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This is a list of all Sword and Shield skills in New World. Read on to see the Sword and Shield's skill trees and available skills for each of them!

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Swordmaster Tree Skills

Active Skills

Leaping Strike.pngLeaping Strike Description: Leap 6 meters and deal 150% weapon damage.
Type: Active Cooldown: 18
Whirling Blade.pngWhirling Blade Description: Deal 145% weapon damage to all foes within 2 meters.
Type: Active Cooldown: 15
Reverse Stab.pngReverse Stab Description: A stab attack that deal 175% weapon damage.
Type: Active Cooldown: 20

Passive Skills

Leadership.pngLeadership Description: While holding a sword, all group members damage is increased by 10%.
Type: Passive Cooldown: -
Cowardly Punishment.pngCowardly Punishment Description: If Leaping Strike hits a target in the back, it inflicts a 50% slow for 8s. (Slow reduces targets movement speed.)
Type: Passive Cooldown: -
Final Strike.pngFinal Strike Description: If you hit a foe below 30% health, deal 50% more damage.
Type: Passive Cooldown: -
Achilles Heel.pngAchilles Heel Description: The final attack in your light attack chain causes a 20% Slow for 2s. (Slow reduces movement speed.)
Type: Passive Cooldown: -
Critical Precision.pngCritical Precision Description: On critical, gain 20% haste for 5s. (Haste increases movement speed.)
Type: Passive Cooldown: -
Counter Attack.pngCounter Attack Description: When you block an attack, gain a stack of Empower, granting a 3% damage increase for 5s. Can stack up to 5 times.
Type: Passive Cooldown: -
Freeing Justice.pngFreeing Justice Description: Successfully hitting with a Heavy attack causes you to lose 1 debuff.
Type: Passive Cooldown: -
Empowered Stab.pngEmpowered Stab Description: Successful Heavy attack grants you 30% Empower for 5s. (Empower increases damage.)
Type: Passive Cooldown: -
Tactical Strike.pngTactical Strike Description: Whirling Blade reduces cooldown on the ability by 10% for each enemy hit.
Type: Passive Cooldown: -
Opportunity.pngOpportunity Description: Whirling Blade causes 5% Rend for 10s (Rend reduces targets armor.)
Type: Passive Cooldown: -
Confidence.pngConfidence Description: While health is full deal 15% more damage.
Type: Passive Cooldown: -
Opportunist.pngOpportunist Description: Deal 10% more damage to slowed foes.
Type: Passive Cooldown: -
Mobility.pngMobility Description: Move 33% faster while blocking.
Type: Passive Cooldown: -
Precision.pngPrecision Description: Swords critical strike chance increased by 10%.
Type: Passive Cooldown: -
Tactician.pngTactician Description: On successful hit with Reverse Stab, all Sword cooldowns are reduced by 25%.
Type: Passive Cooldown: -
Unstoppable Stab.pngUnstoppable Stab Description: Reverse Stab now has Grit, making the attack unstoppable.
Type: Passive Cooldown: -

Defender Tree Skills

Active Skills

Defiant Stance.pngDefiant Stance Description: For 8s, reduce the incoming base damage from attackers by 30%.
Taunt Gem Compatible: If you have a Carnelian gem equiped in your sword, This ability cause an 6s taunt to all enemies within 8m. (Taunt causes monsters to focus only on you.)
Type: Active Cooldown: 45
Shield Rush.pngShield Rush Description: Rush forward 5 meters knocking back foes and dealing 125% weapon damage.
Type: Active Cooldown: 20
Shield Bash.pngShield Bash Description: Deal 50% weapon damage and stuns foes in front of you for 2s.
Taunt Gem Compatible: If you have a Carnelian gem equiped in your sword, this ability cause a 6s taunt to all enemies hit. (Taunt causes monsters to focus only on you.)
Type: Active Cooldown: 25

Passive Skills

Defensive Formation.pngDefensive Formation Description: While blocking, reduce damage to all allies within 2 meters by 30%. (1s cooldown)
Type: Passive Cooldown: 1
Restoration.pngRestoration Description: Gain 15% of your max health when Defiant Stance ends.
Type: Passive Cooldown: -
Final Count Down.pngFinal Count Down Description: If your health is above 50%: damage reduction increased by 20%.
Type: Passive Cooldown: -
High Grip.pngHigh Grip Description: Stamina damage is reduced by 15% when blocking a ranged attack with a shield.
Type: Passive Cooldown: -
Recuperation.pngRecuperation Description: All incoming healing and regeneration increased by 10%
Type: Passive Cooldown: -
Fortitude.pngFortitude Description: While holding a Sword current and max health are increased by 10%
Type: Passive Cooldown: -
Defensive Training.pngDefensive Training Description: When you block an attack, gain 10% Fortify for 5s.
Type: Passive Cooldown: -
Sturdy Grip.pngSturdy Grip Description: Stamina damage is reduced by 15% when blocking a melee attack with a shield.
Type: Passive Cooldown: -
Intimidating Rush.pngIntimidating Rush Description: On successful hit all enemies within 5m of you are 30% Slowed for 4s. (Slow reduces movement speed.)
Type: Passive Cooldown: -
Improved Rush.pngImproved Rush Description: On successful hit all enemies within 5m gain 10% Weaken for 10s. (Weaken reduces damage.)
Type: Passive Cooldown: -
Final Blow.pngFinal Blow Description: The 3rd attack in your light attack deals 15% more damage and cause more threat.
Type: Passive Cooldown: -
One With The Shield.pngOne With The Shield Description: When you block with a shield, all shield skills recharge 1%.
Type: Passive Cooldown: -
Elemental Resistance.pngElemental Resistance Description: Reduce damage from all magical types by 10%
Type: Passive Cooldown: -
Sturdy Shield.pngSturdy Shield Description: Grants an additional 15% physical armor.
Type: Passive Cooldown: -
Concussive Bash.pngConcussive Bash Description: Shield Bash stun duration increased by 1s.
Type: Passive Cooldown: -
Intimidating Bash.pngIntimidating Bash Description: Shield bash causes greatly increase threat and 100% more damage.
Type: Passive Cooldown: -
Invigorating Bulwark.pngInvigorating Bulwark Description: Grants 15 stamina on hit with the Shield Bash and Shield Rush abilities.
Type: Passive Cooldown: -

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