Set of Thorns

Set of Thorns
Type	Medium set
Defenses
Phys.	114
Strike	108.3
Slash	124.3
Thrust	114
Magic	70
Fire	81
Light.	52
Resistances
Poise	40
Bleed	68
Poison	45
Curse	0
Other stats
Durab.	250
Weight	27

For the Dark Souls III variant, see Set of Thorns (Dark Souls III).

The Set of Thorns is a medium armor set in Dark Souls.

Availability

After defeating Kirk, Knight of Thorns in the Depths, Demon Ruins, and Lost Izalith, the Set of Thorns will spawn on a corpse near Quelaag's Sister in Quelaag's Domain.

Plot

The set is the trademark armor of Kirk, Knight of Thorns. 

Characteristics

The Set of Thorns has several unique characteristics. Rolling with it will deal 110 physical damage to anything the player connects with. However, if the player has a weapon equipped that cannot be wielded in one hand, the player will stagger upon rolling into an enemy. This happens even if the player is holding the weapon in both hands (and has sufficient Strength to wield it two-handed). Wearing the Set of Thorns also increases the damage dealt with Gauntlets by 20%, and adds 20 physical damage to kicks.

Unfortunately, the Set of Thorns offers below average defense and resistances for its weight. The Dark Set, for example, provides better or equivalent characteristics in all fields, for a lower weight.

Despite not dealing poise damage, when rolling into an enemy or another player that has 0 poise, they will be staggered by the roll.

Set pieces

Base stats

Item	Physical defenses				Elemental defenses			Resistances			Poise	Weight
Helm of Thorns	17	16.1	18.5	17	10	12	8	10	7	0	6	4.1
Armor of Thorns	45	42.7	49	45	28	33	20	26	18	0	16	10.5
Gauntlets of Thorns	26	24.7	28.3	26	16	18	12	16	10	0	9	6.2
Leggings of Thorns	26	24.7	28.3	26	16	18	12	16	10	0	9	6.2
Total	114	108.3	124.3	114	70	81	52	68	45	0	40	27

Upgraded stats

Item	Physical defenses				Elemental defenses			Resistances			Poise	Weight
Helm of Thorns +5	26.3	25	28.7	26.3	15.5	18.6	12.4	12.7	8.9	0	6	4.1
Armor of Thorns +5	69.7	66.3	76	69.7	43.4	51.1	31	33	22.9	0	16	10.5
Gauntlets of Thorns +5	40.3	38.3	43.9	40.3	24.8	27.9	18.6	20.3	12.7	0	9	6.2
Leggings of Thorns +5	40.3	38.3	43.9	40.3	24.8	27.9	18.6	20.3	12.7	0	9	6.2
Total	176.7	167.9	192.6	176.7	108.5	125.5	80.6	86.4	57.1	0	40	27