Mantle of Thorns

Paladin skill · Retaliation line · tier 1

Beta 0.7.2

Wears thorns: hitting him is expensive.

It is only used in combat once it is placed on the hero's active bar, and its 14 s cooldown is before cooldown reduction.

Values by rank

Mantle of Thorns scales with Thorns. Its value at each rank is 10.9 + 3.1 × rank:

Rank	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Value	14	17.1	20.2	23.3	26.4	29.5	32.6	35.7	38.8	41.9

The value is the game's internal number for this skill.

in combat = round(value × skill power × max(0.35, hero damage ÷ 600))
hero damage = Attack + all elemental damage
skill power = 1 + 1% per point in the other Retaliation skills + 2% per rank of each skill that boosts it

The damage factor has a minimum of 0.35 and no maximum. A hero with 600 damage and no line mastery or synergies gets the listed value; how it becomes damage or healing per hit depends on the skill's type and timing.

How to unlock it

1
Always openTier 1 skills need no other skill first.
2
Hero level 2A hero's first skill point can go straight into it.
3
One skill point per rankUp to rank 10.

Rank 5 in Mantle of Thorns opens Reprisal and Consecrated Shield.

Mastery and synergies

Line mastery: every point in the other Retaliation skills makes Mantle of Thorns 1% stronger, up to +40% with all of them at rank 10. Its own points do the same for the rest of the line.

Mantle of Thorns has no synergies: no skill boosts it and it boosts no other skill.

Retaliation line

Skill	Tier	Type	Cooldown	Scales with
Mantle of Thorns	1	Buff	14 s	Thorns
Reprisal	2	Direct damage	6 s	Attack
Consecrated Shield	3	Guard	10 s	Absorption
Vengeance	4	Debuff	10 s	Curse
Holy Fury	5	Ultimate	16 s	Thorns