*UPDATED* PvE Guide for New World Aeternum: Builds, Meta Comps, Tips & More!

[@rtowns7999]

I have been playing since launch. I have learned more from this video than any other. Much appreciated Schmeck!

[@pjpettis7064]

I've played on and off since launch and got back on for fresh start servers. Never got into the upper echelons of the game mainly because of the seemingly hyper complexities of it. I greatly appreciate this breakdown. Putting it into bite-sized pieces one at a time without expecting the viewer to have prior knowledge/understanding of mechanics is so insanely helpful. Thank you very much!

[@kingGrubz]

Honeslty so well said.

[@Sylwestrini00]

Mojito is a human encyclopedia of New World.

[@b777x6]

this is incredible useful even for players with 1k+ hours. Thank you for the effort!

[@ThaumaBaby]

Good shit Schmeck! I can link this to folks who need an intro to speedrunning

[@nathiirblacktongue1683]

Thank you. Ive been trying to explain build comps and how they matter to anyone trying to get better at the game. With 4k hours in game and multiple leaderboard top 5s... i try to help everyone i can and now, this video exists so i can spend less time afk explaining things and more time grinding mats and stuff for my company to get buffs and gear. We try to supply all our people with everything we can. Massive thanks to you and the people you work with on this stuff my man! Are you on Valhalla too?

[@dinozavarTV]

Very useful tips. Curious if your group has tested Finisher 725 vs Lifering Rapier. Is there big DPS difference?

[@ImHeywood]

Yes, 725 Finisher with DI is significantly better than lifering. The dummy kill time for a 725 Finisher with DI compared to Lifering with pesti or inferno was around a 5s faster kill time.

[@legionaiiirree]

Awesome Video, Keeper up that good work!

[@Alldayanyday1OnThePS4]

I hope new players see this ngl

[@mikemike6182]

1:12:35, i played 10k hour through it all, most important thing u mention is ask players to get good. no matter how much empower, rend & weaken u applied, if the players on the floor 90% of the time with his no con build, i take player with brain that deal dmg 100% all the time with 100con build & scuff gear. thank you for this tip, im tired playing with people that doesnt want to improve & keep blaming others.

[@motherpigeon1582]

Exactly, I really hate that people lost the will to learn from surroundings and want cheap handouts ;

[@sktk5393]

What a great video. Amazingly helpful, even for someone who's not completely new but hasn't gotten to fully min max yet Just curious if you've got your actual builds (mainly interested in the Rapier variations - including attuned pants cuz the track hates me with nimble lol -with off hand choices and perks and gear and trees/attrib) laid out in New World Buddy, or another place and would be willing to share? Easier to have a static visual while in game and sorting through tons of stashed gear, the kiln or the TP to pull it all together than re-scrubbing through a vid. But I get it if that's not your thing. Thanks again for the great vid!

[@theRealMcCoy]

schmekl!!! we enjoying arctica good to see ya mate

[@baboonbanana99]

Thanks for this!

[@MrCheezBerger]

Any thoughts on replacing one rapier with a greatsword? the heavy attack spam can be really solid to break stam bars faster, and you get a little extra weaken from Rupture.

[@hatellis292]

Just started playing again recently and stumbled onto your channel while looking for some build guides. Absolutely love the break down you give and how in depth you explain things. Is there a chance you could go over a tank build for m1-3 and raids?

[@calebholbrook9645]

Best NW video I've seen

[@Alldayanyday1OnThePS4]

yessIRRRR, LET EM KNOWWWWWWW

[@xAzrael_]

great guide, do you have any tank builds that are good to run?

[@krizz8721]

Now i know why i always go back to Spear. After this video, no one could say that spear is not S Tier. 😅

[@TheMarc2k]

What Weapon would you recommend for the M3 Finisher Build?

[@SysFader]

Appreciate the content and helping with our questions in your discord.

[@iTweetzJPrince]

Great guide man, what would you suggest for musket build with the evade build? I didn't see that in this video.

[@xblizbroke]

I'm new as of the Aeternum update. Why wouldn't we want Tondo in this build with Finisher when it offers 26% crit chance and a 10% weaken? It's also a very short cooldown skill, and with the first build (admittedly I watched from a timestamp further towards the end in response to a question I asked regarding what perk to upgrade onto the weapon) I didn't really see the use of Riposte. Wouldn't an Evade/Flurry/Tondo make better use of the weapon's attribute and deal more DPS via another bleed source as well as crit rate increase?

