Paladin · Offensive Auras

Thorns

Required level 6AuraClassic

What it does

when active, aura reflects melee damage taken by you and your party back at your enemies.

How Thorns works, in depthThe aura that returns melee damage to the attacker, 250% at level 1 and 1,010% at 20 plus a flat 4 to 144. What the return is based on, when nothing comes back, and the eighth that applies against players.

Items that give Thorns

3 items

Aura when equippedthe item casts it on you while you wear it

BrambleRuneword	Level 15-21 Thorns Aura When Equipped	61
EdgeRuneword	Level 15 Thorns Aura When Equipped	25

+ levels to the skillyour own class only

RusthandleUnique · Grand Scepter	+3 to Thorns (Paladin Only)	17

Per level

before synergies, masteries and +skills from items

Level	Radius	Attacker Takes Damage of	#% damage returned
1	10.67	4	250
2	12	8	290
3	13.33	12	330
4	14.67	16	370
5	16	20	410
6	17.33	24	450
7	18.67	28	490
8	20	32	530
9	21.33	40	570
10	22.67	48	610
11	24	56	650
12	25.33	64	690
13	26.67	72	730
14	28	80	770
15	29.33	88	810
16	30.67	96	850
17	32	108	890
18	33.33	120	930
19	34.67	132	970
20	36	144	1010
21	37.33	156	1050
22	38.67	168	1090
23	40	184	1130
24	41.33	200	1170
25	42.67	216	1210
26	44	232	1250
27	45.33	248	1290
28	46.67	264	1330
29	48	284	1370
30	49.33	304	1410

Also raised by

items that add levels without naming it

Leads to

SanctuaryLevel 24

Mechanics

the stats this skill sets

Attacker Takes Damage

Source: skills.txt row “Thorns” and skilldesc.txt of build 3.3.93847. Mana = (mana + lvlmana × (level − 1)) × 2^manashift ÷ 256; damage brackets at levels 2–8, 9–16, 17–22, 23–28, 29+ scaled by HitShift. · Report incorrect data

Unless stated otherwise, everything here is Diablo II: Resurrected build 3.3.93847, Reign of the Warlock.