New World Tank Guide/Build! How To Tank in New World

Today the How To: Series continues with a guide to tanking in New World!
We'll be talking weapon choices, abilities, how to taunt, how to tell if you have aggro and more!
Tune in to the stream to ask any further questions! / bagginstv
My favourite website for building skill trees in New World: nwdb.info/build
Watch the rest of my How To series in New World! • New World How To's
Join the Company Discord to continue the conversation about all things New World: / discord
00:00 Intro
00:38 The Carnelian Gem
01:08 How to tell if you have aggro
01:27 All Taunts in New World
02:18 The Best Tank Weapons
03:42 Stamina Management
04:56 Which Abilities to Use
09:36 Attributes / Stats for Tanking
10:53 Which Gems and Armor to Use
------------
♥ Stay updated & Subscribe: bit.ly/BagginsTV ♥
♥ Get BagginsTV Merch -
www.bagginstv....
♥ Join Baggins & the Community on Discord: / discord
♥ Get an incredibly comfy and POWERFUL Secret Lab Chair, whilst supporting Baggins: bit.ly/2R67Pqv
------------
Socials
►Twitter: / bagginstv
►Twitch: / bagginstv
#NewWorld #BagginsTV #NewWorldMMO

[@XxSTOZZYxX]

Reverse Stab is still 25% PER TARGET... just tested on two groups.

[@christophmeier3173]

If you go for the reverse stab build, which 3rd active skill do you take next to defiant stance and reverse stab?

[@Bengis_Kahn]

@@christophmeier3173 I would say shield bash

[@MoeMisakaMikoto]

does it still reduce cd of defiant stance?

[@umbra_xxi]

@@MoeMisakaMikoto Yes it does! It makes you extremely tanky in PvE content with being able to keep up defiant stance and spam reverse stab and shield bash. i definitely prefer it over Shield Rush

[@BD-zg7is]

@@umbra_xxi thanks homie!

[@MaquinaRara1]

I got some tips for tanking in practise. You are the leader of the party, you lead where they go, you must always be at the front, so that enemies see you first. Grab the agro on most enemies, but prioritize miniboss like enemies, sometimes an enemy or two can slip through, dont stress about it and go for them inmediatelly, you dont want to bring the whole mob to the healer. Take your time, eliminate the enemies you have and then try taunting again. Always try to position yourself behind the group of enemies, so their backs faces the dps group, this is for 2 reasons: 1.- To avoid enemies hitting your friends and 2.- To not block hits. Learn your healers cooldowns. This is paramount. You both have to work together to keep the team alive, healer by eliminating damage, and tank by reducing damage. The healer has various healing abilities that have cooldown, inbetween cooldowns, you need to be on your guard or have a healing of yourself at hand Pay attention to the enviroment. Know where the allies are, where the enemies spawn, what is the boss doing, who is about to die, you need to think and act accordingly depending on the situation. Make bosses face the wall. between the boss and the wall is the best place you should be. All their attacks will be targeted to you only, keeping the dps focusing on attacking, not healing or evading. The healer will focus on healing you only. And when adds spawn, you keep the big guy away from them all, giving the team an easier time to deal with them. Use your chat to communicate. Dont be silent, talk the strats, mentor the first comers, be nice to all and congratulate. keep the spirit up and the information flowing. Equipment is important. Keep an eye on pieces that raises your constitution and strenght, it is not the end of the world if a piece raises another stat, but you must review each piece based on this, armor rating, gear score and perks. Speaking on perks, look for weapons that lower cooldowns on abilities, siphon health or generate more threat natively. For equipment avoid at all cost the ones that lowers your threat. Most tanks keep their weight load as high, the dodges are slower and shorter, but this raises the defense up by a significant margin. Choose wisely

[@shabazz717]

Thank you. Played new world over a year and switching to tank today! Been practicing

[@serjustin3522]

Oh wow, I actually didn't know about the red healthbar for mob aggro!

[@Loggies89]

if you are tanking with hatchet you might want the stamina regen on crit and stam regen on light if target has debuff, on the right side. It means you can constantly dodge incoming attacks between light spam. It's very useful as a tank.

[@blurz4418]

Dodging on tank, with Heavy armor, imo - bad idea

[@rekrn12345]

@@blurz4418 Not really. It's still an Iframe. The giant attacks from bosses are often better to dodge because you won't block it all.

