This guide will provide you with the list of some of the best PvE builds for New World, including offensive and defensive strategies. You will learn which types of weapons and abilities to choose, how to allocate stats, and what type of armor is the best for every given build.
The Best New World PvE Builds
Hatchet/Great Axe Build
This DPS build focuses almost all of its stat points into Strength, with a little in Constitution, to maximize the damage potential of these slower weapons.
Weapons
Conquest (for high critical hit chance) Berserk Feral Rush Raging Torrent Enforcer’s Battleaxe (for fire and bleed damage) Maelstrom Reap Execute
Stat Allocation
Armor and Accessories
Best Armor: Voidbent Set Scorpian Stone Doom’s Chance Earring Herald’s Finger Curse
Fire Staff/Rapier Build
This unusual combination of weapons, using magic and ranged damage, can be a deadly combination against a variety of enemies in PvE.
Weapons
Wildfire Torch (for high fire damage) Fireball Meteor Shower Incinerate Last Hope (for reducing cooldowns) Evade Riposte Fleche
Stats Allocation
Armor and Accessories
Best Armor: Syndicate Alchemist Occultist Set The Eye of Pithe Amulet The Edmund’s Squire Token Oath of Abiogenesis
Musket/Ice Gauntlet Build
Here is an alternative DPS build, but unlike the first one on our list, this one is mostly based on Dexterity and survivability.
Weapons
Infamy (for high critical hit chance) Shooter’s Stance Stopping Power Powder Burn Master Cryomancer’s Gauntlet (for survivability) Ice Storm Ice Shower Entombed
Stats Allocation
Armor and Accessories
Best Armor: Syndicate Plague Doctor Brigand Set Orichalcum Ranger Amulet of the Ranger Orichalcum Scholar Earring of the Scholar Orichalcum Ranger Ring of the Ranger
Hatchet/Ice Gauntlet Build
If you like using Ice Gauntlet but you’d rather melee your enemies than use ranged weapons, then this is an excellent alternative to the previous build.
Weapons
Axe of the Abyss (for high critical hit chance) Berserk Feral Rush Raging Torrent Frostgrasp (for increased ice damage) Ice Storm Ice Shower Ice Pylon
Stats Allocation
Armor and Accessories
Best Armor: Harbinger Set Protector’s Fortune Charm Doom’s Chance Earring Oath of Abiogenesis
Fire Staff/Ice Gauntlet Build
Many believe that it is impossible to combine the power of fire and ice in the same build, but you should definitely try this one for some unique effects.
Weapons
Signum Phalarae (for high critical hit chance) Pillar of Fire Fireball Burn Out Winter Wish (for increased critical damage) Ice Storm Ice Shower Entombed
Stats Allocation
Armor and Accessories
Best Armor: Covenant Adjudicator Occultist Set The Eye of Pithe Amulet Felix Follow Token Signet Ring of the Forger
Spear/Sword Build
Here’s a build for tanky characters that want to be able to take on a lot of damage and provide support in multiplayer format.
Weapons
Javelin of Dryadic Empowerment (for high critical hit chance) Javelin Sweep Cyclone Primordial Edge (for bleed and backstab damage) Shield Rush Shield Bash Defiant Stance Everlasting Shade (shield for increased protection)
Stats Allocation
Armor and Accessories
Best Armor: Highwayman’s Set Diamond Heart Ecnelovelam’s Yvne Ring of Seadog’s Watch
Life Staff/War Hammer Build
If you wish to play the role of a healer with some good damage on you, then this build is designed exactly for that purpose.
Weapons
Covenant Adjudicator Life Staff (for low cooldowns and higher healing) Orb of Protection Light’s Embrace Sacred Ground Bloodfeud (for critical damage and cooldown reduction) Armor Breaker Shockwave Clear Out Gilded Defense (shield for increased protection)
Stats Allocation
Armor and Accessories
Best Armor: Covenant Adjudicator Cleric Set Eyes in the Abyss Ecnelovelam’s Yvne Propergate
Hopefully, this New World best PvE builds guide helped you choose the character you want to use for your playthrough. For more, be sure to read our best weapons guide for New World.
