When something is being used by well over 60+% of the player base in a competitive game type something is wrong. That itself should show that it is OP and the ultimate crutch. Even red death if you hit the thorn user twice in the head, if he hits you in the head you die first by a small margin. TLW is really the only viable option and only works close to the thorn user because to beat him you'll need to fire it automatic.