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- Rapier and Ice Gauntlet CC Duelist Build
The Rapier continues to be a pretty popular weapon, even with the recent changes. New World. Its potentially massive damage output cements it as a PvP'ers dream weapon, although its lack of defensive capabilities does mean you might be taking some big hits.
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With extreme mobility, plenty of damage, and damage-over-time active skills, the Rapier is best suited for those who prefer not getting hit rather than trying to soak up damage. Here's our comprehensive guide to the best Rapier build, with weapon pairings, attributes, and gameplay tips.
We updated this guide on October 20 to reflect the new changes to the Rapier as of the Brimstone Sands update.
Nerfs To The Rapier In Brimstone Sands Update
As of the Brimstone Sands update, the Rapier has received some pretty hefty nerfs. According to the official patch notes, the Rapier "was being primarily used as a pocket escape weapon which was never its intended purpose." The nerfs reflect this, and will definitely shift the meta away from this powerful weapon.
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- Allegro and Breathe In no longer trigger immediately when you cast the ability, but only when you successfully evade an attack. This raises the skill ceiling for Evade and makes it so the haste from Allegro can only be activated when dodging an attack, and the extra stamina from Breathe In matches this.
- Riposte has also received some nerfs. The invulnerability window has been reduced, the counter-attack hit box is smaller, and it is now more likely to only hit one player rather than multiple.
- Tondo and Flourish now use Slash instead of Thrust damage. This changes how the Rapier works in some Expeditions.
Overall, these changes mean the Rapier is now more difficult to use, but potentially more rewarding in 1-on-1 situations.
How Does This Impact Our Best Rapier Builds?
In theory, this shouldn't impact the Rapier's best builds as such, but rather change how you play with the Rapier. In wars and OPR, the Rapier is now more suited to one-on-one combat, rather than as a secondary weapon while in big team fights.
You will need to be more careful when using Evade. You will no longer just get free haste and stamina - you need to choose the moment you activate it carefully, and you will need to be in combat to actually get the bonuses from the ability's passives.
Best Rapier Builds In New World
The Rapier is all about mobility, dealing damage, and dancing away from your opponent. Skilled Rapier players are able to parry attacks to create openings, inflict multiple bleed effects on a target, or traverse the battlefield with incredible speed. Your playstyle will be determined by your secondary weapon and which Weapon Mastery tree you focus on.
The Rapier features two Weapon Mastery trees:
- Blood: Focuses on inflicting the bleed status effect, dealing damage over time.
- Bleed stacks can be consumed with Flourish and Finish, dealing immense burst damage.
- Grace: Emphasizes speed, allowing you to whirl through targets or dodge incoming attacks.
Some of the best active skills here include Riposte, Evade, and Tondo, although Flourish and Finish and Fleche also have their uses. In truth, there are many ways to play with the Rapier. We'll go over some of the best weapon combinations for the Rapier here.
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Rapier And Bow Build
We actually had this build down as one of our favorites at the start of the closed beta, based on the Alpha build and everything that came before, and it turns out that, yes, this build is super strong.
You've got the extreme mobility of the Rapier paired with the ranged damage of the Bow. This build comes with more flexibility than the Musket, as you won't be slowing down to take shots often. It's really a fast-paced duelist PVP build. Here's a closer look.
Best Masteries For The Rapier
The Rapier is all about evasion, dodging, and dealing damage with Bleed. Here are the best active skills for this build.
Skill | Effect | Recommended Masteries |
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Tondo applies bleed damage that stacks over time, up to three times. The And Again passive increases damage against a single target, which makes this even better for close-quarters one-on-one PVP. Very strong for denying your opponent heals and to stack ticking damage that can't be blocked.
Evade makes the Rapier so fun to play with. You can dance and skip all over, getting out of trouble, mostly. Allegro and Breathe In are very powerful - the extra Haste from Allegro and the extra Stamina from Breathe in while dodging attacks are a staple of the Rapier's playstyle.
Riposte is a great "Okay, let's slow down for a second" active ability. It places you into a defensive stance. If you're attacked during this short period, you'll instantly stun the enemy. You can then dance backward with your bow, apply poison, or deal bleed damage. Very strong if you can land it.
Best Masteries For The Bow
You can check out our more comprehensive Bow build right here, but we'll still cover the basics of the masteries that will complement the gameplay of the Rapier.
