Please note that the New World Team has stopped covering the game as of Update 1.2. Information on certain pages may not be up-to-date.
This is a guide on New World's Weapon Skills. Read on to see all of the available skills and abilities for each weapon and how Weapon Mastery works in the game!
List of Contents
Weapon Skill Categories | |||
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Sword & Shield | Rapier | Hatchet | Spear |
Great Axe | War Hammer | Bow | Musket |
Fire Staff | Life Staff | Ice Gauntlet | Void Gauntlet |
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Defiant Stance | Shield Rush | Shield Bash |
Leaping Strike | Whirling Blade | Reverse Stab |
Weapon Skill Categories | |||
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Sword & Shield | Rapier | Hatchet | Spear |
Great Axe | War Hammer | Bow | Musket |
Fire Staff | Life Staff | Ice Gauntlet | Void Gauntlet |
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Fleche | Evade | Riposte |
Flurry | Flourish And Finish | Tondo |
Weapon Skill Categories | |||
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Sword & Shield | Rapier | Hatchet | Spear |
Great Axe | War Hammer | Bow | Musket |
Fire Staff | Life Staff | Ice Gauntlet | Void Gauntlet |
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Infected Throw | Social Distancing | Rending Throw |
Raging Torrent | Berserk | Feral Rush |
Weapon Skill Categories | |||
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Sword & Shield | Rapier | Hatchet | Spear |
Great Axe | War Hammer | Bow | Musket |
Fire Staff | Life Staff | Ice Gauntlet | Void Gauntlet |
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Vault Kick | Skewer | Perforate |
Sweep | Javelin | Cyclone |
Weapon Skill Categories | |||
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Sword & Shield | Rapier | Hatchet | Spear |
Great Axe | War Hammer | Bow | Musket |
Fire Staff | Life Staff | Ice Gauntlet | Void Gauntlet |
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Gravity Well | Maelstrom | Whirlwind |
Execute | Reap | Charge |
Weapon Skill Categories | |||
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Sword & Shield | Rapier | Hatchet | Spear |
Great Axe | War Hammer | Bow | Musket |
Fire Staff | Life Staff | Ice Gauntlet |
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Path Of Destiny | Clear Out | Shockwave |
Wrecking Ball | Mighty Gavel | Armor Breaker |
Weapon Skill Categories | |||
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Sword & Shield | Rapier | Hatchet | Spear |
Great Axe | War Hammer | Bow | Musket |
Fire Staff | Life Staff | Ice Gauntlet | Void Gauntlet |
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Splinter Shot | Penetrating Shot | Rapid Shot |
Rain of Arrows | Evade Shot | Poison Shot |
Weapon Skill Categories | |||
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Sword & Shield | Rapier | Hatchet | Spear |
Great Axe | War Hammer | Bow | Musket |
Fire Staff | Life Staff | Ice Gauntlet | Void Gauntlet |
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Sticky Bomb | Traps | Stopping Power |
Shooter's Stance | Power Shot | Powder Burn |
Weapon Skill Categories | |||
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Sword & Shield | Rapier | Hatchet | Spear |
Great Axe | War Hammer | Bow | Musket |
Fire Staff | Life Staff | Ice Gauntlet | Void Gauntlet |
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Burn Out | Flamethrower | Incinerate |
Fireball | Meteor Shower | Pillar of Fire |
Weapon Skill Categories | |||
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Sword & Shield | Rapier | Hatchet | Spear |
Great Axe | War Hammer | Bow | Musket |
Fire Staff | Life Staff | Ice Gauntlet | Void Gauntlet |
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Beacon | Light's Embrace | Orb of Protection |
Splash of Light | Sacred Ground | Divine Embrace |
Weapon Skill Categories | |||
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Sword & Shield | Rapier | Hatchet | Spear |
Great Axe | War Hammer | Bow | Musket |
Fire Staff | Life Staff | Ice Gauntlet | Void Gauntlet |
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Entombed | Ice Shower | Ice Pylon |
Wind Chill | Ice Storm | Ice Spikes |
Weapon Skill Categories | |||
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Sword & Shield | Rapier | Hatchet | Spear |
Great Axe | War Hammer | Bow | Musket |
Fire Staff | Life Staff | Ice Gauntlet | Void Gauntlet |
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Void Blade | Oblivion | Petrifying Scream |
Orb of Decay | Baleful Tether | Essence Rupture |
Weapon Mastery is a system in New World that grant weapon skill points depending on your mastery level for that particular weapon. You gain One skill point every time your mastery with that weapon levels up. You can use these skill points to learn a new skill in one of the weapon's skill trees — assuming you fulfill a skill's other requirements as well. Take note that each weapon has two available skill trees that determine the weapon's overall playstyle.
Each weapon starts at mastery level zero. You gain experience for a particular weapon whenever you use it in combat or hunting wild animals.
Kills by party members also provide weapon mastery exp. The mastery exp will only be credited to your active weapon, regardless if it's sheathed or not. This means weapons that you swapped out of will not get mastery exp from your ally's kill.
Example: Player A has a Musket and Hatchet equipped. Player B killed a wolf while Player A is swapped to his Musket. Player A will only receive weapon mastery exp for their Musket. |
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Lastly, kills from party members only grant weapon mastery exp within a certain range. You won't receive any weapon mastery exp if your allies are too far!
Skills within each weapon skill tree are categorized into two types:
There are a total of 3 active skills and 16 passive skills per tree.
It is important to note that you don't have to choose between a weapon's skill trees. Even though each of these trees cater to a specific playstyle, it is possible create hybrid builds that utilize certain skills from each of them. Don't be afraid to experiment as well! It is possible to Respec your skill points at any time out of combat. Resetting your skill points is free until your weapon reaches mastery level 10. Skill respecs at mastery level 10 and above require Azoth.
New World Guides & Walkthrough
New World Categories | ||
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Quests | Weapon Skills | Trade Skills |
Crafting Stations | Patch Notes | Expeditions |
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