Learn all the stats you need to know on Thorns in Arknights. This includes character stats, skills, upgrade material, base skills, tags, & how to get Thorns!!!
Table of Contents
Thorns - Stats & Rating

| Rating | S Tier >> Best Operator Tier List |
|---|---|
| Strengths | ・Deals damage over time ・Guard with ranged attack ・Can regenerate HP by himself |
| How To Get | ・Headhunt |
Overview & Voice Actor
| Rarity | Class | DP Cost | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ★6 | Guard | 18 | |||
| Atk Spd | Block | Redeploy | |||
| Slightly Slow | 2 | Slow | |||
| Voice Actor | Illust. | ||||
| Kaito Ishikawa 石川界人 | 幻象黑兔 | ||||
Base Stats
Below are Thorns's initial stats!!!
| HP | 1096 |
|---|---|
| ATK | 296 |
| DEF | 191 |
| Mag. Resist | 5 |
| Range | ![]() |
How To Use Thorns
Coming soon!Thorns - Traits, Tags, & Talents
Traits & Tags
| Traits | Can launch Ranged Attacks that deal 80% of normal ATK |
|---|---|
| Tags | Melee DPS Defense |
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Talents
| Talent Name | Effects & How to Unlock |
|---|---|
| Nerve Corrosion | Poisons the targets when attackin, dealing 65 Arts damage to them per second, lasting 3 seconds (damage is doubled against Ranged enemies) How To Unlock: Elite 1 |
| Nerve Corrosion | Poisons the targets when attackin, dealing 125 Arts damage to them per second, lasting 3 seconds (damage is doubled against Ranged enemies) How To Unlock: Elite 2 |
| Echoes of Ancestral Waves | If this unit hasn't attacked for 2 seconds, restores 3.5% of Max HP every second How To Unlock: |
Thorns - Potential & Skills
Potential
| Potential 1 | DP Cost -1 |
|---|---|
| Potential 2 | Improves 2nd Talent |
| Potential 3 | ATK +26 |
| Potential 4 | Improves 1st Talent |
| Potential 5 | DP Cost -1 |
Skill
ATK Up γ
| SP | Recovery Type | Skill Type | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | Auto Recovery | Manual | 30 sec. |
| Effects | |||
| ATK +30% | |||
Protective Spikes
| SP | Recovery Type | Skill Type | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | Auto Recovery | Manual | 30 sec. |
| Effects | |||
| Stops attacking, ATK +30%, DEF +40%; When hit by an enemy's normal attack, launches long-ranged spikes at up to 4 enemies in front (0.8- second cooldown) | |||
Supreme Arts
| SP | Recovery Type | Skill Type | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Offensive Recovery | Manual | 30 sec. |
| Effects | |||
| Attack Range expands, ATK +26+%, ASPD +12, and ranged attacks no longer deal reduced damage Upon second activation of this skill and afterwards, this skill has unlimited duration, and its bonuses are twice the base amount | |||
Base Skill
| Skill | Effects & How To Unlock |
|---|---|
| Alchemy | Facility: Factory How To Unlock: Starter Effects: TBC |
| Skill | Effects & How To Unlock |
|---|---|
| Explosive Art | Facility: Factory How To Unlock: Elite 2 Effects: |
Thorns - Elite Promotion Effects & Required Materials
Elite 1 Effect & Requirements
- TBC
Required Materials
| Materials | Required Quantity |
|---|---|
| TBC | TBC |
Elite 2 Effect & Requirements
- TBC
Required Materials
| Materials | Required Quantity |
|---|---|
| TBC | TBC |