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Thresh & Yasuo vs Smolder & Braum

Bot Lane Matchup

Thresh vs Smolder (with Yasuo & Braum) BOT matchup tips: who wins, how to trade, wave control and common mistakes.

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Who Wins

Pre-6, you and Yasuo have a meaningful level 2 spike if you land your Q into Yasuo E-knockup combo, but Braum's passive stacks punish extended trades and Smolder's range lets him poke safely, making the 2v2 roughly even with slight Braum-side advantage in sustained fights.
Post-6, Yasuo R off your Q hook becomes a lethal all-in threat, but Braum R can interrupt the combo if he sees it coming, so you only win post-6 if you land a clean hook on Smolder specifically.

Your best pattern is to hook Smolder when he steps up to CS, immediately allowing Yasuo to dash in and set up the knockup into R; never hook Braum first as his W blocks the follow-up and his passive will stack on Yasuo rapidly.
Avoid prolonged poke wars — your lantern sustain is minimal and Smolder's Q stacks reward him for staying in lane, so commit to all-in attempts rather than chip damage.

Push the wave when possible to deny Smolder his Q stacking on minions, as his passive scaling is time-gated by CS; a frozen or slow-pushed wave forces him to walk up and gives you hook angles.
Avoid letting the wave crash into your tower repeatedly, as Braum can zone you off the wave and Smolder safely stacks under tower.

Do not throw your Q into Braum's W — he can body-block it entirely and you waste your primary engage tool on a 4-second cooldown.
Respect that Braum's passive means Yasuo will be stunned after 3 hits in any extended fight, so commit to burst combos only, never prolonged skirmishes.

Created on 09/22/2026

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