Swordmaster Tree | New World Skills

The Swordmaster Tree is one skill line available to Sword And Shield users in New World, focused on dealing damage and debuffing enemies.

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 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

Opportunity

Whirling Blade causes 5% Rend for 10s (Rend reduces a target's armor).

Tier II

Tactical Strike

Whirling Blade reduces cooldown on the ability by 10% for each enemy hit.

Tier III

Reverse Stab

A stab attack that deals 175% weapon damage.

Cooldown: 20.0

Weapon Tree: Swordmaster

Tier II

Unstoppable Stab

Reverse Stab now has Grit, making the attack unstoppable.

Tier III

Tactician

On successful hit with Reverse Stab, all sword cooldowns are reduced by 25%.

Tier IV

Leaping Strike

Leap 4 meters and deal 135% weapon damage.

Cooldown: 25.0

Weapon Tree: Swordmaster

Tier III

Final Strike

If you hit a foe below 30% health, deal 50% additional damage.

Tier IV

Cowardly Punishment

If Leaping Strike hits a target in the back: cause slow for 8s. Slow reduces target movement speed.

Tier V

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

Precision

Swords critical strike chance increased by 10%

Tier II

Freeing Justice

Successfully hitting with a Heavy attack causes you to lose all debuffs.

Tier II

Mobility

Move 33% faster while blocking.

Tier III

Counter Attack

When you block an attack gain 10% increased damage for 20s.

Tier III

Opportunist

Deal 10% more damage to slowed foes.

Tier IV

Confidence

While health is full deal 15% more damage.

Tier V

Critical Precision

On critical gain 20% haste for 5s. Haste increases movement speed.

Tier V

Leadership

While holding a sword all group member's damage is increased by 10%.

Tier VI

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