New World Life Staff Guide
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New World Life Staff Introduction
In New World, the Life Staff consumes Mana to apply the restorative power of Nature spells. The Life Staff is ideal for supporting yourself and your allies in combat with powerful healing and buffing abilities.
Life Staff Scaling In New World
The Primary Attribute for the Life Staff in New World is Focus. With increased Focus your Life Staff basic attacks and skills will be more effective.
Life Staff Basic Attack Types
Life Staff basic attacks can be quite powerful, but keep in mind they also cost mana to cast.
- Life Staff Light Attacks deals 107% Nature Damage.
- Life Staff Heavy Attacks deals 151% Nature Damage.
New World Life Staff Skills
The active skills for the Life Staff in New World are:
Detailed explanations as well as possible upgrades for each skill are shown below. Click on a Skill Name for more information.
Life Staff Healing Tree Active Skills
Skill #1
Divine Embrace
Heal target for 150.0% weapon damage.
Costs 25.0 Mana.
Cooldown: 6.0
Weapon Tree: Healing
Tier I
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Shared Struggle
If target is below 50% health heal one additional ally within 8m for the same amount
Tier IV
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Skill #2
Sacred Ground
Create an area on the ground that lasts for 15s and heals 20% weapon damage every second.
Costs 15.0 Mana.
Cooldown: 20.0
Weapon Tree: Healing
Tier II
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Skill #3
Splash Of Light
You and all group members within 100m are healed for 50.0% weapon damage.
Costs 15.0 Mana.
Cooldown: 15.0
Weapon Tree: Healing
Tier III
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Life Staff Protector Tree Active Skills
Skill #1
Orb Of Protection
Shoot out a light projectile that grants 10% Fortify for 20s, heals an ally for 10% of weapon damage, and deals 146% weapon damage when it hits an enemy. (Fortify reduces incoming damage.)
Costs 16.0 Mana.
Cooldown: 10.0
Weapon Tree: Protector
Tier I
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Protector's Blessing
If Orb of Projection hits an ally they gain Recovery for 10.0s. (Recovery heals for 7.5% weapon damage every second.)
Tier II
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Shared Protection
If you successfully heal an ally with Orb of protection, you also gain Fortify, and Recovery.
Tier III
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Skill #2
Beacon
Shoot out a light projectile that deals 146% weapon damage to enemies, attaches to it's target and heals all nearby allies for 20% weapon damage each second for 10s.
Costs 16.0 Mana.
Cooldown: 35.0
Weapon Tree: Protector
Tier II
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Speed Of Light
When Beacon heals a target it also applies 20% Haste for 3.0s. Haste increases movement speed.
Tier V
Skill #3
Light's Embrace
Targeted heal for 100.0% weapon damage +30.0% more for each buff on that target.
Costs 18.0 Mana.
Cooldown: 4.0
Weapon Tree: Protector
Tier III
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Connection
When you heal a target with Light's Embrace you gain 1% of your max mana for each buff your target has.
Tier V
Life Staff Healing Tree Passive Skills
Blissful Touch
Light attacks now heal target for 20.0% weapon damage when passing through an ally.
Tier II
Desperate Speed
When you heal an ally with less than 50% health, Life Staff cooldowns are reduced by -10%. This can only be triggered once every 5 seconds.
Tier III
Enchanted Justice
When hit in battle activate a healing aura for you and nearby friends in a 4m radius healing for 10.0% weapon damage each second for 6.0s. (Cooldown 120.0s).
Tier IV
Sacred Protection
While holding a Life Staff: increase the base health of all friendlies in your group by 10%.
Tier V
Life Staff Protector Tree Passive Skills
Protector's Touch
Life Staff Light and Heavy attacks grant 15% Fortify for 3s when hitting an enemy. (Fortify reduces incoming damage.)
Tier II
New World Life Staff Perks
Each active skill for the Life Staff in New World can be further enhanced with Perks that can be found on armor or weapons. The 6 Perks that directly effect the Life Staff are:
- Accelerating Life’s Embrace
- Energizing Splash Of Light
- Fortifying Sacred Ground
- Mending Protection
- Refreshing Divine Embrace
- Revitializing Beacon
Other Useful Life Staff Perks
The following Perks may not be exclusive to Life Staves or buff them specifically, but can be extremely powerful on a Life Staff Build.
- Blessed – This Perk increases your Life Staff healing by a flat percent.
- Refreshing Move – This Perk causes your Light and Heavy attacks to reduce the cooldown of your abilities.
Recommended Life Staff Trait Gems
Traits in New World add another layer of power and customization to your Life Staff Build. Traits can be acquired by slotting gems into a Weapon or Armor Gem Slot.
We recommend the following Traits/Gems for Life Staff users:
- Diamond – increase damage and healing by 6-15% while at full Health.
New World Life Staff Builds
Life Staff / Ice Gauntlet Healer Build: Frost Cleric
Great Group Healing and Crowd Control make this the Perfect Healer Build for Expeditions and Group content in New World!
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Hatchet / Life Staff Build: Immortal Warrior
The Ultimate Solo Build For New World With Strong Damage And Even Better Healing and Defense!
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Spear & Life Staff Solo Leveling Build: The Templar
Fantastic Passive Healing plus Great Damage and CC! This build can EASILY Solo most content in New World, even at LOW Levels!
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War Hammer / Life Staff PVE & PVP Build: War Priest
The AOE King! Massive Damage combined with amazing defense and self-heals!
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