Thorns banner

Few sounds in the game are as iconic (or as grating, depending who you ask) as Thorn's S3. He's a strange unit to evaluate because his kit can make some basic content extremely easy thanks to a lot of role compression into the laneholder role. At times in the history of the game, he has been one of the most broken units available! But if you ask basically any older or advanced player, he's also the most overrated, well past his prime, and a crutch for poor gameplay. The thing with Thorns is his one good skill, S3, does a whole lot in one. It covers a big range and is one of the very few laneholders who can hit air. However, he also has a very long Attack Recovery wind-up, low DPH, and a conditional sustain, all meaning he badly struggles against real threats or harder stages. His other two skills being duds also means he lacks any lateral use. It all makes for a very contentious unit that many players love, but many also loathe. Regardless of your opinion on him, the only skill worth considering for Mastery on Thorns is his S3. It gains a really good amount of DPS over Mastery which makes it worth doing if you plan to use Thorns at all, but crucially do note that Mastery does not