Crimson Thorn
- Healing into Damage
- Critical
- Thorns
- Sustain
B TierBossing · Speed farming · Mid
Overview
Overview
Crits that heal, heals that become Empower, and Seed thorns every three hits: the Knight who never drops from full health.
Good for: Late campaign, Reverberated and Echoes T1–T9: safe melee.
Strengths
- Very high sustain
- Automatic root from the Seed
- Strong on bosses for a sustain build
Weaknesses
- Modest clear
- Two rares in the core
- Inheritance from another Form
Loadout
What the build carries
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- Inheritance
- Predator SeedDruid of the Blind Roots
Relics8
Core
- Leech
- Hungry Bloom
Recommended
- Whetstone
- Wedge
- Cracked Shell
Optional
- Husk
- Heavy Fist
- Plain Edge
Progression
Progression trees
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Iris Fragments: 777
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Body
- Hardened Bark7/8+70% health (max +80%)
- Restoring Sap5/5+40% healing received
- Extra Flasks1/3+1 flask(s)
Power
- Sharp Gaze6/8+36% damage (max +48%)
- Steady Rhythm3/5+21% on basic attacks
Focus
- Reservoir3/5+30% maximum resource
- Serene Flow1/522% of natural flow
- Measured Haste2/4-10% cooldown (max -20%)
Fortune
- Hole in the Pocket, Reversed1/5+12% gold
- Deep Pocket3/4+3 relic slot
Constellation Point: 16
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Critical
- Measuring Eye+9% Critical Chance · +18% Critical Damage
- +4% Critical Chance · +10% Critical Damage
Damage
- +6% Damage · +8% Damage with Basic Attacks · +8% Damage with Skills
Defense
- Skin of the Iris+16% Maximum Health · +15% Resistance · +8% Affliction Avoidance
- +5% Maximum Health ×2 · +6% Resistance with Ice · +5% Affliction Avoidance with Ice · +6% Recovery
RELIC SLOTS: +1
In practice
How to play
Open with Plant Thorn.
Keep Empower up by healing.
Against packs, the Seed's roots hold the most dangerous ones.
Against bosses, stay right on top of it.
Watch out for enemies that move out of reach.
To keep
The build card
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Open the cardMeasured on Sep 28, 2026 · game v1.0.1 · test bench v8
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