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 ReplyHahaha lol what a list.
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Bad juju has some good PvP potential
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TLW Bad Juju MIDA Ghelion's Demise Mythoclast
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Edited by Rhedmond Barry: 6/7/2015 8:01:40 PMBeen doing quite well with the Queenbreakers Bow myself. One shot headshot kills with great headshot aim assist. I can hold like 100 rounds with it and never have to switch to a primary.
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Thorn is only annoying because it's overused. Below average players use it thinking they'll suddenly be good.
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7 RepliesThe last word kinda counters thorn because they are perfectly equal. The funny thing is that no one complanes about the last word.
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1 ReplyDoesn't include Hawkmoon..
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1 ReplyQueenbreaker's Bow is a beast against pretty much everything! Always get owned by it! Can't wait to get mines! HURRY THE HELL UP VARIKS!!! XD
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1 ReplyLol what about the summoner
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10 RepliesThe only reason thorn is a pvp monster is because of the devour
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Mida blows
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1 ReplyYou forgot Hawkmoon.
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mida is 55 crit
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5 RepliesI love Mida Multi-tool for Trials and IB
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1 ReplyThe only thing that bothers me about Thorn is the poison. Otherwise, it's just another gun.
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Don't forget that MIDA makes the target flinch really bad. It's vital for throwing off the aim of Thorn users. Red Death is a nice counter to MIDA because of the unflinching perk.
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3 RepliesWhere's necrochasm? I've outgun many thorns using it.
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Every weapon I use here is better than thorn
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1 ReplyWhere's hawkmoon?
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3 RepliesIf Thorn was not the best OVERALL weapon in the game then the overall majority of PvP players would NOT be using it.
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Fatebringer is really good too Headshot kill=multi kills when people try Caplin a point lol
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Bad juju
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4 RepliesThe guardian itself. The weapon is only as good as its user
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Best weapon in crucible is no land beyond hands down imo
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1 ReplyNext time you go up against a thorn, try bad juju. Surprisingly effective.
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3 RepliesI agree all of those are good, but seriously. In my opinion, Thorn is honestly better the all of the above (although it may tie the mythoclast).