best items for thorns

[Tianx]

Can we confirm that about the Ghost sword because in the current game, I have the complete set and is planning to use it quite a bit. If it doesn't work, then there is no point.

[Saiko Kila]

I don't know, but certainly the in-battle description of enemies doesn't reflect any changes in their physical defence. I was wandering about with this sword until it rebelled.

[Zechnophobe]

It is easy to check, just have a unit that can do physical damage in your party, like Archdemon. Save before battle, start battle, see how much damage it will deal to a specific stack.

Load, equip ghost blade, check again.

I am pretty sure this is what I did the first time, and that it very clearly did no more damage.

[Tianx]

Wow, if that's the case, then this will be the worst weapon of all, even more than the training sword lol

[onepiece]

I don't have it but maybe what is does is reduce resistance by half of units that have it? Like paladins and the like and not of units that don't like peasants?

[ckdamascus]

Originally Posted by onepiece

I don't have it but maybe what is does is reduce resistance by half of units that have it? Like paladins and the like and not of units that don't like peasants?

That is precisely what it does.

50% of 0 = 0 reduction
50% of 30% = 15% (paladin will only have 15% now, instead of 30%)

It only lowers the existing resistance by half, not the net amount by 50%.

So, it is indirectly capped at 0% and can never give negative resists.

Sort of a shame. It really should just do a flat -50% additively, not multiplicatively.

[onepiece]

So it will be useful against level 4-5 units (dragons(paladin/knight, etc.) but the problem for the thorns will still be their low attack (which would reduce their damage by 1/2 or 1/3 depending of the enemy defense, unless you played as a warrior )