull, the counter to blitzcrank's pull, an idoneous channel interrupt, good damage and tankyness.

However for all that mechanic stuff he has to give up something (obviously, nerfs helped a lot): His "aura bot" potential is very low, and mashing the keyboard would probabily end up in an enemy double kill. He lacks that innate power that other supps (why is she victorious?) have just by standing near or pointclicking.

So busecatu is right, it is the complete kit, mechanics that favor skill and practice, that make him a strong support.