[@Tavis_aka_Kalik]

Great video

[@ParetoESO]

This is an awesome video. Exactly what I was looking for. Quick question though. For people who hate rapier. How comparable are the other weapons type when they spec for full damage and not for additional buff's/debuffs. For example, someone using hatchet full DPS will they do aprox 20% less damage their rapier? What about greatsword? Etc. What are some comparable alternatives that for groups not looking to push speed.

[@Generalkillaman]

Meta means the best. You still will kill the boss, just not as fast. NW does not have a damage meter so it’s hard to give you an exact estimate. Check out his new vid, they cleared gorgon 19 minutes with meta builds

[@ParetoESO]

@Generalkillaman I understand your statement. It's also not what I asked lol. I want to know the difference in DPS from meta to non meta options so I can make an informed choice on performance vs preference.

[@Generalkillaman]

@@ParetoESO you just don’t hate rapier, other weapons you will do less damage. To answer if they will do 20% less damage, I answered that there is no damage meter to determine that but the simple answer is you will do less damage. There is no way to make hatchet full dps higher damage then the rapier.

[@ParetoESO]

@Generalkillaman you don't read well. - Didn't ask for an exact amount. I asked for an estimate. - I understand no DPS meter. However I'm assuming there is a way to check. Otherwise people wouldn't know rapier is the most dps. - I assure you, I do hate rapier. Why do you a stranger online think they know my preferences more than myself? That alone tells me alot about you. - I didn't claim or ask how you could make any weapon higher dps than rapier. I just wanted comparable alternatives and an estimate on how much of a dps lose they would be. So I can make an informed decision. Please stop responding. You are providing nothing of value.

[@Generalkillaman]

@@ParetoESO @ you don’t understand well. Why do you think he’s not responding to you and I am. Hs not going to try and convince a person like you who still would insist on choosing a different weapon. You just started NW? I could answer that, yes

[@Sanechek1145]

ty for vid man, great job, brilliant info! i hope more ppls watch to become a bit better in a game.

[@AMPLIFl]

Which so the easiest weapons to add value if you’re new to this game and want to do end game?

[@bizzzzzzle]

How do you feel about flail as a healer?

[@easy1080]

Thank you so much! This is huge

[@ichibirofl]

Amazing work!!!

[@Higurashi21]

Hey, i am new to New World and i love this Guide! On your sheet it says flex DPS could be Greatsword. How would this Build look like? And is it far behind Rapier?

[@TheMarc2k]

Thanks for this cool video! Ive got one question about the DPS FnF Build. In the Spreadsheet it says you are using a Fire Staff as a secondary weapon. I just wonder in which situation you would use the Firestaff (Gorgon Raid) I guess to Stamina drain the first Boss?. Also what skill Tree would you use?

[@schmecklmeister7675]

Generally speaking, a lot of rapier players will use offhands with range like musket/bow/firestaff. These builds offer long lasting DoTs (damage over time, like powder burn on musket). You can use your offhand for quick burst damage, and also range damage during phases with mechanics. Generally speaking tho, you'll be on your Rapier 95%+ of the time in a fight. So you can really use whatever offhand you'd like. One thing to note is that Distained Infliction makes DoTs from your offhand super strong now. You can apply a dot with your offhand, and then in theory, permanently extend the DoT so that it never expires simply by hitting enemies with your rapier. Distained Infliction hits extend all your DoTs by 5% on every hit!

[@TheMarc2k]

@schmecklmeister7675 I guess fire staff would be a good option for gorgon since you do 5% more damage. Do you also want distained infliction if you play FnF?

[@schmecklmeister7675]

@@TheMarc2k yeah DI on rapier is even better for FnF builds

[@SmXme]

Hey there ! Nice video, awesome to improve as a group ! Have a question tho : do you think Winged Leather Boots is a great option for rapier builds, especially the evade one ? You can have 100% haste uptime easily , dealing 10% base damage forever. Losing a lot of stat points tho, can't figure out what is the best.

