User blog:Derp2000/Exotic Review: Thorn

Thorn, the most over-used weapon in the Iron Banner.

The Thorn is a exotic Hand Cannon that can only be taken when finishing the Exotic bounty, Thorn (A light in the Dark).

The weapon is OVERPOWERED. The weapon's perk (or mod), "Mark of the Devourer", will do lingering damage over time if you hit the player. In Iron Banner, that weapomn will wreck any player. The weapon starts off with small stability, but later on with upgrades, it will have the same stability as it's impact. The weapon does a fair amount of damage, but the reload speed is very slow, you need to kill the player before you reload or there's a chance that you will die (if not having Mark of the Devourer rounds).

PvE wise:

The weapon is pretty nice to use against major/ultras. having it fully upgraded will definetly help you kill creatures with ease. The weapon does good damage, going up to 331. The gun is also nice killing waves of enemies because of it's perk. Overall, the weapon is a utility when it comes to situations when you have low health.

PvP wise:

The weapon is a TANK. I would say, this is the number 3 weapon to have in PvP (Hawkmoon 1st, The Last Word 2nd, Thorn 3rd). With lingering damage, it leaves your foes running around, trying to recover it's help, but then die because of the rounds. In Iron Banner, I would say it's the best weapon. If you are level 30 and your up against level 32. With lingering damage, you're able to get many kills without shooting a lot of bullets to kill.

Overall, getting the bounty to get this is definetly worth it! It will help you tremdously in major fights.