Skill | Effect | Recommended Masteries |
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Rapid Shot |
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Rapid Shot is a great active skill to activate right after a successful Rapier riposte. Jump back, hit the stunned enemy with three rapid shots, dealing extra damage, and continuing the knockback with the third shot.
Evade Shot complements the extreme mobility of the Rapier and adds to how much you can dodge attacks.
Poison Shot allows you to inflict poison and bleed with the same build. Your enemy will be wondering what's hit them. The Skirmisher tree also comes with some useful debuff-buffing passives, like Battle Precision, which causes damage-over-time effects to last 20 percent longer.
You can also use the Musket to great effect. Check out our Musket build guide to see how we paired the Rapier with the other ranged weapon in the game.
Best Attributes And Gear
- Attribute: Dexterity
- Armor: Light
For this build, you should spec almost entirely into Dexterity. Both the Rapier and Bow scale off Dex. Light armor is also preferred for extra mobility, although you can experiment with medium armor for better survivability. Keep your eyes out for gear that increases your Dexterity, grants cooldown reduction, or any perks that enhance bleed or poison.
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Rapier And Fire Staff Build
This build is designed mostly as a PVE build and uses the damage of the Fire Staff and the secondary Intelligence scaling of the Rapier to balance out your damage. You will be able to cover most enemy vulnerabilities with this build -- Fire damage from the Staff, Thrust damage from the Rapier, and then you get a bit creative with a Topaz to convert your Rapier damage to Lightning.
Best Masteries For The Rapier
This is your standard Rapier setup, although it favors the Grace tree heavily. Evade, Riposte, and Fleche should give you the mobility you need to tackle large groups of PvE enemies.
Skill | Effect | Recommended Masteries |
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Fleche is a phenomenal movement tool. You can use Fleche as an opener, gap closer, or a disengage tool. It deals solid damage in PvE and opens up endless strategies for PvP.
Evade gives you a panic button when you mistime a dodge, giving you invulnerability frames during the animation. When paired with Allegro, you'll be incredibly hard to hit. As of the Brimstone Sands update, you will need to successfully evade attacks to get the buffs from Allegro and Breathe In. This means you will need to get up close and personal with an enemy, something that this glass-cannon build can struggle with.
Riposte punishes opponents for being predictable, giving you an opening to deal some serious damage. Pair this with Insult to Injury, a related Weapon Mastery passive, to prevent being interrupted during your counterattack.
Best Masteries For The Fire Staff
The Fire Staff is extremely strong. Your auto-attacks deal big damage even without worrying about mana usage for your abilities.
Skill | Effect | Recommended Masteries |
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Pillar of Flame |
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Fireball |
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Pillar of Flame deals excellent damage over a small radius, making this a great choice for PvE add clear.
Fireball hits hard, inflicts burn, and spawns a burning field on impact. What's not to love?
Burn Out is a fantastic movement skill that pairs nicely with your Rapier's Fleche ability. Use both abilities together to cover some serious ground.
We also want to briefly mention the Flare and Spell Focus passives in the Fire Mage tree. These two passives will cause your Heavy Attacks to grant Mana, allowing you to ignore mana potions entirely. WHen your abilities are on cooldown and your mana is low, remember to heavy attack.
You can check out our Fire Staff build guide for an in-depth look at a PVP version of this build.
Best Attributes And Gear
- Attribute: Intelligence
- Put leftover points into Dexterity
- Armor: Light or medium
For this build, you'll want to scale Intelligence as much as you can. Obtain a Rapier with a gem socket and fit it with a Topaz gem. This will cause your Rapier to deal Lightning damage and scale with your Intelligence. For armor, light armor is recommended if you want to deal maximum DPS. But if you're having issues surviving, consider wearing medium armor instead.
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Rapier and Ice Gauntlet CC Duelist Build
The other popular build during the closed beta pairs the Rapier with the heavy CC of the Ice Gauntlet. Here's how it works: you dance around your enemy with the Rapier's mobility, and then dunk on your enemy with Ice Storm/Shower ability of the Ice Gauntlet. It's a pretty powerful combination. Here are the best masteries for the Ice Gauntlet when paired with the Rapier.
Best Masteries For The Ice Gauntlet
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The three active skills in this build are: Ice Shower, Ice Pylon, and Ice Spikes. We've tried a few different combinations, and these seem to work very well. Ice Pylons can be placed and then pretty much forgotten about as you deal damage with the Rapier. If tiered up, the Pylon will cause your opponents to be slowed, making it easier to hit attacks.
