Best Healer Builds (Update 1.2.1)

This is a guide on the best Healer builds in New World. Read on to see the recommended stats, skills, armor, and playstyle guides of the best and latest Healer builds for PVE and PVP as of Update 1.2.1!

List of Role Builds
Best Tank Builds	Best Healer Builds	Best DPS Builds

Healer Endgame Builds

Life Staff / Void Gauntlet Support DPS Build

Build Stats and Skills

Stats obtained through armor are not accounted for in this table.

1st Weapon	2nd Weapon
Life Staff	Void Gauntlet
Active Skills
Orb of Protection Sacred Ground Beacon	Orb of Decay Petrifying Scream Essence Rupture
Passive Skills
Absolved Mending Touch Blissful Touch Protector's Blessing Holy Ground Revitalize Shared Protection Infused Light Blessed Aegis Radiance's Blessing Sacred Protection Spirits United Glowing Focus Speed of Light Magnify	Forsaken Pact Keen Confidence Fervent Thirst Keen Humility Refreshing Precision Radiant Efficiency Draining Orb Refreshing Harvest Slowing Orb Bone-Chilling Voice Detonating Orb Invigorating Rupture Fortifying Echoes Refreshing Frailty Overflowing Essence Glimpse of the Void

Best Perks and Equipment

Perks and Equipment Stats
Best Perks	Rally IV Revitalizing Beacon Sacred Blessed
	Stats: Sage (Focus)
	Type: None Stats: -
	Weight: Light Stats: Sage (Focus)
	Weight: Light Stats: Sage (Focus)
	Weight: Light Stats: Sage (Focus)
	Weight: Light Stats: Sage (Focus)
	Weight: Light Stats: Sage (Focus)

Build Playstyle

This build pairs up the Void Gauntlet with the Life Staff for its ability to scale off Focus and deal a ton of damage to opponents while healing your team at the same time. Since these weapons use the same stat, your healing will always be maximized, especially since you will get a healing bonus from committing points in Focus.

During engagements, especially massive pulls, make sure to apply the necessary buffs to your team using the Life Staff. This includes Beacon and Orb of Protection for Passive Buffs like Fortify. Drop Sacred Ground as well for the passive AoE healing. If your team is fully buffed, use the Void Gauntlet for the DPS. We use Orb of Decay as our primary DPS tool against your opponents. If detonated correctly after hitting an opponent, it will give you two stacks of Void Essence, which you can use to reset the CD of your skills.

Use Petrifying Scream at your opponent to disable their movement and allow your team to escape during rough situations. Inflicting Essence Rupture will help with the healing effort as long as they hit the target inflicted with a said status.

Healing Disabler Build

Build Stats and Skills

Stats obtained through armor are not accounted for in this table.

1st Weapon	2nd Weapon
Life Staff	War Hammer
Active Skills
Divine Embrace Sacred Ground Beacon	Clear Out Shockwave Path Of Destiny
Passive Skills
Absolved Privilege Holy Ground Blissful Touch Revitalize Blessed Sacred Protection Intensify Bend Light Protector's Touch Shared Struggle Infused Light Radiance's Blessing Balance Speed of Light Divine Blessing	Outnumbered Power Cleaner Guarded Sprint Acceleration Concussive Impact Facilitated Expedition Frailty Meteoric Crater Clean And Refreshed Prevailing Spirit Seismic Waves Resurgence Swing Away Aftershock Epitome Of Bonk! Exhaustive Attacks

Best Perks and Equipment

Perks and Equipment Stats
Best Perks	Divine Opportunist IV Arboreal IV Repulsing Clear Out Revitalizing Beacon Sundering Shockwave
	Stats: Sage (Focus)
	Weight: Medium Stats: Zealot (Focus & Strength)
	Weight: Medium Stats: Zealot (Focus & Strength)
	Weight: Medium Stats: Zealot (Focus & Strength)
	Weight: Medium Stats: Zealot (Focus & Strength)
	Weight: Medium Stats: Zealot (Focus & Strength)

Build Playstyle

This build makes you more of a defensive healer that does not only heal, but also provides crowd control and debuffs against enemies. The healing skills in this build is a flexible standard build that can work solo or in a party. Having an Amber Gemstone on your War Hammer is recommended for more damage with more points in Focus.

