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

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Berserker Tree Skills

Active Skills

Raging Torrent.pngRaging Torrent Description: Perform four fast attacks each dealing 90% weapon damage.
Type: Active Cooldown: 15
Berserk.pngBerserk Description: Triggers a Berserk Mode that increases all attack damage by 20% while active. Berserk Mode will be active 12 seconds. Cooldown will trigger once Berserk ends.
Taunt Gem Compatible: If you have a Carnelian gem equiped in your hatchet, this ability causes an 8s taunt to all enemies within 8m. (Taunt causes monsters to focus only on you.)
Type: Active Cooldown: 18
Feral Rush.pngFeral Rush Description: A sprinting melee attack that causes the player to leap forward, hitting twice. The first hit deals 115% and the 2nd deals 130% weapon damage.
Type: Active Cooldown: 12

Passive Skills

Defy Death.pngDefy Death Description: When you receive lethal damage: Avoid death, reduce to 50 HP and gain immortality for 3 seconds. (75s cooldown)
Type: Passive Cooldown: 75
Final Blow.pngFinal Blow Description: Press Light Attack at the end of raging torrent to deal a final attack dealing 120% weapon damage.
Type: Passive Cooldown: -
Aggressive Approach.pngAggressive Approach Description: Hitting a target with Raging Torrent grants Haste, increasing movement speed by 20% for 6 seconds.
Type: Passive Cooldown: -
Desperate Refresh.pngDesperate Refresh Description: All cooldowns are reduced by 2% when hitting an enemy with an attack while your HP is below 30%
Type: Passive Cooldown: -
Fortifying Strikes.pngFortifying Strikes Description: Hitting the same target with 3 light attacks grants Fortify, increasing damage absorption by 15% for 3 seconds.
Type: Passive Cooldown: -
Relentless Fury.pngRelentless Fury Description: After a successful Heavy attack: gain Empower granting a 30% damage increase for 3 seconds or after 4 attacks.
Type: Passive Cooldown: -
Accumulated Power.pngAccumulated Power Description: After 3 successful light attacks against the same target: gain Empower, granting a 30% damage increase for 3 seconds or until the next attack.
Type: Passive Cooldown: -
Uninterruptible Berserk.pngUninterruptible Berserk Description: While in Berserk, your attacks are uninterruptible during Berserk and you can't be staggered.
Type: Passive Cooldown: -
Berserking Purge.pngBerserking Purge Description: Triggering Berserk removes all Crowd Control effects (Stuns, Slows, Roots) from the player.
Type: Passive Cooldown: -
Berserking Refresh.pngBerserking Refresh Description: While Berserk is active, gain a portion of your health back every 4 seconds to a max of 30% max HP.
Type: Passive Cooldown: -
On The Hunt.pngOn The Hunt Description: Increases movement speed by 20% while in Berserk Mode.
Type: Passive Cooldown: -
Frenzied Purge.pngFrenzied Purge Description: When hitting an enemy while your health is below 30%: Removes all Bleed, Burn, and Poison DoT effects from the player. (60 second cooldown)
Type: Passive Cooldown: 60
Against All Odds.pngAgainst All Odds Description: Increase base damage by 10% for every enemy within 5 meters of player.
Type: Passive Cooldown: -
Enraged Strikes.pngEnraged Strikes Description: If target is below 30% health, Light and Heavy attack deals 20% more damage.
Type: Passive Cooldown: -
Crippling Strikes.pngCrippling Strikes Description: If Feral Rush hits a target in the back, it causes Root, immobilizing target for 2 seconds.
Type: Passive Cooldown: -
Dispatch.pngDispatch Description: If target is below 30% health, Feral Rush deals 20% more damage.
Type: Passive Cooldown: -

Throwing Tree Skills

Active Skills

Infected Throw.pngInfected Throw Description: Throw an axe that deals 150% weapon damage and triggers Disease and weakens target for 10s.
(Disease reduces targets healing efficiency by 30%)
(Weaken reduces target's damage by 10%).
Type: Active Cooldown: 15
Social Distancing.pngSocial Distancing Description: Throw an axe forward and dodge backwards, dealing 130% weapon damage and slowing targets by 15% for 3 seconds.
Type: Active Cooldown: 15
Rending Throw.pngRending Throw Description: Throw an axe dealing 110% weapon damage and applying Rend, reducing target's damage absorption by 10% for 10s.
Type: Active Cooldown: 8

Passive Skills

Persistent Hinderance.pngPersistent Hinderance Description: Successful throwing axe hits extends all hatchet debuff durations by 30%
Type: Passive Cooldown: -
Aerial Transmission.pngAerial Transmission Description: Creates a 3 meter disease AOE on Impact that lingers in place for 6 seconds.
Type: Passive Cooldown: -
Mortal Power.pngMortal Power Description: Increased duration of disease and weaken to 15 seconds on targets below 30% Health.
Type: Passive Cooldown: -
Rejuvinating Crits.pngRejuvinating Crits Description: Successful Critical Hits with Light Attacks or Aimed Throws regenerates 10 Stamina.
Type: Passive Cooldown: -
Adrenaline Rush.pngAdrenaline Rush Description: Dodging within 2 seconds of triggering an ability consumes 25% less Stamina.
Type: Passive Cooldown: -
Exploitation.pngExploitation Description: All attacks deal 15% additional damage to targets with an active debuff.
Type: Passive Cooldown: -
On Fire.pngOn Fire Description: Every 3rd successfully thrown axe is a guaranteed Crit.
Type: Passive Cooldown: -
Critical Throw.pngCritical Throw Description: Thrown axes are now capable of triggering headshot or random critical hit.
Also increases critical hit chance of all attacks by 5%.
Type: Passive Cooldown: -
Stay Back.pngStay Back Description: Slow Movement speed effects increased to 25% for 4 seconds.
Type: Passive Cooldown: -
Quick Power.pngQuick Power Description: Player Movement speed increased to 30% for 3 seconds if ability hits a target with an active debuff.
Type: Passive Cooldown: -
Boot And Rally.pngBoot And Rally Description: Light Attacks and Aimed Throws regenerate 10 stamina when hitting targets with an active debuff.
Type: Passive Cooldown: -
Refreshing Throws.pngRefreshing Throws Description: Thrown Hatchets against targets with an active debuff reduces all cooldowns by 5%.
Type: Passive Cooldown: -
Aimed Throw.pngAimed Throw Description: Replaces block with an Aimed Throw that deals 95% weapon damage. Hold block to enter aimed stance and press light attack to throw.
Costs 20 stamina per throw.
Type: Passive Cooldown: -
Second Wind.pngSecond Wind Description: Using Rending Throw on a target with an active debuff reduces ability cooldown by 20%.
Type: Passive Cooldown: -
Opportunistic.pngOpportunistic Description: Rending Throw deals an additional 20% damage if target already has an active Debuff.
Type: Passive Cooldown: -
Targeted Impact.pngTargeted Impact Description: Rend increased to 15% if further than 8 meters from target.
Type: Passive Cooldown: -

New World Related Guides

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Weapon Mastery: List of Weapon Skills and Abilities

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