Thorns¶

Automatically deals retaliatory pierce damage to an attacker. Added damage types can build their matching ailments.

Referenced by¶

Passive Tree¶

Notables¶

	Name	Effect
	Forged Thorns	+10 thorns
	Heavy Steel's Push	20% increased thorns +15 thorns with the shield up
	Iron Briar	+0.0625 thorns per 20 points of current armour
	Thorn Beneath the Skin	40% increased impale build-up with thorns
	Thorns on the Cuirass	+10 thorns +0.0625 thorns per point of armour from your equipped body armour
	Thorny Carapace	20% increased thorns

Masteries¶

	Option	Effect
	Cleaving Thorns	50% thorns piercing damage converted to slashing

Small passives¶

Stat	Nodes
+4 thorns	10
8% increased thorns	5
16% increased impale build-up with thorns	2
+6 thorns with the shield up	2

Items¶

Mods (30)

Mod	Type	Rolls on	From (item level)
#% increased impale build-up with thorns	Suffix	must be weapon; one of club or pickaxe	Meadows (1)
#% increased impale build-up with thorns	Suffix	must be jewel and Strength–Dexterity jewel	Meadows (1)
#% increased thorns	Prefix	must be armour and chest armour	Meadows (1)
#% increased thorns	Prefix	must be shield; not buckler	Meadows (1)
#% increased thorns	Prefix	must be armour; one of armour-based	Meadows (1)
#% increased thorns	Prefix	must be shield; one of armour-based; not buckler	Meadows (1)
#% increased thorns	Prefix	must be jewel and Strength jewel	Meadows (1)
#% increased thorns	Prefix	must be jewel and Strength–Dexterity jewel	Meadows (1)
#% increased thorns	Prefix	must be jewel and Strength–Intelligence jewel	Meadows (1)
#% increased thorns at low life	Prefix	must be armour and chest armour	Meadows (1)
#% increased thorns at low life	Prefix	must be shield; not buckler	Meadows (1)
#% increased thorns at low life	Prefix	must be armour; one of armour-based	Meadows (1)
#% increased thorns at low life	Prefix	must be shield; one of armour-based; not buckler	Meadows (1)
+# thorns	Prefix	must be armour and chest armour	Meadows (1)
+# thorns	Prefix	must be shield; not buckler	Meadows (1)
+# thorns	Prefix	must be armour; one of armour-based	Meadows (1)
+# thorns	Prefix	must be shield; one of armour-based; not buckler	Meadows (1)
+# thorns	Prefix	must be jewel and Strength jewel	Meadows (1)
+# thorns	Prefix	must be jewel and Strength–Dexterity jewel	Meadows (1)
+# thorns	Prefix	must be jewel and Strength–Intelligence jewel	Meadows (1)
+# thorns on block	Prefix	must be armour and chest armour	Meadows (1)
+# thorns on block	Prefix	must be shield; not buckler	Meadows (1)
+# thorns on block	Prefix	must be armour; one of armour-based	Meadows (1)
+# thorns on block	Prefix	must be shield; one of armour-based; not buckler	Meadows (1)
+# thorns per # points of current armour	Prefix	must be jewel and Strength jewel	Meadows (1)
+# thorns per # points of current armour	Prefix	must be jewel and Strength–Dexterity jewel	Meadows (1)
+# thorns per point of current armour	Prefix	must be armour and chest armour	Meadows (1)
+# thorns per point of current armour	Prefix	must be shield; not buckler	Meadows (1)
+# thorns per point of current armour	Prefix	must be armour; one of armour-based	Meadows (1)
+# thorns per point of current armour	Prefix	must be shield; one of armour-based; not buckler	Meadows (1)

Mentioned in¶

Block and Parry Response

Data from Path of Valheiman 5.1.0, extracted 2026-10-19.