We've taken Ice Shower over Ice Storm for one simple reason: we prefer the root of the Shower over the general slow of the Storm. Both are tricky to hit, especially if you're facing off against an opponent who is also playing a duelist (high mobility) build.
Lastly, an almost strange pick: Ice Spikes. You don't use this too often, but we think it works super well with the high-mobility Rapier, leaving a trail of damaging/slowing spikes behind your player. It's almost a passive ability, if that makes sense. Once activated, you don't need to worry about it.
For the Rapier, go all-in on the Grace tree, using Fleche, Evade, and Riposte to enhance your mobility.
If you want, you can check out our more in-depth Ice Gauntlet build guide here.
Best Attributes And Gear
- Attribute: Intelligence
- Armor: Medium
This build scales solely off Intelligence, making your Rapier deal slightly less damage than other builds. Be sure to equip your Rapier with a Topaz gem to assist its damage scaling. We recommend medium armor for this build since you're focusing more on applying crowd control effects than raw damage. Keep your eyes peeled for any armor pieces that enhance your Ice Gauntlet abilities.
If these builds piqued your interest in other playstyles or weapon archetypes, you can also check out our other New World build guides below:
- New World: Best Tank Build
- New World: Best Bow Build
- New World: Best Spear Build
- New World: Best Musket Build
- New World: Best Support Healer Build
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FAQs
What is the best attribute for Rapier New World? ›
Attributes. The Rapier scales with both Dexterity and Intelligence, but Dexterity is what you should put most of your points into, especially if your secondary weapon uses a different stat.
What pairs best with Rapier New World? ›In almost all cases it is best to play builds with a Rapier in light armor. This makes them very mobile and increase the overall damage and healing you can put out. There are some niche builds, such as a medium Spear or a medium Healer, that can still use the mobility of the Rapier very well.
What is the best PvE build for Rapier New World? ›The best build for PvE is the rapier and fire staff. The fire staff gives you the range that the rapier desperately needs to round out its skillset, and outputs staggering amounts of damage, allowing you to rip through foes with utmost efficiency.
Is New World Rapier good for PvE? ›In PvE the Rapier has great persistent damage through its damage over time effects, and it has very impactful abilities to help with burst. It can be a primary weapon in Corrupted expeditions, or it can act as a secondary weapon that will always maintain a powerful bleed.
Does rapier use dex or str? ›Clubs, hammers, and axes are strength. Daggers and rapiers (classic fencing) are dexterity. Ranged weapons are dexterity due to needing to aim.
Does rapier scale with dex? ›The Rapier scales primarily with Strength and Dexterity, and is a good Weapon for mobility during combat.
What makes a good Rapier? ›Ensure that the blade is flexible enough not to hurt too much when you strike but firm enough not to wobble when you move it through the air or interact with another weapon. A good test for a rapier's flexibility is to hold the sword by the grip and place the sword against a home scale.
What is the best weapon combo with Rapier? ›1) Rapier and Fire Staff
Switching to the Rapier, use Riposte and use your slash and dash to move around. This combination has very high damage in all kinds of enemy encounters in New World. Dividing the attribute points for this combo between Intelligence and Constitution is advisable in a 3:1 ratio.
A rapier (/ˈreɪpiər/) or espada ropera is a type of sword with a slender and sharply pointed two-edged blade that was popular in Western Europe, both for civilian use (dueling and self-defense) and as a military side arm, throughout the 16th and 17th centuries.
Is the rapier op? ›Buffs scale with the weapon's base AR, which is often higher infused. The Ice Rapier barely loses physical damage infused, so it's perfect for caster builds. This is also the reason, the Ice Rapier in particular is considered OP.
What is the best early game rapier? ›
Rogier's Rapier is one such upgraded and extremely powerful weapon that players can come across very early in the game. The weapon can be obtained with a +8 reinforcement stat, and for players who have been investing points in Dexterity, the armament has become a must-have during the early to mid-game.
Is rapier bad in New World? ›Attack animation from start to finish is quite slow for such a nimble weapon. Tracking either strafing or moving enemies is difficult.
Is Ice Gauntlet Rapier good? ›The Ice Gauntlet provides amazing control with its powerful snares and immobilizes, while the Rapier provides great mobility and damage. This build does a great job trapping and locking opponents down, then punishing them with massive Rapier backstab damage.
