I have both Thorn and the Devil You Know. Thorn is great and all with the poison damage but that's the extent of how good it is. Plus range is a little better. TDYK overall has higher impact, reload speed and a 12 round mag. Both take two shots to the head in PvE not sure about PvP. So naturally I would agree that Thorn needs at least a buff to the reload speed and maybe at least a 8 round mag minimum