[@Warrex01]

I don't think people realize how OP ice gauntlet is for tanking. "Blocking Stamina" is a passive that when blocking with ice gauntlet, it converts 3 mana into 15 stamina. You have almost endless stamina to block until you run out of mana, in which case you pop "Entombed" which will regenerate all your mana, AND make you invincible for 10 seconds. Use it with sword/shield's "Reverse Stab" cd reduction, and you have virtually endless taunting, blocking, and damage reduction, plus an invincibility every 30 seconds. Not every 75 secs like with the hatchet.

[@BagginsTV]

This sounds pretty cool (pun not intended)! I still rate defy death highly as it gives good room for error for the more average player, but I definitely appreciate this tanking concept and will try it out!

[@DranzerDRV]

Very good idea, played around with it during the betas and sadly I couldn't make it work efficiently. The lack of native taunt on the ice gauntlet was an issue (that can be worked around), but the main problem with the way blocking for mana works is the fact that it only counts towards light attacks. Heavy attacks still break through your stamina bar instead. No idea if this is a bug or intended, but worth keeping an eye on for the release. Have fun testing all sorts of combinations!

[@Warrex01]

@@BagginsTV check out Pritch's video on it kzbin.info/www/bejne/rajGk6WBlLitn8k

[@judgejudyx927]

Oo interesting

[@Three60Crusader]

How would you spec your points thou? Sword and shield / ice gauntlet?

[@zombie_nz]

Nice video, easy to understand and well presented.

[@themandalor38501]

I personally like the 250 perk from Constitution - that 80% Damage Reduction while at full health, even with the 60s cooldown, is really helpful.

[@a1extruman]

it was 60% on obt

[@tordb]

My new favorite KZbin channel. Very good information to help with our new journey into New World. Thanks for all you do.

[@Notler]

love your videos. You're good at explaining so it's easy to understand - keep up the good work

[@vashdstampede2126]

Just started playing. I'll have to give this a try!

[@onlysams1541]

Another day Another amazing daddy baggins video keep it up man!!!!!!!!!

[@HerrTikTok]

Second video of yours I've seen and I really like your no nonsense approach . . . so, ofc, I subbed, thx for the content sir.

[@AJ_Stone]

Great vid! Looking forward to your gem video you mentioned in the beginning of the video.

[@benjamincl2409]

Alright thats my first video of you! Well explained for a new player ez sub!

[@NPC16161]

I just hope every tank in the game has watched this video! Great job

[@df6597]

They can't change this skill combo. It's skill based and rewarding when you pull it off and can keep your cooldowns. You can't pull it off reliably every time, at best you tend to reduce cooldowns by 50%, and 20 seconds is still a long ass time. It feels really good as is. If I can't be rewarded for keeping aggro and planning that perfect strike for the reset tanking would be boring, significantly harder and less effective and I'd just dps.

[@shmo3348]

7:40 damn im looking forward to causing that 5 second rend on all enemies for 10 seconds

[@pawerogowski6645]

Great video! I'm learning how to tank rn and this vid came up really handy! ❤️

[@Hypelloo]

really good video, very clearly explained, love it! great tank guide, thanks for making !

[@h0pliment]

Great video once again Baggins!

[@BagginsTV]

Thanks man! :D

[@Magi69]

Well fellow tank here, and ive done all endgame content both dungeons and all the arenas, and what i found out is that the later in the game u get the more it is required from the tank to deal dps, especially in lazarous and the arenas. I personally prefer to use greathammer secondary for lifesteal and crowdcontrol/dps, since using the hatchet gets u messed up in literal seconds, For sword and shield i go for a 12/8 Build, for the 10% dps buff for party, and only take defiant stance ability and the best stuff in tanking tree, It doubled my dps, and still tanks like a boss.

[@cmdodelta8640]

Can you share your build? :)

[@SieraXQCL]

link ur build pls?

[@13GuitarKid13]

Really helpful mate! thanks for the tips and guide :)

[@TheHoneyBadger83]

I think the best passive attribute perk is by far the 300 strength bonus. getting grit on every attack is hugh!

[@lergof0202]

Was Reverse Stab nerfed?

[@klaik30]

Nope

[@errm9573]

Noo

[@BSReflux24]

Hey great video! Very well presented and easy to follow along while being super informative. Thank you making it :) Just a quick question tho, what is the website you used for playing around with stats at 9:36 ?

[@tenshih3819]

thank's so much Beggins for need obervation of Build this verry nice ! . I Follow you :p Good job .

[@Balgore8]

Thanks great video!

[@ZaPewPew]

Thanks for your work! Keep up the good work!

[@Dingelnator]

what happens if I use a taunt ability and then switch weapons? do I lose the taunt? what happens if I use a taunt ability and shortly after someone else uses one? do I lose the taunt?