What does Crystal Sage Rapier do? ›Description. Thrusting sword with tiny crystals scattered across its blade, used by the Crystal Sages for self-defense. The crystals boost the magic damage inflicted by the sword, and the item discovery of its wielder, fruits of a lifetime to research conducted by the sages.
Should I use light or medium armor with Rapier? ›With rapier, you'd ideally want light armor so that you can strike and dodge quickly.
What does rapier scale with? ›Rapier damage scales with Intelligence and dexterity. Light attacks deal 100% thrusting weapon damage, while light middle swipes deal 66% thrusting weapon damage, but are faster than normal attacks.
Is rapier better than spear New World? ›Rapier is high skill high reward, spear is a little better rounded, but less potential. Lots of damage/avoidance vs lots of CC/range.
What weapon has the best damage in New World PvE? ›| New World Weapons | Description | Tier |
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| Fire Staff | A staff that casts fire spells and deals impressive damage. | S |
| Sword & Shield | The Sword and Shield are tanky weapon combination that deals damage at the melee range. | A |
| Spear | The Spear offers both short-range control and long-distance piercing damage. | A |
Be sure to equip your Rapier with a Topaz gem to assist its damage scaling.
Can you use 2 rapiers? ›Rapiers are finesse weapons, but unlike all other finesse weapons they are not light weapons, so you need the Dual-wielded feat, but once you have it, yes you can dual-wield rapiers.
Why is dex better than str? ›
Strength builds allow players to take and dish out hits equally effectively, while dexterity builds allow players to become opportunistic assassins who dish out massive damage before retreating.
What is the hardest hitting Dex weapon? ›- 1 Vyke's War Spear.
- 2 Godskin Peeler. ...
- 3 Eleonora's Poleblade. ...
- 4 Bloodhound Claw. ...
- 5 Wing Of Astel. ...
- 6 Moonveil Katana. ...
- 7 Rivers Of Blood Katana. ...
- 8 Hand Of Malenia. ...
- 8 The Parrying Dagger.
- 7 The Godskin Peeler.
- 6 The Wakizashi.
- 5 The Scythe.
- 4 The Hand of Malenia.
- 3 Morgott's Cursed Sword.
- 2 The Uchigatana.
- 1 Moonveil.
Rapier: You can use the Weapon Finesse feat to apply your Dexterity modifier instead of your Strength modifier to attack rolls with a rapier sized for you, even though it isn't a light weapon.
What is the weakness of a rapier? ›Disadvantages. Rapiers were not well suited for battlefield combat. They were not particularly strong swords, the blade is thin and can not cut through armor as a longsword or flamberge can. Their thin and small stature made them inadequate for blocking blows from most larger weapons, like maces or axes.
Can a katana beat a rapier? ›Obviously, a katana can't match the rapier thrust for thrust. What a rapier does best is fight point-on with linear stabs, and no heavier, wider blade will possibly out maneuver it. Playing to the rapier's strength by using a katana horizontally is a losing game.
What are the best weapon combos in New World? ›- 1 Life Staff, Sword, And Shield (Tank/Healing)
- 2 Spear, Bow (Ranged/Melee DPS) ...
- 3 Fire Staff, Ice Gauntlet (Ranged DPS) ...
- 4 Life Staff, Hatchet (Healing) ...
- 5 Ice Gauntlet, Musket (Ranged DPS) ...
- 6 Hatchet, Great Axe (Melee DPS) ...
- 7 Blunderbuss, Rapier (Ranged/Melee DPS) ...
Rapier Combat is a style of historical fencing practiced in the Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA). The primary focus is to study, replicate and compete with styles of rapier sword-fighting found in Europe during the Renaissance period, using blunted steel swords and a variety of off-hand defensive items.
What is a two handed rapier called? ›Zweihänder or two-hander, a late Renaissance sword of the 16th century Landsknechte, the longest sword of all; the long "side sword" or "rapier" with a cutting edge (the Elizabethan long sword).
Is it easy to break a rapier? ›Yet, a rapier blade is by no means fragile nor vulnerable to being easily broken or cut by other swords (though its slender tip might on occasion snap).
Can a rapier beat a longsword? ›
Both swords varied greatly in length and that will have a great impact on how this plays out. If you're pitting a relatively short Spanish rapier against a full-blown longsword that needs two hands to be used at all, then the longsworder has a much greater reach advantage and hence advantage overall.
