Best Hatchet Builds for PVE and PVP (Update 1.2.1)

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

Hatchet / Lifestaff Sustain Build

Build Purpose
PvE
Strengths	Weaknesses
・Solid DPS ・Great survivability due to healing ability ・Ideal for soloing	・Not as effective as a true DPS or a pure healer in a party

Build Stats and Skills

Stat Priority	Strength → Focus → Constitution
Strength	95
Dexterity	5
Intelligence	5
Focus	50
Constitution	50

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

1st Weapon	2nd Weapon
Hatchet	Life Staff
Active Skills
Berserk Raging Torrent Rending Throw	Divine Embrace Sacred Ground Orb of Protection
Passive Skills
On The Hunt Berserking Refresh Berserking Purge Uninterruptible Berserk Aggressive Approach Final Blow Enraged Strikes Relentless Fury Against All Odds Fortifying Strikes Targeted Impact Opportunistic Aimed Throw Exploitation Boot And Rally Defy Death	Privilege Shared Struggle Rebound Holy Ground Blessed Desperate Speed Enchanted Justice Sacred Protection Protector's Blessing Shared Protection Aegis Bend Light Defensive Light Protector's Strength Glowing Focus Divine Blessing

Best Perks and Equipment

Perks and Equipment Stats
Best Perks	Opportunist IV Retaliate IV Keen Berserk Exhilarate IV
	Stats: Monk (Strength and Focus)
	Type: None Stats: -
	Weight: Medium Stats: Monk (Strength and Focus)
	Weight: Medium Stats: Monk (Strength and Focus)
	Weight: Medium Stats: Monk (Strength and Focus)
	Weight: Medium Stats: Monk (Strength and Focus)
	Weight: Medium Stats: Monk (Strength and Focus)

Build Playstyle

A build focused fully on bolstering the Hatchet's DPS and survivability. The Lifestaff's focus is to provide buffs and extra regeneration while you're fighting in Berserk State and to restore your HP to mid-high levels after exhausting your gas (Berserk and Defy Death). The extra healing on critical HP targets makes the Hatchet's Defy Death invulnerability perfect for massive bursts of healing in a short amount of time.

As for the Hatchet, not much goes aside from screaming and charging at your enemy. But aside from charging wildly, don't forget to use Rending Throw to apply an armor debuff to your target for a slight increase in DPS.

Hatchet / Great Axe Dual Axe DPS Build

Build Purpose
General (PVP and PVE)
Strengths	Weaknesses
・Superior DPS ・Highly aggressive playstyle, good at chasing down enemies ・Decent survivability in the front lines	・Great Axe swings are very slow ・Reliant on healers

Build Stats and Skills

Stat Priority	Strength → Constitution
Strength	150
Dexterity	5
Intelligence	5
Focus	5
Constitution	50

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

1st Weapon	2nd Weapon
Hatchet	Great Axe
Active Skills
Berserk Feral Rush Raging Torrent	Reap Charge Execute
Passive Skills
On The Hunt Berserking Refresh Berserking Purge Uninterruptible Berserk Dispatch Crippling Strikes Aggressive Approach Final Blow Enraged Strikes Relentless Fury Against All Odds Fortifying Strikes Aimed Throw Critical Throw Rejuvinating Crits Defy Death	The Collector Hunger Fatal Attraction Frenzied Momentum Unpredictable Strike Unstoppable Greed Executioner Greed Executioner's Speed Death's Embrace Critical Gains Frustration Keen Edge Critical Condition Feed Blood Lust

Best Perks and Equipment

Perks and Equipment Stats
Best Perks	Opportunist IV Exhilarate IV Vicious Enchanted Keenly Empowered Mending Execute
	Stats: Barbarian (Strength → Constitution)
	Type: None Stats: -
	Weight: Heavy Stats: Barbarian (Strength → Constitution)
	Weight: Heavy Stats: Barbarian (Strength → Constitution)
	Weight: Heavy Stats: Barbarian (Strength → Constitution)
	Weight: Heavy Stats: Barbarian (Strength → Constitution)
	Weight: Heavy Stats: Barbarian (Strength → Constitution)

Build Playstyle

Your main luring tool and single target DPS tool will be the Hatchet. Your DPS is strong from Raging Torrent and Berserk combined. You are also running several passive damage buffs from the Hatchet which makes your standard attacks hit harder.

