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

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Juggernaut Tree Skills

Active Skills

Wrecking Ball.pngWrecking Ball Description: Strike the ground around a target with Hammer dealing 130% weapon damage and flattening enemy.
Type: Active Cooldown: 15
Mighty Gavel.pngMighty Gavel Description: An overhead leaping attack that crushes down on enemies dealing 170% weapon damage.
Type: Active Cooldown: 20
Armor Breaker.pngArmor Breaker Description: A powerful swing that penetrates 35% of the Target's armor and deals 140% Weapon damage.
Type: Active Cooldown: 12

Passive Skills

Breathing Room.pngBreathing Room Description: All targets within 1.5 meters of target hit are also Flattened.
Type: Passive Cooldown: -
Safety Measures.pngSafety Measures Description: On a successful hit, player obtains Fortify, granting 20% damage resistance for 7 seconds.
Type: Passive Cooldown: -
Hardened Steel.pngHardened Steel Description: Adds Grit to Hammer Heavy Attacks, and grants a 15% damage reduction while the Heavy attack Grit is active.
(Grit is an added stagger resistance that stops attacks from being interrupted by reactions.)
Type: Passive Cooldown: -
Power Through Pain.pngPower Through Pain Description: For 1 second after taking damage, deal 35% extra damage.
Type: Passive Cooldown: -
Contemption.pngContemption Description: On targets under 30% HP: Increase damage done by Heavy Attacks by 15%.
Type: Passive Cooldown: -
Hammer Time.pngHammer Time Description: Gain Empower on a Heavy Attack, increasing attack damage by 20% for 4 seconds.
Type: Passive Cooldown: -
Justice For All.pngJustice For All Description: Press Basic attack during Mighty Gavel to add a second attack that deals 220% weapon damage.
Type: Passive Cooldown: -
Expedite.pngExpedite Description: After a successful Mighty Gavel attack, gain Haste, increasing player's movement speed by 30% for 3 seconds.
Type: Passive Cooldown: -
Impact Fracture.pngImpact Fracture Description: Increase Stamina damage done by Mighty Gavel attack by 25%.
Type: Passive Cooldown: -
Summary Judgment.pngSummary Judgment Description: On targets under 30% HP: Increase damage done by Mighty Gavel attack by 20%.
Type: Passive Cooldown: -
Quick Recovery.pngQuick Recovery Description: Cooldowns are reduced by 7% with Heavy attacks.
Type: Passive Cooldown: -
Exhaustive Attacks.pngExhaustive Attacks Description: All Warhammer abilities apply Exhaust, slowing target's stamina regeneration by 20% for 5 seconds. (Does not stack)
Type: Passive Cooldown: -
Epitome Of Bonk!.pngEpitome Of Bonk! Description: Increase Armor Penetration by 10% for all War Hammer Standard attacks.
Type: Passive Cooldown: -
Opening Act.pngOpening Act Description: Increase Armor Breaker damage by 25% against targets with full health.
Type: Passive Cooldown: -
Lasting Trauma.pngLasting Trauma Description: Armor Breaker grants the targets Rend, reducing damage absorption by 20% for 10 seconds.
Type: Passive Cooldown: -
Indomitable.pngIndomitable Description: Adds Grit to the attack, making the attack unstoppable.
Type: Passive Cooldown: -

Crowd Crusher Tree Skills

Active Skills

Path Of Destiny.pngPath Of Destiny Description: A powerful ground strike that erupts a linear wave of energy in front of the player, dealing 110% weapon damage to all targets in its path.
Type: Active Cooldown: 22
Clear Out.pngClear Out Description: A wide swing that knocks enemies back 4 meters to create distance, deals 115% weapon damage.
Type: Active Cooldown: 15
Shockwave.pngShockwave Description: Slam the Hammer into the ground causing a 3 meter radius AOE earthquake that deals 80% weapon damage. Applies Stun to all impacted targets for 2 Seconds.
Taunt Gem Compatible: If you have Carnelian gem equiped in your war hammer, this ability cause a 6s taunts when it hits. (Taunt causes monsters to focus only on you.)
Type: Active Cooldown: 20

Passive Skills

Aftershock.pngAftershock Description: Whenever a target is affected by a Crowd Control effect, they are slowed by 20% for 4 Seconds.
Type: Passive Cooldown: -
Stimulated Reduction.pngStimulated Reduction Description: Ability cooldown reduced by 5% for each enemy hit with Path of Destiny.
Type: Passive Cooldown: -
Seismic Waves.pngSeismic Waves Description: Path of Destiny now staggers all targets in its path.
Type: Passive Cooldown: -
Acceleration.pngAcceleration Description: Reduce War Hammer Cooldowns by 7% when using light attacks against targets with an active Debuff.
Type: Passive Cooldown: -
Prevailing Spirit.pngPrevailing Spirit Description: Regain 35% of damage dealt as Health when using a Crowd Crusher ability.
Type: Passive Cooldown: -
Concussive Impact.pngConcussive Impact Description: +15% damage against targets affected by Warhammer Debuffs.
Type: Passive Cooldown: -
Guarded Sprint.pngGuarded Sprint Description: Reduce damage taken by 10% while sprinting.
Type: Passive Cooldown: -
I Can Do This All Day.pngI Can Do This All Day Description: Reduce Stamina consumption by 30% when Blocking Melee Attacks.
Type: Passive Cooldown: -
Swing Away.pngSwing Away Description: Using Clear Out on a target grants Haste, increasing movement speed by 30% for 3 Seconds.
Type: Passive Cooldown: -
Clean And Refreshed.pngClean And Refreshed Description: Clear Out's cooldown is reduced by 5% per enemy hit with the ability.
Type: Passive Cooldown: -
Power Cleaner.pngPower Cleaner Description: Hitting a target with Clear Out grants Fortify, providing a 10% defense bonus for 4 seconds to all friendlies within 6 meters.
Type: Passive Cooldown: -
Resurgence.pngResurgence Description: After 2 Light attacks with the Warhammer, debuff durations on player are reduced by 25%. Can only trigger once every 5 seconds.
Type: Passive Cooldown: -
Facilitated Expedition.pngFacilitated Expedition Description: After hitting a target with an active Debuff; Obtain Haste, increasing movement speed by 15% for 3 seconds.
Type: Passive Cooldown: -
Outnumbered.pngOutnumbered Description: Increase damage absorption by 105 if surrounded by 2 or more enemies within 3 meters of player.
Type: Passive Cooldown: -
Meteoric Crater.pngMeteoric Crater Description: Expands the effective range of the Shockwave to a 4 meter radius.
Type: Passive Cooldown: -
Frailty.pngFrailty Description: The trauma of the attack causes Weaken, decreasing the damage dealt from the target's attacks by 10% for 10 seconds.
Type: Passive Cooldown: -

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