How does thorns work in d3

I wanted to play with thorns this season but almost 1 year passed and no news for thorns itens update or new itens. I reached GR with DH with less than 10 hours played under 3 minutes. With thorns build in 10 hours i would stick to GR 90 under 6 minutes or worst. I tested it on ptr and it still sucks. Thorns just kill elites and gr keepers. DH current build kill everything. Thorns build is very old with no adjusments.

It need some love. Highest pushes happen in k on non-season and k in seasonal usually. Crusader still has the best builds while DHs struggle GRs behind you. Add a comment. Re killing crusaders in that linked post, IIRC, one law has a perk where you take damage on your allies' behalf.

I can see throns only crit when i use Iron Skin. Without it i don't see crits with throns. So, weapon damage does not directly affect your thorns damage?

Jpptheinsane Jpptheinsane 11 1 1 bronze badge. I can confirm that the damage has been boosted, but I have no idea what the formula is. I have strength and 31, thorns which gives me exactly , thorns damage every hit.

It never crits and is never random. When these bracers procs, it always does 5,, and also never crits and never random. If I change to strength, 27, thorns, then bracer damage is 4,, If I change to strength but 23, thorns, then bracers is like 3,, It's hard to read the bracer damage since they appear in conjunction with the normal thorns damage.

Could you give a formula for your calculator? How does physical damage affect it? Community Bot 1. MrLemon MrLemon 17k 4 4 gold badges 53 53 silver badges 79 79 bronze badges. Sign up or log in Sign up using Google. Sign up using Facebook. Sign up using Email and Password. Post as a guest Name. Vo'Toyias Spiker and some other temporary effects are noted exceptions, being multiplicative to all other enhancements.

At level 70, most items can roll up to Thorns damage; while helms, chests, amulets, pauldrons, and belts can roll up to This results in a theoretical total of on all slots except main and off hands with weapons and shields.

A Topaz gem in the weapon socket can also add up to damage to Thorns when using a Flawless Royal Topaz. Overall, for all classes but Crusaders with Thorns of the Invoker set, Thorns is not a major source of damage.

It is most effective against weak numerous attackers, especially if those are way below the character in Life and damage; on lower difficulties, one may kill most foes without as much as pressing a button. Collecting the variety of Thorns-centered gear can turn this mechanic from defensive to offensive, so a well-armed Crusader may, if desired, make it a lethal weapon.

In PvP, while it will rarely actually kill an adequately geared foe, it will add some form of extra punishment. Considering that players generally have less Toughness than monsters, it may prove even more effective in PvP than against the minions of Hell.

This site works best with JavaScript enabled. Please enable JavaScript to get the best experience from this site. Hello guys! I've been doing some in-depth calculations on some builds and realized that video like this one would be very useful for a lot of people.

There's no basic Thorns guide on the whole internet!