Talk:Thresh/@comment-93.86.180.107-20130117113034/@comment-77.87.200.210-20130118112727

I said that term "support champion"  from current meta team composition and tag "support" is not the same thing, not even on the same level. Obviously, if a champion have support ability playing him like meta support (build certain items, don't farm much/don't take kills) and remaining useful for your team is more easy (because he has said ability in top of any bonuses provided by his build).

There are champions whose kit focuses on enhancing abilities of other champions/ protecting/ healing (Soraka, Sona, Lulu, Nami). These are usually played in a support role, but again, it doesn't mean that they should build only obligatory supportive items. If someone farms and build AP it doesn't necessary mean that he's going to be AP carry, it's just because their abilities scale with it.

And there are champions that have no skills that directly enhances ally's abilities, like Leona (except maybe her passive), but have CC and therefore played in a support role (supporting AD CARRIES, who benefit from CC more than other), while, for example, said Leona is a tank. This means that if she doesn't build like one she' is much less effective, and she needs more gold for that than a support usually have.

So -

1) Thresh has abilities to support his teammates, to CC enemies, to initiate, to tank and also some burst in both physical and magical damage;

2) In terms of current meta he can be played in top lane, bottom lane (including support role) and jungle (maybe even mid but I can't say that until I try it).

Do not mix 1 and 2.