Thorns
Thorns hits back. When the owner is about to take damage from an attack that scales with powers, the attacker takes damage equal to the Thorns stacks first, once per hit, so a 3-hit attack into 4 Thorns eats 12. The return damage is unpowered, so Strength and Vulnerable do not change it, and it can be blocked. It never decays.
Buff
Where it comes from
Cards that apply Thorns
Gain 1 Dexterity.
Gain 4 Thorns.
Gain 1 Dexterity.
Gain 4 Thorns.
Relics and potions that apply Thorns
Enemies that apply Thorns
Spiny Toad
ToadpoleNotes
Player sources: Abrasive (4, or 6 upgraded, plus 1 Dexterity), the event card Caltrops (3, or 5), Bronze Scales (3 at combat start) and Liquid Bronze (3). Spiny Toad and Toadpole carry it against you. Omnislice is special-cased to trigger it even though its spread damage is not a powered attack. Thorns damage never triggers other Thorns, so two prickly creatures never loop.
Rules and timing
It only counts damage from Attack cards and enemy attacks. HP loss and damage dealt by relics, potions and other powers do not count.
Changes by version
- Fixed card effects breaking when a player dies while their own card is still resolving (e.g. to Thorns)
- Killing the last non-minion enemy with Thorns while it's attacking and summoning a minion in the same move (such as Fabricator) now properly ends combat
- Nerfed Abrasive card: Thorns decreased from 5(8) to 4(6)
All 17 patch notes14 older
- Changed Abrasive card: changed upgrade from +1 Dex and +2 Thorns to +3 ThornsBug fixInternal playtestFixed a softlock when killing Doormaker boss with Thorns power
- Fixed an issue where killing an enemy with Thorns after playing Inferno card could cause a softlock
- Thorns increased from 4(6) to 5(7)Bug fixTest SubjectPainful StabsWoundInternal playtestTest Subject monster's Painful Stabs power now properly gives Wound cards even when its owner dies to Thorns power
- Dash card now properly gains block before attacking, protecting the player if the enemy has Thorns power
- Omnislice card's second hit now properly triggers Thorns
- Creatures no longer play the hurt animation when taking damage from Thorns power
- Thorns decreased from 3(4) to 2
- Osty now properly plays his death animation when he dies to Thorns during a multi-hit attack
- Burrowing Bug now stays Dizzy if Burrow is cleared by Thorns
- Improved Thorns wording clarity
- Buffed Barbs+: Thorns granted to Osty changed from 6 to 7
- Make Thorns trigger even if creature with it is killed
- Fix Flame Barrier + Thorns damage loop
Internal playtest notes are from before the Early Access release. Names and numbers in them can differ from the game today.
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