User blog comment:Pianodud777/A Champion that can do it all?/@comment-8663856-20130709172026/@comment-6435632-20130709234255

Mid Thresh is supposed to work as a shutdown lane, I believe, not really an AP Carry lane. Thresh can't AP Carry, but he can run mid. *shrugs*

I think people underestimate raw tank Thresh though. Whenever I see guides for taking him top, it's always an offtank. He's very powerful as just a damage absorber because of all his CC and initiation potential. Same applies to supporting with him. You don't always need to build traditional support items to do well as one, and IMO Thresh doesn't really need them with all of his utility.