How much damage can a rapier do? ›| Name | Cost | Damage |
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| Rapier | 25 gp | 1d8 piercing |
The rapier comes from two stats, Dexterity and Intelligence. While Dexterity is its main attribute, you may veer toward putting points into Intelligence if your second weapon doesn't benefit from Dexterity.
How rare is Captain rapier? ›The captain's rapier is a light melee weapon in the piercing classes. Opening a treasure chest has a 0.25% chance of rewarding the captain's rapier, having a rarity of 'mythic'.
Where is Roger's rapier? ›The Rogier's Rapier weapon can be found at the following location: Given at +8 by Sorcerer Rogier at the balcony in Roundtable Hold after defeating Godrick the Grafted.
Is rapier or Estoc better? ›For pvp it depends, the rapier has higher critical damage but the estoc has higher base damage, making it a better choice for turtling. I'd recommend the rapier though, it's really light which makes it excellent as a secondary weapon.
What is the easiest weapon in New World? ›The best starting weapon combinations in New World are the Sword and Shield or Great Axe equipped with a Hatchet as the alternative weapon for both.
Why can't i put a gem in my Rapier New World? ›If you can't attach a gem to a weapon, here's why. If your weapon has a Void Chain attack, for example, you need to match it with the appropriate gem. You cannot attach a Gem that does not meet the damage type currently on the weapon.
How good is the chaos rapier? ›3 Chaos Rapier
The Chaos Rapier is the only Thrusting Sword to possess innate fire attack, which makes it even more useful in getting by enemy defenses. However, players should not infuse it with Fire, as it loses too much physical attack and scaling to be worth the minor increase in fire attack.
A rapier does 1d8 damage (4.5 mean), a dagger does 1d4 (2.5 mean) so a hit with a rapier will do 2 more damage than a hit with a dagger (or 4 on a critical). If your chance to hit is p you will expect to do 2p+0.1 more damage with a rapier (allowing for a critical).
Is Ghrazi rapier good for strength? ›
The Ghrazi rapier provides the highest strength and stab bonus out of any weapon for its attack speed. In addition to not degrading unlike the Abyssal tentacle, this makes the rapier the melee weapon with the highest damage output for general use.
What is Crystal Sage weakest to? ›| Crystal Sage Overview | |
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| Location | Road of Sacrifices |
| Optional | No |
| Drops | 8,000 Souls Soul of a Crystal Sage |
| Weak To | Physical Damage Fire Lightning |
The Crystal Sages are a curious pair of twins, possibly fraternal twins in particular. Although their faces and body types are obscured, the Sage encountered in Farron is bald while the one encountered at the Grand Archives has long brown hair, potentially hinting that the former is male while the latter is female.
Is Rapier a dex weapon? ›Rogier's Rapier is a Dexterity and Strength-based Thrusting Sword that can output quite a bit of damage thanks to its 136 + 55 physical power. It's capable of thrusting through enemy armor rather quickly and its fast strikes can down unaware enemies before they have a chance to respond.
How flexible should a rapier be? ›If the blade of a dagger (out to 18 inches blade length) flexes at least 1/2 inch (12.5 mm) the blade is reasonably flexible. For a heavy rapier blade (18″ or longer), the blade must flex at least 1 inch (25 mm). For use in cut and thrust rapier, the blade must flex at least 1/2 inch (12.5 mm).
Is Ghrazi Rapier the best weapon? ›The Ghrazi Rapier is the most powerful on-handed stab weapon currently in the game. It requires an attack level of at least 80 to equip. It is tied with the Blade of Saeldor and Inquisitor's Mace in terms of damage output for general use.
Do you fence with a rapier? ›The modern sport of fencing does not use rapiers. You will sometimes hear people, including sport fencers, say that the modern sport weapon known as the epee simulates, or is descended from, the rapier.
What pairs best with rapier New World? ›In almost all cases it is best to play builds with a Rapier in light armor. This makes them very mobile and increase the overall damage and healing you can put out. There are some niche builds, such as a medium Spear or a medium Healer, that can still use the mobility of the Rapier very well.
What goes with rapier in New World? ›As mentioned above, many players elect to pair the rapier with a ranged weapon. The following synchronize well with the elegant sword. Musket: A ranged weapon that scales with the same two Attribute points as the rapier, a musket is a common weapon choice for Privateers, Mercenaries, and of course, Musketeers.