Once in the red or if enemies are escaping, the Great Axe's Reap and Execute are your best options. Reap can pull targets back to you and Execute deals massive damage when they are on critical HP. With the Reaper Tree, the Great Axe will also sustain you so don't be afraid to slot in more damage to this build as it also increases your build's durability.

Hatchet / Sword and Shield Berserker DPS Build

Build Purpose
PvE
Strengths	Weaknesses
・Hits hard and fast ・High crit, damage, and speed ・Good at chasing retreating enemies	・Lacking HP and defense ・Limited AoE

Build Stats and Skills

Stat Priority	Strength
Strength	195
Dexterity	5
Intelligence	5
Focus	5
Constitution	5

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

1st Weapon	2nd Weapon
Hatchet	Sword and Shield
Active Skills
Berserk Feral Rush Raging Torrent	Whirling Blade Reverse Stab Leaping Strike
Passive Skills
Dispatch Crippling Strikes Enraged Strikes Against All Odds Frenzied Purge On The Hunt Berserking Refresh Berserking Purge Uninterruptible Berserk Defy Death Accumulated Power Relentless Fury Fortifying Strikes Desperate Refresh Aggressive Approach Final Blow	Unstoppable Stab Tactician Precision Mobility Opportunist Confidence Opportunity Tactical Strike Leadership Empowered Stab Freeing Justice Counter Attack Critical Precision Achilles Heel Final Strike Cowardly Punishment

Best Perks and Equipment

Perks and Equipment Stats
Best Perks	Opportunist IV Exhilarate IV Vicious Enchanted Keenly Empowered Gambit IV
	Stats: Soldier (Strength)
	Type: Round or Kite Stats: Soldier (Strength)
	Weight: Medium Stats: Soldier (Strength)
	Weight: Medium Stats: Soldier (Strength)
	Weight: Medium Stats: Soldier (Strength)
	Weight: Medium Stats: Soldier (Strength)
	Weight: Medium Stats: Soldier (Strength)

Build Playstyle

The Hatchet / Sword and Shield Berserker DPS Build is a DPS PvE build all about fast damage. You stick close to the tank, who will keep the enemies in check, while you dish out mad damage from the side.

The passive skills from the Swordmaster and Berserker are geared to maximize crit chance, damage, and speed, making for deadly swings.

This build is unforgiving as it deals a lot of damage and its skills can either cover a lot of distance (Leaping Strike and Feral Rush), deal AoE damage (Whirling Blade) or increase attack and movement speed (Berserk and On the Hunt), or just deal a ton of damage in one go (Reverse Stab and Raging Torrent)

Hatchet / Void Gauntlet CC DPS Build

Build Purpose
General (PvE & PvP)
Strengths	Weaknesses
・Effective in soloplay ・Works well as a support in groups	・Split stat allocation lessens the damage output for both weapon. ・Has trouble chasing after Musket users firing at longer ranges.

Build Stats and Skills

Stat Priority	Strength → Intelligence → Constitution
Strength	95
Dexterity	5
Intelligence	75
Focus	5
Constitution	35

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

1st Weapon	2nd Weapon
Hatchet	Void Gauntlet
Active Skills
Berserk Feral Rush Raging Torrent	Orb of Decay Baleful Tether Petrifying Scream
Passive Skills
Enraged Strikes Accumulated Power On The Hunt Relentless Fury Desperate Refresh Dispatch Against All Odds Berserking Refresh Crippling Strikes Berserking Purge Fortifying Strikes Aggressive Approach Frenzied Purge Uninterruptible Berserk Final Blow Defy Death	Keen Confidence Fervent Thirst Refreshing Precision Radiant Efficiency Draining Orb Tethered Refresh Slowing Orb Bone-Chilling Voice Tethered Focus Detonating Orb Extended Suffering Fortifying Echoes Refreshing Frailty Soul Eater Mending Evasion Glimpse of the Void

