Recorded mechanics
What BatoForge can document today.
This is a data dossier, not a complete strategy guide. Thorntail's role, best build, team partners, and counters remain unpublished until reliable evidence exists.
Base cooldown candidate6sCommunity-derived · build unknown
Shiny ruleNo overrideShiny sprite available
DatasetStatic extractbatogui-static-extract/2026-09-21
Official version history
Reviewed patch evidence.
No Thorntail-specific change is present in the currently reviewed official patch subset. This does not prove that no change exists in pending posts.
Official-text evidence timeline
Candidate records, kept in context.
These records were extracted from official Steam posts by exact catalog-name matching. Raw wording and values are shown without automatically deciding whether a change is a buff or nerf.
v0.8.5candidatehigh confidence
Thorntail - Cooldown: 6.5 seconds → 6 secondsRaw values: 6.5 seconds · 6 secondsOpen official-text context →
v0.8.0candidatelow confidence
Thorntail is underperforming by a huge margin.Open official-text context →
v0.6.0candidatelow confidence
Thorntail is underpeforming at all stages of the game even despite poison team's good early game.Open official-text context →
v0.4.1candidatemedium confidence
Fixed Thorntail getting buffed from opponents inflicting poison.Open official-text context →
Normal + Shiny assets cataloged