New World Weapon Skills

Weapon Skills

There are currently 7 Types of Weapons available in New World. Each Weapon type has it’s own set of dynamic skills and passives which play a major part in how your build functions in combat and gameplay. More information about each weapon type can be explored in the video below and in the accompanying sections.

Two-Handed Weapons

Warhammer

Skill Name	Skill Tree	Cooldown
Shockwave	Crowd Crusher	20 seconds
Path Of Destiny	Crowd Crusher	30 seconds
Clearout	Crowd Crusher	20 seconds
Block Breaker	Juggernaut	15 seconds
Wrecking Ball	Juggernaut	20 seconds
Mighty Gavel	Juggernaut	20 seconds

One-Handed Weapons

Straightsword

Skill Name	Skill Tree	Cooldown
Whirling Blade	Sword	20 seconds
Reverse Stab	Sword	25 seconds
Leaping Strike	Sword	30 seconds
Shield Bash	Shield	25 seconds
Shield Rush	Shield	30 seconds
Final Stand	Shield	120 seconds

Hatchet

Skill Name	Skill Tree	Cooldown
Berserk	Berserker	45 seconds
Sprint Attack	Berserker	10 seconds
Purge	Berserker	20 seconds
Aimed Throw	Throwing	7 seconds
Quick Throw	Throwing	10 seconds
Power Throw	Throwing	15 seconds

Ranged Weapons

Bow

Skill Name	Skill Tree	Cooldown
Rapid Shot	Huntsman	15 seconds
Evasive Shot	Huntsman	20 seconds
Penetrating Shot	Huntsman	20 seconds
Spread Shot	Bowman	15 seconds
Smoke Shot	Bowman	35 seconds
Rain Of Arrows	Bowman	25 seconds

Musket

Skill Name	Skill Tree	Cooldown
Power Shot	Sharpshooter	15 seconds
Shooter’s Stance	Sharpshooter	25 seconds
Play Dead	Sharpshooter	60 seconds
Traps	Trapper	25 seconds
Hunter’s Vision	Trapper	30 seconds
Sticky Bomb	Trapper	25 seconds

Magic Weapons

Fire Staff

Skill Name	Skill Tree	Cooldown
Pillar Of Fire	Flame Summoner	10 seconds
Meteor Shower	Flame Summoner	15 seconds
Siege Of Fire	Flame Summoner	30 seconds
Flamethrower	Pyromaniac	8 seconds
Burnout	Pyromaniac	20 seconds
Incinerate	Pyromaniac	12 seconds

Life Staff

Skill Name	Skill Tree	Cooldown
Healing Pulse	Protector	12 seconds
Holy Shield	Protector	25 seconds
Divine Embrace	Protector	8 seconds
Siphon	Life Steal	5 seconds
Speed Of Light	Life Steal	20 seconds
Smite	Life Steal	10 seconds