Talk:Veil of Thorns

Does this trigger BEFORE armor of sanctity? I want to know if this will cause any melee that hits you to get reduced dmg instantly 14:13, 20 December 2007 (UTC) --The preceding unsigned comment was added by User:76.26.189.65 (talk).
 * I'm pretty sure it does activiate before. i'll test it out when I get the chance. 70.88.161.146 23:15, 31 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Does this trigger against ranged attacks? I know the description says nothing to the contrary, it just seems weird that you could be crippled by shooting arrows against someone with thorny armor =P 76.25.21.240 18:20, 1 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Umm Flashing Blades works on enemies half a mile away, why shouldn't this? :) Paddymew 08:32, 9 May 2009 (UTC)

Secondary Dervish Skill
Seems like this would be a decent skill for a monk/dervish to help avoid enemy melee, any thoughts? Elder Angelus 21:11, 25 April 2008 (UTC)
 * If it wasn't 1 second activation (combined with the low duration), I would agree.76.15.50.131 11:25, 5 August 2008 (UTC)
 * This is overpowered and needs a nerf.
 * Sign your comments, and no it doesn't. It's fine.  --   euphoracle  |  talk  00:27, 17 October 2008 (UTC)
 * It's a flash enchantment now :) so no activation time anymore ^^ --Arxae

Bugged?
i just tried a simple 130hp drv build with this "armor of sanctity" and prot spirit. expected it to work fine against pve rangers & melee, but it completely fails (order of casting doesn't seem to make much difference either) anyone know why? (or am i just baaad?) (Rampantarmadillo 03:55, 7 November 2008 (UTC))
 * Well, did you tried the build with Conviction(extra armor)?--Wealedout 00:25, 12 November 2008 (UTC)
 * I don't see why that would make any difference tbh. The idea is 10% of 130 is 13, reduction of damage by >13 should mean no received damage at all. I think, unlike shield of absorption, armor of sanctity reduces damage before prot spirit, making it essentially useless in this context. (85.167.47.208 15:12, 14 November 2008 (UTC))

Really Cool
It intrigues me that there is a spell that reduces damage even from armor-ignoring spell-based sources. Anyone foresee a farming build with this?
 * Hm, to be honest, they should totally have this effect for spellbreaker, SF and obsidian flame too to avoid strange debuffs for them. Just my two cents (Frizz 02:01, 19 February 2011 (UTC))
 * Does it reduce indirect spell damage (e.g. Soul Barbs, Empathy)? &mdash;  Raine Valen  [[Image:User_Raine_R.gif|19px]]  4:24, 20 Feb 2011 (UTC)
 * Yes, it does. Tested it on skales just outside LA. Soul Barbs had listed damage as 26. Veil of Thorns at 11 Earth reduced it to 19. 66.61.119.166 03:37, 22 February 2011 (UTC)