New World PvP - 5v1 lvl 25 Archer

The build below is going to offer you top DPS, Highest mobility in the game, and make you a beast Hybrid capable of adding value in any situation. This is the only build I have reliably 1vX decent or skilled opponents. This build guide will cover the following: Weapons, Weapon Skills, Attributes, Key binds, Armor, How-To Play.
Pros:
1. High DPS
2. High Sustainability
3. Ability to Disengage a Fight
4. 1 Shot combo is fast and easy to master for beginners.
Cons:
1. Low Armor
2. Low Health
Build
Weapons:
Slot 1: Sword & Shield
Slot 2: Bow
Slot 3: Life Staff
Weapon Skills:
Bow: Spreadshot, Multi-shot, & penetrating shot.
Sword: Shield rush, Shield bash, Reverse stab
Attributes:
Attributes are very simple on this build. Stack CON until you have just enough health to survive a sword combo with an extra hit or two (30-45 CON). The rest goes straight to DEX. You really want to hit the DEX softcap of 60 ASAP. Stats are very important to this builds overall dps. Stats over iLvl for this build.
Keybinds:
Slot 1 Sword: Q=Leaping Strike, R=Shield Rush, F=Shield Bash. You may switch Q & R if you'd like.
Slot 2 Bow: Q=Spreadshot, R=Multi-Shot, F=Penetrating Shot. You can swap multi-shot and penetrating if you prefer.
Slot 3 Life Staff: Q=Burst Heal , R=Speed of Light, F=Healing Wave.
Armor T5:
- Option 1 Mainset: 4of5 Pieces of Faction Armor with +5 Dex GemHelm, Gloves, Legs, Boots). 1 Piece Dueslist or Sage Chest WITH Socket.
- Option 2 Mainset: 3of5 Pieces of Faction Armor with +5 Dex Gem (Helm, Gloves, Boots). 2of5 Piece portal dropped plaguedoctor (Chest & Legs)
- Off-set: T4 Dex Ring from Mounringdale quest 5% headshot dmg. T4orT5 Archer Earring. T4orT5 Archer Necklace.
How-To Play:
Overall: The highlight of this build and the sole reason I created it was for the best sustained mobility. When paired with T3 stam recovery food and stamina potions this build allows you to travel as fast as a pure Focus build spamming 'Speed of Light'.
Weapons: The main purpose of this build is focused around the bow. We are getting all of the passives in Bow, and the 5% damage bonus passive in the sword to strengthen our bow. Bow receives 5% Headshot Dmg passive, 10% headshot dmg passive, 5% headshot dmg passive from quest ring, 5% weapon dmg increase from sword passive, 10% extra damage increase for 5 seconds after rolling, and 10% extra damage from Leadership Buff if playing in group with a sword main/tank. This allows your stunned target to take a 5 arrows spreadshot to the face with a 45% damage increase for each arrow. Absolutely devastating to the enemies.
1 Shot Combo: Open with your bow shooting arrows, bait the target in close for a weapon swap into the shield bash. Swap to bow, roll for 10% bonus dmg, spreadshot to their face while stunned.
Mobility: Cast Speed of Light with Staff, Dodge-roll forward (While you are dodge-rolling swap back to your bow weapon), Now you have a 3 sec speed buff hold Shift and sprint. Stop sprinting after 3 seconds, dodge-roll forward, beging to sprint for 3 more seconds. Cycle until out of stam or until 1 dodge-roll left. Swap to staff, cast Speed of Light. Rinse and repeat. This will allow you to catch ANYONE trying to run away even focus builds. You only need a 3 arrow spreadshot to drop those guys.
The bonus here is once you get this motion fluid. You can dodge-roll to bow weapon swap in order to get the speed buff, then swap back to your sword or staff and youll still have the buff for about .75-1 seconds which allows you to gain ground with the sword equipped in order to get in range for a leap or any other combo you like.
1v1:
Sword: Two options: Bait the shield bash with your sword and 1 shot combo them (Easiest) OR fight with bow by kiting and using well-timed Spread shots. Create distance. ALWAYS Reverse-dodge roll before casting a Multi-shot as the animation is long. Main goal here is to pick at them a small amount and land a spreadshot from the side when they try to cast a heavy lunge at you.
Axe: You must fight axe far away if they have the purge talent. Always fight axe from distance as aimed shot is very hard to land far away while arrows are not. If they do not have purge, 1 shot them. Axe is very easy to fight as they do not have a shield against your bow. Just create distance and widdle them down.
Bow: Outdps them because your build is superior and Heavily specced into DEX. Can also get close for a spreadshot or go after them with sword to get the shield bash if they get to close or there are convenient LOS objects around you. Swap to life staff and keep your healing wave up as often as possible for sustain.
Staves: Very easy you can use bow or sword. If they are heavily-self healing than get a shield--bash 1 shot combo on them.
Warhammer: LUL