[@schmecklmeister7675]

We've done some testing and it is hard to say whether Attuned Leather Pants or Winged Leather Boots is optimal for Evade Rapier. The damage difference between both is INCREDIBLY close. I am not comfortable suggesting one over the other for right now, but I can tell you that both are very good and a viable option. If you decide to run Winged Leather Boots > Attuned Leather Pants, it's not trolling in any way and potentially better. Try both and make your own call on it!

[@SmXme]

@schmecklmeister7675 pretty hard to say while dummies are bugged and not healing back aha. Is 725 Finisher with distained affliction better than a 680-690 omni evade rapier ?

[@saiyanlll7005]

Yeah​@@SmXme

[@sequoia_ghost]

goated video

[@loopyfish3517]

Hi @schmeckl, should i still spec into dex primary instead of int when i am using FS/Blood rapier similarly to your team comp spreadsheet?

[@JustinRampage]

Oh wow. Newer player here. This was such a huge help. Thanks!!! ❤ Do you have your Spear build and your Rapier build in New World Buddy? I’m almost to 65 and can’t wait to try this out.

[@Venti_Depresso]

Man this is amazing. I’m newer to the game and this explained so much to me 😂 I’m still determined to play a void blade dps regardless of anything tho 😂

[@schmecklmeister7675]

Honestly, void blade dps is completely fine. My only comment would be that if you run with more experienced healers, they'll be able to handle healing and using voidblade. In these cases, if you signed up as a dps, I'd probably have another build on standby since there is generally no need for 2 voidblades in a comp (at least for boss fights). If you have healers that just camp life staff tho, by all means, blade away!!

[@Venti_Depresso]

@ I’m trying to crank as much utility and damage out as possible because I see more and more healers using lifestaff flail so I’m like “it’s my time to shine with my mid kit” 😂🤣 what moves would you recommend running as a “DPS Voidblade” lol

[@schmecklmeister7675]

@@Venti_Depresso Haha if you don't see anyone on VG, forsure use it! I've had this same thought back in the day when running m3s. If I noticed my healer didn't use VG or ran a different secondary, I had some fun and just did void blade dps for the team. I would run the same skills I showed in the video. Blade and Oblivion are always mandatory, and rupture is still insane for bosses, giving your entire team +20% leeching and additional stem regen. The only big change you could make would be to your stats. 25 Str, 50 Dex, 350 Int, and the rest in focus. You can basically prioritize your own damage, since higher focus isn't needed as you are not a healer. Can spec some con too if you need :D

[@Venti_Depresso]

@ yes sir that’s pretty much what I’m running 😂 I mean I’m cracking like 6k lights idk if that’s good but it feels like it pumps especially because I leeching health sooooo much with blood drinker on lmfao

[@Venti_Depresso]

@@schmecklmeister7675 do you not think tether would be better than essence burst though or does the oblivion not stack up with that?

[@BrewingwithMagic]

Is there any chance you could put out a really decent starter tank bill for people with all the information we need. Or maybe a link or something you can send me?

[@spacerbunnbunn6019]

you use a musket in ur video whats the build on that bad boy ? and what gems do you use in gorgon

[@r3mxd]

huge for new players trying to get into higher pve content. w vid

[@yungxak406]

I noticed in the comp all the rapiers run musket off hand, why is that? What musket perks are BIS?

[@Venti_Depresso]

Back once again I've molded myself into strictly using the rend/weaken spear build it's my all around build I'm obsessed with it..... Which weapon gems should I be using for my spear I have like everything else perfectly rolled but I've just been using a diamond in it? Am I cucking myself? Also I took your advice on the bloodrrinker ring and rolled myself a perfect azoth crystal ring and it's soooooo much better. ALSO I keep seeing people use slash gems instead of opals in their armor am I missing something? I thought opals was the go to

[@elifuenmayor8359]

Liked and subscribed awesome video ty.

[@Kules23]

What's the source on rend cap being 70%? I was sure that everything in the game is capped at 50%

[@AddictRQ]

No need for Tondo in bleed build ? For the additionnal critic chance

[@edgy__]

can you make one of these for pvp?