[@timg1169]

You don't loose taunt if you switch weapons. The last person to taunt will get aggro.

[@DraconiumTTV]

Don't forget that if you plan on being heavy, you should have a shield equipped even if you're not running sword and board. The shield will simply be a stat stick in the cases that you're not using it.

[@kyrax9462]

The shield does not give stats unless it's unsheathed, so you need to use sword and shield or else you're just weighing yourself down.

[@DraconiumTTV]

@@kyrax9462 REALLY!? But it's equipped. Bruh...

[@DraconiumTTV]

@@kyrax9462 you really should be able to equip a shield with other one handed weapons imo

[@kyrax9462]

@@DraconiumTTV oh yes I 100% agree, would be very nice. Unfortunately life sucks lmao.

[@Syffelis]

Great video for sure. Im full tank myself but i have chosen warhammer as my main weapon (juggernaut) and great axe as second to like charge into them. For me this works with great dmg and u can be a crowd pusher sort of with the great axe. Whould u consider this to be a an option to play as a tank? worked out pretty well so far for me so.

[@SlowMoCook]

Im a tank and Im built the same way your character is. Greate Ax and warhammer. Edit: I switched back to Sword and Shield. It’s more efficient to tank. I switch my secondary between Hammer and Life Staff depending on the situation.

[@Bengis_Kahn]

@@SlowMoCook Its more like bruisher rather than tank. But it's do-able in my opinion. A lot of CC with great damage output

[@Kraliosa]

You will probably struggle late game dungeons tho

[@HeroUnit210]

Tried this build at least for the first expedition and it was definitely lacking. Yea you get the cool down IF you get everyone lined up and hit multiple targets but that isn't always the case. So in times you don't get value off of it you are lacking in other areas that make you a stronger tank. Defense tree definitely went smoother and easier for the healer. This build is good on paper but in practice falls short.

[@SlowMoCook]

Any recommendation for practical tanking? Im a tank and I wanna be the ultimate tank if possible.

[@HeroUnit210]

@@SlowMoCook hatchet and sword is definitely combo and going down berserk tree is the way to go for defy death and the aoe taunt. Getting freeing justice down the sword master tree is as far as I went. Skip shield rush early game and make your way to defiant stance and shield bash. Also get one with the shield and final blow. These have been a lot more reliable especially when people may pull aggro or mobs rush the healer. These are very good talents to go down for maintaining aggro but also not being a squishy tank.

[@SlowMoCook]

@@HeroUnit210 Thanks for the reply. It also seems quite a balance and useful build for pvp also. I dont like having to switch the weapons for pvp for now. So, it sounds like my type of build where I can use the same weapon sets for both pvp and pve. Thanks again.

[@gandi8959]

dude in the first expedition your weapon wont have more than like 10 skill points. ofc its going to lack. with a max weapon it works. you should first skill the defensive parts and the offensive last. playing with reverse stab and nothing else is you being pepega. nothing to do with the build

[@HeroUnit210]

@@gandi8959 lol why are you telling me everything I just said?

[@skimpenguin]

So did they end up changing reverse stab or not?

[@Gangrieksta]

I expect the cooldown reduction on Reverse Stab to be capped at 25%. So instead of per enemy it will be 25% no matter how many enemies you hit.

[@rayzook]

Can you level with these two weapons effectively or should I use something in place of S&S?

[@BagginsTV]

Once you get the health regen berserk with hatchet they're not too bad to level with yeah, just need some food and potions!

[@connman8d617]

S&S is easy to level. Because you have the ability to do slashing, piercing and strike damage you can easily fight many different categories of mobs.

[@insegnant8353]

Hi! What you think about SnS + ice gauntlet? Love your videos!

[@AndersonSop]

very good. thx

[@ellis2888]

Great video! Amazing really needs to learn how to fcking explain things like this in their game.

[@Geroniax]

Nice Video. Just looked at tanking, got myself some gear but because i hate clipping i don't use the hatchet right now (will maybe change) and use greataxe instead. Very nice damage, good for grouping enemies. Not good for sustain though xD

[@ItsMrO]

Keep up the great work =) !

[@rikkilambo]

Where should a tank stand/move when tanking?

[@GhostBlade_888]

many thanks for explaining, I have been doing it all wrong 😂

[@Supramandon]

thanks baggins!

[@MrJotaFelipe]

I had the understanding that block also produces aggro, which would in theory control aggro just by blocking well (while using the taunt gem for the extra aggro ofc). Did this change?