[@dsmwookie3465]

I love how people complain that the game combat has no depth and hatchet spam is OP.

[@savagetwinky2606]

the hatchet spam is OP. This person isn't playing against good people.

[@spenserblinnmusic1314]

@@savagetwinky2606 it's not. Hatchet loses to good bow and sword and shield users 90% of the time

[@savagetwinky2606]

@@spenserblinnmusic1314 There is nothing precluding you from using a good bow/shield with a hatchet to also stunlock your opponent. I used sword/hatchet/bow.

[@spenserblinnmusic1314]

@@savagetwinky2606 true you can use all 3 but you would be better using something with more utility. The Hatchet serves next to no purpose in pvp unless you are 5v1ing someone who doesnt know how to hit their space bar or use their shield. The only reason i used the Hatchet was chasing runners and escaping gank squads. Also it's the best pve weapon. You would be better off running a musket for traps or warhmmer for cc.

[@savagetwinky2606]

@@spenserblinnmusic1314 And yet hatchet spam still works really well to stunlock an opponent. You can't space bar to freedom if you don't have stamina. Which is still pretty OP regardless of how the other skills balance out. A good player can utilize it to lock another person down.

[@19ManaLu64]

You know that someone is op when his class is Archer, he is looking like Wizard and his fighting mostly with the sword.

[@brunobucciarati1121]

Yes... crazy stuff

[@chrisbergin7209]

@matuopm thats because that shit is clearly broken lol

[@snyper105]

@@chrisbergin7209 😂

[@bloodmoontrain7360]

@@chrisbergin7209 no because people cried. just like now. they need to launch. the more they delay the more shit feed back they listen to.

[@chrisbergin7209]

@@bloodmoontrain7360 are you implying that what you see on the screen is not a broken combination of skills? and if you havent noticed when players pressure a launch because they are bored of the stuff they play the game usually gets put out in a terrible state and then has long lasting damage because of it. not to mention those same players saying now now now are usually the same ones telling you the game is shit after they launch it.

[@BoehmTube]

I love how the guy at the end that was marked for pvp watching the fight, backs up immediately like "na, fam, we gud"

[@trevorgibbsnc]

😭

[@mrhed0nist]

Nice. This video shows the potential New World has. People often mistake complexity for depth. NW has a simple combat system that favours skill over stats.

[@NoBrainah]

Finally someone who gets it

[@Solbashio]

Kind of

[@tunaelhan9535]

Yess. This comment definetly need more likes.

[@Dragelol]

Then they fixed multishot and made it dogshit

[@Bios101]

The guy at end "NO PLZZ don't touch me!" 😂

[@ramman13]

this is fantastic. I'll have to try that side of the archer skill tree come spring

[@austinbyrd4164]

This is awesome. Love how bursty, action oriented, and positional everything is.

[@zunai5047]

sadly the game isnt anything like this anymore :D

[@Kaisergang]

@@zunai5047 why not?

[@khanzy.]

@@Kaisergang just braindead combat land ice shower whip out blunderbuss and one shot someone. nothing to it.