[@2fed2run]

Great vid, thanks alot, I learned much :) next is a tank vid? ^^

[@schmecklmeister7675]

I probably won't be making a tank video. I've been a tank main for a long time but the recent changes in season 6 have severely simplified tanking and it is far less intriguing than it used to be. I had considered making a video for m3s, but I don't think there will ever be a scene around m3s like there used to be. The lack of endgame rewards, over-simplified meta, and disgustingly awful combat changes have contributed to this from my perspective. Apologies if this comes as a disappointment. I do have a ton of tank build overviews for specific expeditions in my KZbin. Feel free to browse a bit and see if anything satisfies what you were looking for.

[@Stridshorn]

Can you point me to the link to "other good builds"? I can't find it and usually that means user error

[@Generalkillaman]

Sub. Amazing guide

[@shadowynz]

can the VG build be played with firestaff replacing rapier offhand? is that better damage? especially for boss 2 going melee

[@tooeej]

if we do 2 spears,when boss below 50% health,will apply 30% rend(both 2 spears perforate running) or 15% rend(only 1 spear perforate running)?

[@tooeej]

as what you said one use all points in perforate,the other use perforate without nothing.

[@schmecklmeister7675]

When boss is below 50%, then perforate rend will not stack and can only be applied from one spear, meaning at most, perforate from both spears will do a combined total of 15%. However, because of Exacerbating Crits passive, it is possible to extend the rend you have applied when the boss is above 50% for a long time, as long as you keep critting the boss. This isn't very viable in Hive unfortunately because the bosses have so many phase mechanics :(

[@tooeej]

THANKS A LOT!

[@pro7agonist]

Sword and shield DPS sounds really interesting, but I can’t find a ton of info about it, anyone know of a video out there that goes over it?

[@schmecklmeister7675]

I'll have a video uploaded soon

[@spacerbunnbunn6019]

also why no runeglass diamond is the fire dmg not worth the loss ?

[@mikoajts3403]

I heard couple days ago some streamers said medium armor is better than light while using Attuned Pants. What's your opinion?

[@schmecklmeister7675]

I'd only go medium if you feel you need the extra cushion. But this statement makes no sense. 'Better' is pretty subjective. You can be light armor with the same stats as medium, but you get a +15% damage bonus. So not sure why medium we be better if you want to min max dps

[@devincook7734]

Great video man

[@bxdonray]

W video

[@t0rven]

i dont understand how ur flurry cooldown is so low? i have max refreshing and everything except the nimble coat and when i do my flurry and it ends it's still 5 seconds till i can use it again

[@Falcontf]

Could you help me understand why Empowered on amulet is so good for rapier specifically ? Aren't you constantly empowered with Evade ? I don't see why making Empower last longer is necessary when you proc Empower every couple of seconds ?

[@schmecklmeister7675]

Normal uptime on evade is 2 seconds, with empowered on ammy this goes up to 2.66 seconds. Sometimes depending on your rotations, you might have empowered downtime since flurry is a long animation, and cooldown rotations can sometimes be messy due to desync, ping, rotations. Empowered on amulet is just extra insurance that you have 100% uptime on evade empower. Additionally, your only role as rapier is to due damage. Since you're playing a selfish build that offers no utility to your team, it is your responsibility to min max your damage as much as you can

[@christophercastellanos3537]

started looking for hammers that come with either trenchant rend or sundering clearout that i can then craft so i can have trenchant rend and sundering clearout without caring for the third perk. i found "lockdown" and "wrecker" that both come with trenchant rend but they dont allow you to add sundering clearout to it. sad days anyone know which ones might do?

[@christophercastellanos3537]

Befouled War Hammer of the Barbarian---- comes with refreshing move and sundering clearout and you can add trenchant rend to it

[@schmecklmeister7675]

@@christophercastellanos3537 I did see the befouled War Hammer, this is a fairly rare drop that comes from Mutated Tempest. There is also the Commandment's War Hammer, but this only comes from OPR chests. I think you'll have a hard getting these. It might be better to just check the TP every now and then. Trenchant Rend is of course nice, but probably the last priority in the rend table. Since Trenchant Rend is only 16% rend compared to Sundering Clear Out's 24%, always prioritize Clear Out first and Trenchant Rend second!

[@RealFreshco]

any of these good for open world pve?

