Talk:Thornmail/@comment-24.219.84.111-20110516220637/@comment-4002509-20110518091208

Keep in mind that Thornmail is also dealt as magic damage, so it's being reduced against the attacker's magic resistance. Pending armor, armor penetration, and magic resistance, 30% lifesteal could very well counteract the backlash damage.

Then again, it's also possible to get your armor high enough and fight low lifesteal/magic resistance enemies and kill them using only reflected damage. Your enemy would be stupid to continue attacking you if they took more damage from each attack than you did, but still, funny and possible.