[@stevesmith686]

​@@khanzy. The current combat is worse than any alpha patch I played its sad they were allowed to release such garbage. I think the dude who is in charge of combat got his hand forced because before their change in direction the combat was months from completion then they went and redid the entire fundamental stagger system, biggest mistake they ever made.

[@chrissanders6988]

if you are watching this a year later.you would know bow spread shot was op.glad they made the new changes.

[@TheBiggestMoronYouKnow]

When he almost one shot that person, I was like “yeah that’s not a thing anymore”

[@alphamale4497]

Bow is useless now

[@dododimitrov9657]

OMg the skills. I would have died in the end just to show that I am a human.

[@dannymoontattoos]

He looks like a mage.. but damn that sword looks cool af

[@mistersolace265]

Gandalf the Grey went hard AF.

[@DerSchalker97]

This is like your first game on Mobile Pubg where you feel like a demigod and then realize it were just bots. The sad thing is these arent actual bots in this video

[@scaroz2749]

Ha, nice one! Light armor is the best, but no new player knew it as it seemed during preview. Small scale PvP is awesome in this game. But you were lucky they haven't got their camp directly where you were fighting. That's an issue in the game.

[@Shadewalkin]

this man really just kited a 1v5 to victory. my god those dudes don't know how to use a life staff for shit.

[@Larseus]

Honestly the whole crew sucked. Very poor skills in the game, missing left and right and yes no healing either. Just bad players so of course I would post this video as well lol

[@Rastei]

They look like 2000ms lagged player.

[@jamesvargas4826]

Considering they almost got 1 hit, they look like Lv 5s

[@nidgemorphie4316]

This makes the pvp look good

[@EddieTheBear]

The PvP IS good. :O

[@mazytm3658]

@@EddieTheBear its not, its really not..

[@ericwilliams6515]

This stagger stuff actually looks good, I’m playing the closed beta rn and it does feel like a button mash fest they need to just go back to this and nerf the hatchet, lmao the hatchet is still good rn too

[@DemodiX]

It actually look like junk, but I believe it feel better in game.

[@seltha2441]

@@mazytm3658 why its not?

[@Beanelli]

Holy shit the combo at 1:17 made me scream and jump out of my chair in disgust

[@yourfriendlyneighborhoodre9763]

...and then the IMMEDIATE barrel roll

[@30secondsofinsanity]

Gandulf really out here clutching the 1v5 hurr !

[@ellescer]

Wow this actually looks better than what we currently have in game. Honestly it pissed me off just seeing how much they changed it, all we have now are people spam clicking with big weapons, literally no skill involved

[@Catinsneakers]

Well i thought theese "paper' players exist only in WvW in GW2. My mistake. Good job bro.

[@zeeapz3894]

the guy at the end: I came as fast I could! gandalf legolas looking dude: who's next !?! YOU?!! the guy: CHILL!! TO WATCH YOU KILL IT BRUH!! DAMN!

[@richardsalzmann7946]

I see no archer, just a wizard with a bow

[@helljumper_]

I wish stagger on light/heavy attacks was still a thing. AGS could have refined the system, introduce the players to said combat system through a proper and in-depth tutorial, but no, they just removed what made the combat skill based.

[@GermanGameAdviser]

dude i hate how this seems to have no chance to ever get implemented again. the hype is just too loud this close to release

[@scottybeats5328]

finally someone who knows how to use the multi arrow. although they already changed how backstabs knock down enemies. so no more of that.

[@stevesmith686]

I'm sad about it.

[@KinkyJalepeno]

A man after my own heart - well played sir :)

[@helloitsme463]

for those that dont know... this combat is during closed testing / alpha test....... they removed stagger and completely changed stamina, and overall how the combat plays and feel.

[@alekdussuau8407]

that stun into triple shot is crazy. very creative

[@himbary]

I love that you have to aim as archer

[@syproful]

You talking WoW, right ? When that game came out in 2004. Having netcode with realtime aiming would have been impossible.

[@xBloodXGusherx]

@@syproful What? We know that already...

[@CullenGandy]

As a member of the syndicate, this checks out.