Best Perks and Equipment

Perks and Equipment Stats
Best Perks	Cruel IV Nimble Health Enchanted
	Stats: Spellsword (Strength and Intelligence)
	Type: None Stats: -
	Weight: Medium Stats: Spellsword (Strength and Intelligence)
	Weight: Medium Stats: Spellsword (Strength and Intelligence)
	Weight: Medium Stats: Spellsword (Strength and Intelligence)
	Weight: Medium Stats: Spellsword (Strength and Intelligence)
	Weight: Medium Stats: Spellsword (Strength and Intelligence)

Build Playstyle

This build focuses on locking down your opponents using the Void Gauntlet to cover for Hatchet's weakness of getting close to an opponent.

Using Void Gauntlet's Baleful Tether to tether your opponent or Petrifying Scream to root your opponents will make sure that you won't have as much trouble getting in with your Hatchet. Although the damage will not be as ideal when using a full-strength build for Hatchet, Void Gauntlet is a good support weapon that will surely let your other team go for the kill as long as you land your CC perfectly.

Hatchet's Defy Death or the self-sustainability you get using Berserk also helps you survive attacks. This will help you tank and mitigate damage from making mistakes when chasing down opponents or approaching ranged weapons.

Hatchet / Great Axe Self-Sustain Build

Build Purpose
PvE
Strengths	Weaknesses
・Solid DPS ・High Survivability ・Ideal for soloing ・Both weapons uses the same Attribute	・Great Axe swings are very slow ・Weak early on due to the abscence of Defy Death

Build Stats and Skills

Stat Priority	Strength → Constitution
Strength	125
Dexterity	5
Intelligence	5
Focus	5
Constitution	75

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

1st Weapon	2nd Weapon
Hatchet	Great Axe
Active Skills
Berserk Feral Rush Raging Torrent	Reap Maelstrom Gravity Well
Passive Skills
Enraged Strikes Accumulated Power On The Hunt Relentless Fury Desperate Refresh Dispatch Against All Odds Berserking Refresh Crippling Strikes Berserking Purge Fortifying Strikes Aggressive Approach Frenzied Purge Uninterruptible Berserk Final Blow Defy Death	Heavy Pull The Collector Storm's Reach Enduring Strike Frustration Gravity Absorb Hunger No Reprieve Revenge Crowded Well Fatal Attraction Center Of Attention Crowded Protection Unyielding Mauler's Fury

Best Perks and Equipment

Perks and Equipment Stats
Best Perks	Mortal Lifesteal Insatiable Gravity Well Health Nimble
	Stats: Soldier (Strength)
	Type: None Stats: -
	Weight: Heavy Stats: Soldier (Strength)
	Weight: Heavy Stats: Soldier (Strength)
	Weight: Heavy Stats: Soldier (Strength)
	Weight: Heavy Stats: Soldier (Strength)
	Weight: Heavy Stats: Soldier (Strength)

Build Playstyle

This build is recommended for players who just want to go in and fight their opponents. Both weapons scale off of Strength, which makes it easier to allocate your stats and maximize the damage output.

This build is good for taking down single targets and groups of enemies. On top of the insane damage you can do to your enemies, the self-sustain of Hatchet's Berserk, coupled with its Defy Death and the life steal you get from Great Axe's Reap. This makes it hard for you to die even if you charge headlong towards groups of enemies.

It's also easy to level these weapons up, as most of the time, you'll be pulling large mobs towards you using Great Axe's Maelstrom and Gravity well. If you're starting out with this build, make sure to ease on the aggression until you get Defy Death later on. Otherwise, you will die quickly pulling mobs if you aren't very careful.

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