[@shaneconnor7133]

Only one question. Are these 2 options for a main weapon as a tank. Or are u literally saying use both of these(hatchet and sword)

[@brugqueiroz]

Nice one! Was doing greataxe, but not quite fully happy. Will try! Do you have a with the suggested build for "classic" tank?

[@sikandarnw6163]

Great vid. Jus a question: 3:08 8 Seconds Taunt, still if I change to Sword and block? Or need to be 12 Seconds running with hatchet?

[@BagginsTV]

I believe the taunt persists, even when swapping!

[@sikandarnw6163]

@@BagginsTV Thanks! :D

[@JHorsepower1]

thanks bro I like you content. Keep it up

[@ZaPewPew]

Waiting for that video on gems now :)

[@So_Wan]

I love your tips !!! Let's sub! :D And great thx for that build website

[@ringwraith1040]

Which is better leadership or defensive formation?

[@de5ertpengu1n19]

what would you aim to have as boost on wepons and armour regarding constitution or strength

[@ehochmuephi8219]

Thanks man!

[@richardv.858]

Reverse stab nerfed then ?

[@johnramsey9133]

@baggins I got the Aura Crystal in a drop, I know it is only lvl 19, but it definitely has a carnelian gem and says "Taunts are active, you generate 200% more threat" wouldnt this stack with threat generated by the gem in your sword?

[@Skeu74]

Very nice video. Thank you! would Defy Death (or other hatchet passives) work while using SnS?

[@gauriieriksson2958]

Thanks

[@derekrank4572]

is this game good to buy if i prefer PVE content mostly ? are their matchmaking options to join dungeons ? and are their matchmaking options to join outpost rush PVP ?

[@Capluffy1090]

It's engame is mostly focused on crafting, dungeons and of course PVP but there's a lot of pve content for people who like gathering, crafting and doing dungeons. Plus, they haven't even released 20% of what is yet to come.

[@gfield2k818]

Awesome VOD you got a sub from me

[@PepeDuranT]

Hi thank you for the video, can you do the pvp one you mentioned? New suscriber here!

[@isaackorff2468]

at 200 strength you get more stamina wouldn't that be better for a tank than armor or health?

[@So_Wan]

Need Gems video !!! :D

[@TMPbarry]

Does wearing a Carnelian gem in your jewelry also activate your weapon taunts?

[@BagginsTV]

No, only in the weapon! Carnelians in any jewelry or armor will reduce your threat, which you definitely do not want as a tank haha!

[@TMPbarry]

​@@BagginsTV Oh oke, thanks! I was wondering since there have been purple necklaces in obt that still had a tooltip where taunts were described as ''active''

[@johnramsey9133]

@@BagginsTV I got the Aura Crystal in a drop, I know it is only lvl 19, but it definitely has a carnelian gem and says "Taunts are active, you generate 200% more threat" wouldnt this stack with threat generated by the gem in your sword?

[@crazyharmless666]

what about taking shield rush for the 10% reduction in damage from the mobs it hits...if you do this as part of your rotation it's up nearly 80% of the time.

[@Berkzian]

because imo Reverse Stabs 25% skill cool down is more worth it, line up 2-3 enemies and try to hit them and reap the cool down reduction benefits.

[@crazyharmless666]

@@Berkzian what are you talking about? you can do both lol

[@Phelixc]

@@Berkzian Por que no los dos?

[@amelicichinalex1101]

How does Accelerated Defiant Stance perk work??? Is it gave haste when you activate defiant stance , or same as heal on defiant stance when the fortify is finish???

[@Behague]

If you put a Carnelian Gem in a Shield, does it reduce or increase Threat?

[@bcunningham79]

Tactician is now limited to only one reduction per use.

[@ViableZeal]

its bullshit, no reason to nerf

[@berk__17]

I use sword and war hammer insted of the hatchet is it good as well or I should change?

[@Chowderro]

What type of armour do you recomend ?

[@ShottyYotty]

Baggins I need to know where you got your flag/banner you have in the background!! Love the videos btw!

[@Sp00nish]

If i'm not mistaken he got it from the developers when he participated in the Streamer event during closed beta :)

[@TieItAndFlyIt]

I like a bruiser build with SnS and great axe - half str half const

[@TrexxWind]

Give the Fire Staff skill Incinerate a taunt ability >:D

[@LOCO.AMP00]

would you prefere a faction for this build?

[@thijsf12]

I took over the role of tanking in the amrine dungeon because our real tank died, and i kinda liked being the tank. Im in doubt if i should switch over from dps to tank. My main concern is how do tanks get through solo pve? Isnt it really hard to kill enemies when you are alone questing?

