The maps will all likely be short to medium range. Thorn is great at these ranges (and at long range). Check. Thorn is a primary that is never short of ammo, unlike special weapons. Check. Thorn has good impact, stability and RoF, unlike special weapons which never have all three. Check. Thorn can hold 9 rounds, 97 in total. It starts the game with more ammunition than all the special weapons. Check. Thorn has good impact, stability and RoF, unlike almost all other primary weapons which never have all three. Check. When you ADS with Thorn, you still have excellent peripheral vision, which helps situational awareness. Not so with many other weapons. Check. Because Thorn competes with all other primary weapons and all special weapons, you don`t have to switch weapons, which saves a ton of reaction time. Check. The bullet from Thorn touches you and you start to burn to death. If you get out of the way before you die, you are combat ineffective until the DoT stops [u]and[/u] your health regenerates, unlike every other weapon. This can take up to 15 seconds, which is literally a lifetime in PvP. Check. Get ready for Trials of Thorn or Thorns of Osiris. EDIT: Corrected ammunition values.