Talk:Kirito vs. Shiroe/@comment-25275196-20161007065545/@comment-25275196-20161008013159

Literally any melee attack is enough to burst the thorns. It was shown when Serara burst them by accident. Shiroe just usually doesn't get close enough to do melee attacks, because he's a ranged support class. Thorn-Bind Hostage definitely has a recast time of 15 seconds, and since all five vines together will inflict 5000 damage, that DPS exceeds Kirito's healing. Shiroe can weaken Kirito by restricting his vision, or other ways. Enxhanter might be best suited for support, but Elder Tales doesn't really support solo play anyway; enemies lower level than you can still take you out easily if you don't have effective teamwork, as shown many times. I doubt that Kirito would last too long if they swapped places, really.