Defensive Protocol: Thorns/history
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This page contains information about a Guild Wars 2 skill that has been updated since its introduction. Some of the information on this page no longer applies to the game as it currently exists. For the current version of this skill, see Defensive Protocol: Thorns. |
December 09, 2025
- Defensive Protocol: Thorns: Reduced the initial power coefficient from 1.5 to 1.0 and the thorns' power coefficient from 1.0 to 0.5 in PvE only.
Defensive Protocol: Thorns
“2025Defensive Protocol: ThornsGrow protective spikes, damaging nearby enemies. For a short duration, the spikes react when you are struck, damaging nearby enemies again.
Thorns (6s): Deal damage to nearby enemies when struck.
Number of Targets: 5
Interval: 1 second
Radius: 240
Rapacious Strain. While evolved, strike foes an additional time when you hit them.
Damage: 80 (0.3)?
— In-game description
October 28, 2025
- Defensive Protocol: Thorns: This skill is now instantly cast and no longer applies stability. Increased the interval from 0.5 seconds to 1 second.
Defensive Protocol: Thorns
“2025Defensive Protocol: ThornsGrow protective spikes, damaging nearby enemies. For a short duration, the spikes react when you are struck, damaging nearby enemies again.
— In-game description
Beta event version: August 19, 2025
- Defensive Protocol: Thorns was available during the Visions of Eternity elite specialization Beta Event.
Defensive Protocol: Thorns
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2025Defensive Protocol: ThornsGrow protective spikes, damaging nearby enemies. For a short duration, the spikes react when you are struck, damaging nearby enemies again.
Stability (1s): Cannot be knocked down, pushed back, pulled, launched, stunned, dazed, floated, sunk, feared, or taunted.
— In-game description