[@Generalkillaman]

All are good , it’s meta

[@Kilian-tj3bk]

How Strong is Serenity and did u test out Nature wrath. you also forgot to show the musket tree and the s&s build. And can u use Fire gems in ur weapons?

[@schmecklmeister7675]

Nature's Wrath is probably never going to be used in PvE, at least for the foreseeable future. The changes to Wrath in the season 6 update make it pretty bad. I probably only see wrath being used for a fire staff player in PvP, but even this is unlikely. Serenity is very strong and a very good weapon. While rapier is always more damage, I would easily take a good player with Serenity any day of the week for my raid runs.

[@Kilian-tj3bk]

@schmecklmeister7675 ty for answer and yes i saw nature wrath changes itd 20%base dmg but since dex gives 20%base and Light armor 15% too its not that effective anymore for every non elemental dmg

[@Copperhead73_]

Hi. I'm using 725 gorgon spear with distained infliction with the finisher 725 also with distained inflicton. Is it usuless to have 2 times this perk? Also i'm constantly swapping between rapier and spear. but you said its better to just dps with the spear right ? Thanks in advance for ur respond.

[@schmecklmeister7675]

It is not useless to have 2x this perk. At the very least, you'll get a +5% base damage increase by using it on both weapons (which is pretty good). To comment on the Rapier/Spear build, the main issue with using both weapons is that you can't spec attributes to min max each weapon. It's fine to keep the spear if you think you need utility (weaken, rend, CC), but you'll want to decide what weapon you want to prioritize with your attribute distribution. Assuming you slot 350 dex, after doing so slotting STR will mean you want to use Spear as your maingand, slotting INT will mean you want to use rapier as your mainhand. Generally speaking, anytime you swap weapons, you're losing DPS. It's normally common for players at a higher level to legit camp one weapon for the majority of the fight.

[@Copperhead73_]

Ok i will go 350 strenght 250 dex then and stay with spear. What do u recommend for gem on spear please ?

[@schmecklmeister7675]

@@Copperhead73_ In hive, forsure diamond. The only time you’ll ever take an elemental gem is if a mob type is +30% weak to an element and +0% weak to thrust.

[@Copperhead73_]

@@schmecklmeister7675 thanks man

[@dfgfdsgfdgdsafsgsafd]

Would you consider azoth conductors on a void blade setup? For a pure dps role

[@Mewziqal]

I guess in theory, you could do this. Since the 15% from the artifact perk offsets the 15% you lose from going light to medium. On top of giving you more armor. But you're also just losing out on a ton of attributes from Attuned Leather Pants (ALP). So the azoth conductors will be a dps loss compared to ALP for sure. But that might be okay for you if you want to prioritize survivability while you learn mechanics.

[@schmecklmeister7675]

I agree with this. Azoth conductors will really only be viable if you feel the need to go medium armor for whatever reason

[@dfgfdsgfdgdsafsgsafd]

@@schmecklmeister7675 as soon as i posted the comment i knew i was wrong for the exact same reason cheers haha

[@Mewziqal]

@@dfgfdsgfdgdsafsgsafd not wrong. asking questions is encouraged and you aren’t the only one that has asked this question. It’s a pretty common and reasonable thought process after reading the artifact perk

[@eXceFPS]

if you only run 1 rapier ie on mutations, do you take tondo over evade for the bleed rapier?

[@schmecklmeister7675]

You can, this is just preference. Either option is viable, but evade is still probably more damage over time

[@spacerbunnbunn6019]

Could i use throwing Speer sin as rend bot?

[@schmecklmeister7675]

Yes, but hammer is still more damage. Sundering javelin also only works for enemies above 50% hp, whereas hammer works 100% of the time. I like the way you're thinking tho. If you don't see your group comp as having enough rend, then sundering jav is a good way to provide extra damage for the group

[@EnfiiPlays]

what is the best perks for musket for gorgon

[@schmecklmeister7675]

Distained Infliction / Refreshing Powershot / Attunement or Keenly Empowered

[@03311]

Can i bother with making a short list of good perks on gear for rapier pve build pre 720 gs

[@schmecklmeister7675]

Sure thing. Leeching Flurry and Omnidirectional Evade on armor (these can be on weapon while leveling too). Enchanted Ward and Refreshing are your next priority for perks. After that, if you have space for more perks, use Health! Don't stress amulet much while leveling, but a health/protection/empowered amulet would be best. Ring should be hearty/thrust/leeching (keen okay too while leveling)

[@intered144]

yeaa, we need MORE PvE builds - everything is more or less focussed on only pvp build :(

[@gmovr3736]

Isnt Lifering rapier (with evade, rogue, vicious) be better for evade build?

