New World Sword And Shield Guide
New World Sword And Shield Introduction
In New World, the Sword And Shield combination offers solid offensive and defensive capabilities. This weapon utilizes a series of arcing swings and lunges for offensive melee attacks and a Shield for bashing, stunning, and maximizing player defense.
Sword And Shield Damage Scaling In New World
The Primary Attribute for the Sword and Shield in New World is Strength. The Secondary Attribute is Dexterity. Investing into either Attribute will increase the damage of your Hatchet’s basic attacks and special abilities, though you will see a greater bonus for investing in Strength.
Basic Attack Types
Light Attack: Deals 100% Slash Damage
Light Ender: Deals 105% Slash Damage
Heavy Attack: Deals 120% Thrust Damage
Charged Heavy Attack: Deals 160% Thrust Damage
Sword And Shield Skill Trees
The two Skill Trees available for the Sword And Shield are Swordmaster and Defender.
Swordmaster Tree – Active Skills
Whirling Blade
Deal 145% weapon damage to all foes within 2 meters.
Cooldown: 15.0
Weapon Tree: Swordmaster
Tier I
Reverse Stab
A stab attack that deals 175% weapon damage.
Cooldown: 20.0
Weapon Tree: Swordmaster
Tier II
Leaping Strike
Leap 4 meters and deal 135% weapon damage.
Cooldown: 25.0
Weapon Tree: Swordmaster
Tier III
Cowardly Punishment
If Leaping Strike hits a target in the back: cause slow for 8s. Slow reduces target movement speed.
Tier V
Defender Tree – Active Skills
Shield Rush
Rush forward 5 meters knocking back foes and dealing 125% weapon damage.
Cooldown: 20.0
Weapon Tree: Defender
Tier I
Improved Rush
On successful hit, all enemies within 5 meters gain 10% Weaken for 4s. Weaken reduces damage.
Tier II
Intimidating Rush
On successful hit all enemies within 5m of you are 30% slowed for 4s. Slow reduces movement speed.
Tier III
Shield Bash
Deals 50% weapon damage and stuns foes in front of you for 2s.
Taunt Gem Compatible: If you have a Carnelian gem equipped in your sword, this ability applies a 6s taunt to all enemies hit. Taunt causes monsters to only focus on you.
Cooldown: 25.0
Weapon Tree: Defender
Tier II
Defiant Stance
For 8s, reduce the incoming base damage of attackers by 30%.
Taunt Gem Compatible: If you have a Carnelian gem equipped in your sword, this ability applies a 6s taunt to all enemies within 8m. Taunt causes monsters to focus only on you.
Cooldown: 45.0
Weapon Tree: Defender
Tier III
Swordmaster Tree – Passive Skills
Empowered Stab
Successful Heavy Attack grants you 30% Empower for 5s. Empower increases Damage.
Tier I
Achilles Heel
The final attack in your light attack chain causes a 20% slow for 2s. Slow reduces movement speed.
Tier I
Defender Tree – Passive Skills
Final Blow
The 3rd attack in your light attack chain deals 15% more damage and causes more threat.
Tier IV
Defensive Formation
While blocking reduce damage to all allies within 2 meters by 30% (1 second cooldown).
Tier VI
New World Sword And Shield Builds
Sword And Shield / Hatchet Tank Build: META TANK
The EASY Meta Tank Build for New World Group Content! Great Defense, Healing and AOE Taunts!
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Sword And Shield / Fire Staff Solo Build: Battlemage
The Heavy Armor, Frontline Fighter that specializes in AOE Slash and Burn Damage, Defense and Self-Healing.
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