User blog comment:Emptylord/Blogs/Journey to Platinum - ADC Thresh/@comment-23877806-20130929075922

Even though you have shown that adc thresh seems viable in certain circumstances I think what is important to note is the 'certain circumstances'. Because there are many contributing factors, to conclude that adc thresh is a reliably viable adc is likely to be a major misconception.

A key factor would be your lane partner. I would go so far as to say this is the key reason why you maintain a winning rate with adc thresh.

Each time you have laned adc thresh you have your friend Quavette supporting you. This alone is a huge advantage, particularly if you have him/her on mic. I checked the history of all of the bot lane oppositions you have displayed info for (and those in your recent match history) and a high majority of the time your opposition weren't duo queueing with let alone laning with (at least not with anyone they regularly queue with). In only one winning instance of the examples you have given were you laning against someone who regularly duo-queues with their partner (they don't often lane together, only game together eg. mid and supp). Whereas you and Quavette play regularly together AND lane together regularly! This adds huge weight in the favour of 'adc thresh being viable', because just like playing a champ regularly enough gives you an engrained feel for the champ, so too does laning with a regular partner. You  learn their capabilities, their habits, and their subtle cues. Even more weight would be in your favour if you guys were on mic, which judging by the amount you play with each other, might be likely. To add to this, the most recent losses you have had with adc thresh were against duo bot laners in the same position as you and Quavette: lots of games and lanes together.



Also comments about zyra support raise other relevant points. I main support and unless the game goes quite late I usually finish with one of two builds (philostone/boots of mobility/ruby s.s) or (chalice/boots of mobility/ruby s.s). I can often end up with shyrellia's, Athena's, Mikel's if things go well. I averaging 25-40 wards per match depending on match length (and have finally gotten into the habit of by oracles regularly). From what I can see you also ward like crazy also ( 37 and 75 wards in your most recent Zyra matches...  thanks to 'Lol Summoner' smartphone app for that info!). Personally, I only play supports that have great peel, ideally group cc. These being Janna as a main preference (whom is in the top 15 highest win rate for champs in all regions at all ranked levels under Diamond). She is flexible enough to play super aggressive or super  passive and she can peel until the cows come home. Nami, Leona, Morg, Thresh, and Lulu as other goods options (Zyra does fit into this category too). The point behind why I am rambling on about the way I support is because in solo/duo queue where teams are relatively unco (compared to higher level games and pro matches) and team comps are far from perfect, being able to peel repeatedly for your adc and apc is vital,  not just against one dive attempt but against multiple. It is super common to have more than one assassin or dive orientated champ of the opposition team. This is likely to be another reason why you might be regularly winning lane as adc thresh... Quavette's highest win rate support champs are Lulu (60%), then Morg (58%), then Leona (50%)).

I think these are too key reasons as to why you are able to do well with adc in your circumstances.