[@schmecklmeister7675]

It was never 'better' than finisher, but it was very close. It was also a best in slot rapier specifically for ancients, because you could run mjolnir and lifering for more damage than finisher could provide. Lifering was also needed for expeditions where you wanted different gems in your rapier, think Ennead or Starstone for example, where the expeditions contained 2 mob types. To more directly answer your question - some people in our community tested a 725 GS Finisher with Distained Infliction and a 700 GS Lifering Rapier with the Inferno offhand to boost rapier damage even further. Finisher still came out on top with slightly more damage and slightly faster kill times. I decided not to bring all this up in the video because I believed it was more important to focus on the larger picture to maximize damage, rather than discuss bis rapiers cause we just need more time to test things to figure out the best options. All this being said, even if something is better than finisher with distained infliction, it will most likely only be marginally better

[@gmovr3736]

@@schmecklmeister7675 Ty for the detailed answer.

[@FortunaeMaxima]

would help if you could indicate what game is that? :)

[@Falcontf]

New World

[@lucacatellani6127]

Just WOW.

[@nevermundo]

Gonna go over some basics. 1h15min video xD jk good stuff

[@maxym189]

Rapier is top dmg but what is the tier list it greatsword second?

[@schmecklmeister7675]

yeah greatsword is pretty good but rapier is always king. If there were people that wanted to run GS, especially Serenity, that should be fine for any of your pug runs

[@maxym189]

@@schmecklmeister7675 Ok thank you ! I would be curious to see a tierlist but as a main tank i was looking to try to have a top tier dps build but not rapider i do not like the rapier gameplay,

[@tbon3s602]

What does pugging mean?

[@nevermundo]

PUG = PickUp Group. These are usually groups that are formed through the Dungeon queue finder in-game for M1 and M2 or via M3 Open lobbies (and raids formed via chat for your two raids)

[@almightyj6508]

As a new player im baffled on how the hell im supposed to get all this perfect gear

[@schmecklmeister7675]

tbh gearing is easier than it's ever been. for pve, you really only need to focus on one perk to start, which is enchanted ward. After that, every perk is just nice to have. The main thing you'll need to spend money on are Weapon Perk pieces. So always check the TP for these, you might be able to get a lucky buy.

[@Falcontf]

Do you know why dummies are showing "immortal" instead of damage numbers ? I opened a bug on discord but no dev answered...

[@schmecklmeister7675]

I'd expect there are 2 possibilities. The first is, this is just an unintended change of the recent patch, AGS had no clue this would happen. The second is a popular conspiracy theory. In short, AGS doesn't really like their players and enjoys taking away QoL features from them. The debate around Combat Logs and DPS Meters has been pretty heated for the last few years, and every time it has been brought up in the forums or on the official discord, AGS has always brought up that these things would be bad for the game and create a toxic player base. So, it's quite possible that in order to make the game even more casual friendly, they decided to get rid of the one and only way to reliably test damage, which was on dummies. Now the console player base has zero way to decide what weapons, combos, and attribute splits do more damage via individual testing, their only option is to record their gameplay, watch it back, and compare numbers. I would not be surprised if this was an intentional change to promote less competitive play. The devs don't really care to add content the players actually request and normally take away the content and QoL features we actually want. Always remember, the community has been asking for a new OPR map and additional PvP game modes for 3 straight years now.

[@Falcontf]

@@schmecklmeister7675 Thank you for your answer, I've heard of AGS trying to appeal more to casual gamers which is a mistake for long-term I think. I don't see how disabling dummies is useful either as hardcore players like yourself will find ways to min-max regardless of what AGS does. If this was intentional it's a pretty shitty thing to do as it was our only reliable way of understanding abilities and perks, whether you were casual or not :(

[@schmecklmeister7675]

@@Falcontf Agreed

[@CellarPhantom]

"basics" 😭😭

[@WessauR]

gem

[@Pudim996]

55:36 :3