Thornmail

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Template:Item data ThornmailThornmail was an advanced item in League of Legends for [[File:-Template-Item data Thornmail OriginalSquare.png|20xpx|border|link=Template:Item data Thornmail/LoL|Template:Item data Thornmail]] [[Template:Item data Thornmail/LoL|Template:Item data Thornmail]].

Recipe

Template:Item data Thornmail

Cost Analysis

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Gold efficiency

• Thornmail is 80.25% gold efficient without its passives.

Similar items

Frozen Heart

Iceborn Gauntlet

Randuin's Omen

Notes

• Damage is reflected when hit by a basic attack, regardless of whether the attack deals damage. If the attacker is Template:Cctip, or the wearer is protected by a shield or invulnerability, damage will still be reflected.
• By itself, Thornmail reflects at least 32.5 magic damage on being hit.

Strategy

• Thornmail is a particularly effective defensive option when facing down opponents whose damage is dealt primarily through basic attacks, or against opponents that utilize on-hit healing to survive fights (such as life steal).
• Unlike Molten Shield and Defensive Ball Curl, Thornmail's magic damage does not trigger spell effects.

Trivia

• Thornmail is the only purchasable item in the tutorial.
• Currently, Thornmail offers the largest amount of armor from a single item.

Patch History

V7.14

• New Recipe: Bramble Vest + Ruby Crystal + Warden's Mail + 400 = 2900
  • Old Recipe: Cloth Armor + Chain Vest + 1250 = 2350
• Armor reduced to 75 from 100.
• New Effect: Grants 250 health.
• Removed Passive: Reflects 15% of the physical damage taken (+ 25% bonus armor) from basic attacks and on-hit effects back to its source as magic damage.
• New Passive – Thorns: Upon being hit by a basic attack, reflects magic damage equal to 25 (+ 10% bonus armor), inflicting Template:Cctip on the attacker for 1 second.
• New Passive – Cold Steel: When hit by basic attacks, reduced source's attack speed by 15% for 1 second.

V6.14

• Added to the Twisted Treeline.

V5.16

• Total cost increased to 2350 from 2100.
• Reflected damage reduced to 15% from 30%.
• New Effect: Reflected damage now deals (+25% bonus armor) bonus damage.
  • The armor ratio will be affected by flat armor reductions down to 0 armor - while percent armor reductions will be ignored for the purpose of calculating bonus damage.i.e. The Black Cleaver will not reduce the reflected damage by reducing your bonus armor but a level 5 Puncturing Taunt will reduce the reflected damage by 6.25(25% of 25).Negative armor values will be treated as 0. Armor penetration will not affect the ratio.

V4.20

• Item cost decreased to 2100 from 2200.
• Combine cost decreased to 1050 from 1180.

V3.10

• New icon.

V1.0.0.152

• Item cost increased to 2200 from 2000.
• Combine cost increased to 1180 from 1000.

V1.0.0.151

• Removed from the purchasable item list on Twisted Treeline.

V1.0.0.82

• Damage return increased to 30% from 25%.

V1.0.0.63

• Recipe cost increased to 1000 from 600.
• Armor increased to 100 from 70.
• Damage return increased to 25% from 20%.

V0.9.25.24

• Now reflects damage calculated before armor.

June 26, 2009 Patch

• Added back into the game.

May 15, 2009 Patch

• Removed from the game temporarily.

May 9, 2009 Patch Reworked

• Recipe changed: Now requires Cloth Armor.
• Armor increased armor to 70 from 50.
• Combine cost increased to 500 from 320.
• Unique ability: On being hit, returns 20% of damage taken (20 damage minimum).

Alpha Week 6

• Increased damage returned to 20 damage from 18.

Alpha Week 2

• Increased return damage.

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