# Piercing Thorn (Shadowhunter) skill

> Summon infernal spikes at the target location within 12 meters to inflict Atk. Power Damage, knocking foes down.

Canonical: https://lostark.wiki/database/skills/piercing-thorn-27110

## Facts

- **Required level**: 99
- **Cooldown**: 20 s
- **MP cost**: 469

## Related

- [Class](https://lostark.wiki/database/skills/piercing-thorn-27110#relationships) (1)

### Class

1–1 of 1

| Name | Details |
| --- | --- |
| [Shadowhunter](https://lostark.wiki/database/classes/shadowhunter-403) |  |

## Tripods

- 1 **Magick Control**: MP Cost -67%.
- 2 **Bleed Effect**: On hit, Bleed foes, inflicting Atk. Power Damage every 1s for?s.
- 3 **Vital Point Hit**: Crit Rate +45%.
- 4 **Rotting Zone**: Create a damaging area of small thorns, increasing Damage by up to 80% for 4s.
- 5 **Encroachment Discharge**: Cannot gain Shadowburst Meter, but more thorns grow from the ground to inflict +160% Damage to foes.
- 6 **Quick Prep**: Cooldown -8s.
- 7 **Advancing Thorns**: Changes to Normal Mode. When using this skill, shoot a thorn up to 8 meters in the designated direction. Upon hit or reaching the max distance, the thorn grows, increasing Damage to foes by 118%.
- 8 **Massive Thorns**: Thorn size +50%. Damage to foes +80%.

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