[@palmer5469]

The dps difference is significant one on one, but with your increased survivability you can typically pull 5 or more mobs while questing and slash them down. Ends up about parity with dps questing. (Also, you can always quest as DPS and respect to tank as the penalties for doing so are not huge). If you have a friend or guildie leveling with you you'll both be unstoppable

[@SieraXQCL]

no its not bad early game if you spec some into strength/dex. later game though you will want more on cons, but for early game tanking its fine

[@gatsbymovingrubber]

When would you use the hachet?

[@tommieStv]

Is it worth to have full con? I have 340 atm but I don't have much strength, should I rework it?

[@BrianDiamond48]

so no upgrade shield bash?

[@jimleonard4195]

Can you tank using 2h axe and hatchet? I wasnt into the sword and board style but want to tank.

[@SuperGregore]

if you pop zerker and open with a ranged hatchet throw, does that give you a ranged taunt ability? if so, its very nice. I am torn between the CC and aoe taunt of hammer and the hatchet.

[@BagginsTV]

Unfortunately not, the ranged throw would generate +200% extra threat though (or more, depending on your carnelian gem)

[@syndicateapostle3457]

Did they change reverse stab or does it still work

[@Oziris1988]

Great video duder. [ + ]

[@wsbarth92]

is rev stab still like that?

[@moppy5204]

what gear do you use just heavy?

[@vincentgraziano565]

Does the 'Defy Death' passive apply when you have the sword and board equipped? Or do you need the hatchet out to get the effect.

[@taylorballard9422]

Hatchet

[@HerrTikTok]

@@taylorballard9422 thx for the heads up I wasn't sure how it actually worked in game.

[@solotopp]

Do the abilities from the weapon trees work with the other weapon out? Eg: would Fortifying Strikes work with the sword and shield out?

[@moon3399]

No

[@kylejackson2967]

Easy sub for me. As a tank we spec hard into con etc, what does our solo questing look like in the open world? Can we quest alone?

[@oogenbisonbison9395]

Its easy with all constitution but you’ll be doing shit damage takes a while. Maybe respec for solo questing to do more damage

[@Sloggin]

Well done! Thank you very much for the video. I was wondering do you typically have to constantly respect back and forth between the time that you want to go on a dungeon and the time you don't? I'm only been playing since open beta so forgive me if this is a silly question but is it pretty viable as a solo tool when you're out there grinding?

[@Nimbleking]

So I just tanked Depths as a first time tank (we had no tank available, so I respec'd) and went on with my quests afterwards. The build is super viable in my opinion as you are tanky as shit even solo against PVE mobs and so on. Easy to heal up through Rampage and still putting out a good chunk of damage.

[@Sloggin]

@@Nimbleking That's great to know. Thanks for the feedback.

[@fluxx7217]

Can I buy a banner like in your background somewhere?

[@Acanis87]

Can you create a remake for season 1 balancing? ^^

[@draaiknopjuh2497]

Can I swap gems in and out of the armour and weapons or is it permanent?

[@Moogle]

you lose the gem that was in it if you replace it so ideally eventually you'll want sets for everything

[@yorgunsavasci345]

Stats 300 cons 150 str for tank ?

[@MrSamuraimatt]

Did the reverse stab get fixed?

[@xLinksDreheRx]

How many of the threat increasing tank gems u need tho ? just in the weapons ?

[@pjrdj]

only works in weapons

[@exemida]

If you put it in armor it reduces your threat instead thats a no go for tanks.

[@shakendog90]

how many hours a day do you play on the PC?

[@EricRamz]

Was reverse stab changed?

[@VideosFloogHD]

The first skills got nerfed or no?

[@komarAON]

no leeching posibility with full constitution sword shield :(

[@dummytube1542]

You mentioned "block stability" late in the video. I've been trying to find a clear and concise explanation of that stat and can't find one. Can someone explain it to me please?

[@palmer5469]

The heavier your armor (typically the major factor though weapon, specs, and attribute points will also be a factor) the less stamina you lose per blocked hit. This is considered having high block stability, essentially allowing you to block more times before having to regenerate stamina by dropping your block. Not a huge factor with single target tanking, but when tanking a large group of mobs it's a considerable boon to be able to block more before lowering your defenses.

[@j8457]

Could you make a similar video but for PvP Instead of PvE? Thank you.

[@jarlhenrik]

3 days in and no comment about Reverse Stab nerf yet… hopeful? ^^

[@fu928]

Still works, hasn't been nerfed