Game Mechanic : Poison Thorn

Hi everyone, i’m PO PandaMoratia. In today’s article we will talk about the mechanic behind the Tower of Knowledge (later ToK) skill Poison Thorn.

Poison Thorn is not a Premium skill and it is available at ToK level 54 for everyone.

Definition : 

PvE : Player versus environment, any fight that faces an IA and not a real player.

PvP : Player versus Player, any fight that involves facing another player such as Arena or Throne of Supreme.

AoE : Area of Effect, skill that will damage units in an area with multiple targets.

Potential Damage : 

Poison Thorn single target potential damage is very high with a 60% chance to trigger. Compared to other AoE skills that hit multiple targets, it obviously cannot compete on overall damage. But if you take a close look at the number you will realise that it funnels more than half of the highest damaging skill into one single target !

It becomes very important to know who will be damaged by this skill to build a team around it.

Targeting : 

The target of this skill will be the opponent immortal with the highest Physical Attack. Which at the same level of upgrade usually is the frontliner Attack archetype above Range. The most common impact to Physical Attack are the artifact (if they are flat Physical Attack, Physical Attack% or something else) and passive skill such as Duel Master and/or Onslaught.

These variables can make a Range going above an Attack immortal and therefore will make him the target. So you need to carefully check who will be hitted by Poison Thorn.

Then you can funnel more damage to the same target using your other immortals and skills to quickly get rid of the highest Physical Attack threat.

Counter : 

But this skill doesn’t just deal damage, it also reduces the healing received by 50% and this is NOT a wound effect ! Which means Athena doesn’t make herself and her teammates immune to it and neither does Duel Master. Making this skill a good answer to Theodora, Zenobia and Athena who heavily rely on healing to do their supportive job.

This counter aspect makes this skill a bit volatile. If you can obviously use it on a Mage to deal damage in addition to heal cut it is the best, but it can also in some niche scenarios find his way on an Enabler/Disabler to counter a specific march.

Highest Magical Single Target Damage Source : 

Being the highest single target magic damage skill currently in the game, this skill impose itself as a must have for Gnome Bosses, Infernal Furnace Core, Spider and Rift Breaker team that would include a Mage.

Conclusion :

A very good tool to have. In PvE it imposes itself as the best magical skill to use against a single target.

In PvP it may struggle to perform well in defense, if your opponent is careful at the composition that will face your march. But can be extremely effective in offense where you dictate the terms. 

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