[@7minutesdead]

This combat flow was so much better with stagger it's crazy. I'm only just now seeing this stuff. Approaching group fights looks really similar to Dark Souls or Mordhau in this clip, where you can whiff punish people blindly approaching you and keep them at bay with your attacks. Now that's impossible to do.

[@HOWUDOING24]

it's refreshing to see a none cheese PVP game. all fun and skills

[@jamesvargas4826]

He almost 1 shot the lvl 5, thats cheese xD

[@borges3099]

bahah the anticipated shit talk at the beginning i love it

[@user-qg8by6sv7f]

omg what a legend

[@curtisirl8902]

the way that guy ran away at the end lol

[@vileytadei]

This was amazing, congratulations!

[@xfurywind]

The real gandalf of New world

[@Feldemort_Games]

So excited for this game! Thanks for the video

[@EseaGhost]

That bow 3 shot seems busted af lmao

[@Prophitman8]

i love that last guy! he was like nah bro i dont want any LMAO

[@jazznotes3802]

Awesome 👏🏻 well played.

[@nusnirat]

The Gameplay looks so diffrent compared to todays footage of the game

[@ozzarla2154]

Good vid man, though sadly for those of you who don't now this got nurfed massively it does not saw ppl in half any more I main bow and from closed to open beta very fun weapon though the rapid shot or poison arrow is the highest dps skill inside the bow tree now.

[@gareth3437]

This video is proof that skill outweighs the stagger mechanic.

[@xinsanex7]

man, wish stagger and pvp scaling were like that in the release :/

[@amgil7123]

Best video on youtube

[@Tajemniczy]

Hehe great damage with this bow:)

[@dreamk1per]

We have seen the video segments of this person many times, this is amazing) you are a great fellow and a skilled player, forgive me for the auto translator, health and all the best)

[@dreamk1per]

I admire you, your example is when your hands grow from where you need to

[@stevesmith686]

@@dreamk1per You are very kind, thank-you.

[@Sulsalogan]

DESTRUCTIOOOOON!!!!! That was awesome!!!

[@cameronfathers]

This looks so much better than the current combat wtf.

[@stevesmith686]

Trust me it was 100x better, it's a shell of a game now. Hold w spam abilities literally zero skill oncesoever.

[@Rizzi_96]

This mans played RuneScape for sure

[@ShadowDudus]

This game looks awasome

[@danielZ90X]

That was awesome! What do you think Ranged or Melee is the way to go? They were constantly missing you with ranged so I almost feel like its hard unless you have a really good AIM.

[@ronitganguly3318]

Back when the game was released, it was so good.

[@CptSalty]

This man gets my sub, 1 v 5 and they're all higher level as well

[@IzalorDantin]

level is almost irrelevant in New World. Skill is all that matters even with the slight advantages of being higher or lower level than your opponent, skill outshines.

[@piwi2.046]

Haha, very nice! Humiliated them a bit...

[@sabtyawiraji1985]

well done Sir!

[@srag2117]

That was sick, might have to try the build.

[@user-mx4np2pd3j]

Damnnn, people always shit on the bow but you proved em wrong.

[@Techsupportguy111]

That should be criminal sir!!!

[@Vastfill]

So this is before they nerfed spread shot 😂

[@norberttiti289]

Yeah bow spread shot is ass rn nerfed too much you cant even hit in PvE XD i just try spear and is pretty good so far

[@Vastfill]

@@norberttiti289 oh shit beta is out rn huh? I already have it pre purchased but can't play because of an arm injury :/ how is it?

[@KAJYT6969]

@@Vastfill fucking amazing, breath of fresh air finally.

[@Vastfill]

@@KAJYT6969 damn, out of all the days in a year I could get injured...glad to know it's a good game so far though

[@KAJYT6969]

@@Vastfill I feel it. I tore my ACL and have been in my bed playing from a controller on a 27 inch monitor. it sucks but its good enough

[@RichScott]

EPIC FIGHT! very impessive!

[@igorfonseca728]

Haha, swoop my brotha, The best !! By zAce'

[@stevesmith686]

My brotha!

