I was doing some PVP in the Luna Belltower last night and I was completely baffled. Every time I hit this person, I lost a quarter of my health to what looked like lightning. I got a backstab, and died from it.
Is there anything like Thorns from Blizzard games in Dark Souls 2? Something that does damage to anyone attacking the player. Gear, spells(probably a miracle based on the lighning), or even weapons are fine. I've looked around, but from what I've seen, a lot of resources aren't fully in place yet.
Best Answer
The only thing that would be similar to it would be the Ring of Thorns or the Pyromancy Immolation, but both do not work as you described.
When the Ring of Thorns procs (it doesn't work on every hit, only on a %, based on the ring level) it shoots out some darts (see this video at 0:58).
Immolation sets the caster on fire, so you would have seen it.
What probably happened - you encountered a cheater (likely) or lag