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

Ice Gauntlet / Life Staff Support Build

Build Stats and Skills

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

Ice Gauntlet	Life Staff
Ice Gauntlet	Life Staff
Active Skills
Ice Shower Entombed Ice Storm	Sacred Ground Orb of Protection Beacon
Passive Skills
Quick Frost Enduring Shower Quick Shower Strengthened Tomb Frigid Showers Cleansing Tomb Cold Reach Critical Rejuvenation Energized Critical Gathering Storm Weakening Gust Critical Frost Storm Summoner Heavy Freeze Punishing Storm Ultimate Chill	Absolved Mending Touch Blissful Touch Holy Ground Revitalize Blessed Sacred Protection Protector's Blessing Shared Protection Protector's Strength Infused Light Aegis Radiance's Blessing Spirits United Speed of Light Magnify

Best Perks and Equipment

Perks and Equipment Stats
Best Perks	Refreshing Move Cruel IV Blessed Refreshing Brillant Beloved Calming IV Unending Thaw
	Stats: Druid (Constitution + Intelligence)
	Weight: Light Stats: Druid (Constitution + Intelligence)
	Weight: Light Stats: Mage (Intelligence + Focus)
	Weight: Light Stats: Nomad (Constitution + Focus)
	Weight: Light Stats: Priest (Focus + Intelligence)
	Weight: Light Stats: Druid (Constitution + Intelligence)

Build Playstyle

This build focuses on using your Ice Gauntlet as your main DPS with Life Staff as a support weapon while waiting for your spells to be off CD.

Damage with Ice Gauntlet and heal with Life Staff

Start off by using your Ice Gauntlet to hit your enemies from afar. When they're close, place your Ice Storm down on yourself. Use Heavy Attack to proc the Heavy Freeze perk if they're inside the AoE, rooting them to the ground. Once the AoE is over, use Ice Shower to cover your retreat, then hit them again from a safe distance. If your health is low, cast Sacred Ground and Orb of Protection on yourself. Use Entombed within Sacred Ground to protect yourself from attacks while regaining mana and health.

Stay in the back lines

When you're at a party, always position yourself in the backline. Cast Ice Storm and Ice Shower from where your tank is to help DPS. If a party member reaches low health, switch to your Life Staff and heal using Sacred Ground or Beacon. Constantly use Orb of Protection to grant your party members Fortifyj to help with incoming damage.

Ice Gauntlet / Fire Staff Zoning Build

Build Stats and Skills

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

Ice Gauntlet	Fire Staff
Ice Gauntlet	Fire Staff
Active Skills
Ice Storm Ice Shower Entombed	Fireball Incinerate Burn Out
Passive Skills
Cold Reach Gathering Storm Weakening Gust Critical Frost Storm Summoner Heavy Freeze Punishing Storm Quick Frost Empowered Frost Enduring Shower Quick Shower Refreshing Frost Strengthened Tomb Frigid Showers Defiant Freeze Cleansing Tomb	Spell Focus Fiery Restoration Clear Mind Scorched Earth Prophet of a Fire God Flare Catch Pyromania Scorched Cauterize Wounds All In Flame Out! Trial by Fire Combat Speed Heat it Up! Reheat

Best Perks and Equipment

Perks and Equipment Stats
Best Perks	Burning Crippling Cruel IV Efficient Burnout Empowering Fireball Fire Damage Iced Refresh Siphoning Incinerate Unending Thaw
	Stats: Scholar (Intelligence)
	Weight: Medium Stats: Scholar (Intelligence)
	Weight: Medium Stats: Occultist (Intelligence + Constitution)
	Weight: Medium Stats: Scholar (Intelligence)
	Weight: Medium Stats: Druid (Constitution + Intelligence)
	Weight: Medium Stats: Scholar (Intelligence)

Build Playstyle

This build focuses on keeping your enemy from reaching you by utilizing both the Ice Gauntlet's Ice Shower and Fire Staff's Incinerate and Burn Out.

Swap between spells

To start, engage by using the Fire Staff's Fireball. Kite your enemy using your heavy attack to regain some mana back. Switch to your Ice Gauntlet and cast Ice Storm and Ice Shower to slow enemies down inside. Use your Heavy Attack to root your enemy, then switch to your Fire Staff and cast Fire Ball to damage. Cast Entombed while you're inside the Ice Storm to regain your mana back. After you recover your mana, you can cast Incinerate and Burn Out to escape or finish off your opponent.

Make sure to cast your spells inside the Ice Storm to fully utilize perks such as Refreshing Frost, Empowered Frost, and Defiant Freeze.

Ice Gauntlet / War Hammer CC Build

Build Stats and Skills

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

Ice Gauntlet	War Hammer
Ice Gauntlet	War Hammer
Active Skills
Ice Storm Ice Shower Entombed	Clear Out Shockwave Path Of Destiny
Passive Skills
Cold Reach Critical Rejuvenation Gathering Storm Weakening Gust Storm Summoner Heavy Freeze Punishing Storm Quick Frost Empowered Frost Enduring Shower Quick Shower Refreshing Frost Strengthened Tomb Frigid Showers Defiant Freeze Cleansing Tomb	Epitome Of Bonk! Hammer Time Exhaustive Attacks Hardened Steel Power Cleaner Acceleration Frailty Facilitated Expedition Concussive Impact Meteoric Crater Clean And Refreshed Prevailing Spirit Seismic Waves Swing Away Stimulated Reduction Aftershock

Best Perks and Equipment

Perks and Equipment Stats
Best Perks	Crippling Cruel IV Repulsing Clear Out Unending Thaw Brillant Focused
	Stats: Scholar (Intelligence)
	Weight: Medium Stats: Scholar (Intelligence)
	Weight: Medium Stats: Occultist (Intelligence + Constitution)
	Weight: Medium Stats: Sentry (Constitution)
	Weight: Medium Stats: Spellsword (Strength + Intelligence)
	Weight: Medium Stats: Druid (Constitution + Intelligence)

Best Perks	Crippling Cruel IV Repulsing Clear Out Unending Thaw Brillant Focused

Build Playstyle

This build focuses on creating opportunities for you and your allies by inflicting Crowd Control status effects on your opponent.

Setup your team and yourself

During combat, initiate with your War Hammer. Your goal is to try and hit your opponent with Shockwave to stun them for your set-up. Once stunned, switch to your Ice Gauntlet and immediately cast Ice Shower to your opponent. Perform heavy attack to root, then cast Ice Storm under their feet. Since they're slow, you'll be able to easily hit them with a Clear Out to knock them back using your War Hammer. Since you've already created some distance between you and the opponent, perform a couple of light attacks to restore your mana using Empowered Frost and kite appropriately.

Alternatively, if their health is low, you can use Path of Destiny to finish them off, or if you're really in need of mana, cast Entombed to quickly restore it.

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