Is dexterity or Intelligence better for rapier New World? ›The Primary Attribute for the Rapier in New World is Dexterity. The Secondary Attribute is Intelligence. Investing into either Attribute will increase the damage of your Rapier's basic attacks and special abilities, though you will see a greater bonus for investing in Dexterity.
Is New World rapier good for PvE? ›
In PvE the Rapier has great persistent damage through its damage over time effects, and it has very impactful abilities to help with burst. It can be a primary weapon in Corrupted expeditions, or it can act as a secondary weapon that will always maintain a powerful bleed.
Is rapier strength or dex? ›Clubs, hammers, and axes are strength. Daggers and rapiers (classic fencing) are dexterity. Ranged weapons are dexterity due to needing to aim.
What is the best rapier PvE spec? ›The best build for PvE is the rapier and fire staff. The fire staff gives you the range that the rapier desperately needs to round out its skillset, and outputs staggering amounts of damage, allowing you to rip through foes with utmost efficiency. You could also use this as a PvP build, as it's very versatile.
What is the best AoE weapon in New World? ›Fire Staff
This mighty magic weapon deals the highest damage in the game. It has access to a combination of long-range and close-range attacks that burn its victims to a crisp. Moreover, it excels at both single-target and AoE damage dealing, which makes it very versatile in PvE encounters.
- Blunderbuss. A new weapon that scales with both Intelligence and Strength. ...
- Spear. A weapon with both ranged and melee capabilities, it also relies on a character's Dexterity and has the longest reach of any other choice for melee damage. ...
- Hatchet. ...
- Sword.
The rapier comes from two stats, Dexterity and Intelligence. While Dexterity is its main attribute, you may veer toward putting points into Intelligence if your second weapon doesn't benefit from Dexterity.
What are the best attributes for Rapier and Musket New World? ›Best Attributes And Gear
The Musket and Rapier's damage both scale with Dexterity. For the purpose of this combo, you will want to stack as many points into Dexterity as you can. Aim to hit 300 points in total. You can use a Dexterity food, like Filet in Mushroom Sauce, to really max out your Dex points.
- Strength.
- Dexterity.
- Intelligence.
- Focus.
- Constitution.
Intelligence is an Attribute connected to spellcasting and certain melee damage builds. A character with a high Intelligence in New World is likely going to be assigned a DPS role and will equip and use staves, firearms, or rapiers.
What makes a good rapier? ›Ensure that the blade is flexible enough not to hurt too much when you strike but firm enough not to wobble when you move it through the air or interact with another weapon. A good test for a rapier's flexibility is to hold the sword by the grip and place the sword against a home scale.
What is a rapier best for? ›
A rapier (/ˈreɪpiər/) or espada ropera is a type of sword with a slender and sharply pointed two-edged blade that was popular in Western Europe, both for civilian use (dueling and self-defense) and as a military side arm, throughout the 16th and 17th centuries.
What is the best weapon combo with rapier? ›1) Rapier and Fire Staff
Switching to the Rapier, use Riposte and use your slash and dash to move around. This combination has very high damage in all kinds of enemy encounters in New World. Dividing the attribute points for this combo between Intelligence and Constitution is advisable in a 3:1 ratio.
With rapier, you'd ideally want light armor so that you can strike and dodge quickly.
What is the best skill weapon in New World? ›- 1 Life Staff, Sword, And Shield (Tank/Healing)
- 2 Spear, Bow (Ranged/Melee DPS) ...
- 3 Fire Staff, Ice Gauntlet (Ranged DPS) ...
- 4 Life Staff, Hatchet (Healing) ...
- 5 Ice Gauntlet, Musket (Ranged DPS) ...
- 6 Hatchet, Great Axe (Melee DPS) ...
- 7 Blunderbuss, Rapier (Ranged/Melee DPS) ...
Bow. The only weapon that scales with Dexterity and no other Attribute, the bow is a popular choice for those interested in ranged physical damage. The Mastery Tree has one build that's better for PvP, the Skirmisher, while the Hunter talents are better for wilderness survival.
What is the best sword for tanking in New World? ›Sword and Shield Offensive Setup
Sword and Shield is an excellent weapon choice for Tanking in New World and should be the main hand weapon of choice for the majority of players. You have access to two taunts plus a lot of defensive benefits.