New World Hatchet and Sword Build Guide: The Frontline Tank (PvE)
A weapon pairing as old as the game itself, the Frontline Tank pairs the incredible crowd control and defensive power of the Sword and Shield with the damage and sustain of the Hatchet. While both weapons work well on their own and are strong in their own right, the combination of the two brings them both to another level.
In this setup, the Sword carries all of our aggro management tools. While both weapons will ideally use Carnelian to enable taunts, you can get away with other options in the Hatchet. If you were to play this in PvP, this would also change as well.
The Hatchet provides a ton of utility, but will primarily be used for the sustain it provides from Berserk, as well as the Defy Death Ultimate. While taking enough damage to die it very rare with good Tank play, it does help to have the bonuses of the Hatchet to fall back on should something go wrong.
Sword Shield and Hatchet Build
This New World sword shield and hatchet build is intended for PvP. It is most suitable for outpost rush and 3v3 PvP arenas. This build excels at pressuring your opponents and dishing out high amounts of sustained damage. You can single out targets and take them down quickly.
Equip Load: MEDIUM
Medium Head
Heavy Chest
Light Gloves
Heavy Legs
Light Feet
105 STRENGHT
250 Focus
110 Constitution
This is a New World Hatchet Spear Build. The primary purpose of this build is PvP. This build is a fast paced playstyle that pumps out tons of damage.
With this build you can burst down squishy targets very quickly and lay down enough pressure on tanky targets to remove them from the fight or outright kill them. It excels at dueling but is mostly melee so you can be kited by mages and other ranged users.
Pros:
High single target damage
High mobility in light armor
Rewards aggressive playstyle
Cons:
Can be kited by good ranged players
Lacks gap closer
Low mitigation in light armor
Lack of AoE damage
NEW WORLD MAULER BUILD: GREAT AXE AND HATCHET
The Mauler Build is an extremely easy to pick up DPS Build for New World focused on pure, brutal melee damage. This build utilizes the Great Axe for amazing AOE Damage combined with the Hatchet for great single target damage, meaning you always have great options at your disposal for dispatching enemies quickly!
NEW WORLD HUNTER BUILD: BOW AND HATCHET
The Hunter Build is a perfect combination of Long Range stopping power and medium to close range combat prowess. This build will be fantastic for Solo play in New World, whether you are questing, leveling up or just want to explore the massive open world! Plenty of options are here!