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Thorns

Thornsソーンズ쏜즈

★★★★★★Guard Lord Melee

Unchanged since July 16, 2026

Deployment

DP cost20

Block2

Redeploy (s)70

Stats Stats at any level →

HP2,612

ATK711

DEF402

RES10

Attack interval (s)1.3

Skills

ATK Up γS1 · Manual · Per second · SP 30 · Initial 15 · 30s · Lv.10

ATK +100%

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Protective SpikesS2 · Manual · Per second · SP 25 · Initial 10 · 40s · Lv.10

Stops attacking; ATK +60%, DEF +110%; When hit by an enemy's normal attack, launches long-ranged spikes at up to 4 enemies in front (0.6-second cooldown)

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DestrezaS3 · Manual · On attack · SP 15 · 30s · Lv.10

Attack Range expands, ATK +60%, ASPD +25, and ranged attacks no longer deal reduced damage Upon the second activation of this skill and afterwards, this skill has unlimited duration, and its bonuses are twice the base amount

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Talents · Signature passive abilities

Nerve Corrosion

Poisons the targets when attacking, dealing 140 （+15） Arts damage to them per second, lasting 3 seconds (damage is doubled against Ranged enemies)

Echoes of Ancestral Waves

If this unit hasn't attacked for 2 seconds, restores 4% (+0.5%) of Max HP every second

Potentials · Potential-rank bonuses

Potential 2DP Cost -1Potential 3Improves Second TalentPotential 4ATK +26Potential 5Improves First TalentPotential 6DP Cost -1

Modules · Elite-2 equipment

The Salt and the SandLOR-XSand ErosionLOR-D

Recruitment tags

Top OperatorMeleeGuardDPSDefense

Profile

RaceÆgir

Place of birthIberia

Date of birthMar 17

Height177cm

Combat experience5 Years

Thorns, a front-line combatant for Rhodes Island, is proficient in swordsmanship and pharmacology. Born in the Iberian hinterland, Thorns left his hometown in the midst of local religious strife. After leaving the Iberian region, he was invited to join Rhodes Island. The above section describing the situation in Iberia was self-reported by Thorns and has not been fully verified.