With your Life Staff you have three healing skills, Divine Embrace for burst heals, Sacred Ground for an AoE heal over time, and Beacon for a heal that can also deal damage. Your passives will greatly increase your heal's effectiveness for you and any party members you have.

Your War Hammer is where some of your damage, disables and debuffs are gonna come from. You have a knockback to create space with Clear Out if you have enemies on top of you, Shockwave to stun and debuff nearby enemies, and Path of Destiny to deal some damage and stagger.

Your disables and debuffs combined with your heals can make you a tough target to take out, while making it easier for any allies to take out your opponents. This is a great build that can find a lot of use in PvE or PvP situations.

Healer Starter Builds

Life Staff / War Hammer CC Heal Build

Build Skills

1st Weapon	2nd Weapon
Life Staff	War Hammer
Active Skills
Orb of Protection Sacred Ground Beacon	Clear Out Shockwave
Passive Skills
Absolved Blissful Touch Protector's Blessing Shared Protection Aegis Holy Ground Blessed	Outnumbered Power Cleaner Frailty

Best Perks and Equipment

Perks and Equipment Stats
Best Perks	Sacred Blessed Cruel IV
	Stats:Nomad (Constitution → Focus)
	Type: None Stats: -
	Weight: Heavy Stats: Nomad (Constitution → Focus)
	Weight: Heavy Stats: Nomad (Constitution → Focus)
	Weight: Heavy Stats: Nomad (Constitution → Focus)
	Weight: Heavy Stats: Nomad (Constitution → Focus)
	Weight: Heavy Stats: Nomad (Constitution → Focus)

Build Playstyle

This is a support healer build that uses the Life Staff to heal and apply buffs to your allies while using the Warhammer's CC skills to help mitigate damage against enemies.

We will be using Sacred Ground to heal our allies, while Orb of Protection and Beacon will provide buffs and deal extra damage for the party. We use Warhammer's Shockwave skill to stun our opponents, giving our party an opportunity to focus on DPS. If the party is ever in a tough spot, War Hammer's Clear Out can provide some space for breathing.

Life Staff / Ice Gauntlet Sustain Build

Build Skills

1st Weapon	2nd Weapon
Life Staff	Ice Gauntlet
Active Skills
Orb of Protection Sacred Ground Beacon	Ice Pylon Ice Storm Entombed
Passive Skills
Absolved Blissful Touch Protector's Blessing Shared Protection Aegis Holy Ground Blessed	Cold Reach Greater Pylon Gathering Storm Weakening Gust

Best Perks and Equipment

Perks and Equipment Stats
Best Perks	Blessed Sacred Cruel IV Fortifying Sacred Ground
	Stats: Mage (Intelligence → Focus)
	Type: None Stats: -
	Weight: Light Stats: Priest (Focus → Intelligence )
	Weight: Light Stats: Priest (Focus → Intelligence )
	Weight: Light Stats: Priest (Focus → Intelligence )
	Weight: Light Stats: Priest (Focus → Intelligence )
	Weight: Light Stats: Priest (Focus → Intelligence )

Build Playstyle

This build uses the Ice Gauntlet to grant passive damage to enemies as you focus on supporting your allies using your Life Staff.

We will be using Ice Gauntlet's Ice Pylon and Ice Storm to provide the party with passive damage and focus more on healing using your Life Staff with Sacred Ground, Orb of Protection, and Beacon.

Ice Gauntlet's Entombed makes sure you will never run out of mana as it lets you recover mana faster when cast. Placing down Sacred Ground before you enclose yourself will help you heal as well in case you're in a rough position.

New World Related Guides

Best PVE and PVP Builds

List of Role Builds

List of Role Builds
Best Tank Builds	Best Healer Builds	Best DPS Builds

Best Weapon Builds

Best PVE and PVP Weapon Builds
Sword & Shield	Rapier	Hatchet	Spear
Great Axe	War Hammer	Bow	Musket
Fire Staff	Life Staff	Ice Gauntlet	Void Gauntlet