[@snyper105]

How is someone already this good when the game hasn’t even come out yet

[@dirtgrid5351]

Simple he's just more gear, he's shooting them for half their health.

[@omnifake3339]

Awesome juking!

[@leuvys5518]

damn nothing is op except your skill

[@TheBiggestMoronYouKnow]

Gandalf is angry

[@kizi]

legendary video

[@xgetxsickx]

This is why legolas never challenged Gandalf.

[@ressesdave2250]

0:27 "AVADA KADAVRA"

[@stevesmith686]

Lagged out hard

[@harrysona2826]

respect king

[@1LLU5IVE]

I swear he is either fighting the WORST players in existence or legit BOTS.

[@rissejordan6878]

u'd get fucked too so... be realistic and just accept that this guy is good and his build op

[@chickenbeansoup2631]

yeah theyre god awful, even still it's pretty impressive

[@TevenOG]

@@rissejordan6878 stfu dude the 5 enemies are legit dogshit

[@Lutziffer1992]

@@TevenOG actually i bet theyre friend of him i mean u cnat miss so much noone is that bad must be fake

[@TevenOG]

@@Lutziffer1992 perhaps

[@freedom_fighta]

This looks fun with low ms but anything above 120ms and you are screwed with disconnects and rubber-banding.

[@TK-gm1qp]

Great job!!!!

[@Inhaleinhell]

Niiiiiice! Makes me excited for the release tomorrow!

[@CaptainCoachTV]

The knockdown/headshot combo at 1:21 is so dirty. That's going to be a meta thing.

[@chasedogman2032]

This video is from an older version. This was not prevalent on the past beta.

[@jessedhc2036]

The funny part of this video was, the last guy who saw 5 ppl die to that wizard and ran away at the end xD

[@floorix9308]

Did not know Gandalf went full Legolas...

[@reesummerlover]

1:18 damn, he need some milk

[@HeliomTV]

Can you maybe post a link to picture of your BOW TREE ? Thanks looks awesome mate

[@carryturtle830]

this is brilliant

[@wizarjry9807]

#BRINGBACKSTAGGER

[@nekroforce1]

damn you got skills boy

[@groovycamera97]

mad respect

[@EeeAaa.]

THE BEST

[@prediction3624]

i miss the pvp back then

[@iamjaydawg]

i laughed so hard there at the end, poor guy, 3 knockdowns, i bet he was piss't or yelling lool.

[@brianbwcp]

Amazing bro

[@LARRY113Z]

Wow that was awesome, nice

[@wallengren3199]

Scatter shot from the bow has been heavily nerfed and no longer functions as a shotgun

[@stevesmith686]

Sad but true. Their initial nerf to cut dmg by 50% really put the skill in a balanced place in conjunction with stun removal. Sadly they removed it all together.

[@user-xj7oi8pc7o]

@@stevesmith686 what is your best pvp build rn? still the same? i was thinking to create this one, you made this really good. but what about now?

[@stevesmith686]

@@user-xj7oi8pc7o I would go with a dex build and light armor, but not 100% sure on weapons.

[@user-xj7oi8pc7o]

@@stevesmith686 bow is nerfed alot and is not working with sword shield anymore. what about spear/rapier ? both dex build and have alot of evades and stuns and attack power.

[@99things45]

IMPRESIVE

[@Camp77777]

That multi arrow ability is op lmao

[@avcibatuhan4872]

En son adamın kaçısı :)))

[@DarthPerc]

This was so impressive

[@elekbeviz4058]

gg bro!

[@monkeywariat8434]

WOOOOOOOOOOOOW WHAT A NICE PLAY

[@lizzardlive4620]

covenant on top

[@brodienunn8638]

Brooooo thats oppp mint

[@losetelevision]

this is a dope clip

[@GNARZKY]

AWESOME CONTENT!

[@gortt7611]

Nice ASMR with the keyboard! lol!

[@ChildofEden96]

curious to see an updated build to this

[@stevesmith686]

Bow is garbage so nothing with bow is a good idea