After seeing so many people complain about thorn being too op and needing a nerf(even though it doesn't need one)I've decided to compile a list of weapons that could outclass thorn in a PvP battle.These are personal experience and weapon stat based.
These are in no particular order
1.Red Death
This exotic pulse rifle has great range,impact and rate of fire.It can kill guardians in [b]two[/b] bursts,which would easily outclass thorn.It will heal you after kills,so it negates the DoT.Easily one of the best PvP weapons in the game
2.MIDA Multi Tool
Underestimated by most of Destiny's community,this beast can allow you to strafe easily and land crits.It can fire quicker than most other scout rifles,and with it doing about 55 crit dmg per hit,it can take down someone's health pretty quickly.If you have the aim,this thing will wreck in the right hands.
3.Spare Change.25
Carbon copy of red death.Except frees up an exotic slot.Kills in two bursts,and has great range and stability for a pulse rifle
4.Vex Mythoclast
While at medium to long range this gun cannot perform well,at close it's an absolute beast.Its high impact of a fusion rifle and it's fire rate proves it to hit hard.Since most of Destiny's maps are close range(example:Cauldron,Pantheon,Anomaly) it tends to have an easy time on most maps.Run with it and you will most likely win all of your 1v1s in crucible
5.Almost all Osiris exclusive primaries
These weapons are awarded to people who go undefeated in trials,and they're definitely worth it.While also being stellar PvE weapons,they have proved themselves in PvP.The jewel of Osiris has better stats than thorn(other than rate of fire)and can defeat it at close to mid range.The messenger,from what I've heard,behaves similarly to red death.Meaning that it can easily kill you in 2-3 bursts and it can fire quickly.The scholar is just another hard hitting low recoil scout rifle,which agains like the other two can outclass thorn.They were built for PvP.
Hopefully some people realize that there is more than one way to skin a cat,or that you can beat thorn without thorn
Edit:Necrochasm is apparently good too.I didn't say it.Some dude in the comments did
Edit #2:Cause the playas gonna play play play.H8rs gonna h8 h8 h8.Imma shake it off,shake it off.
Edit #3We are at 1000 replies.Let this thread die
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1 ReplyTLW and VoC (maxed and ascended) can compete with Thorn.
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1 ReplyFelwinters/matador/party crasher seem to all work pretty well.
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1 ReplyThe HoW sidearm, Vestian Dynasty...I have outshot Thorn multiple times with it this Iron Banner. Personally, I don't think Thorn needs a nerf - I just wish they would remove the green haze when you get hit. It makes me queasy.
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1 Replyive outguned thorns so many times witha VEX, if u just move from side to side they cant hit u
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4 RepliesUmm... My shadow price.
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1 ReplyAll great options. I believe you miss the point however, it is not that thorn is "unbeatable" that people are asking for Nerfs. It is because the gun is so popular that there doesn't seem to be any variety. I would love to be killed by more scout rifles, or even pulse rifles. But chances are of anything kills me it will be an exotic. Which is piss poor weapon design.
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1 Replyvision of confluence does well also anything with high caliber rounds
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1 ReplyIcebreaker Patience and Time LDR5001 Queenbreakers Bow Longbow Sythesis *NOTE* For head shots only!!!
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1 ReplyNo TLW, The Messenger? But you have spare change and MIDA? Alright.
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5 RepliesWho sells the spare change? I am interested.
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Any gun
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Chain of woe + gunslingers trance + TLW
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Edited by Bisto: 6/8/2015 11:24:07 AMLast word + high impact sniper + Blink is a beast in trials. Last word "should" beat any shotgun encounter combined with blink. It will also combat thorn close to mid range with ease. Sniper for the obvious
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Edited by Cosmo: 6/8/2015 11:14:59 AMLol you changed it from weapons that can beat to weapons that help
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+ don't stand in god damn hot zones and complain when your head get's taken off
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I love my MIDA, not a lot of people use it (or can) and most people don't expect to get wrecked by it. That being said, just because I can outplay Thorn users with it doesn't mean the Thorn isn't OP.
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2 RepliesMessenger > spare change lol
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4 RepliesSaterienne Rapier
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I use my monte carlo :p it works
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Fun post with nice feedback on the weapons, yet any weapon can deal with a Thorn as long as you know how to shoot.
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Actually the dot negates the healing
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You forgot the last word......and bad juju shouldn't be overlooked as much as it is
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I take my Last Word against any Thorn user. 2 LW and a Mytho in ToO and went 9-0
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1 ReplyWolves' Leash ain't to shabby at least for me anyways
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7 RepliesI see you removed Vision of Confluence. I saw your post earlier today and gave it a go and all I can say is that it was a beast. I took down enemies really fast (provided I got head shots) and even survived various 1v2 scenarios. Overall VoC is really good! Also if any of you have the old vendor Three Little Words use that instead if you lack The Messenger.
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3 RepliesThe Last Word owns thorn in close range.