Why AP Thresh Top Is Actually Amazing in Season 14

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Published on March 3, 2024 3:59:40 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJEpurePf30

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Building AP and Nashor's Tooth on Thresh, the Funny Boneman, can be pretty good in moderation.
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Here's some of my videos I recommend!
A Bad Summary of Thresh: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_AsrP3YTpac

Why AD Twisted Fate is my FAVORITE ADC, And Jungle, And Top, And Mid... https://youtu.be/_Etm4F3a41Y

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It's very fun to play, and as usual Ranked isn't the go-to with off meta builds like this, but I can name worse things to employ.
Some points not mentioned/clarified in the video include part of the reason Nashor's is good at all being its on-hit effect scaling with AP which you get for free on Souls. It's true that even with that, it was inferior to Wit's End in past seasons, but Wit's changed a lot this season, doesn't have ability haste nor AP, and viewing Nashor's from an AP perspective rather than an on-hit perspective makes it seem a LOT better.
But with past builds involving a lot of ability haste items I used to take mid (Night Harvester, Horizon Focus when it worked on CCs) have Nashor's Tooth looking a little better with less competition, and with the removal of Demonic Embrace and Liandry's not having quite as much HP nor the HP to AP passive, there's more room to experiment beyond just AP HP items. Now there's plenty of opportunity for tanky AP items that also provide haste, making your deadlier spells just as frequent or more so than a Support.
So unlike the one-trick pony burst ooga booga of Full AP, and the toothless full tank Thresh, AP Bruiser Thresh blends AP burst with DPS and just enough durability to back it up. I know some members of our community have done very well with AP Bruiser Thresh builds of their own design, and this here is my take on the Ability Power Chain Warden.

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Thresh Top Runes (Recommended for aggression, experienced play. Fleet Footwork can be used when newer or want a safer lane)

Press The Attack
Presence of Mind
Legend: Bloodline (AD, take Alacrity if you take BOTRK early, or if you play AP)
Coup De Grace or Last Stand

Second Wind vs poke / Bone Plating against early game burst and fighters
Overgrowth if need a huge tank / Revitalize against poke / Unyielding tenacity for overwhelming CC or you need Plated Steelcaps instead of Mercs (though merc treads is usually enough)

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