I'm not super good at PVP but after switching to TLW over Thorn (which I used the crap out of), TLW is far superior. A way better shotgun counter, and can do a much better job of canceling multiple supers (nova bomb, bladedance, FoH, and sunsinging). This is in one week of using TLW over Thorn. My money's on TLW. I honestly don't know why Thorn is hated so much more than TLW, since it's not as good.