Talk:Thornmail/@comment-28829421-20170727123059/@comment-26808509-20170727202737

Well, Thornmail isn't supposed to outdamage the attacker. It would be pretty toxic to be honest (and in some cases it was in previous versions), because ADC's are there to kill tanks, that's their job pretty much. And having an item that lets them kill themselves would be just nuts. Who should kill the Tank instead if the ADC isn't able to? The Assassin? The Mage? Or maybe the opposing Tank?

Also reducing the heal and attackspeed is crippling enough for the ADC, trust me. You maybe won't be able to kill him with Thornmail alone but he will be weaker for the rest of the fight aswell and he is supposed to be the consitant damage source.